I feel stupid having to explain this, but I need advice.
I bought a Taurus 4" stainless steel .41Magnum. I have put 110 rounds through it and I have yet to get the sights set on it. The reason for this is the horrendous flinch I developed after the first round I touched off. I've had it to the range four times, and it seems to be getting worse instead of better.
I have three .44Magnums, and I do not have this problem with them. I shoot my 8" Anaconda with better acuracy than any of my other handguns. I do occasionally start to flinch, but I can recognize it and get it under control.
I realize this is all mental, but I cannot control it. I can sit at home and dry-fire it quite handily in SA or DA.
When I went to the range today, I tried something different. I loaded a round in the cylinder, looked away, spun the cylinder, loaded a second round in, spun the cylinder, and closed it with three empty chambers. The first two times I did this I fired the gun SA until both rounds had been fired. I am embarrassed to say that I was pushing the gun about 6-10 inches below intended point of impact about half the time, shooting at 15 yards.
I tried it eight more times shootin double action, and it was better, but I was still pushing it more often than not.
The .41Mag Taurus does have more felt recoil than my .44s, and frankly hurts my middle finger directly behind the trigger guard sometimes. I don't think it is any more violent to shoot than my .357Mag snubbies. I am not afraid of recoil, but it seems I am afeared to pull the trigger on this one.
Any suggestions? I have been shooting PMC 210gr (ran out) and Federal 210gr Hi-Shok (running out). Maybe a lighter ammo till I get in the groove?
I bought a Taurus 4" stainless steel .41Magnum. I have put 110 rounds through it and I have yet to get the sights set on it. The reason for this is the horrendous flinch I developed after the first round I touched off. I've had it to the range four times, and it seems to be getting worse instead of better.
I have three .44Magnums, and I do not have this problem with them. I shoot my 8" Anaconda with better acuracy than any of my other handguns. I do occasionally start to flinch, but I can recognize it and get it under control.
I realize this is all mental, but I cannot control it. I can sit at home and dry-fire it quite handily in SA or DA.
When I went to the range today, I tried something different. I loaded a round in the cylinder, looked away, spun the cylinder, loaded a second round in, spun the cylinder, and closed it with three empty chambers. The first two times I did this I fired the gun SA until both rounds had been fired. I am embarrassed to say that I was pushing the gun about 6-10 inches below intended point of impact about half the time, shooting at 15 yards.
I tried it eight more times shootin double action, and it was better, but I was still pushing it more often than not.
The .41Mag Taurus does have more felt recoil than my .44s, and frankly hurts my middle finger directly behind the trigger guard sometimes. I don't think it is any more violent to shoot than my .357Mag snubbies. I am not afraid of recoil, but it seems I am afeared to pull the trigger on this one.
Any suggestions? I have been shooting PMC 210gr (ran out) and Federal 210gr Hi-Shok (running out). Maybe a lighter ammo till I get in the groove?