My Left-Leaning Bias
. . . is this off-center grouping of ten 9mm rounds.
When I line up on the target center with my Glock 26, it seems like when I miss the center of the target, the rounds go off to the left. I checked the sights with a bore sight tool and it seems to be pretty close to on-target, but the left side misses just seem to happen. I will have to work on that.
If this is the only left-leaning tendency I have, though, I’m OK with that.
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Cap'n Bob on 03 Dec 2007 at 1555 #
Maybe you were leaning to the right or something. You did get one shot just to the right of center, though.
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The Duck on 20 Dec 2007 at 1015 #
If you are doing this all the time it could be a couple of things.
1. to much finger in the trigger guard
2. loose grip, your 3 gripping fingers should not move at all when pulling the trigger
3. Pawing if you are shooting two handed, make sure your support hand is pushing slightly to the rear, not to the side
4. out of alignment, try this, set up like you are going to shoot, close both eyes & count to 5 open your eyes, & see where the pistol has drifted to. Instead of pushing the gun back to center, try moving your right foot slightly rearward, about 1-2 inches, if you notice this should rotate the gun back to center of target, developing a Natural Point of Aim will get you to center quicker than anything else
Brian on 20 Dec 2007 at 1047 #
It’s a Glock 26, so he only has 2 fingers gripping, unless he uses a magazine extension.
I have the same gun, and used to have the same issue. In my case, I shot to the left
with all pistols due to a combination of bad grip and poor trigger control. If you only
have this problem with the Glock 26, and not with your other pistols, you are most
likely over-compensating for having less gun to grip. If it’s a universal pistol problem
for you, take a look at how you pull the trigger. Even if you are pulling with the proper
part of your finger (pad, not the first knuckle), it’s not a natural motion to pull straight
back with the pad. The natural movement for the tip (if right handed) is to move left
when it goes back.
The easiest way to fix any issues would be to just dry fire your gun for a bit. That will
quickly let you see what you are doing wrong.
The Duck on 20 Dec 2007 at 1140 #
I can never keep up on those model numbers, it’s like trying to remember all the S&W #’s
Minstrel on 20 Dec 2007 at 1719 #
Thanks for all the good advice. I’ve only had the Glock 26 (9mm) since last August, and other than ‘inspired moments’ at the range, I shoot about like this. I’ve had my Glock 30 (.45) only a couple of months but I can get three fingers around the grip and I seem to do better with it.
And Duck is right - how many different numbers can S&W apply to the same basic gun?