HW40 and me?

[webranger]

Hi guys:

I bought this pistol some years back, not used much so I gave it to the lad. Now the lad has a Rohm I'm using it again.

It has one feature I struggle with, it always shoots right of the target a good inch at 6 yds adjusting the sigts does little.

tried fiddling with my trigger technique to no avail. I put a scope on it and rested it at 10 metre its capable of a ragged one hole group. The only method of stopping it shooting right is to grip the thing very tight but this makes my arm shake.

I'm fresh out of ideas any tips.
Thanks
John

[the_haggis]

left handed grip and right eye dominance would account for your observed outcome...

[webranger]

left handed grip and right eye dominance would account for your observed outcome...

You are correct sir, I am left handed and right eye dominant.

Strange, just tried an experiment 5 shots left handed with left eye closed 4/5 clover leaf group on centre 1 high and central.

5 shots left handed right eye closed 1 inch right of centre wider group.

Looks promising but I dont understand why it works.

Thanks for that tip I am loking forward to trying this at the club on the 6 yd pistol cards.
Cheers
John

[webranger]

After further testing I now believe this pistol does not suit me at all I can have good groups and really bad ones bit like the local weather diffucult to predict what happens next. Back in the cupboard you go
John

[Jim McArthur]

left handed grip and right eye dominance would account for your observed outcome...

I tend to shoot mine to the right also, but am left handed AND left-eye dominant.

Other than sight misalignment - - what might account for this?

Jim

[webranger]

I tend to shoot mine to the right also, but am left handed AND left-eye dominant.

Other than sight misalignment - - what might account for this?

Jim

I think it is down to the trigger reach being too long. Perhaps a set back trigger if one is available might cure it. Also they are too light and would benefit from a longer barrel bit more weight at the end. I struggle to get my index finger round the trigger and think I push the pistol to the right during firing as stated earlier Im left handed.
John