44 blackhawk shooting/sighting
My blackhawk shoots low to the right at 50 yards 6 inchs right 5 inches low. is this a factor of my shooting hand or sight issue, I have adjusted the sight as far as I can...
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As a former law enforcement agency firearms instructor I offer the following suggestion:
What you describe sounds like one of these things:
1. Jerking the trigger.
2. An enormous involuntary flinch caused by anticipation / fighting
the recoil, and probably tightening your grip at the same time.
3. MOST LIKELY --- A COMBINATION OF ALL OF THESE.
Suggestion to cure your problem: Perform what is called a "ball and dummy" exercise. This is a term for " ball round " & " dummy round" exercise.
Load less than 6 rounds into your gun - every other charge hole, skip them around in the cylinder, only load 2 or three, you get the idea. Spin the cylinder fast and close it up so that YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THE LIVE ROUNDS ARE IN THE FIRING ORDER. It would be even better to have someone else load an irregular pattern and then hand you the pistol.
Fire your standard 6 round course, and watch your hand drop involuntarily about 6 inches or so at the first empty chamber you hit as you either jerk the trigger or fight the recoil or both. Magnums are famous for causing this reaction. It is NOT a reflection on you - it is a simple technique issue. YOUR BODY KNOWS AN IMPACT IS COMING AND IT REACTS TO IT.
Keep doing this until you have lost or controlled the recoil flinch and smoothed out your trigger pull and you should then get consistent groups. Remember, nothing moves but the trigger finger.
You will of course then have to re-sight your gun , because you will probably be shooting a foot high or more after you cure this problem. You should do this sitting at a bench using a hand rest or sandbag, etc.
If you get time please let me know how you made out. Good Luck and God Bless...
I used to drop 240 grain soft-nose loads into the scoring ring of a police silhouette target at 200 yards with one of these guns - they are top quality.0 -
I'd adjust the elevation screw to bring uo the point of impact then work on my hold.
It's likely you may be anticipating recoil and are jerking the revolver off the target.
If you handload, load up and practice with light loads less than 1000fps.
You could also let a friend, experienced in heavy recoiling guns, check it to see if it's you or the revolver.0 -
Yes, you need to practice with sombody with you. Let them load the gun for you. Also, while this might be the most recoiling handgun you have ever shot, there are other's much more powerful. If you were to shoot one of them a few times like a 460 S&W or a 454 Casull, you would then think of the 44 as a small recoiling revolver.
I would let someone who is experienced with big bore handguns check out the sights, but then practice, practice, and practice...untill you get rid of the flinch.
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A couple of other things to consider.
Early Blackhawks have a narrow trigger that is difficult to control, which is why Ruger eventually switched to a wider trigger.
The pad of your trigger finger should be on the trigger, not the joint to the 2nd bone of your finger.
Your shooting hand shoot be pushing forward, the assist hand should be pulling backward.
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quote:Originally posted by lock stock and barrel
My blackhawk shoots low to the right at 50 yards 6 inchs right 5 inches low. is this a factor of my shooting hand or sight issue, I have adjusted the sight as far as I can...
Need a little more information to be definitive here.
Big thing: How are you grouping?
While flinching/anticipation/jerking can alter your group location, and its especially a problem with big bore revolvers like your .44 magnum, it also generally causes poor groups.
IE, you don't flinch/jerk exactly the same way every time.
If you have a nice tight group, only the group is low and right, only then can you conclude that the problem is with your sights and not your shooting technique.
Other good ways to test this are:
a. To fire the gun off a sandbag rest, and then see what happens to your groups. If your group moves, that means the sights are not the issue.
b. Have an experienced shooter group the gun.
c. Try the dummy round drill (described above) to check for flinching/jerking.0 -
Thanks for the addvice ,.. I reloaded some lighter loads and shot from a rest. it does consistantly print low and right. we can adjust the sights. thanks 0 -
Use the solid rest to set the sights and then work on your form. 0
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