by No1_49er » 03 Aug 2018, 11:20 pm
Different makes/types of ammunition, and your own reloads (when you get that far) will often have the shots arriving at different places on the target. Added to that is that some will shoot excellent groups whilst others will be "all over the shop". So, the first two variables can be ammo which might shoot a good group, albeit not to Point of Aim, and another which might shoot a generally centralised group, but not tight enough to put them all in the ten ring.
If you are just starting out, it would make good sense to get the help of a good shooter/couch and have them explain what you should be looking for with your sight picture. Are you area aiming or trying to hold centre? The type of target may have some bearing on that.
Stance and grip are vitally important if it is you wish to achieve good success. Again, a known good, successful, competitive shooter might help, if you ask for guidance.
Be aware though that, as with a lot of sports, a good couch need not be a good performer in that sport, just as a supreme champion might be a totally incompetent couch. Ask around.
Regarding the Ransom rest, it is a device into which you clamp your pistol, which will show you what your ammunition is actually doing in your pistol, and whether it is making its mark at the place you aim it, without being influenced by your stance or grip. Think of it as a bench-rest for pistol. When you have found ammunition that consistently shoots the group size that you need/find acceptable, you can then adjust the sight/s to place the shots at your Point of Aim. Or, if the sights are not adjustable, keep a mental picture fixed in your head as to where you need to aim.
Also a good idea to keep a notebook/shooting diary. You will learn from those notes by re-reading them that you might have ventured down that blind alley before, so not much point going there again.
Hope that has expanded on my previous post and that i have explained sufficiently.
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