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telekinetic · 06-08-2009, 07:43 PM

I got a new gun (yay) and decided since it was primarily for concealed carry, go Maximum Small, and picked up a KelTec PF9 9mm.

Took it to the range the first time out, and wow...I have shot .45ACP +P that kicked less than this.

By the end of the box (115 grain FMJ), I suspect I was flinching like crazy. Not to mention that, it has about a two mile long trigger pull that was helping me put everything in the left half of the target. I was doing my best to shoot from an isoceles stance, but who knows if I was able to keep any decent form.

Here's the last target I shot, at 10 yards (rings are inches from center):

Just to ensure myself I wasn't crazy, I overlaid this with a magazines worth from a friend's .22 pistol (note the smaller holes), but that probably wasn't even that telling, as it had black sites front and back, and black sites on a black target are a pile of suck...in any case, my grouping wasn't that much better. Chalk that up to generally poor marksmanship or the fact that my hand was already beat up (psychologically at least), either one.

My question:

1) What should I look into to tighten up my grouping? Any drill ideas? I've got a set of snap caps that I've been practicing trigger control with.

2) Anyone familiar enough with KelTec to know if the 'superglue the pencil eraser to act as a soft trigger stop' trick really does that much for accuracy? It sounds kind of, how do you say, janky...even moreso than most of the stuff the good folks at ktog suggests.

3) What kind of groupings do you shoot (heh) for in your daily carry defensive handguns?

06-08-2009, 07:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
telekinetic zomgomgomgomgomgomg Location: Fauxenix, Azerona	New PF9, that I suck at shooting :( I got a new gun (yay) and decided since it was primarily for concealed carry, go Maximum Small, and picked up a KelTec PF9 9mm. Took it to the range the first time out, and wow...I have shot .45ACP +P that kicked less than this. By the end of the box (115 grain FMJ), I suspect I was flinching like crazy. Not to mention that, it has about a two mile long trigger pull that was helping me put everything in the left half of the target. I was doing my best to shoot from an isoceles stance, but who knows if I was able to keep any decent form. Here's the last target I shot, at 10 yards (rings are inches from center): Just to ensure myself I wasn't crazy, I overlaid this with a magazines worth from a friend's .22 pistol (note the smaller holes), but that probably wasn't even that telling, as it had black sites front and back, and black sites on a black target are a pile of suck...in any case, my grouping wasn't that much better. Chalk that up to generally poor marksmanship or the fact that my hand was already beat up (psychologically at least), either one. My question: 1) What should I look into to tighten up my grouping? Any drill ideas? I've got a set of snap caps that I've been practicing trigger control with. 2) Anyone familiar enough with KelTec to know if the 'superglue the pencil eraser to act as a soft trigger stop' trick really does that much for accuracy? It sounds kind of, how do you say, janky...even moreso than most of the stuff the good folks at ktog suggests. 3) What kind of groupings do you shoot (heh) for in your daily carry defensive handguns? __________________ twisted no more Last edited by telekinetic; 06-08-2009 at 07:45 PM..