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I'm raising the question because I think I have a good trigger pull + good sight alignment, but I can't hold the gun so that it doesn't move. If I place a target behind a plate at 33 yards, the hits will spread around the plate (plus hitting it). No consistency. I'm not sure I'm pressing so bad that it can do that, sights won't move. I believe it's much more about the little movement in my hands, but I'm not sure of that yet (I'll have to do more experiments). I'm not sure of ammo neither, but I have no ransom rest. Maybe all factors sum up and create a bad result. It's a CZ Shadow2.

Hi all. I don't know if this was asked before, as intended. I don't even know how to search for it. My question is, how would you rate the following factors, to have accuracy when using handguns? Let's say the target is at 30 yards, 8 inches. Breath Hands/arms movement Grip Ammunition Trigger pull Sights Discuss, feel free to say whatever comes in mind about this topic. I'm not sure a proper trigger pull is enough to be accurate.

The fastest I can reach is about 0.10 / 0.11 and changing the disconnector helped (Shadow2). Lately I've had many more trigger freezes than ever before. I believe the tension is too high (in the strong hand) since I'm using the pin & reset method.

Paying 3-4 times as much would be the most stupid idea I could have, as I explained before. Reloading is a must at the moment. And I've heard of probably 0 out of 1000 shooters using factory ammo here in Italy, in IPSC. Even if I had a lot of money, there would still be few options for factory ammo here.

So, how does it work? To me, it was simple. I'm even doing more than I was requested to. I was asked to shoot a match only, the entire year, and have a good result. Meanwhile I'm trying to help anyway, even if I don't have to. I'm slowly trying to develop a network for that exact reason @rowdyb. So, do most top shooters earn money by teaching people only? It seems like that's the only way to have some income.

I'm reloading already, and I think this post isn't helping (me). Maybe others. But I understand what you're saying.

Actually, of course there's always a win-win. I'm not signing a contract here. When I go to matches, people ask me about what I'm using, especially new stuff. That's good enough for the one sponsoring me, to earn back what he invested. That's obvious, at least to me. I'm pretty sure nobody would be wasting money in exchange of nothing.

I think money is not keeping me from improving, I'm fact, I think I'm improving faster than most people around. I like to analyze other than just shooting. What I know is, I'm spending a lot of money and it's a big sacrifice at the moment. Hard to sustain forever, especially if I want to shoot more. Sacrificing time won't be the biggest issue. I'm shooting a CZ Shadow2

It depends on what I can get. At the moment, the biggest expenses are : matches, cartriges (reloads), and the cost to move around+ the range. I'd say most of the money I use, is to reload (and I pay about 1/3 of common ammo). I was contacted to join a team, I didn't pay the shirt and I received some equipment to use in matches (it's good to use, so it's ok to me). I have a discount for a lot of spare parts. Maybe we will receive powder as sponsor, but it's not that much money (but it's still all good). I am trying to understand if there is a way to get something out of it. I'm still building up experience. But I've heard that there might be people wanting to sponsor people around, it's not only "you have to be the best and you will be contacted". Having to put less money to play this game would be what I think I need, at the moment I have to sacrifice a lot, to keep moving ahead.

Hi. Anybody here except for the champions has already found a way to look for sponsors, as a shooter or team? In case you know how it works, could you give some details about : what to expect, what to ask, what to give (results, exposure, advertising, etc...) ? I'm starting to think a sponsor would help, but I know 0 about it.

At the moment, I think I can gain much more from having faster splits (at any distance, so a good combination of gun + cartridge becomes important) than by moving faster.

Explain. Or read again what I have written, if you have questions I can explain

I think a good way to practice being faster, would be, AT FIRST, just shoot anywhere. Draw and shoot (in a safe zone), without aiming at anything. That way, you will focus 100% on speed. The second step would be pre-cocking (right term? --- pulling the trigger to remove the pretravel) the hammer while you draw (while aiming the gun in a safe zone). The third step is actually aiming at something, doing all the previous steps. A 1 second draw should be doable (at 10 yards) without any specific technique.

Any of you are having big differences in shooting when standing high or staying low? Like 2-3 inches upper (if standing high) at 25 yards? I got to remind to myself to stay low or I will shoot that plate at 25+ yards always too high.

Maybe it's both. Mag with issues + lower OAL = tons of feed issues.

Hasn't it ever caused issues? What about pressure in the chamber? Any data for precision?

I've been told that anything below 29,2mm OAL can cause double feed issues. (about 1.150"). The shorter the bullet, the higher the possibilities it can cause feed issues. Like said above, that's awfully short.

Another mistake I've seen is that people like to say "I'm not fast but at least I hit all alphas" Ok, this is not IDPA, and there's no need to aim for 3 seconds to hit an Alpha. Of course it takes time to find the proper balance

And it's not real. But it would be a good idea to have > 90% points to be grandmaster, and like the above post, you shouldn't slow down while doing so. I think the common mistake is to shoot when you're not ready to. Another common mistake is not to do anything to leverage the speed of shooting itself (like proper recoil/cartridge balance)

What about wrist tendonitis? I don't know if I should stop shooting for a bit. It's kinda similar I guess

Anybody else? Or is there any better way I can find out?

One hole groups? What if that never happens?

I agree. Too many shooters taking twice as much and literally whining about the importance of time (go play IDPA then). Not all of them but this is common

From that, I'd understand that any disconnector would be allowed

Yes, and there is no downside to this, literally. Many shooters fail to do it, they just limit themselves. As many walk-ins as possible, and you can mimic it behind the stage before starting.