Posted: 3/23/2005 7:39:12 PM EDT
I can knock the zits off a gnat's ass with my P226, but can't hit shit with my P229. Anyone else having accuracy issues with their P229? 
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Humor me. My 229 was very accurate. Mix in your next practice magazine one empty piece of brass. Shoot as you have been. When the hammer falls on the empty brass, if you see the front sight dips. If so. You are antisipating the recoil and the problem is shooter induced. If this is the case. Do a bunch of dry fire practice. Triple check to be sure the gun is unloaded. If you have someone else with you have them check the gun also. Pick a spot to dry fire picking an "aiming point" that will stop a bullet if you goof, and if destroyed you are not spending a bunch of money to replace. TV is a common target. TVs are often replaced after being used as a dry fire target. Then for checks from time to time... do the empty brass thing in a full magazine. Most shooters find that when they hit that empty brass, to some degree the gun dips. Ideally, it should be rock steady. I have seen some shooters that I thought were going to fall on their face they "dipped" so much. |
| I do not have the P226, but I have a full sized IMI Baby Eagle in 9mm. My eagle is very comparable with the P226. Early on, I noticed a huge difference in accuracy when I went to the range and shot my Eagle before my P229. In my case, the problem was the shooter, not the gun. There is a big difference in recoil. Whether you admit it to yourself or not, your body knows it. Your mind/body is bracing for the additional force. You just have to learn to focus on evenly squeezing the trigger to achieve a "surprise" fire. The Blank cartridge is an excellent tool for teaching you trigger control on every shot. |
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With all due respect...trigger control, my man, trigger control! The slight differences in grip feel and recoil, etc, between your two Sigs are not so slight after dealing with the myrid of things involved with these differences. Ball and dummy practice as well as lots of dry firing will help, but the #1 thing is "guts in the head"...concentration! Good Luck! 
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