I hit the range today for a quick workout with a pistol trying to get a better handle on my sight picture before an informal “action pistol” match this Wednesday. I’m really looking forward to it.
I started to pack up when another shooter came to the pistol range. I watched him fire a five shot string semi-one-handed. He was using a common hold, but one I’ve never seen taught anywhere, where you grip the pistol with the strong hand and hold the weak around your wrist. First shot is 3″ low and 3″ left of the target. The next shot is right near it. And the other three drifted further to the left and ever lower ending up about 6″ down and left.
Pretty much textbook poor trigger control with a case of the flinches. Been there, done that, and I’m sure I’ll do it again. But not with that goofy hold. Where does that come from!?
As I got into the car I observed him to be, at least from my vantage point, tinkering with the location of the rear sight on his pistol. I presume to drift it to the right. And that reminded me of Tam’s post on acquiring a pistol with a high rear sight that had been drifted all the way right. To quote her:
Looks like someone was seeking a hardware solution for a software problem.
And I’m pretty sure that’s what I saw today.
