Pic of the SR9 and target

[anthony20031]

Alright thought I would post pics of the SR9 I just bought. Took it to the range todday for the first time. I shot at 25 feet and definitely need to adjust the sights. Was shooting to the left and down of where the sights were set. You can also see what ammo I fired. The Winchester Self Defense rounds were decent but had 1 FTE in 2 mags. The American Eagle I did not have a single issue. However with the S&B rounds I had a FTE at least one per mag. Did have one question as I may be doing something incorrectly but when I had a failure to eject, it would have partially ejected and the next round would have been load. Well when I brought the slide back to eject the casing it would partially load a second round (it seemed) and as a result the slide would not go fully forward. As a result I would have to pull out the mag and this would allow the slide to move forward fully and then I could re-insert the mag. This shouldn't be the case correct?

[anthony20031]

i'm sorry but can someone adjust the images smaller lol

[anthony20031]

oh and the target with the white squares I used a Tikka .308

[Slowbra01]

pretty good shooting. Gotta tighten up those shots! how do you like the sr9 so far? thoughts?

[anthony20031]

yh i was playing with the sights a lot, so i wasn't just trying to hit dead center...was aiming for a certain part of the circle and then adjusting the sights a little etc...still think they need some adjustment...but had to take off. I like it a lot so far...the trigger is a little gritty but i have heard with more use it starts to smooth out a lot

[anthony20031]

for the money it seems like a great deal so far

[JaxChris]

Oh my... yes, please resize those pics and edit your post. You can do it yourself.

[spikes40]

Oh my... yes, please resize those pics and edit your post. You can do it yourself.

:+1:

[anthony20031]

there we go lol

[lino]

much better

[Cris]

pretty good shooting. Gotta tighten up those shots! how do you like the sr9 so far? thoughts?

He may need to tighten up the shots for target shooting, but for self defense those are still kill shots. If you are going to target shoot, holding the gun up and just pulling the trigger is fine. Self defense you want to be closer than 25 feet, usually 5-15 feet. Then bring your gun up squeeze off a round drop down, come back up reacquire your target as fast as possible and squeeze off another, this will teach you a natural draw position. At first you will be closing one eye, you want to work to where you can shoot with both eyes open and not using the sights. This is a point and shoot method, in a real life scenario you will not have time to get your assailant in the cross hairs. This is why also don't recommend a self defense gun to have a manual safety on it either. If you forget to turn on the safety or accidentally switch it on while grabbing your firearm, it could cost you your life.

[Secpro]

He may need to tighten up the shots for target shooting, but for self defense those are still kill shots. If you are going to target shoot, holding the gun up and just pulling the trigger is fine. Self defense you want to be closer than 25 feet, usually 5-15 feet. Then bring your gun up squeeze off a round drop down, come back up reacquire your target as fast as possible and squeeze off another, this will teach you a natural draw position. At first you will be closing one eye, you want to work to where you can shoot with both eyes open and not using the sights. This is a point and shoot method, in a real life scenario you will not have time to get your assailant in the cross hairs. This is why also don't recommend a self defense gun to have a manual safety on it either. If you forget to turn on the safety or accidentally switch it on while grabbing your firearm, it could cost you your life.

:+1: to the bitch boy! Who said you never know what you're talking about.:raspberry:

[JaxChris]

Anthony, anytime you have a mechanical failure - especially at a range with other people nearby - the first step in clearing the weapon should always be to remove the magazine. Then manually eject the stuck rounds and any other rounds left within the weapon.

Any good rounds recovered from clearing the weapon can then be placed back in the magazine and finally reload the weapon.

You should never leave a magazine in a weapon during a malfunction.

(All of this is learned day one of BRM in the Army - hooya!)

[anthony20031]

Anthony, anytime you have a mechanical failure - especially at a range with other people nearby - the first step in clearing the weapon should always be to remove the magazine. Then manually eject the stuck rounds and any other rounds left within the weapon.

Any good rounds recovered from clearing the weapon can then be placed back in the magazine and finally reload the weapon.

You should never leave a magazine in a weapon during a malfunction.

(All of this is learned day one of BRM in the Army - hooya!)

Definitely know what your saying, was just thinking in terms of self defense. Don't really wanna have to worry about ejecting a cartridge, then taking out the mag, clearing the barrel, reloading the rounds and then reacquiring my target...But I guess that is why you fire different brands to find what works best with your gun when you first get it lol

[anthony20031]

He may need to tighten up the shots for target shooting, but for self defense those are still kill shots. If you are going to target shoot, holding the gun up and just pulling the trigger is fine. Self defense you want to be closer than 25 feet, usually 5-15 feet. Then bring your gun up squeeze off a round drop down, come back up reacquire your target as fast as possible and squeeze off another, this will teach you a natural draw position. At first you will be closing one eye, you want to work to where you can shoot with both eyes open and not using the sights. This is a point and shoot method, in a real life scenario you will not have time to get your assailant in the cross hairs. This is why also don't recommend a self defense gun to have a manual safety on it either. If you forget to turn on the safety or accidentally switch it on while grabbing your firearm, it could cost you your life.


Yh what I was doing that at the range. I squeezed off some shots at 20 feet by lining up the sights and it was off so I adjusted slightly and then did what you explained above -- ie I would have my gun point downwards and then I would bring it up and try to acquire my target rapidly and squeeze off a shot. Then I set up a new target at 25 (which is the target shown) and felt my sights were still off so the first bunch of shots I tried to line up and check them for accuracy. Still was shooting down and to the left. My problem was that I didn't have anything to adjust the rear sight which adjust for elevation and it was kind of throwing me off. Then I finished the same way I finished the first target at 20, by holding the gun downward slightly and then bringing it up as if I was presented with a target. Tried to do it without closing my left eye, but wasn't nearly as accurate.

This was my first time at the range with a pistol. I have only shot rifles (.22, tikka .308 and an AR15) before this so with some practice I am sure I will get a lot better!

[Cris]

If you want, you can come by the shop one night while I am there and I can bore sight it for you.

[anthony20031]

If you want, you can come by the shop one night while I am there and I can bore sight it for you.

sounds good will def. do that

[Cris]

Up and down will be on you the shooter, but left to right we will find out if its the sights or how you are squeezing the trigger or limp wristing.

[Secpro]

Had no idea you could boresight a handgun. Is that because of the adjustable sites?

[Cris]

Of course you can bore sight them, unless they have fixed sights. Again up and down is on the shooter.

[Chris]

left and down of you sight picture usually screams recoil anticipation. not always but usually.

and just for the record, to touch on what was already said previously in the thread.

At a public range dropping the mag for a FTF is standard protocol although not the preferred method in a tactical or real life scenerio.
Tap, rack, bang when the bad guys are coming.


lastly sounds like you may need a feed ramp polish to get the gun up to snuff.


ubidaubida.....thats all folks:)

[JaxChris]

http://www.reloadbench.com/pdf/files/TargetRightHanded.pdf

There's a target template to help diagnose issues in your firing technique. Same issues apply to handguns and rifles. Usually the higher the caliber the more a person over reacts or anticipates the shot, no matter the experience level.

Print these up and take them shooting with you, it'll help anytime you get a new weapon.

[anthony20031]

Thanks!

[Dan]

http://www.reloadbench.com/pdf/files/TargetRightHanded.pdf

There's a target template to help diagnose issues in your firing technique. Same issues apply to handguns and rifles. Usually the higher the caliber the more a person over reacts or anticipates the shot, no matter the experience level.

Print these up and take them shooting with you, it'll help anytime you get a new weapon.

What distance should these be used at?

[JaxChris]

50-100 ft indoors, 25-50 ft outdoors.

[Dan]

50-100 ft indoors, 25-50 ft outdoors.

Cool, thanks. I am going to try them. One more question if you dont mind. Why the difference indoors and out?

[JaxChris]

Weather effect.

[Dan]

Weather effect.

Thats what I thought, thank you.

[JaxChris]

Plus remember, they're designed to be printed on regular sheets of paper. It's not like they're full size targets.

Like any target, start close and work your way back.