Pistol shooting low

[WyattP]

Thanks for the tips guys. I know it's not the gun because I shot 2 different guns and had the same results. I'll have to give those ideas a try next time I head out!

[Kenk]

One other thing to consider is the sight picture. When I got my Sig P938, I was shooting low. I found that Sig uses "combat sights", not the pumpkin on a stick sight picture. I was not covering my target but putting it on top of the front sight, causing my POI to be low. Here's a nice writeup on this:
http://pistol-training.com/archives/1361

Ken

[drjoker]

Hey everyone just thought I would ask you guys for some help.

I recently went out to the beautiful gun range in Huntsville, Tx at Able Guns and Ammo and shot both my Smith and Wesson pistols. I have a full size model 915 and recently bought the M&P Shield for my concealed carry (still waiting for CHL to be sent back from Austin). I only shot about 20 through my 915 (I have shot it many times before) and the rest through my M&P to get more comfortable with the smaller gun. I am definitely a comfortable shooter looking to improve my accuracy. I ended up shooting about 150 rounds and noticed most of my shots were shooting low. Now I have read some solutions on that problem but I would like to hear what you guys have to say! I can tell you my trigger squeeze is solid and smooth, and I did notice one time on my last bullet i thought i had one more shot left I tried to someone anticipate the recoil (major no no) and my barrel went slightly down. Now I thought I could fix it after that, but I still continued the same results (so maybe it was an isolated event). Anyways, i was probably shooting 3-4 inches low at 10 yards but was pretty consistent! Any input helps!

-Wyatt

Hmmm, is the gun shooting low or are you shooting low? Bring me to the range and gimme a 50 box of ammo. I will go to town on your guns and if I am shooting low, too, then it's the gun. If I am shooting straight, then it's you. I'm in Dallas. Where're you at?