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Hey I just got a smith and wesson SW9VE. It seems to shoot well without any malfunctions but it seems to be very inaccurate... anyone else have the same problem or is it just my lack of experience with a handgun?
I have never shot a SW9VE, but i thought I had the same problem with my first handgun (s&w sigma) till I brought it to a range and a instructor put 5 shots all touching each other with it. I later sold that gun, but it shot fine, I was the problem.
just practice. hanguns are a lot more dificult to shoot (accurately)than rifles. just start out at like 10 ft. and work on your grouping. try to put 5 shots in a couple inch circle. once you can... move back 5 ft. keep repeating this.
Try to put as much of both of your hands on the gun as possible for control. dont antisipate the recoil (flinch). try not to jerk your trigger finger, but pull it towards you in a steady smooth motion.
I use to practice at home dry firing. (of course take mag out, and clear the chamber). I would cock the gun, the aim at a small object like a light swith on the other side of the room. slowly pull the trigger till the hammer releases. see if your sights moved off of the target when the hammer droped. cock and repeat. I would do this for 10 min. a day until it bacame almost a sixth sense.
If you really think its the firearm, bring it into a range or gun smith and get a second opinion. good luck.
"God is not on the side of the biggest battalions, but of the best shots." ~ Voltaire
Reaper308
I have never shot a SW9VE, but i thought I had the same problem with my first handgun (s&w sigma) till I brought it to a range and a instructor put 5 shots all touching each other with it. I later sold that gun, but it shot fine, I was the problem.
just practice. hanguns are a lot more dificult to shoot (accurately)than rifles. just start out at like 10 ft. and work on your grouping. try to put 5 shots in a couple inch circle. once you can... move back 5 ft. keep repeating this.
Try to put as much of both of your hands on the gun as possible for control. dont antisipate the recoil (flinch). try not to jerk your trigger finger, but pull it towards you in a steady smooth motion.
I use to practice at home dry firing. (of course take mag out, and clear the chamber). I would cock the gun, the aim at a small object like a light swith on the other side of the room. slowly pull the trigger till the hammer releases. see if your sights moved off of the target when the hammer droped. cock and repeat. I would do this for 10 min. a day until it bacame almost a sixth sense.
If you really think its the firearm, bring it into a range or gun smith and get a second opinion. good luck.
Reaper308
never mind. just realized the SW9VE was a sigma 9mm. i used to have the .40.
MarineRifleman
Thanks for the input i'll give it a shot