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MikeNYPD
07-18-2007, 19:19
Hey all just starting to use this weapon. Went out to the range today for about 20 minutes. I was using a S&W 5946 9mm for years. Plus this Sig has the de-cocking device with it. I was on the line, and that single action was alot different from what I am use to for so many years. Anyway I was anticipating the shot, so therefore my rounds were going low, and to the left. So needless to say I was a very unhappy person. Anyway have any advice how to correct this other then "dry firing" the weapon? Any pointers would be great. Thanks in advance. Stay safe all.
Mike
The best way that I've found is for someone else to load your magazine with a couple of "dummy" rounds. After doing this drill several times and watching yourself flinch with no round going off, should help you to avoid flinching when an actual round goes off.
H. Schoolboy
07-18-2007, 21:26
Hey all just starting to use this weapon. Went out to the range today for about 20 minutes. I was using a S&W 5946 9mm for years. Plus this Sig has the de-cocking device with it. I was on the line, and that single action was alot different from what I am use to for so many years. Anyway I was anticipating the shot, so therefore my rounds were going low, and to the left. So needless to say I was a very unhappy person. Anyway have any advice how to correct this other then "dry firing" the weapon? Any pointers would be great. Thanks in advance. Stay safe all.
Mike
When did Sig start making a 226 in .45? I am interested.
kennethm3
07-18-2007, 22:15
Must have been about the same time NYPD authorized .45.
When did NYPD authorize a .45?
The best way that I've found is for someone else to load your magazine with a couple of "dummy" rounds. After doing this drill several times and watching yourself flinch with no round going off, should help you to avoid flinching when an actual round goes off.
I second this method. We used it during our academy training, and it's amazing what you'll catch yourself doing.
SecretNY
07-19-2007, 16:40
I think Mike is mistaken. The P226 does not come in the .45 caliber. However the P220 does. They look a lot alike.
Mike, if you are interested in the weapon, the new P220 come in a DAK trigger (which is a lot like the Glock trigger...no decocking, and no DA/SA). I've shot it and really enjoy it.
Good luck,
SecretNY
PS That's a P226 I'm shooting in my avatar.
Not sure about a 226 in .45, but I do have a 220 in 9mm. It was manufactured in Germany with the European magazine release. So just because something may not be common here doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
SecretNY, having said this I didn't know a 226 came in .45 either.
Other than dry fire, lots of live fire is a great way to correct this...(that said, I think there's real value in dry fire in addition to live...helps you see exactly what happens as the trigger breaks, so keep at it).
But there's one more thing I can think of, if you're not used to DA/SA. Train yourself to let the trigger out no more than necessary to reset it between shots. Could be that all the slack in the trigger is making your anticipation worse; I've seen lots of people slap the trigger and fully release it, over and over, in SA firing. Keep it to an even squeeze, with an even release to the trigger reset, followed by another even squeeze.
I learned to shoot on DA/SA, and while a lot of people hate it, I think it's a good system and I love the combo of no external safety with a crisp SA trigger pull once you've begun firing.
MikeNYPD
07-22-2007, 07:28
Hey all thanks for all the info. All of it will help. As for the 226 .45? Well maybe it was .40? I guess I made the mistake. Anyway as for the NYPD and the .45. Well I am no longer with the NYPD. So there goes that answer for you wondering about the NYPD. Anyway like I said early this new weapon is alot different. I have not be able to use it since that day. So hopefully I will be better off next time I use it. Again thanks for the advice from each of you. Stay safe.
Mike
TheGreatGonzo
07-22-2007, 10:37
As has been correctly opined in the above posts, there is no such thing as a P226 in .45ACP.
The P220 is a .45 and is very close in size to the P226. The P226 is available in 9mm, .40S&W, and .357Sig.
Truly, the only solution to the problem is dry fire and practice, practice, practice. There are, of course, "double action only" versions of all of the Sig classic line (called DAK), but your agency might not permit that.
Gonzo
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