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Post by greyhair on Sept 9, 2015 21:11:12 GMT -5
I have a Taurus 1911 .45, stainless, nice new pistol, a gift. I was practicing with it last weekend, and I could do pretty well out to about 15 yards. Beyond that I couldn't hit a barn door half the time. I am a decent shot with my other pistols, as good as the next guy anyway. My Glock 19 shoots rings around this thing.
This is my first 1911 - so my question - is that typical for a 1911? Should it be accurate out to a better range? I have other Taurus pistols in 9mm, .38 and .357, and they are decent pistols for the money and shoot ok.
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 10, 2015 6:34:18 GMT -5
I have no experience with Taurus but it certainly should do fine way past 15yds. Have someone who has experience with 1911's shoot it and see how they do; you may just need to gain experience shooting that platform, and as you back up what you are doing just shows up better. A ransom rest type piece of equipment is the best way to see what the gun is really doing.
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Post by HuntMeister on Sept 10, 2015 7:36:00 GMT -5
Could be the ammo you are shooting, try some different weights and see if it improves.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Sept 10, 2015 14:22:20 GMT -5
Something isn't right. I can shoot a 2L bottle at 20yds with my snubnose 44, and I know I'm not better than average.
Are both guns the same length barrel?
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Post by parson on Sept 11, 2015 16:28:37 GMT -5
Are you shooting cast bullets, or jacketed? And, does it appear that any of the bullets are key-holing, or striking the target sideways? I ask because I had a 1911 with a slightly oversized barrel, and cast bullets wouldn't stableize unless they were on the larger side.
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Post by greyhair on Sept 14, 2015 20:50:10 GMT -5
Well I picked some new jacketed ammo to try out. I was shooting reloads a guy gave me. I was a little suspicious of them anyway. Some of them smoked like a muzzleloader and there were quite a few misfires.
I will report back on the results. It sure is a good-looking gun
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 15, 2015 6:59:11 GMT -5
Now I'm thinking ammo as well; if you have any of those left I wouldn't shoot any more of them. I'm to the point I don't shoot other people's reloads in my guns.
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Post by parson on Sept 15, 2015 9:30:18 GMT -5
Now I'm thinking ammo as well; if you have any of those left I wouldn't shoot any more of them. I'm to the point I don't shoot other people's reloads in my guns. That's a good point to get to! I like to do my own "quality control". |
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Post by omegahunter on Sept 15, 2015 10:02:24 GMT -5
Now I'm thinking ammo as well; if you have any of those left I wouldn't shoot any more of them. I'm to the point I don't shoot other people's reloads in my guns. That's a good point to get to! I like to do my own "quality control". There are VERY few individuals that I would trust to shoot their reloads. I am sure that there are plenty of competent reloaders out there, but I don't KNOW that many. |
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