when i shoot my sig p220 all rounds impact far right its not the sight so what am i doing?

Answer 1

Just out of curiosity are you left handed?

get snap caps and have someone load your magazine mixing snap caps and regular rounds so you don't know what is in the chamber. When you have a snap cap and you squeeze the trigger the gun should not move.

I will bet money that you don't have a .22 pistol. could have prevented this if you had started with a 22 pistol.

Answer 2

Assuming that you are right handed I would guess that you are jerking the trigger. There is also the possibility that the SIG has some over travel in the trigger. SIG triggers are normally pretty decent for a double action and while I've only shot a couple of them I don't recall over travel being an issue. But it is a possibility.

How are you sure it is not the sight?

Remember that the object is not allow the sight picture to be disturbed through the entire pull of the trigger. In my experience with double action pistols a rather more assertive but controlled pressure on the trigger produced better results.

I have always found the single action auto easier to shoot well than the double action auto or even any of the striker fired pistols.

Good luck.

Answer 3

This sounds very much like you're squeezing the gun right as you're pulling the trigger . . . either because you're flexing your entire hand as part of your trigger pull, or because you're anticipating recoil. The best way to counter this is to work on your trigger pull. First make sure both your shooting hand and your supporting hand are firmly supporting the gun. After that, the first joint of your trigger finger (not the pad or tip of the finger) should be what's centered on the trigger. And then pull straight back in a smooth, non-jerky motion, until the shot breaks.

Before heading out onto the range, conduct dry-fire practice at home, with the ammunition stored in a box well away from your gun. If your owner's manual says you can dry-fire the gun, then do that. Otherwise, get some snap-caps or other dummy rounds and dry-fire using those. Work on isolating the motion of your trigger-finger from the motion of the rest of your hand, and you may find that your tendency to pull the gun will be greatly reduced.

Answer 4

Could be any number of things, so let's review:

1. Is your finger-pad centered on the trigger? Too much finger pad and you shoot right. Too little pad and you shoot left. It is VERY COMMON for people to use too much finger on a trigger and send all rounds to 3 o'clock or off the paper!

2. Are you shooting with both eyes open? This is optimal for correct shooting. Closing one eye limits your ability to aim correctly. And you might be closing your dominant eye! I know it looks funny the first time you use both eyes, but focus on the dominant images. This takes practice.

I'm glad to see that you are not blaming the gun. Rednecks do that a lot.

A note: DO NOT have your finger joint centered on the trigger.

Answer 5

Could be a lot of things....

First, carefully remove, brush clean and inspect the barrel, particularly the crown of the muzzle. If it got dropped on the muzzle and the crown is even slightly distorted you will have consistent misdirected shots.

Second, try a variety of ammo. Some guns just don't "like" some ammo. I'd go with a quality hardball FMJ for testing.

The next thing you need to do is make sure it is the gun and not you. The only way to do this is on a very solid (read: Concrete, etc.) shooting bench using a very solid bench vise or rest with you in a seated position.

Start with your target close...say 10 yards...and make sure that you aim with the slide and not the sights. Have someone watch you very closely for any "flinch" while firing. Then use the sights and compare your results. That will tell you how your sights are set and you can move things out from there.

If you are still throwing them far right, you do what everyone else does and you take it down to the gun shop and "trade up" to another gun.

Answer 6

Too much thumb or too much trigger finger - either will make you push/pull to the right, assuming you are right handed. Try taking pressure off your thumb - if that doesn't work, use less of your finger tip on the trigger.

If you're left handed you're anticipating the shot, in which case the fix would be to just squeeeeeeze.

Answer 7

could be a number of things you might be flinching and not realize it, it could also be in the way your holding the gun, trigger might be an issue i know i had the same problem going from a 1911 style trigger to the new springfield xd trigger system but it went away the more i shot but its hard to say with out seeing the target and the groups your putting up and as kenny said above it might be your eye choice

Answer 8

just from what you have told me the only thing i can figure is you are shooting with the wrong eye point your finger at a spot on the wall and close the an eyeif youre finger seems to move you have closed your dominate eye

Answer 9

You're pulling too hard on the trigger when you fire the weapon.
Either have the trigger adjusted to a lighter pull (be careful) or learn to use the stiffer trigger.

Answer 10

youre flinching. have someone load your magazine with some snapcaps and some real ammo. when you shoot at the range with the snap cap, you will see how much you flinch.