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justplainpossum · March 10, 2013, 09:16 PM

I was practicing with my Ruger .357, and I noticed that when I shoot single action, I'm really accurate. But then when I went double action, I didn't even hit the target. So I kept practicing, trying to do the same in d/a that I was doing in s/a, and it was pathetic. I'm using a relatively light load, I don't think I'm flinching. Is it normal to be worse in double action? I must be pulling it somehow. It was confounding that even when I concentrated, breathed, aimed... my shot was still way off (great, that's all I need, to shoot a cow...)

I will keep practicing, but I just don't know how to correct whatever I may be doing wrong. Perhaps I need to take lessons from someone who can watch me when I shoot. Is one stance better than another in target practice?

March 10, 2013, 09:16 PM	#1
justplainpossum Senior Member Join Date: February 24, 2013 Location: duh, Texas! : ) Posts: 222	What could I be doing wrong? I was practicing with my Ruger .357, and I noticed that when I shoot single action, I'm really accurate. But then when I went double action, I didn't even hit the target. So I kept practicing, trying to do the same in d/a that I was doing in s/a, and it was pathetic. I'm using a relatively light load, I don't think I'm flinching. Is it normal to be worse in double action? I must be pulling it somehow. It was confounding that even when I concentrated, breathed, aimed... my shot was still way off (great, that's all I need, to shoot a cow...) I will keep practicing, but I just don't know how to correct whatever I may be doing wrong. Perhaps I need to take lessons from someone who can watch me when I shoot. Is one stance better than another in target practice?