700 and counting

915A · December 10, 2012, 04:47 PM

I went to the range this weekend and ran another 200 rounds through the SR9c. Not one issue. I am really trying to work on technique more than anything right now. I think I need a sights tweak. Everything was low left, and when I went right and up is was money. So I may give it just a slight tweak to make sure I am not crazy.

Fishbed77 · December 10, 2012, 05:11 PM

Keep shooting. 700 rounds is still brand new.

Is this your first centerfire pistol? Are you right-handed? My guess is that the sights are probably on but you are jerking the trigger a bit, causing shots to go low and left.

The SR9Cs are great pistols. My brother has a full-size SR9 that he loves, and I am tempted to pick up an SR9C one day.

915A · December 10, 2012, 05:29 PM

First owned pistol period. Yeah I am right handed. Thats one thing I am working on the most is technique, but getting to the range is a task in itself right now. I will work on it some more to make sure its not the sights and just me, LOL! Yeah I love the SR9c, I am really thinking of picking up the 40c as well.

Fishbed77 · December 10, 2012, 06:21 PM

Here's a helpful chart for improving pistol shooting technique.

915A · December 11, 2012, 11:50 AM

Awesome man thanks, I printed some up for the next range trip.

TunnelRat · December 11, 2012, 02:17 PM

That chart was designed for one-handed bullseye shooting and its applications to most shooting are somewhat limited. Pretty sure that's been discussed.

915A · December 11, 2012, 02:39 PM

well crap!

BrokenBottles · December 11, 2012, 02:59 PM

Something that helped me when I was getting shots low right(I shoot left) was to stop squeezing the grip as hard. It helped but it was one of those things that didn't always help so I borrowed my friends laser and got some snap caps. Watching how the dot moved showed me when things started going wrong, I made subtle little tweaks to my technique until the dot stop dropping.

915A · December 11, 2012, 03:02 PM

Thanks for the tip BB. Now that I think of it I was gripping pretty tight, it was like 20 degrees outside. I will work on relaxing next go round. Dont know anyone with a laser to give a try though.

Shifty007 · December 11, 2012, 03:55 PM

My Ruger SR9c is currently with Ruger. A few hundred flawless rounds through it and then it developed the trigger resetting issue. It has been cleaned well and I still couldn't get rid of the problem, but I know they will get it right. And, given the fact that my Gen 2.5 Glock 26 has never had a hiccup through almost 30,000 rounds, I still love the SR9c. It just fits my hands like a glove.

jason_iowa · December 12, 2012, 04:47 PM

SR9 seems like a very nice weapon. I don't own any 9s or 40s but if i got one it would be the XD or SR

December 10, 2012, 04:47 PM	#1
915A Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 253	700 and counting I went to the range this weekend and ran another 200 rounds through the SR9c. Not one issue. I am really trying to work on technique more than anything right now. I think I need a sights tweak. Everything was low left, and when I went right and up is was money. So I may give it just a slight tweak to make sure I am not crazy. __________________ "I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it." Clint Eastwood

December 10, 2012, 05:29 PM	#3
915A Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 253	First owned pistol period. Yeah I am right handed. Thats one thing I am working on the most is technique, but getting to the range is a task in itself right now. I will work on it some more to make sure its not the sights and just me, LOL! Yeah I love the SR9c, I am really thinking of picking up the 40c as well. __________________ "I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it." Clint Eastwood

December 11, 2012, 11:50 AM	#5
915A Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 253	Awesome man thanks, I printed some up for the next range trip. __________________ "I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it." Clint Eastwood

December 11, 2012, 02:17 PM	#6
TunnelRat Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 2,417	That chart was designed for one-handed bullseye shooting and its applications to most shooting are somewhat limited. Pretty sure that's been discussed. __________________ Guns don't kill people. Apes with guns kill people! - Robin Williams

December 11, 2012, 02:39 PM	#7
915A Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 253	well crap! __________________ "I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it." Clint Eastwood

December 10, 2012, 05:11 PM	#2
Fishbed77 Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2010 Posts: 1,473	Keep shooting. 700 rounds is still brand new. Is this your first centerfire pistol? Are you right-handed? My guess is that the sights are probably on but you are jerking the trigger a bit, causing shots to go low and left. The SR9Cs are great pistols. My brother has a full-size SR9 that he loves, and I am tempted to pick up an SR9C one day.

December 10, 2012, 06:21 PM	#4
Fishbed77 Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2010 Posts: 1,473	Here's a helpful chart for improving pistol shooting technique.

December 11, 2012, 02:59 PM	#8
BrokenBottles Member Join Date: September 16, 2010 Location: The worst Lancaster in the U.S. Posts: 74	Something that helped me when I was getting shots low right(I shoot left) was to stop squeezing the grip as hard. It helped but it was one of those things that didn't always help so I borrowed my friends laser and got some snap caps. Watching how the dot moved showed me when things started going wrong, I made subtle little tweaks to my technique until the dot stop dropping.

December 11, 2012, 03:02 PM	#9
915A Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 253	Thanks for the tip BB. Now that I think of it I was gripping pretty tight, it was like 20 degrees outside. I will work on relaxing next go round. Dont know anyone with a laser to give a try though. __________________ "I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it." Clint Eastwood

December 11, 2012, 03:55 PM	#10
Shifty007 Junior Member Join Date: July 25, 2012 Posts: 6	My Ruger SR9c is currently with Ruger. A few hundred flawless rounds through it and then it developed the trigger resetting issue. It has been cleaned well and I still couldn't get rid of the problem, but I know they will get it right. And, given the fact that my Gen 2.5 Glock 26 has never had a hiccup through almost 30,000 rounds, I still love the SR9c. It just fits my hands like a glove. Last edited by Shifty007; December 11, 2012 at 06:32 PM.

December 12, 2012, 04:47 PM	#11
jason_iowa Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2011 Posts: 569	SR9 seems like a very nice weapon. I don't own any 9s or 40s but if i got one it would be the XD or SR