today i shot my buckmark and im getting better and better each time...today we were shooting mini b27s printed on a standard piece of paper...out of like 350 rds i think i shot only about 10 came off the paper...this is at 50ft on in indoor range...not great but not horrible..before when i didnt know the gun i wasnt that great..now im starting to get into a good stance and try harder...now how can i tighten up my groups? i know its a 22 pistol and they arent going to get REALLY tight..but right now they are just randomly allover the paper even when i try aiming at one spot on the paper...my stance i feel comfortable with and shoot best is a combat stance i think my dad said...left foot a hair infront...knees bent...push pull grip...the gun is pretty nice and hte trigger is nice too and i dont want anything done to it yet its still new...anything i can do to tighten the groups up that you know of? maybe some pistol shooting sites that might help?? thanx alot

Practice, practice, then practice some more. I would normally recommend dry firing practice but I'm not sure if its good for a buckmark pistol- I shoot a Ruger which has a firing pin stop to prevent damaging the chamber, but .22 ammo is cheap enough that you can afford to plink away all day.

The best advice I can give you would be from my experience with bullseye shooting using a one handed grip, though I'm sure others can give you excellent advice using the combat stance. Buy yourself a small 2lb dumbell. While watching TV at night hold the dumbell out in front of you as much as you can to strengthen your muscles and get them used to holding a pistol weight object. You can even go a step further by carving and taping a grip similar in dimensions to that of your pistol to the dumbbell. Get yourself one of those grip strengthening devices that looks like 2 handles on a spring. Squeeze this to strengthen your grip using all of your fingers except your trigger finger. When shooting, you want a strong grip but with your trigger finger relaxed.

Gte a target that is easy to see. A white paper target with around a 6" bullseye is a good start. Use a stance with your strong foot forward (this would be your right foot if you are right handed) and turn your body about 45 degrees or more away from the target. Concentrate on sight proper sight picture and keep you focus on the front sight, not the target or rear sight. Us a sight picture where the bullseye sits on top of the front sight, don't try to center the sight on the middle of the bullseye. Now for the hard part- squeeze the trigger as the sight aligns with the target. As you already found out, the target doesn't like to sit still, but will become steadier with practice.

Don't forget to shoot at tin cans, tennis balls, clay pigeons, or spinner targets as well. It takes your mind off of getting good groups and is alot more fun anyhow. Fun practice=more practice.


If you are keeping most of them on the paper at 50 ft you are doing better than I did when I first started, I was lucky to hit a sheet of paer at 25 yards half the time. You will get better with good practice. My Ruger MKII is just as accurate as most .22 rifles and I'm sure your Buckmark is just as good- the pistol is capable of very good groups and accuracy, it just takes alot of time to master it.

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thanx briman i will try that...and i love shooting cans and swingers and such...just its winter and wet out and not to much fun to be out shooting in for long periods of time...and the nearest place we can do so is an hr and a half away at a friends camp...my dad shoots a mkII...i liked the feel of the browning better..and i shoot a mkII before and i didnt like the way it felt shooting either..to me the browning is a dream to shoot...i will be in good shape if i can tighten the groups up a bit...when i got the gun i couldnt keep 50rds on a paper plate at like 15yds...now im getting out with it alot more and my dad has the ruger so he can shoot cheaply too instead of the normal 9mm or 38s that he usually shoots..he loves his 22 now and shoots about 2-3 times a week i recently found out! i shoot about once a week..i guess they will come with time..i think i can dryfire mine..the firing pin hits the top of the barrel..you can see the mark from when i did it after cleaning...i just dont like to because i dont want to have to replace it..i shoot about 200+rds when i do get out shooting so im sure i will find the key to tightening the groups..i got them on the paper myself!...just trying to get ahead a little..thanx

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instead of trying to type my rambles at this hour (4:00a.m.) i'll give you a link that will put a lot of valuable info at your fingertips....

http://www.sportshooter.com/improving/

Do yourself a favor and print of the correction target. This is a valuable piece of equipment that should go with you to the range. We use it in the Police Academy and also at our qualifications and you would be surprised how well it tells you what your doing wrong.

As for stance.. well that's a personel thing. Each person will find one that is comfortable for them and works best for them. I prefer the weaver stance myself but try them all to see which one you like best.

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