Glock shooting low and left???

[sava]

Hey guys I'm having an issue with my GLock 22. Ever since I got it, it has shot low and left. I've had other people shoot it with the same results.

It groups really well, getting all 10 shots within a 6 inch circle at 15 and 20 yds. But it shoots about 4-5 inches left and about 6-7 inches low. I cant figure it out!!!!

It has the stock sights...

Any advice?

[Echidin]

http://www.centerfiretraining.com/id15.html

"Directions :Compare this target to where your hits are located on your target. Imagine a clock face overlaid on the target. If you hits are grouped at 9 o’clock; that could mean you don’t have enough finger on the trigger. Always execute a slow steady trigger press straight to the rear of the gun."

[FNH5-7]

http://www.centerfiretraining.com/id15.html

Great diagram.+1000

[HighLander51]

Assuming you are right handed, most new Glock shooters have this issue. You need to grip the gun as high as you can in the web of your right hand and then only put the your trigger finger in the middle of the pad, not beyond the first joint. Keep you thumbs high and pointed at the target. Don't put a death grip on it, the right hand only has to press the trigger. Stance, grip, sight picture and trigger control is all there is.

should look like this

[Gryff]

Make sure you are only using the fingertip pad of your trigger finger to press the trigger. Also make sure that you are are pressing the trigger straight back.

This is a very common problem for new Glock shooters. Practice dry firing at home with the gun. Put a piece of tape on the wall, rack the slide, aim at the tape, and make sure that when you press the trigger, the sights are not coming off the slide when the striker releases. Now repeat 100 times.

This problem will work itself out if you put a little practice in. Enjoy the gun!

[9mmdude]

I had this problem for a long time, everything was to the left and a little low. I attended a training class and realized that my "crush" grip was causing the problem. The instructor said my support hand should be applying as much or more grip as my gun hand.

I relaxed my grip with my gun hand, focused on trigger control, and the shots lined up where they should.

[pinwheels]

What Gryff and 9mmdude said . . .

Plus check this - At indoor ranges, are you seeing the muzzle flash? If not, you're shifting focus from the front sight to the target at the last instant. Focus hard on the front sight and try to catch its silhouette in the muzzle flash. You can see if it's off center. With focus on the front sight, be sure you're pressing the trigger straight back along the gun's axis.

And a $0.25 trigger job won't hurt

[fullrearview]

http://www.centerfiretraining.com/id15.html

Remember....This is for a righty....If your a lefty, reverse everything in their prospective hemispheres.

[BamBam-31]

You really need to bench the gun to be sure. The others are correct in that its a common occurance with people unfamiliar with Glock triggers, but it also may just be the sights.

[HighLander51]

The instructor said my support hand should be applying as much or more grip as my gun hand.

The only thing your left hand should do is steer the gun, the right hand only pulls the trigger.

You really need to bench the gun to be sure.

No, you always sight in with a standard 2 handed grip at about 12 yards to start. Shooting from a bench can change your sight picture.

[Lumpia is sarap!®]

I'm cursed with low to the left syndrome and what helped me was steady trigger control.

[Foriegn power]

I also say trigger control, I thought my glock just shot low left but gave it to a shooter with more experience all he said was dam this gun shoots straight!

[BamBam-31]

The instructor said my support hand should be applying as much or more grip as my gun hand.

The only thing your left hand should do is steer the gun, the right hand only pulls the trigger.

You really need to bench the gun to be sure.

No, you always sight in with a standard 2 handed grip at about 12 yards to start. Shooting from a bench can change your sight picture.

Huh? You lost me there. If your sight picture is different when you're benching it, you're doing it wrong. Benching your gun should eliminate or at least minimize shooter error and tell you with certainty if your sights are on or not. Dunno where you get the 2 handed grip at 12 yards mumbo-jumbo. It's a process of elimination thing, not a training issue.

[sava]

Thanks for the input guys.

So I took the advice, relaxed my grip, and monitored my trigger control. Let's just say that the gun shoots fine, it was the operator who had a problem.

Thanks again for the help!!!

[OneSevenDeuce]

Funny how often people report this issue.