Shooting left correction suggestions

[Mossy Man]

UPDATE

So, after maybe 600 rounds (trouble free) or so shooting without the pinky extension, I would have to say that I am in love with this gun now and am shooting much better. It shoots best without the pinky extension, as curling your pinky under it really gives it some stability and also conceals better.

I'm getting quarter sized 7 yard groups, and pie plate groups at 25 yards. Rapid fire yields good center mass groupings at 7 yards.

Thanks for all the advice and tips.



So I have a lot of rounds through my G19, and I shoot pretty well with it. I generally am spot on at 7y, and a fist size at 25y. Ok, maybe an Andre the Giant sized fist, but the point is, Itsmy POI is my POA.

I just picked up a brand new G26 and im consistently shooting left. Maybe an inch left at 7y, and worse farther out.

Too little trigger finger? Too much?

Suggestions please.

[Snoopy47]

I suspect you are right handed.

If using two hands to shoot with, put more force on your grip with your LEFT hand. You are torquing the gun to the left with you pull the trigger with your right.

[balmo]

Bench the G26 first to take out human error. Your shooting great on your G19, looks like your G26 sights are off.

My SA 1911 was off when it came from the factory, low and right.

[WASR10]

It took me 25 rounds on an LC9 shooting right to notice my rear sight had drifted. Has never happened on any of my Glocks, however. I might also adjust my grip to compensate for the flapping pinky, that could cant the angle a bit. I have to adjust my grip to achieve "straight back" on my grip and trigger pull with a smaller gun.

[edgalang]

Bench the G26 first to take out human error.
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This. When I had my XS sights installed by a smith, the front sights were not inline with the barrel.

[Bastard]

bench it or have someone else shoot it, preferably someone who you know can shoot... also since you have a 19, run it with the 19 mags & see if that helps.

the fact is little guns are just hard to shoot - Glocks are not as bad as some but they are still much more difficult to shoot, rather shoot accurately. really, like most things, it just takes practice... and if really want to humble yourself try shooting a j-frame for the first time

[hossb7]

I had this experience recently with my Gen4 Glock 19.

I found this video that MIGHT help your shot placement:



Try it out and report back - I know I will.

[jeffafa]

Because your pinky is not on the grip you lose some stability in the vertical plane for support. This will amplify non-optimal trigger control. If you shoot with the thumbs forward grip, try putting less pressure (pulling back) with your support hand. Chances are that you'll find that shooting left stops, or decreases. You can try to shoot one handed (strong hand) to confirm the results.
You will have to adjust your grip and get used to it. Also concentrate more on your trigger pull, making sure to pull it straight back.
When I went from a full size (Glock 17) to my XDs I had the same issue and it was almost as if I had to learn to shoot all over again. You may also want to pick up a Pearce pinky extension to see if that helps. They're cheap and easy to install/take off.

[punisheryayarea]

[caliberetta]

In this video (May 2014), Miculek says that your stance affect whether you shoot right or left. Doing the Weaver stance (one foot behind the other), right-handed shooters tend to shoot to the left, and vice versa. He suggests standing up square to the target.

Forward to 4:30 for that specific part:

[jyo]

Maybe it's just something as simple as drifting the rear sight over a tad to the right in it's dovetail---this is known as "sighting your gun in." Perfectly normal procedure...

[k1dude]

Have a good lefty shooter shoot it. If the lefty is still shooting left, it's not you. I've found Glocks often shoot left from the factory, exaggerating the left POI for beginner righty's. If that's the case, you need to drift your rear sight right to fix the problem.

Glocks are pretty unforgiving of bad trigger discipline.

[ElDub1950]

Since you're good with your G19 and assuming you use the same trigger technique on the G26, I'd guess you're over compensating on your grip pressure to make up for the lack of pinky grip, doing just a little extra grip squeeze at the end. The old random-snap-cap-in-the-mag trick will show that pretty quickly.

Still could be the sights of course, as folks above has said.

[Mossy Man]

Thanks for the tips guys.

Im pretty sure its me. Gonna practice a bit more with theae tips on mind

[Mossy Man]

I had this experience recently with my Gen4 Glock 19.

I found this video that MIGHT help your shot placement:



Try it out and report back - I know I will.

this actually makes a lot of sense.

doing some dryfire practice, i find that i grip the G26 a lot harder than I do my 19 since i feel like I have so much less surface area to hold onto. Plus the shift looks exactly like the guy in the video's.

just easing up on it while dryfiring seems to be a more even feel.

gonna try this out next time