Revolver For EDC/Concealed Carry

[BrokenolMarine]

The spent brass trick works a LOT better with revolvers.

[North Country Gal]

Mark, give the shooting technique a try, but just want you to know that I have had more than my share of fixed sight guns that would not shoot to POI and some of them never should have left the factory. In fact, some of the worst were Rugers, so I do feel your pain. Again, do give Ruger a call. Take advantage of that solid customer service.

[BrokenolMarine]

When we qualified in the Corps with fix sighted guns, we were allowed warm ups, then to put a target paster anywhere on the target as an aiming point if we felt the issued gun didn't shoot to point of aim. You might see a block dot 6" out at 2 o'clock.

This was true of the 38s and the 45s. I often wondered if it was always the guns, but the Range Officers wanted shooters qualified and gone, the more who were, the less coming back to requal. To be fair, some of the guns were older than the shooters.

[markiver54]

Mark, give the shooting technique a try, but just want you to know that I have had more than my share of fixed sight guns that would not shoot to POI and some of them never should have left the factory. In fact, some of the worst were Rugers, so I do feel your pain. Again, do give Ruger a call. Take advantage of that solid customer service.

Thanks Joanie. I probably will end up doing that. I'm going to be shooting it again on Tuesday or Wednesday. I'm heading to the cottage. I don't intend to waste much ammo this time though. I should be able to see if it's the gun after only a few shots. 380 ammo isn't cheap.

I DO really like the feel of this pistol, so I want to make it right,( that is with Ruger's help if necessary).

[Mags]

... 380 ammo isn't cheap.

When you first said that in an earlier post, I found that hard to believe. So I went out and checked. Yup sure enough. Way back I'd bought several Remington Range Buckets (so I'd have the brass - cause there wasn't any). Not having bought any in a while, had no idea what the current prices are. I paid $99/300 back then and now it has almost doubled. Ouch!

[markiver54]

... 380 ammo isn't cheap.

When your first said that in an earlier post, I found that hard to believe. So I went out and checked. Yup sure enough. Way back I'd bought several Remington Range Buckets (so I'd have the brass - cause there wasn't any). Not having bought any in a while, had no idea what the current prices are. I paid $99/300 back then and now it has almost doubled. Ouch!

Yup!...but I don't mind too much if everything works out with this pistol. I don't understand it though when 9mm is considerably cheaper. Same size as 9mm only shorter...

[Mags]

... 380 ammo isn't cheap.

When your first said that in an earlier post, I found that hard to believe. So I went out and checked. Yup sure enough. Way back I'd bought several Remington Range Buckets (so I'd have the brass - cause there wasn't any). Not having bought any in a while, had no idea what the current prices are. I paid $99/300 back then and now it has almost doubled. Ouch!

Yup!...but I don't mind too much if everything works out with this pistol. I don't understand it though when 9mm is considerably cheaper. Same size as 9mm only shorter...

Makes me think I should maybe buy some 9mm range buckets, pull the bullets, measure the powder, trim back the brass to 380 and reassemble. ---- Maybe.

[Hatchdog]

... 380 ammo isn't cheap.

When your first said that in an earlier post, I found that hard to believe. So I went out and checked. Yup sure enough. Way back I'd bought several Remington Range Buckets (so I'd have the brass - cause there wasn't any). Not having bought any in a while, had no idea what the current prices are. I paid $99/300 back then and now it has almost doubled. Ouch!

Yup!...but I don't mind too much if everything works out with this pistol. I don't understand it though when 9mm is considerably cheaper. Same size as 9mm only shorter...

Most likely the increased cost of 380 is due to demand.

[GFK]

I think trying different type of ammo is worth a try. Because the sights are not adjustable, the POI has to be adjusted by type of ammo, from what I read. So, I gave it a try, with my Ruger EC9s. I tried 5 different brands and 2 different weights, before I settled on one (5 rounds, groups). I think that I was at about 7 yards? I did call Ruger about a bullet weight for the firearm. The rep. told me that 115gr should shoot nice in it.

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[BrokenolMarine]

Another technique I taught in my classes, this one for improving trigger control, was to place a piece of spent brass on the end of the barrel of your empty firearm, standing up right on it's headstamp just behind the sight blade.
(Between the shooter's eye and the sight blade.)

Point the handgun in a safe direction and execute your (eye dropper) trigger pull. If done correctly, the spent brass should ride undisturbed behind the front sight. At first, you may need to start in Single Action mode. When those in the class would whine they couldn't do it, I'd tell them it just takes... practice. I could pull through smooth double action quickly, but smoothly, and the brass never moved.
The key was smooth and steady until the hammer fell.