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So I shoot MG's the most but have quite a few CCW carry guns.  The last few times I went to practice with the revolvers (.327 & .357)  it seems accuracy sucks.  Anything past 5yds is almost off the target.  Do I need more practice or are these 2" subbies just that inaccurate?

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Years ago I saw some guy on Youtube who was popping balloons and ringing gongs at 100 yards with a .38 snubbie.  I also read somewhere that FBI stats showed that most gun fights occurred within about 7 yards or so.  I get acceptable accuracy at 10-15 yards with both my Colt .38 and .32 snubbies.  And by "acceptable accuracy" I mean I'm on the paper or ringing the steel.  Try some different loads or just get some practice.

Kevin in NC

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More practice.   The short sight radius on snubbies magnifies any movement on the shooters part i.e. if your aim is off even just a little bit, your accuracy is going to suffer

I have a little Taurus 85 airweight that goes with me most places.  I found that adding some bright orange to the front sight blade made aiming much easier for me, and accuracy followed suit.

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Are you firing in single action or double action?  There is so little mass on a snubby I can see how a DA shot could stray but a smooth say S&W trigger on single action, maybe just more comfort with the sight picture is all that is needed to get on target.

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