[Taz's Master]

Thanks for the responses, I hope handspooners continue to post here (very disapointed in Sniper's vacation), both experienced and inexperienced.

I'm pretty new to these little things. I don't consider myself a very good shot, but I am improving (by shooting lots). I have the advantage of being able to shoot in my yard, and I've worked through a pile of .22's. Offhand I'm getting 3" to 5" groups from a Single Six at 25 yards.

The 3 things that make the most significant difference in my groups are: Sight Picture, Grip, and Trigger Pull.

I tend to get lazy, and can lose focus on my front post (this does not help accuracy).

I try to grip so that the barrel is in line with my forearm and my index finger is at the top of the trigger, high on the grip (almost high enough to interfere with the hammer), and pretty tight, my hand gets tired. Two handed, pushing with my gun hand pulling with my support hand. Trying to cock the hammer with my support hand, because using my gun hand shifts my grip, but bad habits...

Trigger pull has the biggest impact. Grip influences the pull for me, I have to keep from tightening my grip as I squeeze the trigger. I have to isolate the index finger, and increase pressure until it fires, if I try to pull the trigger when I have a good sight picture, it's a flyer every time.

I'd like to get input as to techniques to use to improve accuracy as well.

Jeff, can't you just stand closer to the target to get distances less than 25yds? And seriously, pop cans and clay birds at 100yds, what do you have for a front sight? My blade would cover them completely, I had trouble seeing cans at 50yds (was happy I hit more than I missed) due to the size of my front sight. That's shooting I would like to be able to do.