US Marines take pride in their marksmanship and firearm handling skills. "Every Marine is a Rifleman first" as the saying goes is very true. Some of the best shots I've known served as Marines and when they have advice, I listen.
While being a expert with the long gun is standard for a Marine. Many are pretty knowledgeable about the pistol as well. Colonel Jeff Cooper comes to mind as a Marine who contributed volumes to the shooting world. And legacy lives on with such things as the Four Rules of Firearm Safety and my favorite handgun caliber, the 10mm auto.
Currently I am re-reading one of my favorite Jeff Cooper books: To Ride, Shoot Straight, And Speak The Truth It is a must read for someone who enjoys shooting, learning about armed self defense, or stories of African safaris. Cooper touches on all of that and more with this collection of his writings.
While he won't be a famous in the shooting world, I friend of mine has very good advice for those who will listen. Also an old Marine, my friend gave some of the best handgun shooting advice to someone who was frustrating with how they shot with a handgun. I thought I would pass it along here.
Well, your grip, & your accuracy are either an integrated success, or a problem. You have to be able to grip high, with the web of your hand centered. If you raise the weapon into a firing position with your wrist locked up, you should be able to see an imaginary line from the center of your rear sight, to the center of your elbow, as you look down your arm. If you've got that, your grip is centered, and the web of your hand is tight into the backstrap. IF you can get into that posture, you can solve quite a few problems all at once. A high, tight, grip doesn't leave any slack, or gap between the backstrap, & the web of your hand, & you won't get pounded so much. Having the sidearm centered on the long axis of your arm, means that you're just using the pistol as an extension of your arm, and simply pointing your arm dead center on the target, will put you very close to where you want to be before you even look at the sights.
If your gripping too far around the sidearm to reach the trigger, your losing center, and are going to cant to the right, if your shifting your grip the other way, and your off center to the left, you;ll cant left. If the recoil is causing you to loosen, & regrip, or milk your grip, you'll be losing that natural point of aim a centered grip gives you, and your accuracy will suffer. Loosening, & regripping can also cause you to slip your grip out of that high & tight position, & any slack will start to work on the web of your hand again.
If you can do that, and perhaps shoot a few less rounds per session, you might be able to come to terms with the problem. If not, your going to have to find something you can get your hand around that will work for you. I shoot an full size XDM, which has a slightly different grip angle than the Glock, and to me it feels more like a 1911 when I lock up my wrist to shoot.
Sorry your having these issues, but we're not all built the same, and sometimes a big double stack is difficult to get around & stay centered up on. Best of luck on this. I really do hope you solve it.
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