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Old November 11th, 2011, 10:22   #35
airplaneman
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
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Originally Posted by ILLusion View Post
The only other hardware issue that I can think that would cause such poor grouping (assuming you're are a crack shot), is to check for wobble between all interfaces from the inner barrel to the sights.

These interfaces would be:

1. Sights mounted to slide
2. Slide to outer barrel
3. Outer barrel to inner barrel.

If there's excessive wobble between these three interfaces, then this could create a fluctuating deviation from point-of-aim point-of-impact. But again, the only way to get a 12" grouping at just 20 feet, your gun would have to be EXTREMELY wobbly and the entire assembly would have to wobble around like a maraca... and probably wouldn't hold itself together very well.

Out of the box, a brand new Tokyo Marui has great fitment. WE's come metal out of the box, but are significantly much more wobbly than Tokyo Marui is, but even with a WE, I can get a sub 5" grouping at 20 feet.
I'm not saying I'm a crack shot :P. I've been shooting for several years now, and at shooting ranges, my handgun accuracy is usually not bad. It's been a while since I've been to the range though, so I could be wrong. It just seemed to me like the BBs were deviating from target.

In terms of wobble, when I pull the slide back, I can move the outer and inner barrel about 1/8"-1/4" side to side. Is this normal? The sights are tight, and the slide itself doesn't move around very much (I assume the amount it does move is normal).

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Originally Posted by TaroBear View Post
5 inches is about a hand apart from where you wanted it go to. If there's nothing wrong with your gun, consider carrying a training knife in your holster instead of a pistol to your next game.
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