“One other question: Is it ‘kosher’ to use adjustable sights to compensate for this?”
I can only speak for myself when I say get expert coaching so you will learn what it takes to have excellent trigger control, THEN do any sight adjustments to assure you hit where you aim. It may very well be you already shoot well and your sights are off for all I can tell from here.
My pals and I are all about putting a dummy round in whatever handgun we are shooting (you load your buddy’s gun, he loads yours) so as to come upon an opportunity to dry fire without knowing we are dry firing. Now THAT will catch a flinch, and provide for some material to chide each other over to boot!
I’m late to this thread. But here is a testiment to good training with any weapon.
My primary CCW weapon is a Taurus .357 snubby. It’s hammerless DAO. The trigger pull is an enigma for most that shoot it for the first time, especially loaded with .357 (vs .38). It’s a long, fairly heavy and not-smooth trigger pull that rotates the chamber. It’s no fun to shoot, really. But I do try and train with it regularly. I didn’t realize how proficient I was with it until I was shooting with a friend and they complained about knowing where the “break” was in the pull. I thought about it for a second. Then I picked up the gun, aimed at target and was able to immediately pull the trigger until just before the break and hold it there. I stopped the trigger pull and was able to hold it perfect right before bang-time. The chamber was rotated in place. I didn’t realize that I was able to do this and only then realized that my muscles were almost programmed to know how to shoot it. You only get that from practice.
The gun is very reliable, easy to maintain, rugged, etc. For self defense and constant carry, its perfect for me. After I realized just how bad the trigger was, I thought about replacing it. I’ve had it for almost a decade. But it occurred to me that I had become proficient with this weapon and it didn’t make sense to change now.
All that said, 12 lb trigger pull would be a beast, especially if it’s a short pull. At least my long trigger pull has “a spot” where it breaks with a visual cue being the revolving chamber.
i have a flicnh problem i need to work on. trigger pull seems fine. i read using the first joint but my instructor showed me why to use the pas. with the joing ther is a tendency to pull the gin to the left. i practice dry fire with a coin on top of the slide. from the article “older S&W?” i have a model 659 that predates the one in the article. not very concealable but heavy enough for a shooting w/o significant recoil assuming you have a big hand. i will be getting a smaller CCW once i get enough practice, dry fire, live fire, and psychological
I do the same. It's extremely helpful. It helps a bit to have someone else load your magazine.
I've also seen rather dramatic results from taking a pellet pistol with me. Fire about 20 rounds through it, and then fire your handgun. Last time I did that, the difference was really dramatic.
Yeah, I kind of guessed that before I asked the question.