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ryan4053 · 11-04-2007, 09:56 PM

I need help. When ever i shoot and my barrel gets warm it starts to shoot low.(3-4'') I have a IPSC shoot in 4 days i need help fast..... Why is it doing this?
whatever info you have please share.

ArmyGuy45 · 11-04-2007, 10:12 PM

aim higher.. or get 2 barrels

Moe C. · 11-04-2007, 10:48 PM

Wait, are you suggesting that the gun is getting warm enough to throw off its accuracy? Maybe you're breathing in the fumes from the polymer frame?

Seriously though. Wouldn't things have to get pretty damn hot to even begin to effect the trajectory of a round shot through it? Not to mention that I would think if someones gun is getting hot enough to make it inaccurate that it is not a temporary thing. IOW, the gun or barrel would be FUBAR.

injunwil · 11-05-2007, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Moe C.

Seriously though. Wouldn't things have to get pretty damn hot to even begin to effect the trajectory of a round shot through it? Not to mention that I would think if someones gun is getting hot enough to make it inaccurate that it is not a temporary thing. IOW, the gun or barrel would be FUBAR.

i've never experienced this with a handgun, but my AK does it all the time. when my barrel's cold, i get good groups. after the first few strings, they open up wide

is it just your point of impact that's changing? or does overall accuracy suffer?

ecooper · 11-05-2007, 08:23 AM

I noticed you have this in another thread as well. The other guy's response was probably right on. My wife and I started out doing the same thing, but after working with the rangemaster, we realized it has to do with anticipation. If you start shooting low, take a few moments to dry fire and check out what you're doing. Relax and then try again without moving. It's worked well for us...

JJ.45 · 11-05-2007, 08:25 AM

WOW! Um....your arm is getting tired.

ryan4053 · 11-05-2007, 11:13 AM

Im shooting groups well (2-3'') but after my barrel warms up it drops. my sights are on the same spot every time. my barrel is HOT when you touch it and that is when it starts to drop.

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JJ.45 · 11-05-2007, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryan4053

Im shooting groups well (2-3'') but after my barrel warms up it drops. my sights are on the same spot every time. my barrel is HOT when you touch it and that is when it starts to drop.

SA XD40 Service

Your arms are getting tired.

zac07 · 11-05-2007, 11:29 AM

I would suggest having someone else who has alot of pistol experience shoot it after it "heats up" and see what happens with them. I just dont see it getting hot enough to throw the accuracy off that much and still work.

GoldDot · 11-06-2007, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by JJ.45

Your arms are getting tired.

+1. I have shot my XD40 to where I could not touch the barrel and accuracy never diminished.

11-04-2007, 09:56 PM	#1
ryan4053 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 13	Help!!! I need help. When ever i shoot and my barrel gets warm it starts to shoot low.(3-4'') I have a IPSC shoot in 4 days i need help fast..... Why is it doing this? whatever info you have please share.

11-04-2007, 10:12 PM	#2
ArmyGuy45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mesa,AZ / Ft Carson, CO Posts: 3,408	aim higher.. or get 2 barrels __________________ US Army 2005 - Present XD45 Compact - My Carry Suresights Springer Precision Trigger Kit/Bar ( needs install ) NRA Life Member Myspace If they take my guns away ill carry a sword!

11-04-2007, 10:48 PM	#3
Moe C. XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whidbey Island, WA. Posts: 190	Wait, are you suggesting that the gun is getting warm enough to throw off its accuracy? Maybe you're breathing in the fumes from the polymer frame? Seriously though. Wouldn't things have to get pretty damn hot to even begin to effect the trajectory of a round shot through it? Not to mention that I would think if someones gun is getting hot enough to make it inaccurate that it is not a temporary thing. IOW, the gun or barrel would be FUBAR. __________________ XD-9 Service * 1700 * rounds since 02/07 ------------------------------------------------ 'The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyrannies of evil men.' -Ezekiel 25:17 'Tyranny is the exercise of some power over a man, which is not warranted by law, or necessary for the public safety. A people can never be deprived of their liberties, while they retain in their own hands, a power sufficient to any other power in the state.' -Noah Webster Last edited by Moe C. : 11-04-2007 at 10:50 PM.

11-05-2007, 08:23 AM	#5
ecooper XDTalk Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 30	Probably not the gun... I noticed you have this in another thread as well. The other guy's response was probably right on. My wife and I started out doing the same thing, but after working with the rangemaster, we realized it has to do with anticipation. If you start shooting low, take a few moments to dry fire and check out what you're doing. Relax and then try again without moving. It's worked well for us... __________________ Beretta Px4 Storm - 9mm SA-XD Compact - .45ACP Walther P22 - .22LR

11-05-2007, 11:13 AM	#7
ryan4053 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 13	NO Im shooting groups well (2-3'') but after my barrel warms up it drops. my sights are on the same spot every time. my barrel is HOT when you touch it and that is when it starts to drop. SA XD40 Service

11-05-2007, 08:25 AM	#6
JJ.45 XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 68	WOW! Um....your arm is getting tired.

11-05-2007, 11:29 AM	#9
zac07 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,070	I would suggest having someone else who has alot of pistol experience shoot it after it "heats up" and see what happens with them. I just dont see it getting hot enough to throw the accuracy off that much and still work.

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