yodogsandman
Well-Known Member
Does throating a pistol increase accuracy? This weekend I had a chance to shoot my Dad's 1911. With the snow so deep and not plowed, I was only checking for function at 50 Yards. Didn't bother to set up a target and just shot for center of mass of the target backing. Happily, it shot a magazine of my reloaded 200 gr SWC 452460"s with no problems at all. The big surprise was when I went to retrieve 100 yard rifle targets and saw the holes in the snow behind the 50 yard target. I wasn't even trying hard but, all shots were inside the size of a soccer ball. This is all I can do with my RIA with aimed fire! Now, his barrel chamber is quite different from my RIA chamber, his is nicely throated and mine is not. I'm wondering if the throat makes that much difference. Can't wait to shoot his again and see how I do when really trying.