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I am fairly new to this BE shooting except back in the early 80s when I qualified for my Expert Pistol medal with a worn out 1911. Boy was it worn out it rattled when in battery. Problem I am having is the black is to big I just can't seam to just aim at the X Ring. If I shoot a target with a small black my groups tighten up a lot. Should I be using a dot that almost covers the black as my Matchdot IIs have 1,2,3, 4 and a circle and a circle w/crosshairs. I can see that a 6 'clock or even a 12 o.clock hold might help. what do you guys use that seams to work best for you? Don
What Does O'clock Mean
The sub 6 is just like the 6 O’clock hold, only there is a line of white between the front sight and the aiming black. Many shooters have a problem determining the exact 6 O’clock position with their front sight, but by using a sub 6 or line of white they may be able to better estimate their hold. Very common hold for Precison shooters. Aug 16, 2009 In essence, if you use the common and classic six-o'clock hold (front/rear sights aligned, POA on top of the front sight) on a pistol that comes from the factory set for a dead-on hold (dot covers POA) - then your actual POI will be low. I have always used a 6 o'clock hold but it is easier to shoot offhand with a COM hold. It's not good to mix your holds, but whatever makes you comfortable. If you want to shoot COM for offhand and 6 o'clock for everything else, AND you can do it good, there's no reason to change. But that's something i would experiment with in the off season more so than in the middle of the season. Caution - the six o'clock hold is more of a target thing. It works best with a rifle or pistol sighted in at a given distance on a non-changing target. However, the late and great Elmer Keith liked using a six o'clock hold for hunting game animals. A dead center hold is usually better for combat simulation games like IDPA or IPSC.