For me, my best days are the days I have apex grip strength and great traction on the gun, that allows me to shoot faster through tracking the sights easier because of less muzzle rise and also allows me to move the trigger faster without disturbing the sights, to a degree I can also be a little sloppier with the trigger allowing me to focus/concentrate on other things. If you come back from the slide lock reload with a "master grip" you can really just chew through the 4 to the 8".