Need some help from folks that are experienced with either DA/SA or Beretta 92.
Problem: Shooting ridiculously low in DA. Like 6-8” low at 7-15 yds. At 25 yds I’m probably a foot low. In SA I can keep 3” groups at 25 yds consistently. In dry fire the sight doesn’t move. Its very steady.
Background and Objective
Objective.
I’ve been working to transition over to DA/SA system. The DA shot has consistently flummoxed me. I get frustrated and concerned about accuracy in DA mode and switch back to striker fired system because of consistently accurate results.
I want to correct this issue without trigger modification.
Hands.
I consider my hands to be on the small side. However the trigger reach is about the same between G19 and 92. I don’t notice a perceivable difference. I’ve tried multiple different grip positions to no meaningful and consistently good result.
Pistol.
I shoot a bone stock 92. Trigger, sights, grips. This problem exists across all versions of 92: M9, 92A1, Brigadier, 92FS.
I tried some VZ grips that were thinner and it made an improvement but not enough. For instance, at 25 yds, freestyle shooting, with stock grips I can get 6-8 shots on a 12x12 target. Not a good grouping mind you—I’m happy to just get on paper. With the VZ grips this improved to 10-12 shots on paper. The grouping is still barely on the lower portion of target.
I use ‘drive-the-dot’ sight picture. It’s the same sight picture for SA shooting where the performance is acceptable.
For comparison my experience with a bone stock, including sights, G19, I can get a reliable 8-10” group at 25 yds—drawing from concealment inside a 2.8 par time. Over, and over, and over.
Questions
Is this a genuine hardware-hand mismatch problem?
Has anyone ever had this issue and successfully minimized it?
If you were 6-8” low on the first DA shot would you still carry it? (I think know the answer here but wanted to offer it as a discussion point around ‘carry what you are good with vs. what you want to be good with’.)
Thanks for any guidance on this.
I’ve searched here and elsewhere and have not found any situations that reflect this issue.