[Adam Helmer]

Now that I am retired, I have time to tinker and test different ammo in my various handguns.

A few of my handguns have fixed sights and some shoot to point of aim-point of impact and some do not with factory ammo. It is possible to change point of impact on fixed sighted guns as taught at S&W's Armorers' School, but it really is not a permanent fix. The best deal is to get adjustable sights when you can on a handgun.

I have filed down front sights a bit when elevation has been the issue and I had settled on an accuracy handload to be used exclusively in that fixed-sighted pistol.

With many guns, I have found changing factory loads or handloads make a lot of difference where a gun shoots and, more importantly, how a gun functions. I have a P-38 9mm that will not reliably feed or function with the factory loads that came with the gun when I bought it at a low price. When I changed to another factory load, the P-38 feeds and ejects without a stutter.

Adam