A gunsmith that I know and respect recommended that I try a dry-type lube on my EDC instead of oil/grease combination, so earlier today I tried some LPS Dry Film silicone lubricant on my Walther PPQ 9mm.
I was really surprised to experience a significant change in the POI after using the LPS on the pistol. Shooting at a steel plate rack 25 yards away my rounds were consistently missing the plates. So I moved over to a standard sized IPSC silhouette target and aimed center mass from 25 yards (red dot on the target). All of the impacts were at 6 - 7 o'clock about 7 - 12" away from point of aim (inside the blue circle on the photo).
I then reapplied some gun oil to the pistol (w/o removing the dry lube), and shot the second group (inside the green circle). Same point of aim for both but around a 12" difference in point of impact.
This really surprised me, as I did not realize that the type of lube would make such a significant difference in the POI.
I was really surprised to experience a significant change in the POI after using the LPS on the pistol. Shooting at a steel plate rack 25 yards away my rounds were consistently missing the plates. So I moved over to a standard sized IPSC silhouette target and aimed center mass from 25 yards (red dot on the target). All of the impacts were at 6 - 7 o'clock about 7 - 12" away from point of aim (inside the blue circle on the photo).
I then reapplied some gun oil to the pistol (w/o removing the dry lube), and shot the second group (inside the green circle). Same point of aim for both but around a 12" difference in point of impact.
This really surprised me, as I did not realize that the type of lube would make such a significant difference in the POI.
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