Ripley, I would have guessed that you were right-handed because your groupings are to the left and low, as mine were with the PM9. I couldn't improve much on that even knowing what I was doing wrong. After I got the PM45, things changed and I was hitting or around the bull and not to the left anymore... the same with the P380 when I got that. When I went back and tried the "stepchild" PM9 again, I shot it about the same as the PM45 and P380. It's really about the trigger pull and control during the pull. I'm not saying that moving the sight wouldn't help now, but you might have to move it back before too long.
And when you start your project, you might consider modifying the grip around, say a 6-shot 1911 mag that works with the slide lock. Some of those mags work quite well and are flush fitting. There was at least one person who did that and even cut a recess in the front of the grip to make the front "tab" of the base fit flush. I think that he cut down a bit and re-welded the base on the 1911 mag, though.
Wynn
USAF Retired '88, NRA Life Member. Wife USAF Retired '96
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“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”
and
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