HansGruber
Ronin
Finally got to the range today...perfect day for it; cool, a bit of a breeze, but bright sunshine.
I brought the RO, the two mags (have two Wilson ETM 9rd on the way...) and 3 types of factory ammo—115gr WWB and S&B FMJ, and Armscor 124gr FMJ. I prefer to test a new pistol with factory ammo, not handloads in case of issues.
I broke it down last week and gave it a good cleaning and lube...a bit more lube than I’d normally use, actually, but this is also the break in phase.
I also have a preference for the first shots out of a new gun I might be carrying...basically a rapid fire mag dump, to see if it chokes right off the bat. It didn’t; 8 rounds of WWB went through it like free beer through a college freshman. This was from bringing it up from low ready at 20 feet:
I was pleased, to say the least.
I then walked back to 50’, and went for accuracy to the head.
I am impressed. At first I thought I dropped a shot...but closer inspection showed a twofer in the lower center.
We’ve got some potential, here.
I then gave it a run at point shooting; bring it up from low ready at 7 yards, fire a controlled pair to the body, bring it down, repeat...followed by one handed, bring it up from low ready and fire one shot to the head at 5 yards.
I dropped one of the headshots into the chest, but I don’t know which one.
After this, I switched to dinging 25 yard steel (it does it with gusto) and I even put up a silhouette at 50 yards, just to feel humble...8 shots in about a 8” group offhand...not bad for getting to know a girl.
I am very pleased, to say the least. I ran the entire 100 rounds of WWB, and 50 of the Armscor...no feeding issues, accuracy is good. It's a keeper.
A few issues...minor, though. Towards the end, I had one failure to lock back on the WWB, and on the very last string (also WWB), the slide locked, but dropped when I removed the mag (no, I was nowhere near the release). May have been the same mag, I forgot to mark them...something to keep an eye on in the future.
Speaking of mags—a few people have mentioned how stiff the mag springs are in their 9mm SA 1911’s, and Ye Gods! They are speaking the truth! I had to grab my low-profile “range bag”—a backpack—and didn’t have an UPLULA, just bare essentials...and that 8th round was a B(EE)CH to get in there! By using the old-school “Uzi Tap“ trick, I actually got 9 in, once...but usually 8 was it. So...I’ve got them loaded to see if it improves them.
Other than those two first world problems? It ran great; definitely a contender for EDC duty. Going to order some G10 grips, probably a grip patch for the front strap...then look at night sights (likely Trijicon HD’s).
Next range session: carry ammo vetting. There will be a timer involved.
TL/DR version: I like it, a lot.
I brought the RO, the two mags (have two Wilson ETM 9rd on the way...) and 3 types of factory ammo—115gr WWB and S&B FMJ, and Armscor 124gr FMJ. I prefer to test a new pistol with factory ammo, not handloads in case of issues.
I broke it down last week and gave it a good cleaning and lube...a bit more lube than I’d normally use, actually, but this is also the break in phase.
I also have a preference for the first shots out of a new gun I might be carrying...basically a rapid fire mag dump, to see if it chokes right off the bat. It didn’t; 8 rounds of WWB went through it like free beer through a college freshman. This was from bringing it up from low ready at 20 feet:
I was pleased, to say the least.
I then walked back to 50’, and went for accuracy to the head.
I am impressed. At first I thought I dropped a shot...but closer inspection showed a twofer in the lower center.
We’ve got some potential, here.
I then gave it a run at point shooting; bring it up from low ready at 7 yards, fire a controlled pair to the body, bring it down, repeat...followed by one handed, bring it up from low ready and fire one shot to the head at 5 yards.
I dropped one of the headshots into the chest, but I don’t know which one.
After this, I switched to dinging 25 yard steel (it does it with gusto) and I even put up a silhouette at 50 yards, just to feel humble...8 shots in about a 8” group offhand...not bad for getting to know a girl.
I am very pleased, to say the least. I ran the entire 100 rounds of WWB, and 50 of the Armscor...no feeding issues, accuracy is good. It's a keeper.
A few issues...minor, though. Towards the end, I had one failure to lock back on the WWB, and on the very last string (also WWB), the slide locked, but dropped when I removed the mag (no, I was nowhere near the release). May have been the same mag, I forgot to mark them...something to keep an eye on in the future.
Speaking of mags—a few people have mentioned how stiff the mag springs are in their 9mm SA 1911’s, and Ye Gods! They are speaking the truth! I had to grab my low-profile “range bag”—a backpack—and didn’t have an UPLULA, just bare essentials...and that 8th round was a B(EE)CH to get in there! By using the old-school “Uzi Tap“ trick, I actually got 9 in, once...but usually 8 was it. So...I’ve got them loaded to see if it improves them.
Other than those two first world problems? It ran great; definitely a contender for EDC duty. Going to order some G10 grips, probably a grip patch for the front strap...then look at night sights (likely Trijicon HD’s).
Next range session: carry ammo vetting. There will be a timer involved.
TL/DR version: I like it, a lot.
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