tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311857772024-03-14T08:54:56.626-05:00Average Joe's Handgun ReviewsAverage Joe's Handgun Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173747731064233358noreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-52317698736163970802021-05-14T17:26:00.003-05:002021-05-15T12:17:20.593-05:001972 Colt Combat Commander <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1ozRR2bTPkhkNeVrbH4mn2Nyys4I_NpiTOtey-Wz8KWPGL3Nb5d7CDOpateBKowSZY6HFR0VmNRC29YISkuYwSack5lvYrFhgIY_t0_qA67klfceI7jgw_H-YBtLrAYT6OQWYg/s2048/Colt+Combat+Commander+right.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1ozRR2bTPkhkNeVrbH4mn2Nyys4I_NpiTOtey-Wz8KWPGL3Nb5d7CDOpateBKowSZY6HFR0VmNRC29YISkuYwSack5lvYrFhgIY_t0_qA67klfceI7jgw_H-YBtLrAYT6OQWYg/s600/Colt+Combat+Commander+right.jpg" width="600" /></a></div>
Mom! It followed me home, can I keep it? <div><br /></div><div>Back at the birth of my shooting days, the pistol we now refer to as the "1911" was simply called the Colt Government Model, which was accepted into U.S. Military service on February 15, 1911. This was a 5-inch barreled, single-action pistol that gained a serious reputation for taking the fight out of our enemies during two World Wars. Today, the term "1911" refers to the same style of pistol now made by a plethora of different manufacturers around the globe, but in my day, they were called the Colt Government model and they were only made by Colt. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 1949 the U.S. Government wanted a new General Officer's pistol to replace the .32/.380 ACP caliber Colt Model 1903/1908 pistols that had been issued to Generals during WWII. The Government specified that the replacement be a 9mm pistol with a light-weight aluminum alloy frame and a barrel length of 4.25 inches. Colt cut off three-quarters of an inch off of the Government model, re-chambered it for the 9mm cartridge and fit it with the aluminum frame. They dubbed this new offering the "Commander". Browning submitted their superb Model 1935 Hi-Power and Smith & Wesson provided their new 9mm Model 39. The program to provide a new General Officer's pistol went nowhere and the Army continued issuing the Model 1903 and 1908 up through the Vietnam War. </div><div><br /></div><div> In 1950 Colt decided to introduce the Commander to the public, chambering it in .9mm, .45 ACP and .38 Super. While sales were good, the most popular version were the ones in .45 ACP (it would take about another 30 years or so for the shooters in the U.S. to embrace the 9mm cartridge) but shooting the .45 in an aluminum frame was not nearly as pleasant as shooting the longer and heavier all steel framed Government Model. There were also reports that the heavier and more powerful .45 ammo caused the aluminum frames to wear out quicker. Colt fixed this in 1970 by bringing out the "Combat Commander" which replaced the aluminum frame with good old American steel. To eliminate confusion, Colt subsequently renamed the aluminum framed version the "Lightweight Commander". </div><div><br /></div><div>This takes us to the current time when the Combat Commander, pictured above, wandered in our Gun Club, looking for a new home. The finish on the pistol had seen better days but all day long some force of nature kept pulling me over to the case and I inspected and re-inspected the pistol. One of the interesting things I noted was that the sights had been upgraded a long time ago. Checking the Colt serial number database I found out that the pistol was manufactured in 1972, just two years after Colt introduced the model. In its original format it should have sported fixed, rudimentary GI style sights. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>Stock Colt Combat Commander</b></u></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ph0-BXlnvTQbl9szXf13D_gP9ETu4l6NoU3pDqHfLqXRVqyw7zZt_Bbd6dJGJELUeb4c9DjflAkGEe4uuLFlvXonhNRujRnCnaVhY94XtMIYdQuoxomoC9id-5QlesXz1M6vJQ/s2048/Stock+Combat+Commander+with+labels.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ph0-BXlnvTQbl9szXf13D_gP9ETu4l6NoU3pDqHfLqXRVqyw7zZt_Bbd6dJGJELUeb4c9DjflAkGEe4uuLFlvXonhNRujRnCnaVhY94XtMIYdQuoxomoC9id-5QlesXz1M6vJQ/s600/Stock+Combat+Commander+with+labels.png" width="600" /></a></div><div>The model that had just come into the Club sported a vintage target front sight with a red polymer insert and a fully adjustable rear sight. It appears that the rear device might be a Heini precision sight. The original GI front sight was not dovetailed into the slide, so whoever did this work had to mill down the top portion of the slide to accommodate the new target sight. The original rear sight was dovetailed in but it had to be enlarged for the precision-adjustable sight. A lot of work was performed to get these sights in place and get them in place correctly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLpYTXfq09vrtvyBQidpONA2h14oy0J6jPrOcMO4rdjSydHCjlRJVAh0ZI0F9kckYl1kOHW65z5x4jY3ZEjZ_3Er8KMQuC8SumvjxMedIVVOHIX3kcP8haWzHmVZAcwV8uAufZw/s881/Colt+front+sight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="881" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLpYTXfq09vrtvyBQidpONA2h14oy0J6jPrOcMO4rdjSydHCjlRJVAh0ZI0F9kckYl1kOHW65z5x4jY3ZEjZ_3Er8KMQuC8SumvjxMedIVVOHIX3kcP8haWzHmVZAcwV8uAufZw/w200-h178/Colt+front+sight.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswWwn2HNIfsuLxa1rIX6h5B7P1N_Eg1NE2tr2BsX9Oq4syq8SusPKEUTv90dQp9NP4FuiSvgdm_8It5de1jRFNOWOSrvhU7Hx0bnsfOARr6yZ1ZLfV0NVuM2Iv4ZuNxxA_66KUg/s1427/Colt+read+sight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="1427" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswWwn2HNIfsuLxa1rIX6h5B7P1N_Eg1NE2tr2BsX9Oq4syq8SusPKEUTv90dQp9NP4FuiSvgdm_8It5de1jRFNOWOSrvhU7Hx0bnsfOARr6yZ1ZLfV0NVuM2Iv4ZuNxxA_66KUg/w200-h156/Colt+read+sight.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>Further inspection found that, instead of the short GI trigger, this model had a longer, adjustable trigger that allows the shooter to fine tune the weight of the trigger's pull. The pull of this pistol measured an average of 3 pounds, which is excellent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xrNhDjoWoLdYEK907VnsL9AAiR7dwi1jD_W-A4vkhMd-pqATHZ3GyOHUr__VhuAxaaoVitt8aAAwCR2UNbe1MiQMwQgaMUEeMRu4EvnLMnJlLAUcedLcqI6eyqDoOOyINwCW3w/s2048/Colt+Commander+Trigger+adjustment.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1809" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xrNhDjoWoLdYEK907VnsL9AAiR7dwi1jD_W-A4vkhMd-pqATHZ3GyOHUr__VhuAxaaoVitt8aAAwCR2UNbe1MiQMwQgaMUEeMRu4EvnLMnJlLAUcedLcqI6eyqDoOOyINwCW3w/w177-h200/Colt+Commander+Trigger+adjustment.jpg" width="177" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The pistol also has an aftermarket hammer, Pachmayr grips/Pachmayr arched mainspring housing and an aftermarket grip safety/beavertail combination that helps protect the web of the shooter's hand from being "bitten" by the hammer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatMqqVUzAsDiSsH-EalbudebIMdol4b1i22p4Ao18C5JXLfTEbYRCqHlLLVXuatDqTm1a5jnLJyOHg1i-lrggRld-fp5Nx3FlLO7WK3kEq5GW9gxPwaZP53yxGgG6rjewXqlRcg/s2048/Colt+Grip+Safety.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1699" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatMqqVUzAsDiSsH-EalbudebIMdol4b1i22p4Ao18C5JXLfTEbYRCqHlLLVXuatDqTm1a5jnLJyOHg1i-lrggRld-fp5Nx3FlLO7WK3kEq5GW9gxPwaZP53yxGgG6rjewXqlRcg/w266-h320/Colt+Grip+Safety.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I bought a brand-new Government Model in 1977 and it had something that this pistol does not have...the standard Colt shake. My 1977 Government model rattled when shaken. This 1972 Combat Commander has had some top notch gunsmithing work to tighten up the barrel, bushing, slide and frame fit.</div><div><br /></div><div>The amazing thing I want to point out here is that this type of custom work was not at all very prevalent in the 1970's. Rarely did I even read magazine articles about customizing the 1911 pistol and most of the advertising for custom gunsmiths was centered around the S&W K frame. For those that found a good custom 1911 maker, and there weren't many outside of Armand Swenson, the price for these enhancements was not within the reach of the average shooter during this time period. </div><div><br /></div><div>After all of my inspecting and reinspecting of the pistol I decided that if I had a holster to fit it, I would consider that divine intervention was commanding me to buy this pistol, and who am I to go against God's will.</div><div><br /></div><div>I immediately went to the trunk of my car and retrieved my Bag 'O Holsters to see what I could find and I did, in fact, have a Commander size holster.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MEt9PL2zv74K_VJYjvpSHJ_jr-gabfqHdDRrTWzO8glFMhKf5ml1sGejkmdTWz4_JuEvCWVTV2r9uHiJIkTAQNsx1a-g-74J-i2melfOr2FpS6gfaqbbDRbcbRqeiiAXM_Xg4Q/s2048/Colt+with+Holster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MEt9PL2zv74K_VJYjvpSHJ_jr-gabfqHdDRrTWzO8glFMhKf5ml1sGejkmdTWz4_JuEvCWVTV2r9uHiJIkTAQNsx1a-g-74J-i2melfOr2FpS6gfaqbbDRbcbRqeiiAXM_Xg4Q/w640-h384/Colt+with+Holster.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I absolutely love this holster but after a half a day of wearing it I remembered why it was at the bottom of the spare holster bag. The cut of the leather on the reverse side does not allow me to get a complete and firm grip when drawing from the holster and the safety snap has a particular way of maneuvering the safety into the "off " position. A quick check of the internet and I located my favorite all-round holster, the DeSantis Speed Scabbard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrO9-gsUF6eTxNw-0oyM4AZP76VjLvZPhyo6Udvej3tE3-jjp7sWObLuARJXBmyVf_UhVKFUh7owmDT-YAMalSWrvjC15A_1ajKxyirvAp_ujJl2FgJAyYFxbP7aRtMDRdZ-szQ/s2048/Colt+with+DeSantis+Holster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="2048" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrO9-gsUF6eTxNw-0oyM4AZP76VjLvZPhyo6Udvej3tE3-jjp7sWObLuARJXBmyVf_UhVKFUh7owmDT-YAMalSWrvjC15A_1ajKxyirvAp_ujJl2FgJAyYFxbP7aRtMDRdZ-szQ/w640-h352/Colt+with+DeSantis+Holster.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvb3UajJKFlwOiWabTu_iyYXUlqbrGQSPFnwwzXCAkiUdydg9MlI3dlVaW2HquTYWuAUEbe-m-sPKWahhnHaW7bIpZ9Du230ImyUs03zQGlvNKELoHxnNcUP4OFjDrrPcnXhFqA/s2048/Colt+with+DeSantis+Reverse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="2048" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvb3UajJKFlwOiWabTu_iyYXUlqbrGQSPFnwwzXCAkiUdydg9MlI3dlVaW2HquTYWuAUEbe-m-sPKWahhnHaW7bIpZ9Du230ImyUs03zQGlvNKELoHxnNcUP4OFjDrrPcnXhFqA/w640-h346/Colt+with+DeSantis+Reverse.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The DeSantis Speed Scabbard allows quick access to your pistol and has a tension screw so that you can easily adjust how tight the holster grasps the pistol. The one-piece tunnel loop on the reverse of the holster also makes it easy to put it on and easy to remove later.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Does it Shoot?</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>The target below was the first 25 rounds fired at 21 feet.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQth47vgC9droOVowAAY2DZnSZInIyXrURprNYWUdBFtAYmczF-jRSL4wJWEX9r9beQVxP6ScbdAMiVZ8OKTE1DC8EeULE9ubUKI91QTz2pqw8D-7K8kA1YWiagqyoOn18WjyLA/s2048/Target+3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1383" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQth47vgC9droOVowAAY2DZnSZInIyXrURprNYWUdBFtAYmczF-jRSL4wJWEX9r9beQVxP6ScbdAMiVZ8OKTE1DC8EeULE9ubUKI91QTz2pqw8D-7K8kA1YWiagqyoOn18WjyLA/w432-h640/Target+3.jpg" width="432" /></a></div>It grouped very well but was above and to the right of center which was an absolute change from my normal low and left grouping with a 1911 pistol.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Fine-tuning the rear sight brought me this group:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHFTQ7AkZfk-x8cjmwfFaAlJwa_olbQpqEWbJUU_RXBTq4G7dOt1jH-lwV3bGKFzg4i4NSTQ7UJPFC43RXdOKPrJuT2RAOhvNR-0qxdf8znZz6Fd_S05lATpOin0gCKv9dRk-Tw/s2048/Target+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1423" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHFTQ7AkZfk-x8cjmwfFaAlJwa_olbQpqEWbJUU_RXBTq4G7dOt1jH-lwV3bGKFzg4i4NSTQ7UJPFC43RXdOKPrJuT2RAOhvNR-0qxdf8znZz6Fd_S05lATpOin0gCKv9dRk-Tw/w445-h640/Target+1.jpg" width="445" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And another session with the screwdriver lowered the group a little more:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaA_J_FMzHFm5cDsVB1Oag9qsd7oGBTMsAuwmBmAPwMZZhxlnzTWQEFk9fV5kzZYRtlD9Rdx9Zqq99dcEcT8999yOyb6OubDVZvrtJhmpxeGeYwUrhkCtcqnGwigWn6lDyTz5mQ/s2048/Target+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1509" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaA_J_FMzHFm5cDsVB1Oag9qsd7oGBTMsAuwmBmAPwMZZhxlnzTWQEFk9fV5kzZYRtlD9Rdx9Zqq99dcEcT8999yOyb6OubDVZvrtJhmpxeGeYwUrhkCtcqnGwigWn6lDyTz5mQ/w472-h640/Target+2.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There are several attributes about this pistol that make it accurate and a joy to shoot:</div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The the plain black adjustable rear sight blade contrasts very nicely with the red polymer insert on the front sight. My aged eyes can picks up the front sight very easily. </li><li>The arched mainspring housing is a better fit for my hand than a model with a straight backstrap. The arched housing also helps keep the muzzle up and helps self-correct the tendency to shoot low for some shooters and I definitely fall into that category.</li><li>The three pound trigger pull means less lateral muzzle wobble usually found on pistols with heavier trigger pulls. There is a reason that competitors prefer a single action pistol--a good single action trigger is just inherently more accurate than a double action pistol.</li><li>The work that had been done to improve the fit of the barrel, bushing, slide and frame also paid off in providing a very accurate package.</li></ol><div>All of these enhancements, again pretty rare in its day, work together in giving the shooter much more accuracy and enjoyment that one would expect in a 49 year old vintage Colt!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxIe7xGDcY6JY-gWk9evMwIeNXOaG7DUKxAe68-NzZctQBGt53xUx-NNxkG6SNI5aEGCUPzh8g0gIoMTQh16UF_D21h-OVYY6nMy-N51UgtqYk6Hr3qFrYM1wkqLJzBRQ_SxccA/s2048/Colt+with+Target.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1989" data-original-width="2048" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxIe7xGDcY6JY-gWk9evMwIeNXOaG7DUKxAe68-NzZctQBGt53xUx-NNxkG6SNI5aEGCUPzh8g0gIoMTQh16UF_D21h-OVYY6nMy-N51UgtqYk6Hr3qFrYM1wkqLJzBRQ_SxccA/w640-h622/Colt+with+Target.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have had a lot of fun with the Combat Commander and I really had no idea that this level of skilled gunsmithing was available in the 1970's. In the mid-1990's Kimber rocked the handgunning world by producing pistols that incorporated the upgrades that have, since then, become standard for 1911 pistols. Colt, for whatever reason, failed to keep pace with the market and Kimber, Springfield and others stole the 1911 market from them. That is a shame since this pistol readily shows off the potential hiding in Colt's old War Horse.</div><div><br /></div>Average Joe's Handgun Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173747731064233358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-85442297280521171852020-01-01T20:59:00.000-06:002020-01-03T11:16:08.363-06:00Rock Island Armory 1911-A1 Standard Full Size in 9mm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The legacy of Armscor and Rock Island Armory goes back to 1905
in the Philippines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This long run family
business began as sporting goods retailer Squires Bingham & Co. and was
sold to the Tauson family just prior to WWII.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>During the war the business had to focus solely on selling clothing, but
in 1952 they received firearms manufacturing licensing from the Government and
began opening manufacturing plants across the island country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In 1980 the Tauson family changed the name to “Arms
Corporation of the Philippines”, thus shortened to Armscor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">In 1985, Armscor Precision International opened an office in
Pahrump, Nevada and later, acquired Rock Island Armory which was already
established as a 1911 design and manufacturing company. Armscor and Rock Island
have continued to grow and become an international developer and provider of
ammunition and firearms.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My one-word review for the Rock Island 1911 A1 in 9mm: “effortless”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This pistol is easy to handle, easy to shoot
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While this pistol is built on the Colt Series 70 design, RIA
did add some upgrades to the standard Colt Government pistol design.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First are the sights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Colt pistols, from the early 1900’s up
through the late 1970’s, sights seemed to be somewhat of an afterthought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The front sight was a small half circle either
forged or welded into the slide and the rear sight was a very rudimentary small
affair with a shallow notch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rear
sight being dovetailed into the slide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
front sight was difficult to see and there was very little in the way of
contrast to differentiate the rear sight from the front sight when trying to
make precise shots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additionally, there
was no adjustment for elevation and windage could only be accomplished by
vigorously hammering the rear sight in the appropriate direction to correct the
point of aim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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are much better, but the front sight is not great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The rear sight is an all-black anti-snag
wedge apparatus that is really all you need in a rear sight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do not like dots, triangles, goal posts or
anything else on the rear sight that might distract me from quickly acquiring
the front sight. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The front sight is an
all-black ramp that is dovetailed in (meaning it is replaceable) and is large
enough to see quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The angle of the ramp
catches the ambient light and provides a small amount of contrast between the
front and rear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could live with this
sight arrangement but, for less than one-hundred bucks I could have a red or
green fiber optic front sight installed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Another upgraded feature not found on Colt Series 70 pistols are the over-sized ambidextrous manual safeties found on each side of the frames. These safeties "snick" on and off is a very positive manner. It would take a lot of effort to engage or disengage them accidentally.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The pistol includes a set of nicely checkered rubber grips that
don’t add much pizzazz but perform their function quite well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grips are easy to change, and the market is full
of amazing looking stocks fashioned from different woods, exotic horn and
pearl, as well as attractive and nearly indestructible composite materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But here is my caveat: make sure what you are
adding works at least as well as the rubber grips they are replacing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additionally, the front strap is vertically
grooved and the backstrap is nicely checkered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Between the grips, the grooves on the front strap and the checkering on
the backstrap, this is not a pistol that you are going to drop during
recoil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And while we are on the subject
of recoil, in this pistol is it negligible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is a large heaving pistols weighing in at two and a half pounds,
unloaded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Working against this much weight
and moving the RIA’s massive slide, the recoil of the 9mm cartridge pretty much
peters out before it can affect you, your accuracy, and your follow-up shot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I’ve already mentioned the rather bland appearance of the
grips and that goes right along with the unremarkable appearance of the Parkerized
finish on the rest of the pistol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of
course, you could have this pistol refinished into any color scheme you want
but why waste the money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The color is
not going to affect the inherent accuracy of the pistol and how you are able to
make it perform.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am fond of saying
that “the bling of your pistol makes no difference when it is holstered & concealed
and, God forbid, if you have to present it to defend your life, the assailant
is not going to be impressed with the pink and white “Hello Kitty” motif you
had Cerakoted onto your handgun".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now that the bland and mediocre elements of this pistol have
been discussed (and admittedly, my critiques are rather petty) let’s get into
what excites me about this handgun:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">The slide to frame fit.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">This is the best slide to frame fit on any
production pistol and rivals those pistols that boast hand fitting on these parts.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">If you were racking the slide blindfolded,
you would be of the opinion that you were handling a pistol with a price tag of
at least $1700.00.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">The trigger-pull and reset.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Again, you would think you are handling a
$1700.00 pistol.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">The trigger-pull has just
an appropriate amount of travel before coming in contact with the sear and
then, on this specimen, breaks cleanly at just a smidge over four pounds.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Over-travel is slight and there is an
over-travel adjustment screw if you want to fine-tune it further.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">The reset is fast and very noticeable,
allowing you to train for fast and accurate follow-up shots.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Accuracy.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Well, the photos don’t lie.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">While most defensive shootings take place at three to ten feet, I like to also test pistols at fifteen to twenty yards which basically mimics the range I might need to shoot in order to protect myself and others at my place of employment.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">This pistol will handle these distances with ease and could be improved upon with a more visible fiber optic sight that would provide a more precise sight picture.</span></li>
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</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">This leave us with the price.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">While this pistol provides the functioning of a $1700 pistol, you should be able to find this on your dealer’s shelves for around $500.00.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">That is not a mis-print.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">There is a whole lot of precise manufacturing bundled up in the RIA 1911 A1.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the one word review I gave this pistol in the third paragraph
I described this handgun as “effortless”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Effortless to manipulate, effortless to shoot and a price that is
effortless on the pocket (and will require less effort when you have to explain
the purchase to your partner/spouse).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you are in the process of saving up for that top-shelf
pistol with the prestigious brand name, you may want to re-think that purchase.
Rather than going out and spending thousands on a premium 1911, why not buy
this one and spend the money you save on some private instruction and a couple
thousand rounds of ammunition for practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You’ll still have a passel of cash left over.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Average Joe's Handgun Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173747731064233358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-8649028711900918982019-12-10T20:12:00.001-06:002019-12-12T23:05:17.467-06:00Glock Model 44 in .22 LR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Glock, the World’s most boring and irrelevant handgun
manufacturer announced today that they are chambering one of their lackluster designs
for the world’s most boring and irrelevant cartridge, the .22 Long Rifle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the interest of accuracy and truth, Glock
does own a well-earned spot in the annals of firearm history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After entering the handgun manufacturing
business in 1982 Glock suffered the slings and arrows of producing a double
action plastic pistol that traditionalists distrusted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Foolishness abounded as one long-standing and
trusted firearms periodical stated that the pistol could not be detected by
airport security x-ray machines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While Beretta
ushered the U.S. Military and Law Enforcement agencies away from their 1911 pistols
and .38 Special revolvers, Glock earned the confidence of the general shooting
public who did not trust the Double Action/Single Action operating platform of
the Beretta.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many old timers begrudgingly
admitted that the Glock 17’s double action, striker fired platform gave
them the simplicity and reliability of their revolvers while providing three
times the capacity of their six-shooter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unfortunately, before their inaugural decade ended, everyone at Glock
who possessed any creativity or vision apparently…died. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The three most important factors in a pistol’s design are
grip ergonomics, eye-catching sights and a smooth and manageable trigger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the thirty-seven years since their
inception Glock has failed to make any significant improvements in this
realm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now someone is going to point out
that Glock began “offering” Ameriglo blaze orange night sights on their Gen 5
Models, but that was only done at the insistence of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the FBI had not required
these on their contracted pistols Glock would still be only be producing
handguns with their ridiculous, plastic sights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Let me repeat that phrase “ridiculous, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>plastic</u> </i>sights”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
terms of grip ergonomics Glock’s only design enhancement has been their continual
flipflop over whether cutting-edge ergonomics involve or do not involve finger
grooves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fact that the interior of a
shooter’s grip does not mimic a rectangular block of wood is lost on the engineers
at Glock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am amazed at the number of
people who purchase a Glock with the expressed intention of replacing the
sights, reconfiguring the grip and replacing a couple of the trigger parts, all
done in order bring the pistol up to the same level of quality of SIG, HK,
Walther and CZ pistols and others, such as Canik.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Chambering a pistol in .22 is a bold move for Glock which
has waited some 37 years to get into the rimfire market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The .22 LR round was introduced in 1887 and I
can only assume that Glock wanted to be sure that this cartridge had, at least,
the same staying-power as the .45 GAP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Now, I am also sure that there are going to be those who were
appalled when I referred to the .22LR cartridge as boring and irrelevant but I
stand by that designation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no
sense of exhilaration or achievement in firing a cartridge that barely requires
more skill to manage than a pellet gun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It does serve a purpose for small game hunting and pest management but
that’s about all it does.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nonetheless, I
run into scores of people who extoll the virtues of the diminutive rimfire by
saying it will “take down” a moose if you hit it in the right place (this was
actually stated in a gun shop video where the hillbilly-bearded employees were offering
up another one of their perennial “Top 5 Lists”).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just last Sunday a co-worker tried to defend
the .22 with the verbal hyperbole of the hyphenated label, “best all-around”
cartridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His evidence consisted of the
hypothetical performance of the .22 during a zombie apocalypse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This nears the level of preposterousness of a
listener who called into “Gun Nation” podcast one night to alert Doc Wesson,
Grant Cunningham and myself that the government was testing plasma cannons right
behind his house in Las Vegas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Getting back to the Glock 44 itself, it will have an
adjustable rear sight which is a good thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Other than adjustability, the sights appear to be of the same piss-pour design
that Glock puts on their other under-performing offerings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unloaded, the pistols weights less than 13
ounces due to a polymer/steel hybrid slide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This causes those of us in
Minnesota and a few other unfortunate states to wonder if this pistol will pass
the “melt” law which prohibits the sale of any firearm whose parts will melt at
1,000 degrees or less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <i>[Clarification: a representative of Glock has informed me that the model 44 will pass all State laws for durability. This is another good thing as, my personal satire aside, there will be many people who want to buy the model 44 and they will not have to be disappointed that it didn't pass the "melt law"] </i></span>The last thing
that baffles me is the model 44’s capacity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is built on the model 19 frame which has a magazine capacity of 15
rounds of 9mm, yet the model 44’s magazine has been designed to hold a scant 10
rounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">(15 rounds of 9mm, the same capacity of
the Glock 19, on the left versus 10 rounds of .22LR, the capacity of the Glock 44,
on the right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does this seem wrong to
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I realize that this will allow the 44 to be sold in jurisdictions
that restrict their pistols to 10 rounds, but shouldn’t 10 round magazines be an
option for CA and MA while shooters in the rest of the country get to enjoy, at
least, double the capacity?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If a 10
round pistol was their only intention, then why not just use the single stack
Glock 48 as their rimfire platform.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most
visitors to our meager establishment find the 48 a better fit over the Glock
19.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just one more example of the lack of
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Glock has ceased to be relevant since about 1987, so…if you’re
reading this on your Commodore 64, drive a Chevy Chevette or make calls on your
Motorola bag phone…this is your pistol! </span><o:p></o:p></div>
Average Joe's Handgun Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173747731064233358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-25838606494725708922019-02-06T15:45:00.000-06:002019-12-10T22:10:59.311-06:00Glock 43X<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the gun industry's big January announcements was Glock's additions to their line-up of single stack pistols. This year's introductions include the Model 48, a single stack version of their venerable Model 19, and the 43X, which is basically the slide of the Model 43 mated to the 10 round grip frame of the (G19 sized) model 48. One of the most obvious features of both new offerings is the matte stainless PVD coated slide. PVD is a very tough coating used on everything from watch parts to heavy machinery. I'm not sure why they used the PVD coating rather than using a stainless steel slide, but I'm sure Glock has its reasons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Clearly the model 43X was engineered to combat the SIG Sauer P365 which has substantially eaten into the standard Glock 43's market share. SIG's little micro pistol took the gun buying public by storm in 2018 with it's diminutive size and 10 round capacity. Let's see how the 43, 43X and SIG P365 stack up:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">6.26 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">6.50 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">5.8 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Length<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">3.41 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">3.1 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">1.06 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">4.25 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">5.04 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">4.3 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">20.64 ounces<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">23.07 ounces<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">17.8 ounces<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">6 rounds<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">10 rounds<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">10 rounds<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The SIG P365 is clearly smaller in all but one dimension and boasted a 10 round capacity that made it the concealed carry darling of 2018. However, for some shooters, it (as well as the standard 43) was just too small. The grip height could be improved by the use of SIG's 12 round, extended magazine but the width and overall length was still too small for some customers. The 43X solves this issue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The height of the 43X is taller than the standard 43 largely due to the longer grip that angles diagonally backward. The grip is also just a tad bit wider than the standard 43 and I tend to prefer the feel of the 43X's grip over that of the 43 or the SIG P365. The extra length is probably the reason that I shoot the 43X better than the other two pistols and the increased grip height is not going to make it decidedly more difficult to conceal. The taller, angled grip frame is also the reason that 43X magazines will not fit into the original Glock 43.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Glock is currently producing the 43X (and the 48) with three different options in terms of sights. The first option is the original Glock painted-on white dot front sight with the rear outlined sight that you will want to replace as soon as you can. The second option is Glock's own night sight combination and the third option is the Ameriglo night sight with the blaze orange dot on the front. Obviously there is an incremental price increase if you select one of the night sight options instead of the original Glock sights.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The biggest surprise is the trigger pull. The pull seems to be a step up from Glock's usual gritty and heavier-than-necessary pull. Let's hope more of the same will be coming from Glock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The 43X shoots better for me than most other Glock at the abbreviated range for which the 43X is most likely to be used. The brain was shot at 5 yards, the head was shot at 7 yards and the torso was set out to 10 yards. 20 rounds was fired at each of these distances. My experience with the accuracy of Glock pistols puts their performance below those from SIG and Walther. The accuracy was better than I had expected but still not up to the level of German designed handguns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have a hot and cold relationship concerning Glock pistols and currently, just like our January weather, it has been pretty chilly. This pistols shows some steps in the right direction and let's hope that Glock has turned the page to become competitive with other makers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Average Joe's Handgun Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173747731064233358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-83085764332528536792018-11-15T17:42:00.000-06:002018-11-20T16:48:43.248-06:00Howdah .410/.45LC Double Barrel Pistol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have wanted this pistol since I saw it introduced a couple of years ago. The pistol is manufactured by Pedersoli of Italy and, at the time, nobody could give me any information on who was importing them. Then, by chance last year I spied them in the Taylor's & Company catalogue right before a trade show in January. On the day of the show I hustled to the Taylor's booth and found a treasure trove of beautiful single action revolvers and lever action rifles and carbines. Smooth trigger pulls and buttery-soft actions abounded. However, no Howdah pistols. "Very difficult to come by" the Taylor's representative told me. Then, a few weeks ago I was ordering a couple of Taylor's rifles for a customer and asked the rep. if he had any of the .410/.45LC pistols in stock. I was shocked when he told me that they had recently received a shipment from Italy. I couldn't wait to finally get my hands on one, but more on that later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Howdah pistol is a recreation of the Ithaca Auto Burglar shortened shotgun produced from 1922 to 1933. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Ithaca produced the Auto Burglar in 20 gauge with a small variety of grip styles. The most identifiable being the saw-handled grip with the spur that keeps your hand from riding up over the safety during recoil. I have seen a couple of people shooting the Mossberg "Shockwave" 12 gauge who needed bandaids after the safety tore into</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;"> the web of their hand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ithaca also produced a belt holster for the pistol however, I would imagine this was more of a case for storage and transportation rather than an actual mode of belt-carry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This would have certainly been a handy homestead firearm if something went "bump" in the night. Also, in the 1920's, traveling by automobile could be a lonely and sometimes sketchy pursuit. Interstate highways were a long way off and what are now considered "the back roads" were the only roads at the time. You could also drive hundreds of miles without seeing a police officer, Sheriff's deputy or highway patrolman. A short, double-barreled 20 gauge shotgun could be a welcome companion and a confidence builder in your uncertain travels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">During it's 11 year run Ithaca produced about 4,000 models. Production was halted in 1934 with the enactment of the Firearms Act of 1934 that required a $200 Federal tax stamp be applied for and purchased if one wanted to own a shortened shotgun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">That brings us up to current where some brilliant person at Pedersoli realized that the Auto Burglar could be reproduced as a fully legal pistol if the barrels were rifled. This has been the case for many years with Bond Arms Derringers and the Taurus Judge both in .45 LC and .410. And the Pedersoli Howdah is a wonderful pistol to behold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Deep blue steel, case hardened frame and checkered walnut stocks. Just as God had intended. No polymer, no synthetic, no MIM, no Cerakote.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Absolutely beautiful. The sights are a raised gold bead with a folding rear leaf and provide a good sight picture at at its intended ranges, which are fairly short. I was fairly amazed with the trigger pull. The Howdah is not an inexpensive pistol and the fit, finish and trigger pull show that quality does have a price...and it's worth it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is not a bird gun. The Howdah is purposely designed as a back to the wall, closed quarter defensive tool. And I think it works.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The safety automatically engages every time the action is closed. I like this feature but some people that have shot it have a difficult time remembering that the safety is always "on".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Howdah is a short-range pistol. 25 yard shots with a .410 shell have not been attempted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So here's what I like about the Howdah. You pull the trigger and 4 holes instantly appear! The above target was shot at a scant 5 years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Moving out the 7 yards the shell's wad hit a perfect bullseye but my four 000 pellets went high.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Out at 10 yards my center point of aim put my pellets into the small bullseye at the upper right hand corner. In the rest of the target I am lowering my point of aim to bring the pellets down with the bottom four hitting low right with the brass bead centered just below the 5 ring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There is one thing that I am doing that may be pushing my shots high. For some reason my mind has not wrapped itself around that fact that the recoil is much less than I am expecting. In other words I flinch horrendously. And...I'm kind of OK with that...means I need to practice more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While I do consider the Howdah to be a close quarter firearm, I did run a man-sized target downrange and fire two 000 shells out at 25 yards. Seven of the eight buckshot pellets struck the torso with three of them landing in the 9 ring. Not too bad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many people poo-poo the 410 for defense and I would tend to disagree...depending upon the barrel length and the load. The 10.25 inches of barrel gives more performance than the snub-nosed variety of revolvers that have become popular. There are "00" and "000" defensive loads in 2.5 and 3 inch shells that contain 4 to 5 pellets of each sized buckshot respectively. At close quarters this would definitely be an attitude adjuster. I have not shot .45 LC rounds and I may not. While they would certainly be potent coming out of a 10.25 inch barrel, there are other tools available that hold more ammunition and may be more accurate. I'm sure that curiosity will eventually get the better of me but I plan to keep it true to it's Ithaca Auto Burglar history.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Is this the best firearm for defensive purposes? Hardly. Is it the best handgun for defensive use? No. But few other firearms as a classy and as fun to shoot as this one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have great respect for Glocks but it is difficult for me to get excited about them. I have been of the opinion that everyone should own a Glock 19 due to their ruggedness, reliability and ease of parts replacement. However, now I will Include the 19X to my list of components for a standard battery. If you are unaware, the 19X (or 19X Crossover as Glock sometimes refers to it) the the slide and barrel of a Glock 19 mated to a Glock 17 frame. Let's take a quick look at the specifications.</span><br />
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7.44 inches<o:p></o:p></div>
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Coyote Colored nPVD<o:p></o:p></div>
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One 17 round and two
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I must confess that, when these came out, I thought that Glock's manufacturing group must have read the work order incorrectly and reversed the concept of the pistol. I thought it made much more sense to put the longer barrel and slide of the model 17 on the more compact grip frame of the model 19 thereby producing a compact grip for easier concealment along with the longer line of sight and inherent increase in accuracy with the longer barrel. Apparently though, input from tactical operators (Geez, I hate that phrase) professed a desire for increased capacity and shorter barrel when maneuvering in tighter spaces. Thus, the 19X Crossover was born.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Although the 19X is a Gen 5 model there are two differences between the 19X and the Gen 5s that Glock is making for the FBI. There is no orange colored magazine follower and no flared magazine well. Although I kind of like the slightly flared magazine well, neither of these omissions are deal breakers for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In addition to the specifications in the table above, the 19X includes the standard Gen 5 "Marksman" barrel with enhanced polygonal rifling and a reverse crown to increase accuracy. Also, a slide stop is present on both the left and right side of the frame making this an ambidextrous handgun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The finish on the 19X's slide is nPVD. Standby while I attempt to explain what this is (I'm sure Doc Wesson will correct me if I get this wrong). PVD stands for Physical Vapor Deposition. Basically this process vaporizes specific materials, such as titanium, chromium or zirconium. The vaporized materials are then deposited into nitrogen gas to form a thin, but extremely durable, nitride coating. The PVD coating increases wear resistance, reduces friction and improves the appearance. I will say this, the slide has a metallic glint to it that definitely gives it a more lively look then the dull finish of most Cerakoted firearms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One great addition to the 19X is that Glock does not equip it with their usual plastic, disposable sights. These come with Glock's own night sights with are made from steel. They are definitely easier to work with than Glock's normal and nominal sighting set-up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This Glock also comes with a lanyard loop as requested by most militaries of the world, several foreign police departments and should be a standard feature for dancing FBI agents (it you don't know what that refers to, Google is your friend).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><u>Show How It Shoots!</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For some reason all Glocks tend to shoot low and to the left for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was fairly exasperated when the 19X rewarded me with this 10 shot group at 15 feet. 7 rounds low and to the left on the 3 inch bullseye and 3 rounds flying into the outer stratosphere. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was a little surprised when I rolled the target down to 21 feet and shot a much better 10 round group. How could I possible shoot a better group at a further distance? Maybe the pistol was sighted-in further out than 15 feet...that would make sense.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So then I pushed the target out to 30 feet and still shot a better group than what I shot at half the distance! Perhaps I am getting more familiar with the pistol.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here's the 60 foot target with 30 rounds. These would all be very good torso hits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So...just to satisfy my curiosity I rolled it back to 15 feet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yeah, I think after the first 10 rounds fired on target #1, the Glock 19X and I became better friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All in all, I think this is the best pistol Glock has produced in quite a while. Better sights, great color and better than average metal coating, and a good trigger. All this and one 17 round magazine and two 19 rounders! This could cause me to upgrade from my Gen 3 pistol.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">At the beginning of 2018 manufacturers introduced many new models and created quite a stir of excitement within the shooting community. One such introduction was the Ruger PC carbine in 9mm. Pistol caliber carbines have a lot to offer in defense of hearth and home. Please allow me to rattle off the advantages of the PC9:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. Low cost of ammunition. It runs the 9mm which has the lowest price of any centerfire ammunition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">2. Easier to shoot than a handgun. Carbines (which are just shorter rifles) are easier to steady being anchored into your shoulder and supported by both hands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">3. They have less recoil than a standard rifle caliber.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">4. Being shortened rifles, they are easier to maneuver and weigh less. The Ruger PC measures 34.37 inches in total length and weighs 6.8 pounds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">5. They offer a higher magazine capacity than most rifles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">6. They use the same magazines as your pistol; in this case your Glock or your Ruger American.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">7. Their longer barrels provide increased performance over a handgun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And lastly, the Ruger PC does not look like the AR or AK platform that strikes fear into the hearts of so many in the anti-gun crowd. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let's take a closer look at the bullet performance of the carbine versus the handgun. The Federal 124 grain Hydra-Shok hollow point bullet moves at 1,061 feet per second out of a 4 inch barreled handgun and provides 300 foot pounds of energy (which is the amount of energy required to move 300 pounds one foot). Out of the 16 inches Ruger PC barrel the same round travels at 1,243 feet per second and delivers 420 foot pounds of energy. 1,243 feet per second will certainly provide enough velocity to allow the hollow point bullet to expand and release all of it's energy into the mass of the attacker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Ruger PC barrel is also fluted to help reduce weight and threaded in the event that you want to add a suppressor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the interesting features of the PC is that it has an adjustable length of pull going from 12.62 inches to 14.12 inches. This is accomplished by three half inches spacers that can be placed between the soft rubber butt pad and the stock. This helps adjust the length of the stock, and thus the length of pull, to the individual shooter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The PC has an adjustable ghost ring aperture rear sight that sits just forward of the receiver.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Amazingly to me, my old eyes were able to pick up a sharp sight picture using this arrangement. I could, however, use some sort of a contrasting color on the front sight when shooting a black target.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The stock is a black colored, glass filled nylon synthetic composite that is rugged and features a nice stippling on all of the parts with which your hands will come in contact.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The font of the fore stock also features an accessory rail for any light or laser attachments you may which to apply. Swivel sling mounts are also featured on the fore and butt stock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The top of the receiver also features a rail so that you can add the optic of your choice. While the sights worked fine for me I tend to think that the addition of a red dot might help me dial in my groups a little bit tighter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the above image you will also note the knurled ring just forward of the receiver and the slight space between the receiver stock and the fore end. This carbine breaks down into two pieces in the same manner as the Ruger 10/22 rimfire rifles and carbines. This makes storage and portability even easier. As of this writing Ruger is not providing a nylon backpack for the PC carbine but I can't help but think that it is only a matter of time before they are available.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The bolt knob and magazine release are also switchable making the PC an ambidextrous platform.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Ruger PC is extremely shootable. It is great fun and the ability for it to accept Glock magazines is certainly a plus. I give kudos to Ruger for realizing that Glock magazines are plentiful in the marketplace and that shooters would desire to use them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let's see how it shot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Starting out at a scant 7 yards the PC rewarded me with a nice 4 round group once I got the beginning flyer out of my system.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> At 10 yards I still shot the carbine very well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Overall I like this carbine a lot. Now, to be frank, a pistol caliber carbine will never take the place of a rifle caliber weapon in it's ability to take game or defend against attackers. However, it offers a great advantage over a handgun in the same chambering.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Currently I have one PC carbine in our rental portion of the shop. I am sure that more will be released soon but right now they a little hard to come by.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Probably the most frequently asked question in the club since January has been "Do you have the SIG P365 yet?" Well, finally I can answer that we do. It is currently sitting in the rental case so people can shoot it and decide if they want to buy one from the next shipment that comes in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Concealed permit holders couldn't wait to get their hands on this pistol due to it's reported size and it's 10 round magazine which gave the P365 the highest capacity of any of the current micro 9mm offerings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is one of the second run of pistols. The first run of pistols quickly gained a bad reputation for being unreliable. I can happily report that this is not the case with the second run of P365s. I have fired a customer's pistol last week and this one today. Neither of them had any problems with feeding, extraction or ejection. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can tell it is the second run of pistols because it sports SIG's proprietary X-Ray night sights.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The green front illuminating sight is a welcome addition over the plain white dots sights on the first run of 365s; it offers superior visibility in both normal and low light shooting scenarios. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A couple of other notable features you can see in the first image is the nicely undercut trigger guard and the accessory rail. I'm sure there are itty-bitty flashlights that fill fit under the tiny frame. This is a nice segue into the fact that this pistol is very small. Small, but surprisingly useable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here the SIG is pictured with SIG's original Micro 9 millimeter pistol, the P938. The sizes are very comparable with the P365 being just slightly shorter in length.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the above image the P365 sits in-between the P938 and the Glock Model G43. Again the SIG 365 is shorter in length and surprisingly just slightly slimmer with it's double stack 10 round magazine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">3.1 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">3.39 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">3 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">5.8 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">6.26 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">5.9 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">4.3 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">4.25 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">3.9 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">1.02 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">1.1 inches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">17.8 ounces<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">17.95 ounces<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">16 ounces<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">Capacity<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11.0pt;">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The differences in size are minuscule to say the least. The big difference is the magazine capacity. How in the world did SIG make the thinnest micro 9mm with a double stack 10 round magazine?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The small size of the pistol did not pose any shooting problems for me. The length of the grip is about as short as I would ever want on a pistol and the front of the slight magazine extension allowed me to get about half my pinkie finger on it. Supposedly there will eventually be a 12 round magazine which may be a better fit for my hand. The slight increase in thickness in the double stack P365 frame with its stippling that runs all the way down the front and back straps made it easier for me to hold onto than when I shoot a Glock 43. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SIG also did a nice job scaling down from the P320 model (seen on the left). Looking at earlier photos of the of the P365 I thought the pistol looked pretty top heavy as there were no other objects in the images with which you could compare the size of the new SIG. When I actually handled the pistol that concern faded away pretty quickly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I shot the P365 at 5, 7 and 10 yards with no problem. This is not a long range target pistol; this is a close quarter tool to save your bacon when it's in the fire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SIG Sauer looks to have hit a home run with the P365. I have always felt that their P938 was the gold standard of 9mm pocket pistols but a lot of people just didn't want to carry a cocked and locked hammer fired pistol and a there is a whole generation of shooters who have never fired anything other than striker-fired handguns. SIG now has a micro pistol for everyone!</span>Average Joe's Handgun Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173747731064233358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-44395265747297672992018-03-23T19:04:00.001-05:002018-03-23T19:04:32.003-05:00Springfield 911 .380 ACP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 911 is Springfield's foray into the micro .380 market providing direct competition to SIG's P238. I have owned two of the SIG models; they are excellent pistols and set the bar for the micro 1911 after Colt dropped them from their line-up many years back. As much as I like the SIG pistol, the Springfield 911 has a lot going for it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before I showcase what I like about the Springfield, let me go over what I do not like about it...the atrocious model moniker. Really Springfield, the "911"? The marketing approach was undoubtedly intended as "This is what you reach for in an emergency" as in the nation-wide emergency phone number. However 911 is also a common reference to one of the worst tragedies in American history, which has caused jokesters to posit that Springfield's next model might be named the Titanic!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now let's get to what I like about the 911.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is noticeably thinner than the SIG which I did not think of as particularly thick pistol until the Springfield arrived. As the micro .380 is frequently carried in a pocket, the slimmer design of the 911 is a welcome attribute. After all, Spring and Summer are just around the corner and the warmer weather means fewer cover garments to help conceal a larger pistol.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The next thing I like about the Springfield are the sights.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are </span><span style="color: #363636;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pro-Glo™ Tritium/Luminescent Front & White Outlined Tritium Night Sight Rear. The front sight is actually yellow and I find the yellow contrast easier and faster to pick up than the white dot SIG Night Lite sights on the P238. As my eyes (and the rest of me) continues to age I need all of the help I can get and the </span></span><span style="color: #363636; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">yellow luminescent dot provided a crisper sight picture than standard white night sights. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #363636; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The last attribute about the Springfield that I appreciate is the price. We have these at Stock & Barrel for $577.00 which is $50 to $100 less than the average SIG P238 price. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #363636; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In terms of other specifications; the 911 weighs in at a scant 12.6 ounces, has a length of 5.5 inches and a height of 3.9 inches. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #363636; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 911 also shot very well. This is a close quarter defensive pistol so most of my shooting was done at 15 feet although I did run one target out to 30 feet to see how it would perform. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One caveat to mention. On the first 43 rounds, the pistol experienced a failure to eject on the 5th round in each magazine. After that break-in period the next 26 rounds performed flawlessly. My final verdict: I intend to add one of these pistols to my battery very soon.</span></div>
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<br />Average Joe's Handgun Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173747731064233358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-38329680229953289482017-09-20T11:31:00.003-05:002017-09-20T11:31:55.349-05:00Customer's Dan Wesson goes full auto<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqpHT-WW_J0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqpHT-WW_J0</a>Average Joe's Handgun Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173747731064233358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-16944898830881735182017-05-29T19:38:00.000-05:002017-05-30T20:35:34.735-05:00Stock and Barrel Has a Heart Part II<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In the last post you saw that we were trying to find homes for some abandoned firearms. These are the ones I rescued:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The first one is this small Smith & Wesson I frame revolver.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As befitting this diminutive handgun it is chambered in .32 Smith & Wesson Long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">While the finish and the patina are wearing off the markings are still clear.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Next up is a Colt Commander. Today this would be called a Lightweight Commander but back in the day the standard Commander was produced with an aluminum alloy frame.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The full steel version was dubbed the "Combat Commander".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The next one is a Colt Police Positive in .38 Special manufactured in 1911 on Colt's "D" frame which was the same frame Colt used on the Detective Special, Cobra and others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">What intrigued me about this revolver was engraved and inscribed to "A.A. Ayres, Deputy Sheriff, Hennipen County". Hennipen County is the most populated in Minnesota and is the home the Minneapolis. The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul had a storied past during the gangster era. This revolver undoubtedly saw deputy Ayres through those tumultuous times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I was really intrigued by this Mauser Model 1934. Although I have seen these before I have never seen one in this good of condition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This one came with a story. It was a WWII bring-back by a soldier who was tasked with disarming the German population during the American occupation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As such there are no importation marks. There is only a small bit of wear and the walnut grips are in great shape.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This one is chambered in 7.65mm or .32 ACP in U.S. nomenclature.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The markings on the rear of the frame and back of the slide show this to be a commercial pistol rather than a military model.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I'll bet DeSantis didn't even know that they made a holster for it. Fit's pretty well!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And the little Mauser is a shooter. This is 25 rounds fired at 5 yards. Certainly not a long range but this is not a long distance target pistol. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Model 34 also fed all 25 rounds of PMC 90 grain jacketed hollow points without a hiccup!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This model and caliber was chosen by NYPD Police Commissioner, Theodore Roosevelt, to be the first handgun put into standardized service with NYC's police department. It was a fine, if underpowered, choice as I have always found this revolver in the .32 caliber chambering to be very accurate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The next time you see a case full of rusty or brown-patina colored guns take a closer look, you may be bypassing some real history.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">For quite some time both readers and customers have been asking me what I knew about the Chiappa Rhino. Quite honestly, I didn't know very much. I viewed the Rhino, with it's barrel aligned with the bottom chamber of the cylinder, as a gimmick. I figured that it was going to be a passing fad and would soon fade from memory. Then the Rhino turned up as the weapon of choice in the film series "Divergent". I chalked it up to Hollywood just looking for an unusual looking handgun for this futuristic thriller. I mean after all, in the future no one would really be using a revolver would they?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">Anyway, not too long ago a used specimen came into the shop in great condition at a fair price so I took a long look at it. This was a two inch barreled revolver in brushed electroless nickel with a textured black rubber grips. The first two thing I noticed were the trigger pull and the ergonomics. The trigger pull was smooth and perhaps the best pull I had ever encountered on a revolver. The original owner swore to me that the trigger pull was stock, out-of-the box goodness. "Besides" he said, "Who do you know that does Rhino trigger jobs". That was a point well taken. The ergonomics are outstanding. The un-traditional grip felt good and the grip's shape gives you a high hold that provides you with a very stable grip and, for lack of a better word, the upswept beavertail also helps control muzzle flip. More on that later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">If you are wondering why Chiappa named it the Rhino just look at the side and front barrel profile.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I always wondered if the reduction in recoil promised by the barrel firing from the bottom chamber of the cylinder really lived up to it's hype. Therefore, my trip to the range was more of function test than it was a test of the Rhino's accuracy. After firing it with .38 Special, .38 Special +P and .357 Magnum ammunition (all 125 grain rounds produced by SIG) my opinion is that the hype has been understated and the Rhino exceeded my hopes. Between the bullet exiting from the bottom of the cylinder and the contour of the grip there is almost no muzzle flip and this allows for much faster follow-up shots. All of the recoil energy comes straight back without your arm's alignment being corrupted by the muzzle flip. The .38 Special recoil was nothing. If someone is recoil sensitive the Rhino with non-+P ammo would be their ticket to a soft shooting handgun in an effective caliber. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The 2 inch Rhino weighs in at 24 ounces which is 7 ounces less than a comparable Smith & Wesson K frame model 19 with a 2.5 inch barrel.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The 9mm Springfield EMP (Enhanced Micro Pistol) was introduced about 10 years ago as a small pistol with a 3 inch barrel and an abbreviated grip. While there were other small, three inch barreled 1911's on the market the EMP was different. Rather than take a .45 ACP framed pistol and stuff a 9mm barrel into it, Springfield built the EMP around the 9mm cartridge. Thus, it was (and still is) thinner in width while the grip is also thinner from front strap to back strip. The frame width on the EMP is .918 inches versus .925 inches on the SIG Ultra. I loved that EMP but the grips were just too short for my liking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Last year Springfield brought out their new EMP 4 with a four inch barrel and a longer 10 round magazine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The EMP 4 obviously has a one inch longer barrel and slide, and has a longer grip giving it a 10 + 1 round capacity in a magazine fitted with a rubber base pad. The EMP 4 is nicely checkered with a golf ball pattern on both the back and front strap. The EMP 4 weighs in at 31 ounces; 4 ounces heavier than the original 3 inch EMP. Additionally, 2007's three inch version came with three dot night sights while the 4 inch pistol comes with a red fiber optic front sight and a two white dot rear sight. As with the original EMP, the EMP 4 comes with some very nice checkered Cocobolo grips.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It took almost a year for me to obtain an EMP 4 and was delighted with the way it shot:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The above target was fired with 30 rounds of Mag Tech 115 grain FMJ ammo at 21 feet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And this target was fired at 30 feet with 20 rounds of the same ammo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I loved the way pistol performed but I was puzzled as to why Springfield would put an extended rubber base pad on a concealed carry pistol. That extended pad only serves to give your cover garment something to latch onto, print, and give away that you are carrying a concealed pistol. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Then two weeks latter Springfield announced this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The EMP 4 CC (Contoured Carry) and I thought "Damn, I rather have this one"!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The EMP 4 CC comes with with a Bobtail "Contour" cut on the back strap and very attractive, nicely checkered G-10 grips. Instead of the 10 round extended magazine with the rubber base plate the EMP CC come with a flush fitting 9 round magazine. All of the EMP models come with a bushing-less bull barrel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The EMP CC shoots just as good, if not better as the EMP 4.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This target shows 25 rounds fired at 30 feet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I don't know how Springfield did it but both of the 4 inch barreled EMP are some of the softest shooting 9mm pistols I have. I really like the bobtail cut on the CC model. It fits my hand well and is much less likely to catch on my cover garment and expose my concealed carry pistol. Highly recommended!</span>Average Joe's Handgun Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173747731064233358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-58176003493885647962017-02-01T20:36:00.000-06:002017-02-02T18:12:00.689-06:00Colt DS II .38 Special<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Colt has a long history of producing of firearms for military and law enforcement. From their very inception Colt percussion revolvers were purchased by various military and para military units and Colt, among other manufacturers, sold rifles to the Union Army during the Civil War (or the war of Northern aggression depending upon where you live). Colt is still producing rifles for the military but signed their first handgun contract in 1872 and continued to provide pistols to the government until 1986. Those are both</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> long runs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On the law enforcement side Colt provided their early percussion revolvers to law enforcement and much of their revolver innovations through the decades originated with input from rangers, sheriffs, and city police officers. Such is the case with the evolution of the DS-II. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When Theodore Roosevelt was the Police Superintendent for the New York City Police Department he standardized the handgun for the NYPD and issued them the six shot Colt Police Positive in .32 Colt Police. Eventually the NYPD upgraded to the .38 Special and it wasn't long before detectives and plain clothed police officers began requesting a smaller, more concealable handgun. So, in 1927 Colt introduced the Detective Special with a 2 inch barrel and shortened checkered wood grips. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In 1973 Colt beefed up the Detective Special and added an ejector shroud and oversized wooden grips. In 1986 the handgun buying public was enamored with stainless steel revolvers and 9mm pistols thus, due to poor sales, Colt</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> discontinued the </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Detective Special.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In 1993, after Colt emerged from bankruptcy, the Detective Special was reintroduced, this time with wrap around rubber grips. But in 1995 the Detective Special was once again discontinued when Colt introduced the SF-VI revolver. It was fairly identical to the Detective Special except this one was produced only in stainless steel with the same rubber grips as the prior version of the Detective Special. Colt only referred to the revolver as the SF-VI which has caused speculation that it stood for Short Frame Version One or Stainless Frame Version One. In 1996 after all prior blued versions of the Detective Special was out of their inventory Colt re-christened the SF-VI the DS-II. As with the SF-VI Colt never revealed the the meaning of the initials DS-II. Many speculate that is means Detective Special II and that works for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This DS-II comes with the wrap around rubber grip which are not as large as they look and provide enough tacky feel to ensure a positive grasp of the handgun. Recoil is not bad even with +P loads however, after about 100 rounds, I did feel the need for a little extra cushion and put on an old leather weight lifting glove. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The trigger pull on this revolver is pretty darn good with a very smooth double action pull of just under 8 pounds and a single action pull of 4 pounds. The sights are the standard ramped and serrated front sight with a wide rear notch on the top strap, just in front of the hammer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I then put 32 rounds of the same ammo into this target at 30 feet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This target was shot </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> with 10 rounds of Federal Hydra-Shok 129 grain </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">+P Jacketed Hollow Point ammo at 21 feet.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KXlgfHo1sVipL8coGbUa6sQnJFioXMJU30J7a7YFUvHwF0Tgk0i6RlaMrzNAxcSfl6QRG5YFbdVyh1IOyedYjCYkzLl7n2e9IqgxRf9fOGIYL-buvkTkENuQT7AVfH-j2r3unA/s1600/DSC06675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KXlgfHo1sVipL8coGbUa6sQnJFioXMJU30J7a7YFUvHwF0Tgk0i6RlaMrzNAxcSfl6QRG5YFbdVyh1IOyedYjCYkzLl7n2e9IqgxRf9fOGIYL-buvkTkENuQT7AVfH-j2r3unA/s640/DSC06675.jpg" width="624" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The target below was shot with 10 rounds of Federal Hydra-Shok 129 grain +P Jacketed Hollow Point ammo at 30 feet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">For those who question the revolver's place in today's battery of arms I have to admit that a revolver generally carries less ammunition then a semi-automatic pistol (usually nine rounds less). I will also concede that a double action trigger pull is not as easy to manage as a lighter semi-automatice that also has a shorter and faster reset. However most citizen defensive encounters are fought at a very close range with only a few rounds actually fired. Therefore 15 rounds with a competition grade trigger will not needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Here the DS-II rides in one of my favorite holsters from Classic Old West Styles (www.cows.com). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I love the classic look of this holster which fits the DS-II like a glove.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lastly I would remind everyone to respect the old man with a revolver...he probably knows how to use it.</span>Average Joe's Handgun Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173747731064233358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-65070899367489650992017-01-29T12:44:00.000-06:002017-01-29T12:44:31.598-06:00Savage Model 1907 .32 ACP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Model 1907 in .32 ACP was Savage's entry into the pocket pistol market. The pistol was derived from their entry into the 1907 military trials to find the United State's first self loading, semi-automatic pistol in .45 caliber. Savage produced 650 45 ACP pistols for the trials which the military returned after the trials were completed and the Colt entry was chosen. Savage then sold them on the commercial market and if you can find one today you'll have a very valuable pistol. Good luck finding one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Savage felt that a scaled down pocket pistol would be a better seller than a large bore handgun so the .45 ACP model never made it into Savage's consumer catalogue. One wonders how the .45 Savage would have been received if it was put into wide distribution, but one does not need to wonder how the 1907 .32 fared. It was a hit and Savage ultimately produced 235,000 model 1907 pistols. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2. The slide rides inside the frame, as do the modern CZ pistols, rather than riding on top or outside of the frame.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3. As the slide rides inside the frame, little of the slide is left to grasp in order to rack the slide and charge the pistol. To help that function Savage put large and well spaced cocking serrations on the slide to assist with its manipulation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">4. The magazine holds 10 rounds in a double stack configuration. I'll bet you didn't realize that double stack magazine go all the way back to the early days of the last century.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">7. The sights are small and representative of an era where shooting was done quickly without taking the time to obtain an ultra precise sight picture.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The key to field stripping this pistol rests with the fire control mechanism. You begin by removing the magazine and retracting the slide to its furthest rearward position. You then engage the safety to lock the slide back. Then grasp the rear of the fire control mechanism (part #5 above) and twist it 90 degrees clockwise. At that point you pull the mechanism out and the rest of the pistol can be pushed forward and off of the frame. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This target was shot with defensive hollow-point ammunition. PMC JHP ammo was used in shooting at the center section. Of the two magazines of ammo used, there was one double feed with each magazine. The bottom righthand diamond was shot at with Hornaday JHP cartridges. They were a tad more accurate than the PMC and I had no reliability issues although I did not load and shoot a full magazine of the Hornaday fodder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Above is one of the many ads that Savage used to market the pistol to the female market. This was the beginning of the highly industrialized era in American history. In urban areas the women's husbands and fathers were typically working 12 hour shifts at a factory so they were not home much of the time. Fear of burglaries and other criminal intrusions were used to sell this pistol. The ad features the 1907's slogan "10 Shots Quick" and states that the pistol "Aims Easy as Pointing Your Finger" while asking "Are your little ones and property safe?" The fear of threats towards your children is a powerful motivator.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Former buffalo scout and legendary Western lawman "Bat" Masterson also endorsed the pistol with the ad repeating the "10 Shots Quick" slogan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Whisky Tango Firearms (WTF) of Sarasota, Florida creates custom cerakote designs. I think one of their most creative and probably popular designs has to be their Deadpool 1911. If you aren't familiar with Marvel's Deadpool and the hit 2016 movie (rated R) by the same name then this review won't mean very much to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The WTF Deadpool pistol begins life as a full-sized Kimber Custom II 1911 in .45 ACP. From there, Whisky Tango Firearms goes to work on it. Their attention to detail is flawless.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Deadpool character was a military trained marksman and mercenary. The Kimber Custom II is capable of the accuracy that a marksman would require.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This target was fired at 21 feet with Remington 230 ball ammo. Feeling that I would not be capable of replicating this shot, I stopped to preserve this target for posterity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This target shows 21 rounds also fired at 21 feet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I know there are a lot of Kimber-haters out there but this one was as accurate as anyone could want and ran through 150 rounds of the Remington ammo without any problems whatsoever. Deadpool would be proud.</span>Average Joe's Handgun Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173747731064233358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-1659736573089702442016-12-26T22:37:00.000-06:002017-03-12T12:12:07.660-05:00Taurus Spectrum .380 ACP--New for 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Taurus has announced that they will be producing a new micro-.380 ACP pistol for deep concealed carry. Taurus has had modest success with their .380 model TCP 738. The new Spectrum is much sleeker looking than their earlier model and bears a resemblance to the original Ruger LCP. One thing that the Spectrum does have in common with the 738 is that both of them <u>almost</u> have sights. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A pleasant feature of the Spectrum is that they will be produced in a plethora of color schemes. Otherwise the pistol's specifications are exactly what you would imagine them to be:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">An overall length of 5.2 inches</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">An unloaded weight of 10.2 ounces</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Although we here at the Average Joe's Test and Evaluation laboratory don't have one to wring out it does not mean that we weren't doing important work on this pistol. We spent a great deal of time coming up with names for each of the different color options Taurus has shown us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This option was a tie between "Feces" and "Chocolate Nougat" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And lastly another tie between "Snow and Asphalt" and "Stormtrooper" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Taurus frequently gets a bad rap. I have owned several and while all of them have been accurate and reliable, I am aware that this has not been the experience for a lot of people. One of the problems for retailers may be due to the multiple colors. Obviously not all of the colors are going to be popular and only time will tell which ones are going to move and which ones will sit on the shelf (I'm guessing "Feces").</span></div>
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Antiqued Thumb Break Holster with a Browning Hi-Power.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I rarely write about holsters but in this post I am going to make an exception. The holsters we will be looking at come from an outfit called "Classic Old West Styles" (</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">http://www.cows.com</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">). They specialize in western and modern holster as well as accessories and vintage looking western apparel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I first discovered them after I acquired this 1961 nickel plated Colt Detective Special with gold lip mother of pearl grips (probably faux MOP by Jay Scott) with an aluminum T-grip adapter affixed to the front strap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wanted a vintage holster to complete the look for this 55 year old revolver. In searching around I found the holster shown below on Ebay and I was extremely happy with the look and function. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">From the markings on the back of the holster I was able to determine the maker and find Classic Old West's website. From there I just had to have one for my Smith & Wesson model 65 Ladysmith with a three inch barrel and G10 VZ grips.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">These holsters are listed as their "Antiqued Thumb Break Holster" and are available for the bargain price, as of this writing, of $45.00.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I then ordered one for my Smith & Wesson Model 10 with a two inch barrel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When it arrived it was too small for my model 10 but it fit my model 60 with Altamont grips perfectly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">By now I had picked-up a Smith & Wesson Model 15 square butt, which just happened to fit a set of K-frame stag grips that were wasting away in my grip drawer. Obviously the vintage look of the revolver and grips just cried out for Classic Old West's antiqued thumb break holster.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So I got one and it makes for a very classic presentation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I recently decided that my 1911's needed some of the COW love and had them make me us one for my commander sized pistols. The one below is wearing VZ Hyena Brown Frag grips.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Although I got the antiqued thumb break holster I am very tempted to get their Fort Stanton Rig which evokes kind of a Sam Peckinpaw "Wild Bunch" look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's a taste of a few of the other offerings from Classic Old West.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Glock Basket Weave Holster.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Need a holster for your Glock MOS? Classic Old West has you covered!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I frequently have people ask me where they can find a holster for their Ruger Mark III and I can tell you that Classic Old West is the place to go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">They can even help your if your Mark III has a scope!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">They also make a few shoulder rigs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">These are just a few images of the holsters that Classic Old West has to offer. All of them look terrific and are very reasonably priced. So take a look at www.cows.com and please, tell 'em that Average Joe sent you!</span>Average Joe's Handgun Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173747731064233358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-5553874034497780772016-07-24T10:16:00.000-05:002016-07-24T10:28:14.476-05:00ZEV Technologies Defender Custom Glock 19<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When the Glock 17 hit the market in 1986 I had nothing to do with it. I had a Smith & Wesson model 10 revolver in .38 Special which was the most dependable and popular handgun in the 60's, 70's, and early 80's and I had my cool gun, James Bond's Walther PPK, Lastly I had the gun that real men carried: the Colt Government model in .45 ACP. At that point in time we worshiped at the altar of Jeff Cooper and no self respecting disciple would be caught dead using the ineffective 9mm cartridge nor carry it in a double action pistol which Colonel Cooper decried as a solution to a problem that did not exist. So I declined to shoot or even hold a Glock for the first eight years or so after it was introduced in the U.S.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Fast forward to the middle of the last decade and I had found that Glock's "reason for being" was that it was as dependable as the S&W Model 10. You could bet your life on a Glock 19. And, by this point in time Smith & Wesson had discontinued the model 10 which had been the standard bearer of dependability for the last 50 or so years. The Glock model 19 quickly filled the void left by the discontinued Model 10.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So why spend the money to customize a Glock 19? Why would anyone take a weapon's platform that the maker and legion of it's fans deem to exemplify the personification of "Perfection" and give it a total make-over? Simple. The best gun to use is a base platform for customization is one that is already dependable. This is what happened in the '70's and '80's when people took my beloved Smith and Wesson model 10 and turned it from this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Into this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The venerable model 10 was turned into a race gun for competitive shooters and it all stems from the fact that it was already a good gun made better by talented artisans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, just like the S&W model 10; the Glock 19, as good as it is, can be improved upon. So let's see the features that Zev Technologies can bring to the table:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. The trigger. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The heart and soul of any pistol is it's trigger system. The Zev Defender incorporates Zev's Duty Trigger with the red safety bar. This trigger assembly reduces most of the take-up, eliminates over-travel and smooths and lightens the pull. Zev produces 18 different trigger kits for the Glock 19. Naturally, all of them are drop-in assemblies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">2. Front Sight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Zev uses a red fiber optic front sight which I find to be preferable to a white dot, a black front sight or even night sights. My aging eyes cause me to see two front blades with every sight option except the red pipe. During shooting conditions where there is any light available, the red fiber optic stands out and only shows me only one front sight.3. Rear Sight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "\22 verdana\22 " , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The rear sight is a perfect match for the red pipe up front. The sight is serrated to break up any glare and being plain black my eyes are drawn to the front sight without any visual disruption from anything on the rear sight panel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">4. Extended Magazine Release. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "\22 verdana\22 " , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The magazine release is large and really extends from the grip. The top of the release became the resting place for my right thumb and that set-up never caused me to accidentally depress the release and prematurely dump the magazine. Needless to say it is easy to find and can be pressed without having to adjust your hand position. Whether you are using this pistol for competition or self defense, magazine</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The extended slide stop is a feature I can live without. If you prefer to release the slide stop in order to charge the pistol you will be glad it's there. If you sling shot the slide to load a round in the chamber you won't take much notice of the extended lever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">6. Grip Reduction and Stippling</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Glock grips are known to be rather "blocky", large and the finger grooves can be a little tight. Zev reduces and recontours the grip and shaves down and widens the finger grooves. They then stipple the grip making it more tacky than either the standard Gen 3 or Gen 4 grip. There is no needs to apply skateboard tape in order to get a firm grasp on the Zev grip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">7. Undercut Trigger Guard</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Zev enlarges the trigger undercut of which I am particularly fond. The standard undercut on the factory Glocks is too narrow and does not fit my middle finger. This condition produces the malady of "Glock Knuckle" which causes bruising and the formation of calluses on and around the knuckle of the middle finger. The Zev undercut is the remedy for Glock knuckle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Zev slide is cut with larger rear grasping grooves while the front grooves are wide, scalloped and extend from the front of the slide to the front of the chamber. Regardless of whether you grasp the slide from the front or read of the slide you will obtain a positive hold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">10. Black DLC Slide Coating. The slide is coated with Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) which gives it a 90 Rockwell Hardness Rating. It is non-reflective and it one tough finish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This entire package gives you a Glock pistol with superior ergonomics, a terrific trigger and sights that provide premium visibility. Naturally the pistol shoots well too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All shooting was done at the distances noted using a standing two-hand hold and Magtech 115 grain 9mm ammo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">75 feet:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The 40, 50, and 75 foot targets all show some rounds pounding the bullseye. Obviously the pistol can shoot better than I can. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Zev Defender is a dream to shoot. The good news is that all of Zev's parts are available for ala carte purchase by consumers. You can choose the ones you want to upgrade your Glock or you can send them your pistol for a complete overhaul. Regardless of which path you choose, your good 'ole Glock can be made even better.</span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana";">CEO Justin Moon founded Kahr Arms in 1995.
Moon had obtained a concealed carry license since age 18 but at that a
time he couldn't find any quality made compact and sub-compact handguns that
met his needs. His first offering was the K9 and K40, two compact
stainless steel pistols chambered in 9mm and .40 S&W. These pistols
were met with critical acclaim. They were originally offered with wrap
around wood or rubber grips that provided a superb feel when grasped. The
stainless steel series of pistols eventually included a sub-compact sized
handgun, the "MK", and a full-sized pistol dubbed the model
"T". Kahr next introduced the same line-up with polymer frames
with the "P" series being the compact handguns; the "PM"
series being the sub-compact pistol and the full-sized pistols were dubbed the
"TP".</span><span style="font-family: "times";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana";">Kahr's pistols were renowned for their long but
extremely smooth double action only trigger pulls and their low bore axis.
The pistol's design was innovative and is protected by some seven patents
making them truly unique. I think it's important to remember that Kahr
was making compact and sub-compact single stack 9mm and .40 caliber pistols
twenty years before Glock introduced the single stack model 43. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana";">The one thing that may have stymied Kahr's
market shard was the price. Handguns of this quality were costly to
produce. Kahr overcame this hurdle several years ago by introducing a
line of value-priced, polymer framed pistols, one of which we are addressing in
this review, the model CT9. The standard, and more expensive
version, of the CT9 is the TP 9. These are Kahr's larger framed
polymer pistols that have a capacity of 8 + 1 rounds. The barrel length
is just a shade less than 4 inches; the overall length of the pistol is 6.5
inches. It is 5 inches in height, 0.90 inches wide and weighs in at 18.5
ounces. Even as Kahr's full sized entry the TP9 and the CT9 are
fairly compact and very slender.</span><span style="font-family: "times";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><span style="font-size: large;">In my estimation the differences between the full
priced and value-priced line-up are minimal and outlined in the table below:</span></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Front Sight</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Drift Adjustable<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pinned<o:p></o:p></div>
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Who cares that the front sight is pinned?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me count the times I have drifted a
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Machined<o:p></o:p></div>
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Metal Injected Molded<o:p></o:p></div>
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Metal injection molding is a cost saving measure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Purists decry it but I have not experienced
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When was the last time you heard of a finely tuned 1911
with polygonal rifling?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
conventional rifling was good enough for John Browning, Les Baer, Bill Wilson
and Ed Brown, it is good enough for me and I experienced no issues with
accuracy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Slide Markings</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Engraved<o:p></o:p></div>
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Roll Marked<o:p></o:p></div>
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Again, who cares?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The slide markings have absolutely nothing to do with reliability or
accuracy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Slide Machining</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Minimal<o:p></o:p></div>
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The only machining on the slide are the rear slide
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As mentioned earlier, the trigger pull is excellent and the pistol has been completely reliable with everything I put through it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So let's see how the CT performed for me on the range:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All of the targets below were fired from a standing two-handed hold using Magtech 115 grain 9mm ammunition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The above target shows 10 rounds fired at 21 feet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This target shows 24 rounds fired at 35 feet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The final target shows 24 rounds fired at 50 feet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana";">I only have two minor issues about the pistol.
The first is that the value-priced models only come with one magazine.
I am not a person who needs 8 mags for each handgun they carry but I
generally like to have two spare magazines. That's easily remedied as Kahr
mags are easily found. My second issue is the width of the pistol.
At 0.90 inches thick it feels too slender for my fat hand. I think
this may account for some of my fliers at 35 and 50 feet. However, I also
realize two things; first is that all of the hits on those three targets would
have been fatal (the accuracy was not bad). Secondly is the realization
that carry pistols require a compromise between what one would prefer in
terms of handgun capacity in a size that is large enough to shoot well versus
versus a handgun which is concealable. Trust me, the CT9 is much easier
to conceal than a 15 round pistol.</span><span style="font-family: "times";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />Average Joe's Handgun Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173747731064233358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-14124178228892124102016-03-23T00:13:00.003-05:002016-04-07T03:45:10.358-05:00Performance Center S&W Shield Versus TALO Edition Glock 43<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In 2012 Smith & Wesson introduced the Shield and it quickly became the "go to" gun for those looking for an easy-to-conceal, reliable and accurate pistol. In 2015 Glock unveiled their long-awaited single stack 9mm pistol, the model 43. Glock is poised to take the small, concealable market away from Smith & Wesson...or are they?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In this review we talk a look at two enhanced editions of both pistols: the Performance Center Shield and the TALO Glock 42 edition. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let's start by listing the enhancements of both special edition pistols:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi-Viz green fiber optic front sight</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi-Viz red fiber optic rear sights</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ported barrel</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Trigger job</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>TALO Edition Glock 43</u></b></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Blaze Orange Pro Glo front night sight</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Black serrated "U"-notch rear sight</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I did have an issue with the sights on the G43. In drawing the pistol in complete darkness I found, upon illuminating the pistol with my flashlight, that the front sight </span><span style="font-family: "\22 verdana\22 " , sans-serif; font-size: large;">consistently </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">wound up outside of the left sight rear post. In other words my point-of-aim was significantly to the left. I have these exact same sights on my Glock 19 but this phenomenon does not occur. I think the width of the G19 helps me attain a firmer grip and truer sight picture in darkness and the much thinner G43 allows for some pretty significant deviation. Realistically though, the chances of shooting in total darkness are somewhat slim. Between the moon and streetlights there is always some ambient illumination coming into the house along with my ever present stash of flashlights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another issue I have with sights concerns my aging eyesight. Looking through the sights of the G43 I have double vision and see two blaze orange dots at the end of the slide. On the Performance Center Shield I view the fiber optic front sight as one brilliant green dot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">According to the specifications the two pistols appear to be about the same size. The major difference is in the height of the pistols. The specifications show the Glock to be about a quarter of an inch shorter than the Smith & Wesson. But this is deceiving in how the Glock feels in my hand. Both pistols are equipped with magazine extensions to give your little finger a chance to assist in gripping the pistol. On the Smith & Wesson that extension is present in both the front and back making the entire grip frame a little longer. The Glock extension only provides a front surface to for my little finger but does not extend the rear surface of the grip. Hence, the base of my palm is not engaging the lower back-strap. This tended to make me feel as if my grip wasn't exercising full control over the pistol.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Price-wise, the TALO Glock 43 is about 5% more than the Performance Center Shield.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the biggest criticisms of the Smith & Wesson M&P series of pistols is the sloppy trigger pull. They addressed this on the Shield and the pull on the Performance Center version has been worked on by the Performance Center gunsmiths resulting in an enhanced trigger experience. The trigger pull on the Glock 43 is...well, a standard Glock trigger pull. The battle for the better trigger pull goes to Smith & Wesson. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you can see from the comparison targets below the Shield shot slightly tighter groups than the Glock 43. I do not mean that the Glock had poor accuracy, it's combat accuracy was just fine. The Shield's accuracy was just a little bit better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When the Shield was first introduced four years ago I reviewed it and found it to be good, but unimpressive. The Performance Center version is a significant step forward. But one word of caution on the ported barrel. The most common place for a civilian to be attacked is when getting into your car. This is extreme close quarter combat. Most likely you will be fending off the assailant with your weak hand while you draw and fire with your dominant hand. This shot will be in very close proximity to your body. As a result, the ported barrel will funnel flame and hot gasses upward. You need to make sure that your face is not in their path.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I liked the Performance Center Shield quite a bit. If my personal carry situation required that I carry the smallest 9mm semi-automatic pistol I would choose the Glock. Based strictly on performance...I would choose the Performance Center pistol from Smith & Wesson.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Hk VP9 debuted last year with rave reviews that were well deserved. After the success of their hammer-fired P30, Hk spent about four years developing the VP9. Now, Hk is not new to striker fired handguns. They developed the striker-fired VP70 way back in 1970 and introduced the innovative striker-fired P7 in 1976.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It seems clear that Hk began with the superbly ergonomic P30 grip and built their new pistol up from that base.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The nicely textured grip come with understated and generously proportioned finger grooves. The grips also accommodate 3 different sized back-straps and six different side panels. It's highly probable that everyone can find a grip option that will fit their hand. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another exclusive feature of the VP9 is the "winged" charging handle at the rear of the slide. This minor improvement greatly increases the ability of the shooter to get a positive grip on the slide and assists in racking the slide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The heart and soul of any pistol is the trigger. The VP9 benefits from from a 5.12 pound trigger pull which has minimal pre-travel and a crisp let-off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All of the prior mentioned features help provide very good accuracy. The target below shows 5 rounds fired into a 3-inch bullseye at 21 feet. The target underneath it shows 10 rounds fired at 30 feet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have saved the best feature of the pistol for last. Hk firearms have long been expensive, too expensive for many people to justify when compared to the lower priced Glock, Springfield or Smith & Wesson M & P pistols. Hk has apparently realized this and priced the VP9 about 30% less than it's hammer-fired predecessor, the P30. When the P30 was first introduced I found it to be good pistol but not a great pistol. The VP9 takes it up and notch and makes this one Hk that will find a place in my battery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">OK, move closer to your monitor. This one you don't want to miss. This is the CZ 75 B in matte stainless steel. This pistol is kind of a mystery. It doesn't appear on the CZ website in the version you see above. There is a matte stainless on the CZ USA site but it has standard sights and rubber grips. This pistol is adorned with 3-Dot night sights and premium cocobolo grips. I did briefly find it on the CZ Custom Shop website but when I went back to check on it today it was gone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I would not be surprised to find that it does spend a brief amount of time at the Custom Shop in Arizona. The trigger pull is much better than a stock CZ 75. It is not amazingly light like the sub 3-pound pulls on their competition pistols. No, this pistol was built for defense, not competition. The trigger pull is very smooth, some polishing has taken place. The double action pull come in at 9.1 pounds and the single action pull averaged 5.25 pounds. The smoothness helps provide superb accuracy. As with all CZ's the slide rides inside the frame instead of outside or on top of the frame. Again, this is claimed to be another factor which contributes to the excellent accuracy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These grips are really something special. They are constructed from nicely grained and figured warm red cocobolo wood. They are shaped, rounded and attractively checkered to add a pleasing feel to the already ergonomic CZ grip. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These grips are the only sensual feeling you can have that doesn't involve cheating on your spouse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The trigger operating mechanism is traditional double action meaning that the first round will have the longer 9.1 pound double action pull and the subsequent rounds will have the shorter 5.25 pound single action pull. As this pistol has a manual safety instead of a decocker the pistol can be carried cocked and locked in the single action mode. So you can have your operational preference. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All of this leads us to discussing how the pistol shoots. We have already discussed the smooth trigger pull. As this is an all stainless steel pistol weighing in at 2.31 pounds this is a heavier gun than the current crop of polymer framed pistols on the market. As we have noted before a proper holster and gun belt make the weight a non-issue as far as carrying the pistol are concerned. As this is a full-sized pistol it does need a good cover garment to offer full concealment. However the weight and size of the pistol mean that the recoil from the 9mm pistol is rather minimal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As mentioned at the beginning the accuracy is superb so let's look at the targets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The center square was shot with 10 rounds of Magtech 115 grain FMJ ammo at a distance of 21 feet. The top square was shot with 10 rounds of the same ammo at 30 feet and the bottom square is 10 rounds at 45 feet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The above target was shot with 20 rounds at 75 feet. Now normally at 75 feet I miss with about half the rounds. The CZ is a natural shooter and very accurate. That's the reason 20 rounds went into an 8 inch target at 25 yards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This target shows defensive rounds fired at 21 feet. The top square was shot with five rounds of Winchester Train & Defend 147 grain JHP ammo, the center square was shot with five rounds of Federal's 105 grain Guard Dog ammo and the bottom square is five rounds of Speer 124 grain +9 Gold Dot Hollow-point ammunition. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The CZ 75 B Matte Stainless pistol has rapidly become one of my favorite pistols. While not the most convenient to carry I am finding myself carrying it frequently as the accuracy out to 75 feet gives me the confidence to make accurate shots should I, God forbid, find myself having to defend myself with my pistol. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You can find this pistol at Arnzen Arms <a href="https://secure.arnzenarms.com/product/cz-dan-wesson/self-defense/home-defense/home-defense-guns/home-defense-pistols/cz-75b-stainless-9mm-luger-47-inch-barrel-night-sights-matte-stainless-steel-cocobolo-grips-two-16">here</a>. And tell 'em that Average Joe sent you!</span></div>
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