Racinbob
June 28, 2009, 07:30 AM
With over 4 decades of shooting experience I'm amazed how much there is still to be learned. Granted, most of my shooting was in my back yard when I lived on 26 acres in Indiana. Now, in Florida, I'm pretty much limited to ranges. I completed another class taught by Florida Safety and Health Education yesterday. I went to the FSHE NRA Instructor course to get certified a while back. I was so impress with Dave's ability to make a class interesting, enjoyable and benificial that I jumped on this Defensive Tactical Concealed carry course. I wasn't let down. Except maybe for learning that I still have a lot to learn. If you live in central or eastern Florida, check out www.floridashe.com Dave's classes are great.
That being said, I was a bit apprensive about how my SR9 would perform. I knew there would be a lot of fine pistols there that were much 'higher end'. Also I had just polished the feed ramp but, due to a shoulder problem, I hadn't tried it out after doing the work. Mind you, It never has had a single malfunction but the ramp looked like the bullet skipped up it after a range session. This time, still no malfunctions and the ramp looks like the bullet was sliding up it as it should. I was quite pleased.
There was only one pistol that repeatedly failed. It was a Taurus (uncertain of exact model). The owner blamed it on the Wolf ammo and he may well be right. But he couldn't blame the ammo for his hand looking like hamburger after the course. He even said that the trigger guard and controls were beating him. Yes, he had a proper grip and was a big guy. At one point we had to stop while some blood was wiped up. This isn't meant to start another slamming Taurus thread. I'm sure some of them are just fine. If nothing else, I'm just wanting to give a big thumbs up for the education offered by FSHE.
That being said, I was a bit apprensive about how my SR9 would perform. I knew there would be a lot of fine pistols there that were much 'higher end'. Also I had just polished the feed ramp but, due to a shoulder problem, I hadn't tried it out after doing the work. Mind you, It never has had a single malfunction but the ramp looked like the bullet skipped up it after a range session. This time, still no malfunctions and the ramp looks like the bullet was sliding up it as it should. I was quite pleased.
There was only one pistol that repeatedly failed. It was a Taurus (uncertain of exact model). The owner blamed it on the Wolf ammo and he may well be right. But he couldn't blame the ammo for his hand looking like hamburger after the course. He even said that the trigger guard and controls were beating him. Yes, he had a proper grip and was a big guy. At one point we had to stop while some blood was wiped up. This isn't meant to start another slamming Taurus thread. I'm sure some of them are just fine. If nothing else, I'm just wanting to give a big thumbs up for the education offered by FSHE.
