TheMariner
February 12, 2003, 05:53 PM
As a member of the USMMA's Pistol Team, I have the pleasure of using some of the finest guns, as far as accuracy goes, in the world. My coach was a member of the Soviet National team for thirty years before retiring and the training from him that I have recieved in addition to my own eleven years of experience.
Having said this, I maintain two personal weapons for my own practice and maintence of skills. One of those guns is an old S&W 78G air pistol, which still shoots as accurately as the pro-compressed air models we use. The other is a Walther P22 (5' model). My coach decided to put ten through one day when I had it out. After a second and third and even a fourth ten, he remarked that the only thing holding it back from being a viable competition piece was the comparably heavy trigger (maybe 2# at the most). You may think that is light but, for example, my free pistol's trigger is set at somewhere around fifty grams.
I was surprised at his comment, considering my own accuracy with the gun was nothing near what I'd call competition worthy (but to be just, at that time, neither was my free pistol scores and I'd only put about 1500rds through it). But after breaking it in some more, I found he was right that it isn't a bad piece at 50' at all.
What I'd like know is what other owners' experience with it is. I'm happy with it but my coach is interested in getting one and having a trigger job done on it.
Having said this, I maintain two personal weapons for my own practice and maintence of skills. One of those guns is an old S&W 78G air pistol, which still shoots as accurately as the pro-compressed air models we use. The other is a Walther P22 (5' model). My coach decided to put ten through one day when I had it out. After a second and third and even a fourth ten, he remarked that the only thing holding it back from being a viable competition piece was the comparably heavy trigger (maybe 2# at the most). You may think that is light but, for example, my free pistol's trigger is set at somewhere around fifty grams.
I was surprised at his comment, considering my own accuracy with the gun was nothing near what I'd call competition worthy (but to be just, at that time, neither was my free pistol scores and I'd only put about 1500rds through it). But after breaking it in some more, I found he was right that it isn't a bad piece at 50' at all.
What I'd like know is what other owners' experience with it is. I'm happy with it but my coach is interested in getting one and having a trigger job done on it.