ancientnoob
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I finally had the time to get to the range and put 100 rounds through my new Heizer PKO 45. The factory says that these gun require a 200 round break in period so I am only 50% through that period.
My initial impression when holding this gun was it was not terribly heavy and the controls are intuitive, although it felt totally different then any other firearm I have shot. The large mag release button is a plus.
One of there spokespeople said firing the pistol is like shooting a .22. I totally disagree. The recoil impulse was more similar to a .38 spl +P out of my SS S&W 649. After the 100 rounds I did have a bit of a hot spot on the web of my hand just below the joint where my index finger meets my palm. Surprisingly the gun was not a beast to shoot and was relatively comfortable. I once had a Micro Desert Eagle .380 and this puts it to shame , that gun was beast to hold on to.
Accuracy was about what I expected. I could easily achieve approximently 2.5" - 3" groups at 7 yards. The sights are very good. Consisting of red and green fiber optic pipes. Follow up shoots were easy to make and quick to acquire. Point of aim and point of impact were very close together and I had no problem making repeatable shots.
I did have several malfunctions. I had 3 light primer strikes on S&B 230 gr ball, and a couple failures to feed. The primers were seated farther in then I usually see and that may have been an ammo isse. I had 2 failure to feeds and no light primer strikes on Remington 230 gr ball. Sometimes using the slide release the PKO would not strip off a round from these super tight magazines, racking the slide eliminated this issue. All ammo that was loaded back into the pistol fired without a hitch. The slide always locked to the rear on empty.
The grip ergonomics, I think could be better but were not terrible at all. Even with the short grip and flush magazine I could get almost get my pinky on the frame. The gun feels very solid and a high level of finishing went into this pistol.
Stay tuned to Part 2 and Part 3 once the factory break in period is achieved.
The overall fit and finish of the gun was very impressive with a lot of very tight tolerances. It may be worthwhile to note this is like the easiest pistol to field strip, it took me like 10 seconds with no practice and like 12 seconds to put it back together. It is such a plus.
My initial impression when holding this gun was it was not terribly heavy and the controls are intuitive, although it felt totally different then any other firearm I have shot. The large mag release button is a plus.
One of there spokespeople said firing the pistol is like shooting a .22. I totally disagree. The recoil impulse was more similar to a .38 spl +P out of my SS S&W 649. After the 100 rounds I did have a bit of a hot spot on the web of my hand just below the joint where my index finger meets my palm. Surprisingly the gun was not a beast to shoot and was relatively comfortable. I once had a Micro Desert Eagle .380 and this puts it to shame , that gun was beast to hold on to.
Accuracy was about what I expected. I could easily achieve approximently 2.5" - 3" groups at 7 yards. The sights are very good. Consisting of red and green fiber optic pipes. Follow up shoots were easy to make and quick to acquire. Point of aim and point of impact were very close together and I had no problem making repeatable shots.
I did have several malfunctions. I had 3 light primer strikes on S&B 230 gr ball, and a couple failures to feed. The primers were seated farther in then I usually see and that may have been an ammo isse. I had 2 failure to feeds and no light primer strikes on Remington 230 gr ball. Sometimes using the slide release the PKO would not strip off a round from these super tight magazines, racking the slide eliminated this issue. All ammo that was loaded back into the pistol fired without a hitch. The slide always locked to the rear on empty.
The grip ergonomics, I think could be better but were not terrible at all. Even with the short grip and flush magazine I could get almost get my pinky on the frame. The gun feels very solid and a high level of finishing went into this pistol.
Stay tuned to Part 2 and Part 3 once the factory break in period is achieved.
The overall fit and finish of the gun was very impressive with a lot of very tight tolerances. It may be worthwhile to note this is like the easiest pistol to field strip, it took me like 10 seconds with no practice and like 12 seconds to put it back together. It is such a plus.
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