Pat Riot
Contributing Member
I went to my local indoor range yesterday. I got there early because it has been packed lately. Probably due to the new influx of gun owners these days.
Anyway, their was an older gentleman there ahead of me and we struck up a conversation about guns and we were discussing 10mm Glocks and revolvers.
He was telling me how expensive 10mm ammo is to purchase and various things about the round.
I commented about my attraction to .357 Magnum & .45 Colt revolvers and 9mm Glocks but said I was interested in trying something new, like 10mm.
The range opened and a bunch of us went inside to shoot.
Towards the end of my target practice I got a tap on the shoulder thinking it was “that kid” that works at the range that freaks out whenever someone shoot magnum loads from a revolver and there’s lots of fire and noise. .357 from last 2.5” barrel gets him all a flutter.
No, it was the nice older gent that I was talking with.
He handed me an S&W 625 with a 5.5” barrel and a moon clip filled with 6 .45 ACP rounds.
He said “Shoot it double action. See what you think. I think you’ll like it and maybe you should consider this to a 10mm. ( I had mentioned my wrist arthritis earlier as we talked outside).
I had a target at 10 yards and fired the gun at the center of the silhouette. I put all 6 rounds in the bread basket.
He smiled as I handed back the gun and thanked him then he left.
That was very nice of him...now I have a desire for a 625.
Wait...there goes another $800 at some point...
But isn’t that what we live for?
I must admit, I had never even considered a .45 ACP revolver.
Not bad at 10 yards rapid fire with a gun I had never shot before.
Anyway, their was an older gentleman there ahead of me and we struck up a conversation about guns and we were discussing 10mm Glocks and revolvers.
He was telling me how expensive 10mm ammo is to purchase and various things about the round.
I commented about my attraction to .357 Magnum & .45 Colt revolvers and 9mm Glocks but said I was interested in trying something new, like 10mm.
The range opened and a bunch of us went inside to shoot.
Towards the end of my target practice I got a tap on the shoulder thinking it was “that kid” that works at the range that freaks out whenever someone shoot magnum loads from a revolver and there’s lots of fire and noise. .357 from last 2.5” barrel gets him all a flutter.
No, it was the nice older gent that I was talking with.
He handed me an S&W 625 with a 5.5” barrel and a moon clip filled with 6 .45 ACP rounds.
He said “Shoot it double action. See what you think. I think you’ll like it and maybe you should consider this to a 10mm. ( I had mentioned my wrist arthritis earlier as we talked outside).
I had a target at 10 yards and fired the gun at the center of the silhouette. I put all 6 rounds in the bread basket.
He smiled as I handed back the gun and thanked him then he left.
That was very nice of him...now I have a desire for a 625.
Wait...there goes another $800 at some point...
But isn’t that what we live for?
I must admit, I had never even considered a .45 ACP revolver.
Not bad at 10 yards rapid fire with a gun I had never shot before.