Modernhoglegs
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I cashed out my autoloaders in favor of revolvers a few years ago, and I thought the reason might be of interest here.
I had been shooting semi's for about 20 years, and went through the police academy with Ruger's P89. I got the P90 when I got my CHL.
Years passed, and I went to work at Bass Pro for a while.
A few months later I had to requalify for my CHL.
I spent the entire range session doing the tap-rack drill on my P90 that had never given me a moment's trouble in the 10 years I'd owned it. Everytime I pulled the trigger, the magazine ejected from the pistol.
I managed to qualify in spite of the malfunctions, but the situation was just bizarre.
When I got home, I tore that pistol down to the pins looking for anything bent, broken, or out of place.
Nothing. Everything looked factory fresh.
I reassembled it and took my usual firm Weaver stance trying to figure out if I had changed my hand postiion somehow.
While I was turning the pistol this way and that my right middle finger slipped between the index and middle fingers of my left hand, and the magazine dropped on the floor.
The problem was two-fold.
1. I am left handed, and the magazine catch is on the left side of the frame on the P90, but it had never been an issue in the past.
2. Working as Bass Pro was a lot more physical than my normal day job.
I had lost about 15-20 pounds while working at the store and my fingers skinny enough that under recoil, the middle finger of my right hand would hit the magazine release when using a Weaver stance.
The P90 had to go because I can't risk my EDC gun not working in an emergency. That was the day I switched to a Ruger SP101.
Considering the number of folks on diets these days, I thought I would share my adventure as a warning to beware of changes in your body as weight loss becomes pronounced. It may not be just your pants that need to be altered.
I had been shooting semi's for about 20 years, and went through the police academy with Ruger's P89. I got the P90 when I got my CHL.
Years passed, and I went to work at Bass Pro for a while.
A few months later I had to requalify for my CHL.
I spent the entire range session doing the tap-rack drill on my P90 that had never given me a moment's trouble in the 10 years I'd owned it. Everytime I pulled the trigger, the magazine ejected from the pistol.
I managed to qualify in spite of the malfunctions, but the situation was just bizarre.
When I got home, I tore that pistol down to the pins looking for anything bent, broken, or out of place.
Nothing. Everything looked factory fresh.
I reassembled it and took my usual firm Weaver stance trying to figure out if I had changed my hand postiion somehow.
While I was turning the pistol this way and that my right middle finger slipped between the index and middle fingers of my left hand, and the magazine dropped on the floor.
The problem was two-fold.
1. I am left handed, and the magazine catch is on the left side of the frame on the P90, but it had never been an issue in the past.
2. Working as Bass Pro was a lot more physical than my normal day job.
I had lost about 15-20 pounds while working at the store and my fingers skinny enough that under recoil, the middle finger of my right hand would hit the magazine release when using a Weaver stance.
The P90 had to go because I can't risk my EDC gun not working in an emergency. That was the day I switched to a Ruger SP101.
Considering the number of folks on diets these days, I thought I would share my adventure as a warning to beware of changes in your body as weight loss becomes pronounced. It may not be just your pants that need to be altered.
