32winspl
Member
Hey Folks, I was at the range today and put a couple hundred rounds through my 45acp. As I was policing up my brass, a guy showed up in the next lane with a little Russian midsize .380 . As I was packing up to leave, he pulls out his P3AT. Well naturally, that gets us to gabbing, and after a couple mags, he offers to let me shoot his last 3 rounds. Well heck yeah!
Now this is the first one of these little guns that I've ever seen, and I might add that I've never held or even imagined holding a 6 or 7 ounce pistol. I've read a lot about them and the LCP, almost entirely on this site; and was expecting it to spank my hand soundly. This thing is a pussycat. A really really tiny pussycat! There is no hold-open after the last round, but the mag does drop free when I hit the release button. I like that. It had a looong trigger pull (hey, I'm a 1911 guy) but it was smooth, and stageable.
I didn't note the grain bullet or the brand, but it was rn fmj. My 3 shots were at 15 yards and were covered by the palm of my hand... within 4 inches; this with a gun I've never before held, sights painted white and bar-dot (?), and no experience dry firing. (I'm used to black sights). With his permission and his pocket holster, I stuck it in my left front pocket, where it completely disappeared. No "printing", no pocket sag, no nothing, no foolin'. I can't wait to try out an LCP (I think that they have a last-round-hold-open.)
My only other mini-gun experience is several years shooting and carrying an AMT Backup 45, which does spank, and weighs something like 25 ounces loaded.
I'm almost ashamed to admit just how much I enjoyed my extremely limited time with this little gun, and how much I'd have enjoyed spending considerably more time and ammo with it.
Now this is the first one of these little guns that I've ever seen, and I might add that I've never held or even imagined holding a 6 or 7 ounce pistol. I've read a lot about them and the LCP, almost entirely on this site; and was expecting it to spank my hand soundly. This thing is a pussycat. A really really tiny pussycat! There is no hold-open after the last round, but the mag does drop free when I hit the release button. I like that. It had a looong trigger pull (hey, I'm a 1911 guy) but it was smooth, and stageable.
I didn't note the grain bullet or the brand, but it was rn fmj. My 3 shots were at 15 yards and were covered by the palm of my hand... within 4 inches; this with a gun I've never before held, sights painted white and bar-dot (?), and no experience dry firing. (I'm used to black sights). With his permission and his pocket holster, I stuck it in my left front pocket, where it completely disappeared. No "printing", no pocket sag, no nothing, no foolin'. I can't wait to try out an LCP (I think that they have a last-round-hold-open.)
My only other mini-gun experience is several years shooting and carrying an AMT Backup 45, which does spank, and weighs something like 25 ounces loaded.
I'm almost ashamed to admit just how much I enjoyed my extremely limited time with this little gun, and how much I'd have enjoyed spending considerably more time and ammo with it.
