I've been shooting my Glock 23 with a 9mm Lone Wolf barrel in "off-duty" combat matches in the league I shoot in. We average 10 matches for a final score. We can shoot 15 matches total and drop our five worst scores.
The Glock has been terrific with the 9mm barrel:
Last night I shot my last 3 matches (#'s 13, 14, and 15). I decided to use my A-Grade German trade-in Heckler & Koch P7 9mm. I had wanted one of these guns since the early 1980's when I first read about them.
I improved my score by a lot with all three matches I fired. I was 20 points higher with the P7 than with the Glock. This is not a rip on Glock, but more of a tip of the hat to the HK P7. The matches are under time constraint and the gun is drawn from a covered position on the hip (you have to have a jacket or sweatshirt or vest covering the gun as if it was truly concealed). Magazine changes are included in the timed firing (6 shots, reload, fire 6 more). I find the heel magazine release on the P7 to be a non-issue compared to a button mag release. I noticed that I was firing my second string of 6 shots before the other 4 shooters on the line did. The squeeze cocking lever is very fast for releasing the slide during a reload.
Boy does the P7 get hot though! The first 50 round match was no problem. The second 50 round match was slightly uncomfortable due to the heat. The third string of 50 rounds in a row was enough to make me think my jacket might melt from contacting the gun. I did put three bandaids on my trigger finger to prevent my finger from getting burned where it contacted the super heated frame.
Anyway, I love my P7. It sure improved my scores!
The Glock has been terrific with the 9mm barrel:
Last night I shot my last 3 matches (#'s 13, 14, and 15). I decided to use my A-Grade German trade-in Heckler & Koch P7 9mm. I had wanted one of these guns since the early 1980's when I first read about them.
I improved my score by a lot with all three matches I fired. I was 20 points higher with the P7 than with the Glock. This is not a rip on Glock, but more of a tip of the hat to the HK P7. The matches are under time constraint and the gun is drawn from a covered position on the hip (you have to have a jacket or sweatshirt or vest covering the gun as if it was truly concealed). Magazine changes are included in the timed firing (6 shots, reload, fire 6 more). I find the heel magazine release on the P7 to be a non-issue compared to a button mag release. I noticed that I was firing my second string of 6 shots before the other 4 shooters on the line did. The squeeze cocking lever is very fast for releasing the slide during a reload.
Boy does the P7 get hot though! The first 50 round match was no problem. The second 50 round match was slightly uncomfortable due to the heat. The third string of 50 rounds in a row was enough to make me think my jacket might melt from contacting the gun. I did put three bandaids on my trigger finger to prevent my finger from getting burned where it contacted the super heated frame.
Anyway, I love my P7. It sure improved my scores!