First a little history of my small but odd collection of firearms...
Way back in 2006 I was looking for my first handgun. My first choice was for an auto mainly due to capacity and the cool factor. I visited a bunch of gun shops and handeled quite a few. You know what I found, these dang complicated things made me nervous and my hands would not stop shaking. I'm not a novice to weapons on the whole but the auto just seemed spooky.
I started to handle a revolver and to my surprise the anxiety went away. Didn't much matter which revolver it was I felt very comfortable handeling them. Some fit better that others and I eventually purchased a GP100 6" SS. I have since bonded with this weapon and have become to believe, in my mind, that this gun was made with me in mind. I have the sights on my magnum zeroed in with 125 grain .357. There is not a lot a correction in POI between 15 and 60 yards. I just love this gun like it was my first born (purchased? not quite sure
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After going through about 500 rounds I found the urge to explore other possibilities (I thought only drugs did that). I started to research some autos here on THR and in general on the web (wasn't this called an encyclopedia at some point ) I found a semi new offering called the Taurus 24/7 .45 Pro. This gun looks, and still does, sweet. Unknown to me at the time it had a double strike capability in the case of a SA misfire. This was the main reason why I purchased the GP100 in the first place. SA for controlled shots or DA when seconds count. I have since found that other manufacturers also provide this feature and just to do not market this feature.
The 24/7 .45 is very comfortable to shoot and has not had a failure, of any kind, in roughly 500 rounds. I have two issues which may or may not be the weapon itself. First is the actual recoil, hard to stay on target and jumps pretty violently in the hand. I have a pretty strong grip and have tried several different variations. Two is I can not hit where I aim outside of 10 yards. All shots while group well are really low, like 6 inches at 15 yards. I am considering sending it back to Taurus but I am unsure if it is the gun or my ability to use the Heinie sights. My discipline is to shoot at 6 o'clock so I'm giving it a few more range sessions. I am also going to add a Hougue slipon and see if that helps my control.
Analyzing myself, always a fun thing to do, I had the thought that maybe the .45 caliber was too much for my first auto handgun. Being plastic probably didn't help out in the first place. I again went back to my encyclopediaFU, I mean googleFU, and THR I did some more research. I found a general census that a full steel frame is far easier to shoot than the plastic fantastics (and I wanted t be modern). The 9mm will also be a bit easier on actual recoil and the pocket book.
I searched high and low reading just about everything on the subject to find my perfect match, kinda like those dating services but without upsetting the wife. Perusing the pics on the web the S&W, Ruger and SIGs just did not hold my interest (told you it was like internet dating). I eventually found what I was looking for the CZ75b.
I took my search back to the street to look for what I truly wanted. As fate would have it the very first shop I visted had exactly what I was looking for, a NIB CZ75b. Now most of you have looked at the title and know that the year of this model is 1996. I also did the double take when I picked this beauty up. Completely clean with packing grease all over the internals. Someone evidently bought and sold this weapon without ever firing it. I have the box, packaging and target used at the factory.
After the 10 days California gives us to ensure we really want this relationship. I brought the gun home and consumated the affair with a thorough cleaning, lube and obligatory dry firing (also known as fore play). Once out on the range I could not have been happier. I found that this was the gun for me and will of course cause a jealousy rift with my GP100. All groups on center, after 100 rounds all groups where I wanted them within the 9 ring and three bullseyes to match, at 15 yards!
I get bored shooting groups on paper and the range and where I shoot is really just a canyon with junk left behind by those that do not understand the outdoors. With the obligatory environmental clause out of the way, I did notice a few plastic jugs out at 20 and 50 yards. I took out my GP100 and took care of those. I then thought lets try with the new one. I loaded up the CZ and not expecting much, I worked those jugs just as I had with the GP100. Most of the people I know, including friends and family, have never seen me smile as big or as long.
I am definately pleased with with new aquisition. I want to thank those that have posted before me on the CZ75b platform that I have lurked. You have done a great job in keeping with the principles of this forum and provided me with endless hours of fun. While I am still sketchy on the 24/7 it does protect my home, I don't need more than 7 yards for SD and if there are zombies at a distance I have two others.
Way back in 2006 I was looking for my first handgun. My first choice was for an auto mainly due to capacity and the cool factor. I visited a bunch of gun shops and handeled quite a few. You know what I found, these dang complicated things made me nervous and my hands would not stop shaking. I'm not a novice to weapons on the whole but the auto just seemed spooky.
I started to handle a revolver and to my surprise the anxiety went away. Didn't much matter which revolver it was I felt very comfortable handeling them. Some fit better that others and I eventually purchased a GP100 6" SS. I have since bonded with this weapon and have become to believe, in my mind, that this gun was made with me in mind. I have the sights on my magnum zeroed in with 125 grain .357. There is not a lot a correction in POI between 15 and 60 yards. I just love this gun like it was my first born (purchased? not quite sure
)After going through about 500 rounds I found the urge to explore other possibilities (I thought only drugs did that
). I started to research some autos here on THR and in general on the web (wasn't this called an encyclopedia at some point ) I found a semi new offering called the Taurus 24/7 .45 Pro. This gun looks, and still does, sweet. Unknown to me at the time it had a double strike capability in the case of a SA misfire. This was the main reason why I purchased the GP100 in the first place. SA for controlled shots or DA when seconds count. I have since found that other manufacturers also provide this feature and just to do not market this feature. The 24/7 .45 is very comfortable to shoot and has not had a failure, of any kind, in roughly 500 rounds. I have two issues which may or may not be the weapon itself. First is the actual recoil, hard to stay on target and jumps pretty violently in the hand. I have a pretty strong grip and have tried several different variations. Two is I can not hit where I aim outside of 10 yards. All shots while group well are really low, like 6 inches at 15 yards. I am considering sending it back to Taurus but I am unsure if it is the gun or my ability to use the Heinie sights. My discipline is to shoot at 6 o'clock so I'm giving it a few more range sessions. I am also going to add a Hougue slipon and see if that helps my control.
Analyzing myself, always a fun thing to do, I had the thought that maybe the .45 caliber was too much for my first auto handgun. Being plastic probably didn't help out in the first place. I again went back to my encyclopediaFU, I mean googleFU, and THR I did some more research. I found a general census that a full steel frame is far easier to shoot than the plastic fantastics (and I wanted t be modern
). The 9mm will also be a bit easier on actual recoil and the pocket book.I searched high and low reading just about everything on the subject to find my perfect match, kinda like those dating services but without upsetting the wife. Perusing the pics on the web the S&W, Ruger and SIGs just did not hold my interest (told you it was like internet dating
). I eventually found what I was looking for the CZ75b.I took my search back to the street to look for what I truly wanted. As fate would have it the very first shop I visted had exactly what I was looking for, a NIB CZ75b. Now most of you have looked at the title and know that the year of this model is 1996. I also did the double take when I picked this beauty up. Completely clean with packing grease all over the internals. Someone evidently bought and sold this weapon without ever firing it. I have the box, packaging and target used at the factory.
After the 10 days California gives us to ensure we really want this relationship. I brought the gun home and consumated the affair with a thorough cleaning, lube and obligatory dry firing (also known as fore play). Once out on the range I could not have been happier. I found that this was the gun for me and will of course cause a jealousy rift with my GP100. All groups on center, after 100 rounds all groups where I wanted them within the 9 ring and three bullseyes to match, at 15 yards!
I get bored shooting groups on paper and the range and where I shoot is really just a canyon with junk left behind by those that do not understand the outdoors. With the obligatory environmental clause out of the way, I did notice a few plastic jugs out at 20 and 50 yards. I took out my GP100 and took care of those. I then thought lets try with the new one. I loaded up the CZ and not expecting much, I worked those jugs just as I had with the GP100. Most of the people I know, including friends and family, have never seen me smile as big or as long.
I am definately pleased with with new aquisition. I want to thank those that have posted before me on the CZ75b platform that I have lurked. You have done a great job in keeping with the principles of this forum and provided me with endless hours of fun. While I am still sketchy on the 24/7 it does protect my home, I don't need more than 7 yards for SD and if there are zombies at a distance I have two others
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