armoredman
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Well, sort of.
I need a new sidearm for the job I am returning to, as they STILL don't authorize my favored CZ pistols. So, I went hunting with the "authorized manufacturer" list...which includes Beretta, Glock, Kahr, Taurus, Colt, (and clones), Smith, SiG, and AMT of all things...AMT is on there and I can't get CZ added? Yikes.
So, in the slim pickin's we have around here I find this gem, a lightly used Beretta PX4 Storm in 40SW. I've shopped this store for years, and they gave me a screaming deal. There was very little wear, but a FILTHY barrel, like the previous owner shot gun show lead reloads caked in mud.
No holster or spare mag yet, but I took it out to the range this morning, with Federal 180 gr FMJ FP and some 135 grain Hydra Shoks. Functioning was flawless, recoil very manageable, trigger has some creep in single action mode, but what duty pistol doesn't?
Accuracy...was lacking. All rounds fired two hand hold standing. I got 2 inches at 10 yards, not too bad. At 15 the groups started to fall apart, with the occasional flyer off the 8.5x11 paper. At 25 yards it was 2 on, 3 off. Can it hit a man sized target at 25 yards? Yes. Will my CZ SP-01 Phantom shoot rings around it? Yes.
BUT, in all fairness, this was my first time with this pistol, never used a rotating bolt sidearm before, and I was using factory ammo, always worse than my hand loads.
OK, I have dies and a mold on the way. I have everything else I need, so we'll see how this goes. I am willing to give her a try with some home grown ammo, (what girl can resist a man who offers her a home cooked meal? ), and we'll go from there.
Gonna need a cheap holster and a spare mag before long, too.
Italy - who knew they were good at things besides losing wars?
I need a new sidearm for the job I am returning to, as they STILL don't authorize my favored CZ pistols. So, I went hunting with the "authorized manufacturer" list...which includes Beretta, Glock, Kahr, Taurus, Colt, (and clones), Smith, SiG, and AMT of all things...AMT is on there and I can't get CZ added? Yikes.
So, in the slim pickin's we have around here I find this gem, a lightly used Beretta PX4 Storm in 40SW. I've shopped this store for years, and they gave me a screaming deal. There was very little wear, but a FILTHY barrel, like the previous owner shot gun show lead reloads caked in mud.
No holster or spare mag yet, but I took it out to the range this morning, with Federal 180 gr FMJ FP and some 135 grain Hydra Shoks. Functioning was flawless, recoil very manageable, trigger has some creep in single action mode, but what duty pistol doesn't?
Accuracy...was lacking. All rounds fired two hand hold standing. I got 2 inches at 10 yards, not too bad. At 15 the groups started to fall apart, with the occasional flyer off the 8.5x11 paper. At 25 yards it was 2 on, 3 off. Can it hit a man sized target at 25 yards? Yes. Will my CZ SP-01 Phantom shoot rings around it? Yes.
BUT, in all fairness, this was my first time with this pistol, never used a rotating bolt sidearm before, and I was using factory ammo, always worse than my hand loads.
OK, I have dies and a mold on the way. I have everything else I need, so we'll see how this goes. I am willing to give her a try with some home grown ammo, (what girl can resist a man who offers her a home cooked meal? ), and we'll go from there.
Gonna need a cheap holster and a spare mag before long, too.
Italy - who knew they were good at things besides losing wars?