Kimber Micro 9 & S&W Shield

[red rick]

While I was at my nephews house today working with our beagle puppies , my brother broke out his 2 new pistol after we put the puppies back in their kennel .

He just got the new Kimber Micro Crimson and a Shield 9mm . The Kimber had a good feel to it and had no failures , but you never new where the brass was going to land , some went up over your head and back behind you about 6 foot , some hit the brim of my hat , some went to the left and some went about 8 feet at 3:00 .

The Shield threw everything about 3 foot away at about the 3:00 position , right in the same pile and easy to find . I didn't like the way the grip felt in my hand though , it needs some roundness IMO .

Neither one had that great of a trigger , but I give the edge to the Kimber and recoil seemed better with the Kimber , not that either one was bad with recoil . I didn't like the thumb safety on the Kimber and the Shield didn't have a safety . We were shooting steel so I can't speak for accuracy , I hit the target every time with both guns at about 15 paces .

Very fun day .

 

[cfullgraf]

Yep, the Micro 9 tends to fling cases to all points on the compass. Both my daughter and I have one and chasing cases is an exercise in frustration. Shoots nice though.

 

[tdbmd]

Just picked up a Micro 9 but have not had it to the range yet. I will say that it feels great in the hand. Maybe even better than my PM9 which has been my primary carry gun for over 5 years. I have not previously had any handguns based on the 1911 so this is the first. It came from the factory with the CT grips, which is a nice addition but the gun just comes up and lines up so well that I expect the laser will only be turned on for practice or low light situations.