slabuda
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got a PT145 recently here is how it shot for me.
FYI. I have not shot a handgun in over 8 yrs...and am no marksman by any means.
See here for descriptions on targets. http://www.pistoleer.com/targets/silhouette/
1st time out shot 150 rnd of Fiocci ball and 50 rnds of S&B ball
had one hard primer 3 pulls no fire (but practiced tap-rack-bang), forgot what lot of ammo it was, and one failure to go fully into battery (did a sort of forward assist and bang).
***I did not clean prior to first outing as I wanted to see how it would do greased up. the failures seemed to have come on the last two boxes which seems understandable as it would take a bit to get the lube to flow through the gun and gum it up.
2nd time out ****cleaned this time**** 150 rounds of fiocci and 100 of American something or other plus 20 of 188gr corbon +p. No failures of any sort. Shot one handed with 230 gr ball recoil not too bad and was ok to controll even for me(Im not a big guy at 5'2" and 130 pound and have small hands). The corbon well what can I say but WOW!!! What a kick!!! Nothing I wouldnt not carry. It was actually what I really expected with the short barrleled gun with normal ball rounds. The PT145 is VERY recoil friendly IMO. I think the 185gr +P in any brand will be my defence round to give the bullet a FPS boost in the short barrel. wont be shot often just enough to keep proficent.
at about 20ft on a TQ6 target 2 handed slow shoooting I was around a 3-4"group (guesstimate as I had no ruler) edited to add I had one arm braced against the stop
then used a B29 and TT-1 (like the TT-1 on the low lit indoor range) at 15-25-50 ft. shooting faster with a few double taps etc. with the exception of a few fliers (all in silhouette at 15-25 and a few out at 50) the groups were about 4-6"-68"-9-11" repectivly not competition by any means but not that bad for 8 yrs no hand gunning and close enough to hit center mass inside the house or at "typical" gunfight ranges.
***note I shot corbon slower and more controlled only to see how it fed and was not as concerened with the above tests) altough it seemed accurate enough***
all in all Im well pleased with recoil, accuracy, and reliability (after cleaning that is) that when I return it will be my CCW piece
FYI. I have not shot a handgun in over 8 yrs...and am no marksman by any means.
See here for descriptions on targets. http://www.pistoleer.com/targets/silhouette/
1st time out shot 150 rnd of Fiocci ball and 50 rnds of S&B ball
had one hard primer 3 pulls no fire (but practiced tap-rack-bang), forgot what lot of ammo it was, and one failure to go fully into battery (did a sort of forward assist and bang).
***I did not clean prior to first outing as I wanted to see how it would do greased up. the failures seemed to have come on the last two boxes which seems understandable as it would take a bit to get the lube to flow through the gun and gum it up.
2nd time out ****cleaned this time**** 150 rounds of fiocci and 100 of American something or other plus 20 of 188gr corbon +p. No failures of any sort. Shot one handed with 230 gr ball recoil not too bad and was ok to controll even for me(Im not a big guy at 5'2" and 130 pound and have small hands). The corbon well what can I say but WOW!!! What a kick!!! Nothing I wouldnt not carry. It was actually what I really expected with the short barrleled gun with normal ball rounds. The PT145 is VERY recoil friendly IMO. I think the 185gr +P in any brand will be my defence round to give the bullet a FPS boost in the short barrel. wont be shot often just enough to keep proficent.
at about 20ft on a TQ6 target 2 handed slow shoooting I was around a 3-4"group (guesstimate as I had no ruler) edited to add I had one arm braced against the stop
then used a B29 and TT-1 (like the TT-1 on the low lit indoor range) at 15-25-50 ft. shooting faster with a few double taps etc. with the exception of a few fliers (all in silhouette at 15-25 and a few out at 50) the groups were about 4-6"-68"-9-11" repectivly not competition by any means but not that bad for 8 yrs no hand gunning and close enough to hit center mass inside the house or at "typical" gunfight ranges.
***note I shot corbon slower and more controlled only to see how it fed and was not as concerened with the above tests) altough it seemed accurate enough***
all in all Im well pleased with recoil, accuracy, and reliability (after cleaning that is) that when I return it will be my CCW piece
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PLEASE!!!!
