Peter M. Eick
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Perfect combinations, What are they? In my mind they are guns and rounds that just work great. Not to much power for the gun, but then again, not to much gun for the power. What is a good example of an "almost" perfect combination? The 38/44 Heavy Duty. Great gun, I love them, but even with 38/44 rounds, it is just to much metal for a hot 38 special.
So what are some perfect combinations?
Well I was out with my 229 sport this morning. After 500 rnds, I figure this is a perfect combination. The sport and the 357 sig are just made for each other. Great trigger, lots of power on tap, accurate, easy to shoot. Plenty of firepower. Virtually no real recoil because of the comp. Just a perfect combination. It got me thinking.
Another SIG perfect combination is the 210 and 9mm. The 210-6 is just heavy enough to make the 9mm a pussy cat to shoot. No real recoil. One of the best triggers ever, accurate beyond belief. The gun was just perfect for the round.
What other perfect combinations are there?
What about the 1911 and the 45 acp. Here you have another perfect combination. Go to a 10mm and you start pushing what the 1911 can handle gracefully. Go to a 9mm in the 1911 and it is just to much metal for the round.
What about the 357 Mag and the S&W N Frame like the Registered Magnums. Just about the perfect combination of metal to round ratio. Particularly in the 6.5 to 8" barrels. Put the 357 in some scandium k frame and it will hurt a bunch to shoot. Put it in a hand built N frame and it is great. Just perfection for the round.
The 30/30 and the Winchester 94 come to mind. Heck, the 30/30 is no great round, but put it in a 94 it works to perfection because the gun and the round matches. Accurate enough for the round with iron sights yet not pushing the capabilities of the round in dense forest.
The 7.62 Nato and the M-14. Put a hot loaded 7.62 into you M1A and you can tell it does not work. Put a wimp load in and it just feels all wrong. The 7.62 and the M-14 are just perfection. Accurate, easy to shoot well, just enough recoil to give you sense of satisfaction, but not like a 300 Ultra mag so it is no fun to blast off a dozen mags in a range session. Again, just perfection in round and rifle.
So what other perfect combinations are there?
So what are some perfect combinations?
Well I was out with my 229 sport this morning. After 500 rnds, I figure this is a perfect combination. The sport and the 357 sig are just made for each other. Great trigger, lots of power on tap, accurate, easy to shoot. Plenty of firepower. Virtually no real recoil because of the comp. Just a perfect combination. It got me thinking.
Another SIG perfect combination is the 210 and 9mm. The 210-6 is just heavy enough to make the 9mm a pussy cat to shoot. No real recoil. One of the best triggers ever, accurate beyond belief. The gun was just perfect for the round.
What other perfect combinations are there?
What about the 1911 and the 45 acp. Here you have another perfect combination. Go to a 10mm and you start pushing what the 1911 can handle gracefully. Go to a 9mm in the 1911 and it is just to much metal for the round.
What about the 357 Mag and the S&W N Frame like the Registered Magnums. Just about the perfect combination of metal to round ratio. Particularly in the 6.5 to 8" barrels. Put the 357 in some scandium k frame and it will hurt a bunch to shoot. Put it in a hand built N frame and it is great. Just perfection for the round.
The 30/30 and the Winchester 94 come to mind. Heck, the 30/30 is no great round, but put it in a 94 it works to perfection because the gun and the round matches. Accurate enough for the round with iron sights yet not pushing the capabilities of the round in dense forest.
The 7.62 Nato and the M-14. Put a hot loaded 7.62 into you M1A and you can tell it does not work. Put a wimp load in and it just feels all wrong. The 7.62 and the M-14 are just perfection. Accurate, easy to shoot well, just enough recoil to give you sense of satisfaction, but not like a 300 Ultra mag so it is no fun to blast off a dozen mags in a range session. Again, just perfection in round and rifle.
So what other perfect combinations are there?