While extra weight is not desirable in carry pistols, some target pistols have been equipped with add-on weight to adjust the pistols's balance. I am not (yet) into shooting such pistols, But I do have a problem, that might be mitigated a bit by more weight at the muzzle. My formerly stronger wrist is developing more than a touch of arthritis, transforming my P229R duty pistol into a torture device, with the snappy .40 recoil and the relatively high bore axis. An all-stainless steel version of the P229 would be a solution, though expensive, and the Stainless Elites will not fit the mandated duty holster, so I would have to pay someone to do some custom grinding.
One solution would be to insert some appropriately-sized pieces of lead into the battery compartment of a weapon-mounted light. My X200 is simply not heavy enough, with batteries in place, to make much difference.
Another solution would be a small rail riser or adapter, but the ones I have found are aluminum. I already have one made by GG&G, which is aluminum, and simply does not weigh enough to make a difference. Are there any small steel risers on the market I may have missed in my searching?
An extended and ported barrel is not a solution, as I must qual while using a
specified, mandated holster.
I can switch to a Glock or M&P40, the other authorized duty pistols, to get a lower bore axis, but the mandated standard duty cartridge is the snappy .40 S&W, regardless. Only the SWAT guys can carry other cartridges, and just about any pistol they want. Their armorer, with a similar affliction, switched to an all-steel 9mm duty pistol.
I can train on my own with my 9mm conversion barrel, and may purchase a .22 LR conversion upper unit. Thankfully, a P229R points, for me, like a K-frame
revolver, and the DA pulls are very similar, so I can do most of my practicing with my S&W Model 17, and rimfire ammo.
Have I forgotten anything?
I could appeal to the chief for an exception to the duty pistol rules, but one firearms trainer recommended I not do that, as I could find myself in front of a medical review board, tying to convince them not to "medically separate" me from the department. (forced retirement) i think I have a few more good years left in me; I am only 50.
Thanks for reading this far without falling asleep!
One solution would be to insert some appropriately-sized pieces of lead into the battery compartment of a weapon-mounted light. My X200 is simply not heavy enough, with batteries in place, to make much difference.
Another solution would be a small rail riser or adapter, but the ones I have found are aluminum. I already have one made by GG&G, which is aluminum, and simply does not weigh enough to make a difference. Are there any small steel risers on the market I may have missed in my searching?
An extended and ported barrel is not a solution, as I must qual while using a
specified, mandated holster.
I can switch to a Glock or M&P40, the other authorized duty pistols, to get a lower bore axis, but the mandated standard duty cartridge is the snappy .40 S&W, regardless. Only the SWAT guys can carry other cartridges, and just about any pistol they want. Their armorer, with a similar affliction, switched to an all-steel 9mm duty pistol.
I can train on my own with my 9mm conversion barrel, and may purchase a .22 LR conversion upper unit. Thankfully, a P229R points, for me, like a K-frame
revolver, and the DA pulls are very similar, so I can do most of my practicing with my S&W Model 17, and rimfire ammo.
Have I forgotten anything?
I could appeal to the chief for an exception to the duty pistol rules, but one firearms trainer recommended I not do that, as I could find myself in front of a medical review board, tying to convince them not to "medically separate" me from the department. (forced retirement) i think I have a few more good years left in me; I am only 50.
Thanks for reading this far without falling asleep!
