ChanceMcCall
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Of course, honesty, is primary.
A couple of us (maybe four of us) are going to tackle a print review of micro 9mm suitable for concealed carry. I am curious as to what others would like to see in a comprehensive review. Here are some basics of what we intend to cover:
Guns:
We own these guns so we owe no allegiance to anyone. We did not include any Glocks because they still don't get the issue of width for concealed carry. (I do own Glocks.)
We will include comprehensive measurements on all guns, including loaded weight.
What guns do you think should be on this list of micro 9mms and why?
Ammo:
Federal 147 grain Hydra-Shok
Federal 124 grain Hydra-Shok
Federal 135 grain Hydra-Shok Deep
Hornady 9mm Luger 115 gr FTX Critical Defense
We are not testing ammo per se. We are testing how well these rounds will function and how accurate they are in each gun. We will also chronograph them to obtain velocities through each gun as the shorter barrel lengths will get different results than most published information. We are not testing them for penetration as there are already superlative tests out there. Since we are also going to be running speed tests, the ammo will also be measured in this manner as well.
What ammo should be included and why?
What is being tested:
Concealability using OWB holsters under a T-shirt
Comfort of carry for various body types
Trigger pull weights and reset issues
Accuracy at 10 feet using "instinct" method
Speed of draw and target acquisition at 10 feet using "instinct" method
Accuracy at 10 feet using "instinct" method under stress conditions
Accuracy at 7, 10, and 20 yards using factory sights under daylight and low light conditions. (The low light conditions should give an advantage to the guns with night sights - but we will see.)
Speed of draw and target acquisition at at 7, 10, and 20 yards using factory sights.
What are we missing?
A couple of us (maybe four of us) are going to tackle a print review of micro 9mm suitable for concealed carry. I am curious as to what others would like to see in a comprehensive review. Here are some basics of what we intend to cover:
Guns:
- Bond Arms Bullpup
- Detonics Pocket 9
- Sig 365
- Springfield Armory Hellcat
We own these guns so we owe no allegiance to anyone. We did not include any Glocks because they still don't get the issue of width for concealed carry. (I do own Glocks.)
We will include comprehensive measurements on all guns, including loaded weight.
What guns do you think should be on this list of micro 9mms and why?
Ammo:
Federal 147 grain Hydra-Shok
Federal 124 grain Hydra-Shok
Federal 135 grain Hydra-Shok Deep
Hornady 9mm Luger 115 gr FTX Critical Defense
We are not testing ammo per se. We are testing how well these rounds will function and how accurate they are in each gun. We will also chronograph them to obtain velocities through each gun as the shorter barrel lengths will get different results than most published information. We are not testing them for penetration as there are already superlative tests out there. Since we are also going to be running speed tests, the ammo will also be measured in this manner as well.
What ammo should be included and why?
What is being tested:
Concealability using OWB holsters under a T-shirt
Comfort of carry for various body types
Trigger pull weights and reset issues
Accuracy at 10 feet using "instinct" method
Speed of draw and target acquisition at 10 feet using "instinct" method
Accuracy at 10 feet using "instinct" method under stress conditions
Accuracy at 7, 10, and 20 yards using factory sights under daylight and low light conditions. (The low light conditions should give an advantage to the guns with night sights - but we will see.)
Speed of draw and target acquisition at at 7, 10, and 20 yards using factory sights.
What are we missing?