I decided to take a long lunch and go to the range to day and shoot my three favorite guns. Here is a brief report of how everything performed.
Kimber Pro CDP:
Shot this one first since it is single action, then go on to the longer pull double action guns. I shot 100 rounds of Winchester white box (WWB) 230gr FMJ. All rounds performed as expected. No failure to feed, extract, eject or any other kind. I shot most of that from a Wilson 47D magazine but did run two McCormick Shooting Star magazines just for grins; same results.
Recoil is very manageable in this gun even though it is alloy framed. The new bright night sights that Kimber installed for me are amazingly bright. I dont know how I got by with the dim ones? This gun is a tack driver. It is as accurate as the shooter is. Which is my case isnt very. But I could still manage 2 groups at about 15 yds. I shot it off-hand as well and the accuracy didnt diminish noticeably. This is one of my all time favorite guns. And it is beautiful, to boot!
Before I put it up I ran a couple of magazines of Remington Golden Saber 230gr (carry ammo) through for a simple reliability test and everything was perfect. It was not +P and there was not any noticeable recoil increase from the WWB
Smith & Wesson M&P9c:
The trigger on this one takes a little more getting used to after shooting the crisp Kimber trigger but it still isnt really long or heavy. It is somewhere in the Glock range. Maybe 5-6 pounds +- I would guess. It is a little gritty at the start of the pull, though. I think I need Olyeller to smooth it up a little. Last month I replaced the magazine catch because the magazine was randomly dropping out. No issues with mag drops this time so the fix must have taken care of the issue.
This gun is remarkably accurate for a compact /subcompact. I have the medium back strap installed and this gun just fits my hand like a well, glove. I also have the pinky extension on both of the magazines. Again, 100 rounds of WWB performed as needed and everything was most excellent. As usual, I also ran a couple magazines of my carry ammo (Hornady Critical Defense) through the gun for reliability. It seemed to been even more accurate with the Hornady. I shot about a 3-4" group at 15yds. This is very nice small 9mm carry gun. If you dont feel like you can hide a larger framed gun, give this one a try. I think you will like it.
Smith & Wesson 642:
The ol stand by! The ol BUG! You dont need to shoot these guns to much to know they arent much fun. I had forgotten. After about three or four cylinders, I said thats enough of that crap These guns will always work and will run any kind of ammo you want to stuff down the tubes. I dont carry +P because of the harsh recoil. I would like to find out if Speer makes a Gold Dot short barrel in non +P? I usually carry this gun in an Uncle Mikes size 4 pocket holster but just by happen-stance I found a Blackhawk IWB (size 8, I think) laying around and cut the plastic belt clip off and it seems to work better for pocket carry than the UM. I am going to keep trying it for a while and let you know. Maybe another holster review coming up on a $9 piece of nylon.
Kimber Pro CDP:
Shot this one first since it is single action, then go on to the longer pull double action guns. I shot 100 rounds of Winchester white box (WWB) 230gr FMJ. All rounds performed as expected. No failure to feed, extract, eject or any other kind. I shot most of that from a Wilson 47D magazine but did run two McCormick Shooting Star magazines just for grins; same results.
Recoil is very manageable in this gun even though it is alloy framed. The new bright night sights that Kimber installed for me are amazingly bright. I dont know how I got by with the dim ones? This gun is a tack driver. It is as accurate as the shooter is. Which is my case isnt very. But I could still manage 2 groups at about 15 yds. I shot it off-hand as well and the accuracy didnt diminish noticeably. This is one of my all time favorite guns. And it is beautiful, to boot!
Before I put it up I ran a couple of magazines of Remington Golden Saber 230gr (carry ammo) through for a simple reliability test and everything was perfect. It was not +P and there was not any noticeable recoil increase from the WWB
Smith & Wesson M&P9c:
The trigger on this one takes a little more getting used to after shooting the crisp Kimber trigger but it still isnt really long or heavy. It is somewhere in the Glock range. Maybe 5-6 pounds +- I would guess. It is a little gritty at the start of the pull, though. I think I need Olyeller to smooth it up a little. Last month I replaced the magazine catch because the magazine was randomly dropping out. No issues with mag drops this time so the fix must have taken care of the issue.
This gun is remarkably accurate for a compact /subcompact. I have the medium back strap installed and this gun just fits my hand like a well, glove. I also have the pinky extension on both of the magazines. Again, 100 rounds of WWB performed as needed and everything was most excellent. As usual, I also ran a couple magazines of my carry ammo (Hornady Critical Defense) through the gun for reliability. It seemed to been even more accurate with the Hornady. I shot about a 3-4" group at 15yds. This is very nice small 9mm carry gun. If you dont feel like you can hide a larger framed gun, give this one a try. I think you will like it.
Smith & Wesson 642:
The ol stand by! The ol BUG! You dont need to shoot these guns to much to know they arent much fun. I had forgotten. After about three or four cylinders, I said thats enough of that crap These guns will always work and will run any kind of ammo you want to stuff down the tubes. I dont carry +P because of the harsh recoil. I would like to find out if Speer makes a Gold Dot short barrel in non +P? I usually carry this gun in an Uncle Mikes size 4 pocket holster but just by happen-stance I found a Blackhawk IWB (size 8, I think) laying around and cut the plastic belt clip off and it seems to work better for pocket carry than the UM. I am going to keep trying it for a while and let you know. Maybe another holster review coming up on a $9 piece of nylon.
You never know....
im gona put on it
