Guy Miner
Master Loader
- Apr 6, 2006
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Loved it! One of my Boy Scouts from 20 years ago contacted me to go to the range with him while he broke in a new 9mm pistol.
Sure! Of course the old Boy Scout is now a grown man in his mid 30's and a USMC veteran. Life goes on.
He proceeded to scatter some shots, mostly on the left side of the silhouette target. A "group" about 12" high and 8" wide from 7 yards... Well...
I put 7 of the 185 gr Nosler JHP's right into the ten-ring, making one ragged hole, with my beat up old 1911 Kimber...
:grin:
Ya, he noticed that. We were reloading our magazines and I asked if he'd like some tips. Thankfully he was receptive to that. We fixed his grip, and fixed his trigger pull.
His next group was 1/3 the size, and nicely centered in the upper chest of the silhouette target. Success!
He went on to do some more practice, as did I. When I was in, the Corps had a great rifle training program, but... Not so much on the handgun. They tried, but not real hard. So, it's not his fault that he wasn't much of a pistol shooter. But he's a good shot, with a rifle. And now he's a much better shot with the pistol.
Someone will want to know what kind of 9mm it was. Doesn't really matter, it was a nice one. Black. New. Plastic. It works. Feels pretty good in hand. Like 27 other new black compact 9mm pistols. But... I'll think of it eventually and add it here. Really doesn't matter. Do your job as a shooter and they all seem to work pretty well.
Guy
Sure! Of course the old Boy Scout is now a grown man in his mid 30's and a USMC veteran. Life goes on.
He proceeded to scatter some shots, mostly on the left side of the silhouette target. A "group" about 12" high and 8" wide from 7 yards... Well...
I put 7 of the 185 gr Nosler JHP's right into the ten-ring, making one ragged hole, with my beat up old 1911 Kimber...
:grin:
Ya, he noticed that. We were reloading our magazines and I asked if he'd like some tips. Thankfully he was receptive to that. We fixed his grip, and fixed his trigger pull.
His next group was 1/3 the size, and nicely centered in the upper chest of the silhouette target. Success!
He went on to do some more practice, as did I. When I was in, the Corps had a great rifle training program, but... Not so much on the handgun. They tried, but not real hard. So, it's not his fault that he wasn't much of a pistol shooter. But he's a good shot, with a rifle. And now he's a much better shot with the pistol.
Someone will want to know what kind of 9mm it was. Doesn't really matter, it was a nice one. Black. New. Plastic. It works. Feels pretty good in hand. Like 27 other new black compact 9mm pistols. But... I'll think of it eventually and add it here. Really doesn't matter. Do your job as a shooter and they all seem to work pretty well.
Guy
