Gents,
Took some time last night to break out all my big bore semi-auto pistols and did some dry fire practice with each. The goal was to find which of them pointed the most naturally "at speed". It was interesting what I found. First, having small hands I discovered that the larger handgun grips pointed the most poorly while those with single stack or "slimmer" grips came up like laser beams. I'm sure those with larger hands might find the opposite true. Calibers were 9mm, .357 SIG, .40 S & W, and .45 ACP.
Results, in order were:
My 1911 Combat Commander and Government Model .45 ACP's
These have also been my most carried pistols.
Browning Hi-Power in 9mm or .40 S & W. Although the lighter 9mm version seemed to track on target a bit faster. The .40 version feels more like a 1911 handling/weight wise.
The big surprise was the Sig P226 Elite. With the addition of the short trigger mod and slimmer factory grips the Sig tracks every bit as well as the two single actions above and feels VERY solid. More trigger time is needed. The new P225 will get tested tomorrow, but I seen no reason it won't be every bit as good as the P226.
The Grock 19/23 and 36 pointed exceptionally well, too. Tupperware sucks, but I can't argue with the shoot-ability of the those platforms. The larger/wider Glocks do not point as well as the smaller pistols. Again, probably just my small hands.
As much as I love my CZ's I have sold most because of the grip configuration and long trigger reach. The safety is also not acceptable because of short thumbs. In the case of the bigger CZ-97 the pistol was just to big for my small hands. The pistols simply will not work for me.
My Beretta 92 compact tracks well, but is hard to keep on target due to the long trigger pull. Mind you, I am using a very firm grip. Again, it's probably just my small hands being the issue. There are certainly no reliability issues with the Compact. The safety being inadvertently activated seems to be a continual problem. One reason I no longer carry the '92 for self defense.
There are a host of darn fine pistols out there. What works for you? Maybe I should have phrased that: "What's in your wallet".
Wes
Took some time last night to break out all my big bore semi-auto pistols and did some dry fire practice with each. The goal was to find which of them pointed the most naturally "at speed". It was interesting what I found. First, having small hands I discovered that the larger handgun grips pointed the most poorly while those with single stack or "slimmer" grips came up like laser beams. I'm sure those with larger hands might find the opposite true. Calibers were 9mm, .357 SIG, .40 S & W, and .45 ACP.
Results, in order were:
My 1911 Combat Commander and Government Model .45 ACP's
These have also been my most carried pistols.
Browning Hi-Power in 9mm or .40 S & W. Although the lighter 9mm version seemed to track on target a bit faster. The .40 version feels more like a 1911 handling/weight wise.
The big surprise was the Sig P226 Elite. With the addition of the short trigger mod and slimmer factory grips the Sig tracks every bit as well as the two single actions above and feels VERY solid. More trigger time is needed. The new P225 will get tested tomorrow, but I seen no reason it won't be every bit as good as the P226.
The Grock 19/23 and 36 pointed exceptionally well, too. Tupperware sucks, but I can't argue with the shoot-ability of the those platforms. The larger/wider Glocks do not point as well as the smaller pistols. Again, probably just my small hands.
As much as I love my CZ's I have sold most because of the grip configuration and long trigger reach. The safety is also not acceptable because of short thumbs. In the case of the bigger CZ-97 the pistol was just to big for my small hands. The pistols simply will not work for me.
My Beretta 92 compact tracks well, but is hard to keep on target due to the long trigger pull. Mind you, I am using a very firm grip. Again, it's probably just my small hands being the issue. There are certainly no reliability issues with the Compact. The safety being inadvertently activated seems to be a continual problem. One reason I no longer carry the '92 for self defense.
There are a host of darn fine pistols out there. What works for you? Maybe I should have phrased that: "What's in your wallet".
Wes
