What gun do you carry?

old faithful

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Just picked up my new rifle today, a Ruger gunsite scout .308.
went to the range to zero it, took 60 rounds with me, thinking 20 should be enough to zero.
Last proper shoot was 20 years ago.
Used all 60! Have sore shoulder. Shot a great 2nd group, couldnt believe how tight I got it at 100m with open sights.....and went down hill from there lol.
 

ADMk2

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Apparently we are phasing out Glock 27's and moving up to Gen IV Glock 23's in the next financial year...

That is all.
 

Volkodav

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Apparently we are phasing out Glock 27's and moving up to Gen IV Glock 23's in the next financial year...

That is all.
Not really a fan of Glocks, they are easy enough to use and I found the 10mm Auto and .45ACP versions nice to shoot and accurate but was never impressed with the accuracy of the 9mm or .40S&W versions. What's your impression of them?
 

ADMk2

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Not really a fan of Glocks, they are easy enough to use and I found the 10mm Auto and .45ACP versions nice to shoot and accurate but was never impressed with the accuracy of the 9mm or .40S&W versions. What's your impression of them?
Been using them for 17 years now. Never had a gun related stoppage in that entire time.

The 0.40Cal S&W chambered Glock series is popular among law enforcement for good reason, its accurate, controllable, easily teachable and has good lethality.

Used a few S&W semi-autos over the years and of course the Browning HP back in the day.

Glocks are the pick of them, IMHO. Reliable, accurate and lethal. What more could one want?
 

PCShogun

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Been using them for 17 years now. Never had a gun related stoppage in that entire time.

The 0.40Cal S&W chambered Glock series is popular among law enforcement for good reason, its accurate, controllable, easily teachable and has good lethality.

Used a few S&W semi-autos over the years and of course the Browning HP back in the day.

Glocks are the pick of them, IMHO. Reliable, accurate and lethal. What more could one want?
I do not shoot most Glocks accurately. By that I mean the gun is accurate, but I do not shoot them accurately. Something about the way they fit my hand. If I take the time to use the sights, I can be accurate, however, I do not shoot that way for training. I do not 'point' well with a Glock. I use the Baretta, Taurus, and even some Eastern Block firearms. Not better guns by any means, but I hit better with them.
 

Todjaeger

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I do not shoot most Glocks accurately. By that I mean the gun is accurate, but I do not shoot them accurately. Something about the way they fit my hand. If I take the time to use the sights, I can be accurate, however, I do not shoot that way for training. I do not 'point' well with a Glock. I use the Baretta, Taurus, and even some Eastern Block firearms. Not better guns by any means, but I hit better with them.
I have a similar problem with the Gen3 Glocks with the finger grooves. My hand just does not rest comfortably in them for accurate shooting. Not sure about the Gen4's which (at least some anyway) no longer have the grooves.

Many people have a problem with 1911's as well, since the grip angle tends to have the barrel drop, which makes sense given the design origin (stopping Moros rebels in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War in 1898...)
 

Volkodav

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I find the CZ75 and its various clones fit very well in the hand and shoot nicely, same with the Sigs I've fired. As I said in a previous post I have found I shoot better with bigger calibre Glocks than their 9mms, suggesting the grip is better for controllability than pointability
 

Todjaeger

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I find the CZ75 and its various clones fit very well in the hand and shoot nicely, same with the Sigs I've fired. As I said in a previous post I have found I shoot better with bigger calibre Glocks than their 9mms, suggesting the grip is better for controllability than pointability
It might depend on whether one fires a full-size vs. compact or sub-compact. I have fired a Springfield XD45 (.45ACP) , which is much easier to fire than a Ruger LC9 (9mm) which tends to be very snappy since it is such a small/light sub-compact. The LC9 actually beats up my hand when firing worse than a Ruger SP101 steel snub-nosed revolver firing .357 Magnum rounds does.
 

Guardian52

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I've had great success with a Kimber Ultra Carry II 1911 in .45 ACP. I have also heard good things about the Ruger LCR compact revolver in either .38 Spc or 9mm. However, I was raised on the 1911 platform and I've fallen in love with a number of Kimber's products over the last few years. But, I have to admit, Glocks are great for CCW and Kimbers are pretty expensive. Other than the price, my only gripe about the Ultra Carry II is the low capacity of the standard magazines. I've recently purchased some ten round mags but they do stick out awkwardly from the mag well and I've yet to try to carry with one in. But yeah, I've shot that S&W you were talking about and I thought the magazine release was too damn far away from my thumb. Like it was too high up. It might just be me, but we all can't be Clint Eastwood with our paw wrapped around a .44 Auto Mag. To get to my point; there are plenty of 1911s formatted for CCW, Kimber makes the best in my opinion. If I were you I would seriously consider buying a pistol with a Crimson Trace Laser Grip option. I have one on all of my pistols and it greatly assists the shooter's accuracy under duress.
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I've decided I need a new hobby (or at least picking up an old one)and am in the process of getting back into 'production' IPSC shooting matches.

All but decided upon a Gen IV Glock 23 for my standard IPSC weapon in 0.40Cal S&W.
 

Volkodav

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I've decided I need a new hobby (or at least picking up an old one)and am in the process of getting back into 'production' IPSC shooting matches.

All but decided upon a Gen IV Glock 23 for my standard IPSC weapon in 0.40Cal S&W.
I hated the Glock .40cals they made club reloads unusable in my Tanfoglio XL4, used factory for comps but had to spend ages sizing reloads through the chamber and would still end up with failures to feed.

Looking at doing metal silhouette, already doing bench rest .22

Actually, how you going to get .40cal, I know its ok for metal silhouette but thought ipsc was still limited to 9mm/ .38
 

Bonza

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I've decided I need a new hobby (or at least picking up an old one)and am in the process of getting back into 'production' IPSC shooting matches.

All but decided upon a Gen IV Glock 23 for my standard IPSC weapon in 0.40Cal S&W.
Let us know how you go mate, I'm sure you've got a few hours on the old Glocks by this time... not tempted by the full size frame at all? I've always been interested in trying out .38 Super myself for competitive pistol shooting, although it would limit the possibilities a little more than the ubiquitous 9mm...
 

ADMk2

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I hated the Glock .40cals they made club reloads unusable in my Tanfoglio XL4, used factory for comps but had to spend ages sizing reloads through the chamber and would still end up with failures to feed.

Looking at doing metal silhouette, already doing bench rest .22

Actually, how you going to get .40cal, I know its ok for metal silhouette but thought ipsc was still limited to 9mm/ .38
Nope, limited to a minimum of 9x19 calibre. 10mm 0.40all the way up to 0.45 is fine if you truly want.
 

ADMk2

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Let us know how you go mate, I'm sure you've got a few hours on the old Glocks by this time... not tempted by the full size frame at all? I've always been interested in trying out .38 Super myself for competitive pistol shooting, although it would limit the possibilities a little more than the ubiquitous 9mm...
Yeah I've put quite a few rounds downrange with Glock 22, 23 and 27 over the years.

I find the mid-sized frame fits my hand better than the full size frame and I invariably shoot better with the 23.

Ammunition is much the same prpice as 9mm and I find I shoot better probably through experience with the 0.40Cal round.
 
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