First trip to the range in a LLOOOONNNNGGG time! New gun, too!

[musicman]

Wifey got me an M&P 40 for my berfday a few weeks ago and I finally got to wring it out today at the Hobson Pike range! I fed it about 50 rds of WWB first, then 100 of my reloads with Berry's 165gr plated bullets, then 150 more reloads with Zero 165gr JHPs, followed by 50 Winchester 180gr bonded JHPs. One small hiccup that[i] [/i]I attribute to having a bad grip after a fast reload, but other than that the gun was great!

I have been shooting revolvers pretty much exclusively for the last 4-5 years and I was pretty disgusted with my accuracy at first. I put down the M&P and picked up my .38 and .44 and was right back in the zone again. I went back to the M&P and then realized I had horrible trigger control for that slightly longer, more awkward striker-fired trigger pull. (I usually shoot the revos in SA) I slowed down, focused on the follow-through and was cloverleafing again in no time. :-) Aaaaahhhhhhh.... that's more like it!

Here's the group of friends that accompanied me today:
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and a faster-but-not-quite-rapid-fire target from the 5 yd line:
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As always, I met some great people at the range. I told two newer shooters, Zack and Andreas, about TGO (hope they read this.. Hi!) and got to introduce them both to the world of revolvers. Neither had ever shot one before! I guess revolvers are like typewriters these days, huh? I got to shoot another dude's .54 black powder pistol. I was about 8" high, but my horizontal axis was perfect!!

Oh, and the weather was PERFECT!!! Nice lightly cloudy blue sky and a cool breeze. It was better than any indoor range I've been in! This was my second trip to the Hobson Pike range. My first trip was an awful one, and I haven't gone back in over 7 years but I decided to give it a try today because I'm a cheapskate now. It was a good decision.

Edited November 4, 2012 by musicman

[Guest TNBrat]

Nice collection

Yeah, they are a little like typewriters. There's no spell check… and as for revolvers, for me, I can hardly pull the trigger.

When I trained at Tullahoma, we had to qualify with a shotgun, .40(I think), & a .38. Easy peasy with the first 2 but I had a hard time with the revolver. I qualified the first time but that's probably only because it wasn't a timed thing. If I would have a time limit, I don't think I could have done it the first time around.


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