After some obligatory Yen Ching (if you've never been, you just do not understand 
), the bro-in-law and myself hit Pop Guns for some range time. He brought his ..380 PPK, .38 Special revolver, and Beretta PX-4 Storm. I took my 10/22 but didn't shoot it that much.
I also rented Pop's Beretta 92 (slowly falling in love with that thing
), their XD SubCompact, and their Beretta 92 again 
. And, after letting me fondle his 9mm AR, the younger guy behind the counter actually brought it out onto the range and let us put some ammo through it. I'm so never getting into the AR game, too much $$$.
Our Guns:
.380 PPK - Starting to hate it, its got pretty sharp edges on the back side and its just downright uncomfortable to shoot. Meh.
.38 Spl - Revolver.
Beretta PX-4 - Love that thing, but I'm more after something for USPSA, SCSA, or IDPA, and for some reason I just can't see myself using a PX-4 for those. It shoots pretty well, but not as nice as the 92.
10/22 - Same ol', same ol', accurate and fast.
Rented stuff:
Beretta 92 - Man, I love that thing. Its got something nearing a 5" barrel, long sight radius, and I can put 9mm rounds through a hole that's usually less than 2.5 inches at about 20-30 feet, pretty rapidly. Does anyone own one of these and use them for Steel, USPSA, IDPA, etc?
XD SubCompact - Its got some kick in 9mm, because the sucker is tiny. Felt like last time. If I get one, it won't be a sub compact, that's for sure.
Borrowed Guns:
Rock River Arms 9mm, 10" barrel, front foregrip - Very cool, quite accurate and fast with AR open sights. Got a chance to teach the bro-in-law to operate an AR. Still too much $$$ in that game.
Met a guy at the range (an INGO member) who had a couple of 1911s and a Springfield Armory XDm 9mm full size, and he let me put a few rounds downrange with the XDm. That was my first time shooting the full size, and I liked it a lot. I believe I was pretty accurate with it, but his target had quite a few holes in it already.
I also go to compare the M&P 9 with a silver XDM and regular XD. The M&P seems a bit lighter, but I still need to shoot one. Both point well and fit my hand nicely. At least I don't have to decide until the wife lets me
I'll end by saying this:
mmmmm Beretta 92...
), the bro-in-law and myself hit Pop Guns for some range time. He brought his ..380 PPK, .38 Special revolver, and Beretta PX-4 Storm. I took my 10/22 but didn't shoot it that much.I also rented Pop's Beretta 92 (slowly falling in love with that thing
), their XD SubCompact, and their Beretta 92 again . And, after letting me fondle his 9mm AR, the younger guy behind the counter actually brought it out onto the range and let us put some ammo through it. I'm so never getting into the AR game, too much $$$.Our Guns:
.380 PPK - Starting to hate it, its got pretty sharp edges on the back side and its just downright uncomfortable to shoot. Meh.
.38 Spl - Revolver.
Beretta PX-4 - Love that thing, but I'm more after something for USPSA, SCSA, or IDPA, and for some reason I just can't see myself using a PX-4 for those. It shoots pretty well, but not as nice as the 92.
10/22 - Same ol', same ol', accurate and fast.
Rented stuff:
Beretta 92 - Man, I love that thing. Its got something nearing a 5" barrel, long sight radius, and I can put 9mm rounds through a hole that's usually less than 2.5 inches at about 20-30 feet, pretty rapidly. Does anyone own one of these and use them for Steel, USPSA, IDPA, etc?
XD SubCompact - Its got some kick in 9mm, because the sucker is tiny. Felt like last time. If I get one, it won't be a sub compact, that's for sure.
Borrowed Guns:
Rock River Arms 9mm, 10" barrel, front foregrip - Very cool, quite accurate and fast with AR open sights. Got a chance to teach the bro-in-law to operate an AR. Still too much $$$ in that game.
Met a guy at the range (an INGO member) who had a couple of 1911s and a Springfield Armory XDm 9mm full size, and he let me put a few rounds downrange with the XDm. That was my first time shooting the full size, and I liked it a lot. I believe I was pretty accurate with it, but his target had quite a few holes in it already.
I also go to compare the M&P 9 with a silver XDM and regular XD. The M&P seems a bit lighter, but I still need to shoot one. Both point well and fit my hand nicely. At least I don't have to decide until the wife lets me
I'll end by saying this:
mmmmm Beretta 92...
