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Yes, mine is really nice, my daily around the house when I cannot get to the Beretta Storm 9.

Are you thinking of changing the grips out for anything?

I find it easy to shoot one handed and great for putting 6 or 7 in center mass at 7 to 10 feet.

 

When it came into my possession, it had a Hogue grip on it that actually is for the P238. As it won't fit into the Colt box (not that it'll be in there much) properly with that grip, we removed it at the gun shop and reinstalled the originals. I like the feel of the Hogue, but honestly the classic look of the Colt black grip is fantastic. The feel is good as well... I'll get it in and out of my pocket each way a few times, and out to the range to help make up my mind.

 

Well finally got the time to go to the range yesterday, it has been a busy winter, last time I went target shooting was in October I think, need to look at my old photos to be sure.

Between spending time in Missouri, my middle sister passing and going to Heaven and a murder in the extended family it has been a bad winter. Hopefully justice will prevail.

But back to shooting, I went over to my local range and shot the CZ to see if I can still hit the target, all was well. I exercised the little 22LR Buckmark with some CCI Stinger, now that was a bunch of fun, shooting at bulls-eye competition distance. Grouping was not to bad, need to tighten them up a bit.

Found a new safe, purchased but not delivered yet. Champion, the folks who build these out of American Steel are in Utah, they started Liberty safes and another brand and now Champion.

Pictures of the day!

9mm CZ


22LR


The safe at JAX, not a bad unit 24 gun, includes a door storage panel and combination lock. Big enough to augment my other small safes.



Don

If you want to see the pictures full size click this ALBUM, should be public in my GD.

 

Sorry to hear you're having a struggle. That's never any fun when family leaves us. Heal quickly.

If I didn't know your name already, Don, I'd say thats some "Deadeye Dick" shoot'n. Nice!!

By the way, I just picked up my Mustang Pocketlite on Wednesday. I believe I'll go out and make some holes this next Tuesday.

 

Thats nice! Let me know how it works for you.

 

Have been around guns all of my life and I'm older than dirt...have a tee shirt to prove it.
I bought my wife a SW642 for Christmas as the Glock 30s was a great CC, although she couldn't rack it because of weak wrists.
I love 1911's and 45ACP, have 2 Kimber and now the Glock 30s is mine. My wife has a Colt Muddy Girl lightweight AR and I've got a tactical Armalite...kind of like HP, you can never have enough.
Oh yes, I was a small arms instructor in the Army...a long time ago.

 

Not so sure you could call it a "small arm" as it weighed almost 12lbs fully dressed.
General George S. Patton called it "the greatest implement of battle ever devised".
I still would prefer my old M14A1. We qualified with open sights at 300 yards and our drill instructor put the butt of the M14 on his crotch and fired in full auto...although I always suspected he wore a couple of "cups"...I'd never try that. I believe it was the last "battle rifle" issued to U.S. military personnel that fired a full-power ammo such as 7.62x51mm. When I was a member of the 5th Corps color guard each rifleman carried one...plus they make a great sniper/designated marksman rifle.

 

I have a new toy. Built me an AR15 last month. Spent a little more than I planned, but I didn't really cheap out. Gotta spend a little lime getting that Sig Romeo sighted in. It's shooting a little low and to the left. Think I need to get to an actual range to do it though.

 

Hold higher and to the right a little bit, will be dead on!

 

Going to get this going again, I finally got the chance to go shoot today, actually I have had plenty of time no ambition, but today was a good day for it.

I sent my SW Victory back to S&W for repair a few weeks ago, it decided to not eject and malfunction on everything. After reading online and checking with a local gunsmith I sent it back to S&W, the lifetime warranty and they paid shipping is real.

Anyway, here is the first target out at 10 yards, shooting with the Hi-Lux Reddot sight, other than my shaky hand, pretty nice and tight.



Also spent a little time with the Ruger GP100 Match, shooting 38 special and 357 mag. loads.

It still shoots nice and feels good in the hand, even shooting one handed.



Next time, need to get a new reflex site, the old BSA reflex crapped out.

Suggestions?

Thanks,
Don

 

I was just given a nice Baby Browning after the passing of a family member. The serial number seems to date it near 1957/58, maybe sooner. Makes it nearly as old as me... With a some TLC, this little classic will be a great little firearm to have and to hold.

 

Looks like a neat little gun.

Took my son to the range the other day with our Ruger American 22 and a Mossberg 702. He loved that 702 and was doing pretty good with it up close. Figures he likes the gun I only paid $54 for.



I've been having trouble passing up deals lately. Bought a Shield 45 and a Bodyguard since S&W has the rebates going on right now. Also picked up a 10/22 takedown that was a screaming deal. Just need to get out to the range now and try them out.



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Cooperjet, I'm glad your kid likes shooting, but you need to move that target a whole lot farther away. I was shooting my Springfield bolt action .22 at 100 yards when I was twelve. The man who taught me to shoot was always pushing me beyond my comfort zone. Yeah, I missed a lot at first, but when I finally got my aim down, it was like winning the Super Bowl.

To this day, if I am putting a tight pattern in a target, I move the target farther away. I get bored with tight patterns really fast. There is something very motivating about something being just beyond your grasp.

CD

 

I did it so he would be excited about it and have fun. More distance the next trip out definitely.


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I agree with caseydog. I started my Grandson when he was 5 on the thirty yard range. It was nothing for him to run through a 50 round box of ammo in a sitting with his Cricket .22. He was the one that wanted to move the target farther away and eventually added some spinners just for fun. He's 10 now, and hunts deer, turkey, and the occasional coyote with rifle, shotgun, and bow. He got his first deer when he was seven. I and his Mom started teaching him safety with the Eddie Eagle program when he was in pre-K.
Cooperjet, since your son is obviously comfortable and accurate at short range, move him out to thirty yards. After he feels good at that range you could move it out to 50 yards or start practicing position shooting (prone, sitting, kneeling, standing). That's the way my Dad bought me and mixing it up like that always kept me interested and challenged. All that served me well when I went into the service too. I qualified expert with M-16, handgun, and riot gun every year. The one year I was working security at Los Angeles Air Force Station I qualified distinguished expert at the LAPD range. These days though, my Grandson can outshoot me a lot of the time. I give it another two years and it'll be no contest.
Bottom line is, keep challenging him and he'll enjoy it more. YMMV