P30 At 1450 And Range Trip

A badly needed range trip took place yesterday.

My cousin Matt came in to visit this weekend and I took him to the range. He only has experience (quite extensive experience) with his duty pistol, with which he is quite good, so he was interested to try out a variety of pistols and I was happy to oblige.

Together we ran another 150 rounds through the P30, making it to 1450 with absolutely zero malfunctions of any kind to date. The feed ramp is now covered in black gunk but it keeps on going.

He rally enjoyed shooting my M&P 22 Compact with the Gemtech suppressor. Mirabile Dictu, Walmart had some .22LR CCI standard velocity in stock (3 round box maximum purchase). The M&P and Gemtech loved it and ran very very quietly with no issues and it was much more accurate than the Remington Thunderbolt and quieter as well.

He liked it quite a bit.

I also had quite a few other pistols for him to try: The Inglis Hi-Power, The S&W Model 29-2, The S&W M&P 9, The Glock 17, the Glock 21, the PA-63 and the 1911 and the Mauser HSC out to shoot.

Lots of ammo was turned into noise and many a steel target dropped only to be reset and dropped again.

Then back to the house for an epic cleaning of the guns (all save the P30) and then a good diner of Thanksgiving leftovers and a binge-watching of Game of Thrones.

A darn good time.

The Glock 21 SF

One of the pistols I had brought to the range with me yesterday was the Glock 21 SF.

The Glock 21 SF is a refinement of the Glock 21.

The SF stands for short frame - while the width is the same, the distance between the backstrap and trigger is shortened, making it much more comfortable to hold, less blocky, and a far better fit for my hand. The change removes 5 millimeters in length from the gun, reducing it from 209 (8.22 inches) to 204 mm (8.03 inches). It doesn't sound like much, but it makes a very noticeable difference. Even with the short frame it certainly is the largest Glock in my collection.

In .45 ACP it certainly has an impressive looking bore.

This Glock 21SF was already used when it was purchased by me, but you certainly can't tell from the condition of the pistol. It looked practically new when purchased and still looks practically new now.

As for how it shoots, the trigger does feel a bit crunchy, but the first magazine through it showed it was no barrier to good shooting. Ten plates were downed in ten shots and the three remaining rounds in the magazine went right into the A-zone of a cardboard target. Not bad for the first shots. 87 further rounds followed the first 13 and fired with no issues. Everything about this pistol is just right on, which isn't really a surprise.

Recoil was very minimal, and it felt perceptibly less than a 1911. The gun handled very well indeed with follow-up shots and transitions from plate to plate being very easy to make. You could say the purchase of this gun was indeed Justified.