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Post by jc91087 on Jun 8, 2015 17:48:22 GMT -7
Well I finally decided to get serious about competing and decided to get a dedicated competition gun. I figured that since my carry gun is the Glock 19 I would stay within the Glock family so I picked up a new Glock 34 Gen 4. Of course I couldn't leave it stock and I just about ended up replacing everything in the gun. I have the trigger down to a smooth 4# pull with very little pre-travel and a short reset. I can get the pull even lighter but I'm keeping it above 3.5# so I stay legal for production in NRA Action Pistol. KKM Barrel Zev Stainless Firing Pin Safety Plunger Zev magwell insert Zev Stainless Steel Guiderod with 13# Spring Tarran Tactical Connector Zev Trigger Spring Zev V4 Extended Striker (I wanted to replace this because the stock striker in my 19 broke in practice the day before the Bianchi Cup) WOTG "Special" Striker Spring Gen3 Trigger Bar Dawson Precision Adjustable Rear with All Black Front Standard Slide Release (I was causing malfunctions with my support hand hitting the extended slide release) I was able to sight the gun in today, and while I had some issues with the tight chamber of the KKM barrel, I was finally able to get it dialed in at 25 yards using the bench as a rest. The target I was using had a 3" black circle as the aiming point. I look forward to seeing what I can do with it. However, I'll miss the excuse of shooting a 4" gun as to why I missed shots at longer ranges...
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Post by Admin on Jun 8, 2015 19:07:04 GMT -7
Nice.
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Post by adr on Jun 8, 2015 19:11:54 GMT -7
Looks good and appears to have performance to match. I'll bet the 147 grain bullet would perform well with that KKM barrel at the 50 yard stage of NRA Action Pistol Practical Event. IMO Glock is the "Swiss Army Knife" of pistols-- from sub compact to competition there is one for every purpose and individual need. Add to that a smorgasboard of aftermarket parts to suit the individual.
"Back in the day" when the revolver was king in law enforcement -- a LEO would have a 2 inch Smith & Wesson K-38 for off duty, a 4 inch K-38 for duty use, and a 6 inch K-38 for competition use. Not much has changed--just capacity and reload speed --Nowdays its a Glock-19 or one of the "baby glocks" for off duty, A Glock-17 for duty use, and a Glock-34 for competition!
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Post by jc91087 on Jun 9, 2015 6:38:22 GMT -7
Adr,
What makes you prefer the 147 gr bullet at distance?
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Post by adr on Jun 9, 2015 9:56:01 GMT -7
It seems to fly better down range due to a longer bullet "bearing surface" over the 115 and 124 gr bullets --conventional pistol shooters (Bullseye) that shoot 9mm pistols prefer the 147 grain bullet-- especially when firing the demanding 50 yard slowfire stage.
The 147 grain bullet loaded at 900 fps tends to have a "softer" recoil impulse versus the lighter bullets loaded faster which tend to have a more "snappy" recoil impulse. Its all about personal preference-- some shooters like a snappy recoil others don't.
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Post by manofsteel on Jun 17, 2015 7:36:50 GMT -7
Agree with adr, the 147's (and even 165's yes that correct a 9mm with the 165g bullet) are very soft shooting.
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