CW9 a Day at the Range

[rkirk]

Five shooters at the Red Castle Gun Club. Seven IDPA targets, two no shoot targets. Fourteen rounds each time you shoot the course. The target distance ranged from ten to 60 feet. Six targets get two each and the seventh closest target shows only a head with the body behind hard cover.

My first run produced thirty-two points down in thirty six seconds. Terrible! Get a grip. It is no consolation when several of my fellow shooters shoot as poorly. I did have one great run with only six down in fifty seconds. Most of the scores were from sixteen to twenty four points down in an average of thirty seconds. A positive note out of this is other than the first run, which included three complete misses, all of the other rounds I shot were on the paper.

So another one hundred plus rounds today, trouble free. I am so happy with this wonderful pistol. If I do my part it is a nail driver.

-- Richard

[In-Yo-Grill]

Thanks for the report. I've been shooting my a little more and I like it more and more. I put the ported barrel on it the last time I went out and it really helps keep the kick down.

[recoilguy]

Nice .....it is very cool to have a weapon you really enjoy!!!! Shooting a course like that is adducting to me. I shoot every Tuesday evening. I find it is a lot of fun and moving and being timed also adds to the excitement.

Last week I was shooting a USPSA competition. The most embarrassing thing happened. The OP says the entire ready thing......my weapon is holstered in a Fobus pancake side holster in my belt , loaded with my own reloads just waiting to take down 12 steel targets from 2 shot locations in 20 seconds (my goal) he pushes the go button...BEEP.....I draw and come to ready to shoot and OH MY GOODNESS....the freakin holster held the gun and is still on the gun. I have 8 members of the Mpls Police Pistol team in my squad that day. It took me 10 seconds just to get the freaking holster of my gun to get my first shot off. I was so flustered i ended up with 12 targets down 48 seconds..........guys were still laughing at me at the after shoot grill out.

Anyway good luck withthe new gun enjoy it it is a real sweet little weapon.

RCG

[getsome]

Hey recoilguy, don't sweat it man....There are two types of shooters, The ones that have had something like that happen and the ones who WILL have it happen in the future....We all learn from our mistakes and so long as we stay safe in our practice there is no harm no foul....When I first got my CW40 last winter I bought a cheap nylon IWB holster until I could find something better....I had the pistol on behind my right hip and forgot about it and when I pulled off my heavy coat the gun and holster flew across the room and just missed a glass coffee table....Had to go change my depends after that little woopse...Learned not to buy a cheap holster for an expensive gun!!!!

[Bawanna]

Hey recoilguy, don't sweat it man....There are two types of shooters, The ones that have had something like that happen and the ones who WILL have it happen in the future....We all learn from our mistakes and so long as we stay safe in our practice there is no harm no foul....When I first got my CW40 last winter I bought a cheap nylon IWB holster until I could find something better....I had the pistol on behind my right hip and forgot about it and when I pulled off my heavy coat the gun and holster flew across the room and just missed a glass coffee table....Had to go change my depends after that little woopse...Learned not to buy a cheap holster for an expensive gun!!!!

Plus one on this, we all have or will have stories to tell. Just like cement patios, had a guy overly concerned about cracks in his new patio I did. I told him theres two kinds of cement patios, one with cracks and one that will have cracks.
Like ya say, long as it's safe, just check it of to experience.

[jocko]

Just like there are two kinds of bikers. Those that have been down and those that are going down.. Its a fact..

[rkirk]

Well, speaking of whoops in front of a crowd, my first IDPA shoot, I carried a Ruger P97 .45. The timer signal goes off and I draw, fire the first shot and the magazine falls out and hits the toe of my boot. I scooped it up and continued but was even more nervous and managed to also shoot two hostages. The safety office commented that maybe I could have a career in Federal law enforcement. I thought that was tacky but now better understand the dark humor LEOs share. Anyway I am improving and while I shoot my BHP or XD pistols faster and have better scores in IDPA matches using those pistols, I believe in practicing with the pistol I carry. :D I won't bore you with other IDPA stories, but like you I do enjoy these timed contests.

-- Richard

[getsome]

I need to find a IDPA event in my area....That sounds like lots of fun if I could get over people watching me make a fool of myself...I love the range I go to but just standing still shooting at targets sometiomes gets a bit stale...

[rkirk]

If you shoot one time you will be hooked. I have found that most pistol, rifle or shotgun shooters welcome new shooters and do everything they can to make a new comer feel comfortable. Often local area gun clubs have a modest fee to shoot IDPA matches and you do not need to join their club. At least that is true in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. Check with your shooting range or the NRA web site they may have contact information about location and time in your local.

-- Richard

[recoilguy]

The range I shoot at in St. Cloud MN you do not have to be a member and there is a $10 competition fee, which includes burgers and dogs after. You do have to help break down the course and put away the stuff afterwards. 1 time running the cource is like gun crack.......you are hooked!!!!!

RCG

[Vincent]

It is surprising how accurate these light little CW9s really are. Mine shoots shot for shot with my SIG 239 and better than my SIG225:D

To me that is high praise. This from a pistol that is 10-12 oz lighter than the SIGs.

Speaking of embarrassing. I'm not really a 1911 guy. Recently my gunsmith friend got a pretty little Springfield 45....the short one what ever the name is. So I go to his range in the back and prepare to educate myself on the little 1911. Next thing I know the magazine contents are all over my feet and the ground:eek: I thought I hit the mag release.

Nope....the WELDED floorplate broke out of the mag and dumped ammo, springs and followers all over the ground.

This was the magazine he had been using for carry...........:eek:

The lesson learned was if you carry a semi auto you have to carry a spare mag.