O'Dell
05-04-2011, 02:21 PM
First the perimeters: the target is 7 1/4 inches across. The 8 ring is 3 inches in diameter. I shot 100 rounds of 10 year old Stone Hart NATO, 50 rounds of fresh WM Federal ball. and 36 rounds of HST 124 gr HP for a total of 186 rounds. I used Three 6 round mags. I shot at 7 yards rather than my usual 10 because of the small pistol.
Now for my excuses: Other than a few rounds through the LCP and 100 or so with the abortive trigger on the 4043 [sold BTW], I haven't shot a DAO in a year. I have never shot a PM9 before today.
The target represents my first 18 rounds. The group, if you can call it that, is almost 2 1/2 inches top to bottom. I would call it a gaggle since I rarely go outside the 9 ring at 10 yards. The Gwinnett cop in the next lane who knows me was laughing. I was not happy.
On the plus side I had no feeding problems, but I did have two issues with the PM9. First, 2 mags refused to lock back the slide and the 3rd did part of the time, and no, I wasn't touching anything. This was consistent through 150 rounds and only corrected itself when I switched to HST's. Judging from the flash the HST's were hotter rounds. Some of you guys know a lot more than I do, but this leads me to believe that it may be corrected when the gun loosens up.
The second issue was that the rear sight fell off, or would have if I hadn't caught it. I suddenly started shooting 6 inches to the right, and when I examined the gun, the sight had moved 1/8 inch to the right. I had to tap it back in place for the rest of the day or I would have lost it.
For the summary:
The good: The gun fed and ejected perfectly. The recoil was very mild, and I could easily handle a 40 the same size and weight.
The bad: The failure to lock back the slide about 80% of the time and the sight falling off!
The ugly: As usual, me!
Now for my excuses: Other than a few rounds through the LCP and 100 or so with the abortive trigger on the 4043 [sold BTW], I haven't shot a DAO in a year. I have never shot a PM9 before today.
The target represents my first 18 rounds. The group, if you can call it that, is almost 2 1/2 inches top to bottom. I would call it a gaggle since I rarely go outside the 9 ring at 10 yards. The Gwinnett cop in the next lane who knows me was laughing. I was not happy.
On the plus side I had no feeding problems, but I did have two issues with the PM9. First, 2 mags refused to lock back the slide and the 3rd did part of the time, and no, I wasn't touching anything. This was consistent through 150 rounds and only corrected itself when I switched to HST's. Judging from the flash the HST's were hotter rounds. Some of you guys know a lot more than I do, but this leads me to believe that it may be corrected when the gun loosens up.
The second issue was that the rear sight fell off, or would have if I hadn't caught it. I suddenly started shooting 6 inches to the right, and when I examined the gun, the sight had moved 1/8 inch to the right. I had to tap it back in place for the rest of the day or I would have lost it.
For the summary:
The good: The gun fed and ejected perfectly. The recoil was very mild, and I could easily handle a 40 the same size and weight.
The bad: The failure to lock back the slide about 80% of the time and the sight falling off!
The ugly: As usual, me!