If anyone is free or interested, I will be hitting the BH around 12:45-1pm today to shoot my new M&P and 92Fs

if anyone can make it, let me know.

See you there Mikey

U got it bro. I will give you a ring when I am close.

 

Will be my 1st time there

Wish I could go shoot today.

 

Maybe I should go buy a gun. That'll make me happy.

I wish you would have posted earlier. I would have brought my stuff to work and joined you there instead of gallivanting around in Rahway at Firearms Guild.

Just got back - had a good time. While it wasn't packed, it was surprisingly busy for 1pm on a friday afternoon. There were a few times where all the lanes where taken. Don't people work anymore?

 

Mikey's Beretta 92 is a GREAT gun. I was surprised how much I liked it as I'm usually not a huge fan of DA/SA guns. Was also surprised by how little felt recoil there is compared to the polymer guns I have (M&P - G19). My first 2 shots with it touched each other! Even tho I only put 10 rounds thru it, I think I shoot it better than my own guns :doh: It's definitely a keeper!

 

Good seeing you again Mikey

Lots of guys walking around Iraq have M9s for a good reason...they're good pistols. I'm not sure how much of a difference is between the milspec m9 and the Civilian 92F but either way it's a good design.

Lots of guys walking around Iraq have M9s for a good reason...they're good pistols. I'm not sure how much of a difference is between the milspec m9 and the Civilian 92F but either way it's a good design.

 

Interesting.. I've talked to several Marines who hated theirs.

Great seeing Caine and shooting today.

 

I do not believe their is any practical difference between the M9 and 92Fs for the most part.

 

I LOVE this gun!

 

I have to snap a pic of my last 2 mags with it, but as Caine can attest to, and for my 3rd time shooting EVER, this thing was a tack driver in my hands.

 

FAAAAAR more accurate for me then the M&P was my 1st time out.

 

I will post the targets later tonight and my thoughts on the gun and how my shooting itself improved today.

 

1st night of trade I had some buyers remorse with the 92.

 

Now, you'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands.

Lots of guys walking around Iraq have M9s for a good reason...they're good pistols. I'm not sure how much of a difference is between the milspec m9 and the Civilian 92F but either way it's a good design.

 

Interesting.. I've talked to several Marines who hated theirs.

 

I talked to an Army guy who disliked his as well.

Don't Marines now carry the A1 variant?

 

Either way, my initial impression of it was a positive one. Plenty of people hate Glocks, but I like those too

Great seeing Caine and shooting today.

 

I do not believe their is any practical difference between the M9 and 92Fs for the most part.

 

I LOVE this gun!

 

I have to snap a pic of my last 2 mags with it, but as Caine can attest to, and for my 3rd time shooting EVER, this thing was a tack driver in my hands.

 

FAAAAAR more accurate for me then the M&P was my 1st time out.

 

I will post the targets later tonight and my thoughts on the gun and how my shooting itself improved today.

 

1st night of trade I had some buyers remorse with the 92.

 

Now, you'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands.

 

I'm glad you like it. How does the red front sight work for you? I painted that with Testors model paint and thought it was great.

I love my 92 - the new rubbery grips make it even easier. Might have been Dan that said that the Beretta's easier to shoot than the polymer guns due to its weight taking some of the recoil. I found his .40 (XD?) to be a handful to shoot, personally.

 

I think a lot of military types have either had 1911's or have heard people talking a lot of smack about the 9mm's in comparison to the 1911's. There seems to be contradicting experiments comparing the .45 and the 9mm. Lots say that the .45 have superior 'stopping power', whereas others show 9mm has more penetrating distance (box'o'truth).

 

Not looking to start a .45 vs 9mm war here

The 92 is a robust reliable handgun. I have carried both a 1911 and a 92. Purely on the bullets and not the gun, in the military they carry ball ammo(non expanding fmj). For civillians we have a choice of hollowpoint designs. I would prefer a larger slower FMJ bullet to a smaller higher velocity fmj bullet.

 

As far as guns I prefer a 1911 in 45. It is all a matter of preference, not that one is better than the other.

 

Glad you like the gun Mike

Not looking to start a .45 vs 9mm war here

 

Why not - we've got an XD vs Glock war going on in another thread.

Lots of guys walking around Iraq have M9s for a good reason...they're good pistols. I'm not sure how much of a difference is between the milspec m9 and the Civilian 92F but either way it's a good design.

 

MOST soldiers/marines/sailors/airmen in our current areas of operation don't have a choice on what they carry. A friend of mine that was down range in the corps told me about how some guys buy 1911s over there and sell em to each other just before coming home for pretty cheap. They just can't leave country with em. I don't blame them, as tbtrout said..I'd rather have a big honkin FMJ over a smaller, faster FMJ. Just look at the USCG for example... they recently switched to SIG 229s in .40 S&W. Everyone's got their favorite, one of my good buddies is a SEAL thats actually playing in the sandbox now (please keep him in your prayers and thoughts) and I have NEVER seen anybody have more love for SIG-Sauer than he does. I guess it's all what your used to and feel comfortable on. I like the 92 personally and would have no problem using it, as long as it's slingin' lead and gettin' em dead :violence-instagib: just my :twocents-02cents:

There is no debating this target today.

 

4th time EVER shooting a handgun.

 

1st time with either the 92 or the M&P.

 

Punched out center is 2 mags of 92fs 9mm goodness.

 

All of the others were a few mags from the M&P.

 

I would say 7 to 10 yards.

 

Caine?

BTW, dissapointed BH doesn't let you go for head shots.

Center mass only.

 

Not 25 yards or anything, but I have to say I am fairly proud for my 4th time out ever with a new to me gun

BTW, dissapointed BH doesn't let you go for head shots.

Center mass only.

 

Not 25 yards or anything, but I have to say I am fairly proud for my 4th time out ever with a new to me gun

 

Now they stand there and check your targets as you are shooting?!

No but they guy there (who is a complete douche btw way- not the store guys tho, they were cool) gave the lecture.

Center mass only.

Meh.. and people wonder why I pay a lot of money to shoot at a private range. As long as it doesn't go over the berm and I'm not pointing it at anyone unsafely.. I can shoot almost anything I want.

Next time he says center mass only put on your most serious face and ask "But how am I to prepare for a zombie invasion?" In a completely monotone voice.

THAT'S exactly why I got rid of my M&P .40, it was all over the place. Sure, they would all land on the paper but it just would not group (yeah, I know the argument that these are tactical pistols, not target pistols, but why does my XD shoot tight groups all day long?)

 

Anyhow, great shooting Mikey, enjoy the new guns!

 

Oh Yeah, and why do they put heads on targets if you aren't supposed to shoot them

Oh Yeah, and why do they put heads on targets if you aren't supposed to shoot them

So you can figure out what center mass is! , I kid. But that is a silly rule. What if you get an errant shot, and nail the target between the proverbial eyes? But I like the 92F/M9. I've never handled a civilian 92F, though I think the only difference is maybe the designation that all military weapon systems get (M9, M4, M16, M14, M107, etc). My only problem is that I have small hands, but even then, the 92F feels like you're shooting a peashooter... so, its a really smooth, low-recoil, higher capacity pistol. And your groups agree! Nice pistol, mikey.

It's always a good day when you can blow out the center of your target We were shooting at around 7yds.

 

The head shot thing: I've only been to BH 3-4 times before yesterday. That was the FIRST time anyone told me to not shoot headshots. I thought he was kidding at first, but then I realized he was telling that to everyone. There were yahoos shooting as fast as they could pull the trigger and barely hitting the target, but God forbid I take an extra second to line up a headshot. Not sure if that's a BH rule or a grumpy old man rule. At the end of the session I decided to "sneak" some headshots in anyway and surprisingly the earth did not stop moving :roll:

 

Still, it was a good day

Next time he says center mass only put on your most serious face and ask "But how am I to prepare for a zombie invasion?" In a completely monotone voice.

 

maybe next time I'll actually bring some zombie targets to emphasize the point

Caine that would be funny!!!!

They used to allow headshots with handguns just not with rifles i guess it's changed. I'm not a real big fan of that place anymore, most of the people there behind the counter are pretty arrogant and almost roll their eyes at you when you want to see a gun. I have other ranges to go to and enjoy my guns much more than just standing there like a zombie and there is plenty of dealers to take my business to that is happy to have my business, so I guess I'm giving this place a :obscene-birdiered:

They used to allow headshots with handguns just not with rifles i guess it's changed. I'm not a real big fan of that place anymore, most of the people there behind the counter are pretty arrogant and almost roll their eyes at you when you want to see a gun. I have other ranges to go to and enjoy my guns much more than just standing there like a zombie and there is plenty of dealers to take my business to that is happy to have my business, so I guess I'm giving this place a :obscene-birdiered:

 

It's what you have to do in this day and age. Its a surprise some of these places even stay in business. I have not been to Davis's in Sloatsburg since they were Dbags to me with ammo. It's a shame since I've spent a lot of money since there at other places for ammo etc.

 

But on the other hand, so far almost all of my gun purchases have been FTF's. So much easier.

 

M

I dunno - BH is what it is. No one's ever been a d*ck to me there. The old dude at the range yesterday wasn't a d*ck about "the rules".. I was just surprised by them. The place is just too small for the amount of business they do, and as a result, you never get the "warm and fuzzies" when you're there. Go in, do whatcha gotta do, and get out.