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Pete
Dec 12, 2022
Update from the range: Sunday is range therapy day. I put about 170 rounds through my K22S - 100 of Winchester 40 gr Super-X, 50 of Norma 40 gr TAC-22 and almost 20 rounds of Norma 24 gr EcoSpeed (gifted to me). I tried all the possible spring combinations - small, large, both. It wouldn't get through a mag of the EcoSpeed even with help. The Winchester shot mostly ok, but I had a lot of failures to extract with it and had to pry out the empties by hand since the extractor seemed to have a hard time locking on the rim. I also had a number of bad feeds with the Winchester with the round getting jammed in at an angle, denting either the casing or the bullet. So from today's adventure, the TAC-22 is the only ammo I'd get again to use at the range. Next week I'll be trying some CCI and Aguila options. It's fun being able to shoot more accurately, for sure. I let one of the rangemasters shoot a mag out of it and he was impressed as well and commented that it feels like a real gun rather than a toy. The funny thing was they put me on the rifle side today, so I was shooting next to guys with much larger rounds and the difference in sound was hilarious - BOOM - pop - BOOM - pop. So my overall impression was very positive. I didn't seem to get a whole lot of ammo compatibility yet, but I'll work on that. I'm not 100% sure yet how I want to integrate it into my weekly practice, but I think it's got its place and I think it will be a much better firearm for my daughter to use at first than any of my 9s. Now I just have to figure out how to get her away from the FPS games on the computer and out to the range ;)
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Pete
Nov 27, 2022
Hi all, Pete here in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where the Amish buggies roll ;) I wasn't in the service, but lived abroad for 14 years not far from where Putin is trying to prove his manhood. I got back into shooting after many, many years this last summer with pistols (I had never shot them before, just rifle, shotgun and bow) and my quest for good information led me to Graham's channel on youtube. Definitely one of my favorites, but I blame him for at least two of my purchases at this point 🤣 . What I appreciate most is Graham's technically oriented take on firearms which matches my general approach to any tool I get (I work in construction). Politically, I suspect a lot here would consider me a black sheep - registered (D), gun owner, who supports 2A rights. There are actually a lot like me out here, but a lot keep their mouths shut about it - it's just easier that way. Other than my newfound hobby, I make pretty good espresso and scale models. I've translated military history books for a publishing company called Kagero in Poland and one of my life achievements was the translation of a book on the PZL P.24 fighter plane written by one of the design engineers who actually worked on it, Andrzej Glass who I worked with to make sure the translation was up to his standards. For the last 16 years since returning to the US, I've been working as an electrician. My goal with my pistol shooting is to get half as good as the people I watch online. Yeah, wish me luck.
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