![]() ![]() ![]() In the end, these three drills required that each of us fired a minimum of 81 rounds through each pistol for a total of 405 from the five of them. The scoring is the same as the previous drills. They then perform a combat reload and engage the two remaining targets in the same manner. The shooter draws and fires seven rounds at one of three IPSC targets 3 yards from the firing line, firing every round with a one-handed grip. Again, the score consists of the total time for four runs plus five-second penalties for misses. On the signal, they double-tap each target in the body, but realizing that zombies can only be killed by a headshot, they perform a combat reload and reengage each target accordingly. Inspired by The Walking Dead, this drill has the shooter facing three IPSC targets set 5 yards from the firing line. The score consists of the total time for four runs plus a five-second penalty for any plate left standing. Steel Plate Drillįrom 8 yards, the shooter engages a rack of five 8-inch steel plates. After discussing various ways of judging a pistol’s handling characteristics and ability to engage multiple targets quickly, we decided upon the following three drills. My good friends Richard Cole and Dick Jones once again volunteered to assist Becky and I in testing our quintet of subcompact 9mm pistols. If we were unable to do so, the offending pistol would be scored up to that point and then put aside while we finished testing the remaining guns. If one malfunctioned, we would attempt to correct the problem at the range. All five guns shot to the point of aim and produced groups ranging from 1.4 to 2.3 inches in size, which we considered perfectly adequate for pistols designed for close-range self defense.Īfterwards, we cleaned and lubed each pistol - the only maintenance they received. Finally, the magazine capacities vary from six to 10 rounds.īefore venturing forth to run the mandatory off-hand drills with this quintet of demure 9mms, my wife, Becky, and I checked each pistol’s zero by firing five groups from an MTM K-Zone rest at a moderate 10 yards. The KelTec has plain white-dot sights the Kimber, SCCY and Walther have tritium night sights and the Sig’s XRAY3 front sight has a tritium insert surrounded by a highly visible green right that makes it equally visible in low- and bright-light conditions, and the rear sight has two tritium inserts. The KelTec, SCCY and SIG all depend their triggers as safety devices.Īll five feature three-dot sighting arrangements. Along with having a striker status indicator that protrudes from the rear of the slide, the Walther also has a safety paddle built into the face of its trigger. While all five subcompact 9mm pistols include various internal safety devices, the Kimber has a frame-mounted thumb safety, as befits a mini 1911. And, once again, the Kimber follows the beat of a different drummer with a traditional single-action (SA) trigger. The KelTec and SCCY use internal hammers and double-action-only (DOA) triggers, while the SIG and Walther are both striker-fired. The Kimber is the odd man out in having a 1911-style aluminum alloy frame with integral rails, and the frontstrap is checkered - a very nice touch. These metal rails secure internal parts like the sear, trigger and hammer housings, add strength and provide the interface for the steel slide to reciprocate on. When it comes to construction, the KelTec, SCCY, SIG and Walther all use aluminum or steel rails encased in polymer frames. Which brings us to this issue’s “Battle Royale,” where we’ll look at five of the newest subcompact 9mm pistols: the Kimber Micro 9 TLE, the KelTec PF-9, the SCCY CPX-2, the SIG Sauer P365 and the Walther PPS M2. Finally, the 9mm’s smaller size makes it a practical choice for full-power compact and subcompact pistols. 45 ACP cartridges, which allows for easier training and faster, more accurate shooting. And even with +P and +P+ loads, the 9mm generates less recoil than. Thanks to improvements in propellants and high-tech expanding projectiles, the performance of the 9mm now equals that of larger-caliber cartridges. There are several reasons for this renewed popularity. In the last decade, there has been a tremendous rebirth of interest in Georg Luger’s legendary 9mm cartridge among law enforcement agencies, competitive shooters and civilians who own handguns for defensive purposes. ![]()
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