Nighthawk Shadowhawk 10mm

Excellent buy and choice. A well set up 1911 by a master gunsmith custom 10mm is not hard on the gun. The 1911 format is amazingly strong. It is just hard to set up perfectly with top grade steel by a non master of the format
 
That’s what I am thinking too Gordon. The slide/barrel/frame fit is absolutely perfect on this gun so the likelihood of undue battering or damage is extremely low. I like 10mm on the mid-hot side so I think this pistol will last 50k rounds before needing attention.
 
Got that right. I am going to shoot the living daylights out of it and see what happens. I know Bob Reeves, the director of the custom shop at NHC; I’m sure he and his team will be responsive if the need arises.
 
Nope. Funny thing is that I am a very social person - I love firing up the smoker and having 30 people over for smoked brisket and homemade beer. I work (a lot less now) in human services so relationships are very important. But aside from a few friends and my wife and kids, I don’t like being around people at the range. I get up early so I can hit the range at 8 AM when it opens, and beat everyone else there. When I have an audience, I don’t shoot as well. I am also not good with running around and shooting (I have advanced spinal arthritis, sclerosis of the shoulders and bone spurs in my neck). I’m good when alone, standing, with a good gun and good ammo.
 
vanfunk said:
I loosened the set screws on the Heinies and kicked the rear sight over a skosh; hopefully that’s enough. I’ll try again for groups in the morning.
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Heines are so easy to adjust! Set Screw & a tap
 
vanfunk said:
Nope. Funny thing is that I am a very social person - I love firing up the smoker and having 30 people over for smoked brisket and homemade beer. I work (a lot less now) in human services so relationships are very important. But aside from a few friends and my wife and kids, I don’t like being around people at the range. I get up early so I can hit the range at 8 AM when it opens, and beat everyone else there. When I have an audience, I don’t shoot as well. I am also not good with running around and shooting (I have advanced spinal arthritis, sclerosis of the shoulders and bone spurs in my neck). I’m good when alone, standing, with a good gun and good ammo.
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Steel Challenge! you just stand there.
 
vanfunk said:
Off to the range in an hour. Bringing handloads this time - 180 grain XTPs over enough powder to get them to 1150 fps as I recall. Not a big boomer but decently authoritative.
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bring us back some nice targets!

Friday is my Black Powder Cap&Ball day! Today was supposed to be my .22 practice day but I got cavities to fill
 
Ha! I woke up this morning with what I think is a burgeoning abscess in one of my back molars. I’ll try to hit it with the butt of the Nighthawk until the tooth falls out.

I am also bringing my Gen 5 Glock 20 as I am trying to shoot it better, along with my Sig P365 (one of my carry guns that I haven’t shot in a while, embarrassingly).
 
vanfunk said:
Ha! I woke up this morning with what I think is a burgeoning abscess in one of my back molars. I’ll try to hit it with the butt of the Nighthawk until the tooth falls out.

I am also bringing my Gen 5 Glock 20 as I am trying to shoot it better, along with my Sig P365 (one of my carry guns that I haven’t shot in a while, embarrassingly).
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just grip that Glock with dear life till the front sight doesn’t move! Old timer here told be, if your focus on the target, your NOT focused on the front sight’s. The improved my shooting by 100%!
 
Mark_Mark said:
and bench rested too. We get it. It goes in the same hole. That why I like Standing at 10-15 yards groupings
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So you are more interested in the shooter's abilities than the gun's? I have some that give tiny groups rested but when I stand up and shoot them they ain't so great. That's pretty much standard for me with any gun now. I wish what was done with my eyesight could be applied to the rest of me.
 
doubleh said:
So you are more interested in the shooter's abilities than the gun's? I have some that give tiny groups rested but when I stand up and shoot them they ain't so great. That's pretty much standard for me with any gun now. I wish what was done with my eyesight could be applied to the rest of me.
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Wish I was shooting at 25! when everything was A+ … was broke as a Joke then, and didn’t have interest in shooting good. Plan old shotgun patterns at 10 yards was good enough then

I like both gun & shooter combo.
 
Well guys it was super cold at the range today and I sucked. I kept hitting the slide stop with my gloved hands and stopping the Nighthawk in its tracks. That was very distracting but I did manage to get the sights moved over and on the money for 25 yards. Then I had my first squib ever with a handload and that ended things with the Nighthawk. My work with the Glock 20 was much worse; still hate that trigger with a passion.

To soothe my inner savage beast I stopped by my local GS, only to find a new CZ Tactical Sport Orange had arrived. Naturally and unhesitatingly, I bought it. I just shoot those things so damn well, I don’t know why. Had to have it.

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vanfunk said:
Well guys it was super cold at the range today and I sucked. I kept hitting the slide stop with my gloved hands and stopping the Nighthawk in its tracks. That was very distracting but I did manage to get the sights moved over and on the money for 25 yards. Then I had my first squib ever with a handload and that ended things with the Nighthawk. My work with the Glock 20 was much worse; still hate that trigger with a passion.

To soothe my inner savage beast I stopped by my local GS, only to find a new CZ Tactical Sport Orange had arrived. Naturally and unhesitatingly, I bought it. I just shoot those things so damn well, I don’t know why. Had to have it.

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You rewarded a Bad day at the Range with a Good day at the SHOP!

I am cracking up 😂 right now!
 
Turns out the shooting gloves I’ve been wearing for my freezing range days have been turning me into a pitiful shot. It was 38* here in the northeast today, pretty balmy, so I hit the range at 8am with the Nighthawk 10mm and a few other handgun “friends.” I took along some new handloads, Rim Rock hardcast 200 grain TCs that do 1175-1200 fps from my pistols. These are so hard on the plates that I’ve been told not to shoot them with this load, lol. Recoil is pretty stout even in a 40oz 1911. Anyway, here’s what the Nighthawk did sans gloves and those hardcast thumpers:

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The sights are better regulated for 25 yards but need an insy-winsy 1/100th of a milimeter more to the right. Elevation is good but the straight-8’s are hard for me to align vertically, for some reason. Might swap the rears out for all black Heinie’s or spring for some adjustables. Anyone know what adjustable sights fit the dovetail on these guns? Novak? I don’t want to get it milled unless it’s for a red dot. Hmmm… maybe I should send it back to NHC for their IOS cut and throw a Trijicon SRO on there. Hmmmmm indeed.
 
I can’t see either. Matter of fact, I’m maxed out on my glasses prescription. I’m hoping my soon-to-be seeing eye dog has a steady paw because he/she will be shooting for me next! Honestly all I am trying to do is focus on the front sight, nothing else. And I have nothing to do but shoot, reload ammo, shoot, reload ammo, ad infinitum. It seems to be working.
 
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