Shot a bunch of stuff: 38S&W, .32acp, 380, 9mm

[Redcoat3340]

Took a few guns to the range, some to test out, so I just like shooting, and some to rule out.

Working my way up:

38S&W through a new-to-me old-timey S&W "Perfected." Fun little gun. Got em all in the black, but need a lot more trigger time (at 5 or 7 yards) to put 'em in the 9 ring. Itty bitty sights but a decent trigger.

32acp: through two guns. A new-to-me Beretta 1935. Wow, does an 11 pound trigger make shooting a challenge. I didn't have the patience today to spend a bunch of time to master it. Now I gotta find out how to make the trigger something less than suitable for a gorilla. Then a CZ 70. That was sweet compared to the Beretta. Much better trigger and much better target.

380 through a just factory-repaired Taurus 58s. Ugh. All over the target and this one is trade fodder. (I got it cheap, now I know why.) Then a Beretta 85...now that's a 380. Not as good as my EZ Shield but pretty good.

Finally 9mm: Always run a few mags of my regular carry, a S&W Chief's Special 9mm. All in the X-ring at 10 yards (okay, almost all...well more than half...errr, some?) and a Beretta Cougar and that's a tack driver. Super trigger, not a lot of recoil, lots of weight to absorb the recoil.

Pretty nice session and a great excuse to go back to master the Perfected and 1935.

 

[Tallball]

Sounds fun! I'm the same - I enjoy shooting a variety of handguns on a range trip. I envy you the Beretta 85.

 

[Steel Hayes]

38S&W through a new-to-me old-timey S&W "Perfected

Glad you enjoyed it,
between the .32&.38S&W I enjoy shooting both as long as I can.

 

[jar]

I do enjoy shooting 38S&W; amazingly accurate and a fun round that can also do for EDC.

 

[Monac]

Your Perfected looks good with those wood grips. They are such pleasant guns to shoot if you can see the sights. I like them a little better than the equivalent I-frame, for no good reason I can think of.

Shooting a gun with a heavy trigger can help you shoot guns with light triggers better. I learned pistol shooting with an early 1980's H&R 999 with a fairly stiff trigger, and I always felt it helped me be a better shot with a wide variety of guns with poor trigger pulls.