riddleofsteel
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Due to the kindness of my family I received a Glock 36 with night sights for Christmas this year. I got the chance to start shooting it this afternoon.
At the range I loaded it with Federal 200 grain +P EFMJ ammo. The first carefully fired group at 21 feet was dead center on the X and the group was one ragged hole except for two flyers that expanded the group to the size of the top of a soda can. At 25 yards I bench rested my forearms on my range bag and fired two mags (12 rounds) at a standard combat target. Not one shot was outside the 9X ring!
After that I practiced rapid strings and aimed fire until I used up the two 50 round boxes of EFMJ I had allowed myself to shoot at that session. Recoil was VERY easy to control and the the little pistol functioned perfectly with no jams, failures or jams of any kind.
I field stripped the pistol and cleaned the gold lube out, scrubbed out the barrel and action and relubed according to my normal procedures. After showing off my new toy to some of the guys and ladies at the range I went back in and shot some 230 grain Gold Dots I had stashed in my range bag. Recoil was a bit sharper but by no means unmanagable. I took a small flat file to the sharp corners of the mag release as I am left handed and it was eating my index finger. After that minor modification to a $2.00 part it was totally comfortable to shoot. The 230 grain Gold Dots were also very accurate. I took some time practicing speed rocks and close quarters shooting from the hip with them until I was satisfied I could handle the little handcannon in almost any situation. Laying on the ground and barrier shooting will have to wait for the outdoor range this week end.
However, when I finally cleaned the Glock, lubed it again and loaded it for the ride home in my holster it was the Federal 200 grain +P EFMJ that I stoked it with. I was very impressed with this ammo, its accuracy and mild recoil. Oh yeah, I LOVE my G36.
At the range I loaded it with Federal 200 grain +P EFMJ ammo. The first carefully fired group at 21 feet was dead center on the X and the group was one ragged hole except for two flyers that expanded the group to the size of the top of a soda can. At 25 yards I bench rested my forearms on my range bag and fired two mags (12 rounds) at a standard combat target. Not one shot was outside the 9X ring!
After that I practiced rapid strings and aimed fire until I used up the two 50 round boxes of EFMJ I had allowed myself to shoot at that session. Recoil was VERY easy to control and the the little pistol functioned perfectly with no jams, failures or jams of any kind.
I field stripped the pistol and cleaned the gold lube out, scrubbed out the barrel and action and relubed according to my normal procedures. After showing off my new toy to some of the guys and ladies at the range I went back in and shot some 230 grain Gold Dots I had stashed in my range bag. Recoil was a bit sharper but by no means unmanagable. I took a small flat file to the sharp corners of the mag release as I am left handed and it was eating my index finger. After that minor modification to a $2.00 part it was totally comfortable to shoot. The 230 grain Gold Dots were also very accurate. I took some time practicing speed rocks and close quarters shooting from the hip with them until I was satisfied I could handle the little handcannon in almost any situation. Laying on the ground and barrier shooting will have to wait for the outdoor range this week end.
However, when I finally cleaned the Glock, lubed it again and loaded it for the ride home in my holster it was the Federal 200 grain +P EFMJ that I stoked it with. I was very impressed with this ammo, its accuracy and mild recoil. Oh yeah, I LOVE my G36.
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