I wanted a place to discuss my handguns and firearms in general. Everyone seemingly has lots to say about guns, so I promise you this won't be a rant blog.
I finally took my P320 Compact to the range today (I ended up taking 3 guns, plus the one I was carrying). Man, the P320 shoots pretty damned tight. I was shooting Winchester White Box 115-grain FMJ. The first picture is the first mag, while the second picture is the other mag, shooting the same target with both mags.
6 yards out, second magazine (shooting at same target as first mag above). I’m all around the bulls-eye and hit it once, but the shot group isn’t as tight as the first 15 rounds.
This gun has great ergonomics and the trigger is really nice! Some people complain about trigger pinch with this gun…it didn’t bother me, but I only shot 30 rounds. Some people also have to reiterate that this gun has a high bore axis…it didn’t bother me at all and I’d shot my Glock 19 Gen 4 for the first time right before shooting the P320. It didn’t have any issues eating 30 rounds without issue…there were no FTEs or FTFs. It was easy to aim (it has contrast sights) and the grip texture wasn’t aggressive nor slick…it was “just right”.
This was the last gun (of 4) that I shot. I was expecting to experience a bit of fatigue or an adjustment period before I began to shoot this gun well…those were the wrong expectations! This gun is a keeper (I knew it would be before I bought it).
I’m totally awed by the way this gun shot today. I’ve had it a while and was itching to see how it shot…alas, I’ve been busy and hadn’t had time to visit the range. I made time today and went to Elite Shooting Sports (the best time to go is around 7PM…it was empty today!). Anyways…
This gun manages recoil extremely well, especially for a sub-compact gun. It’s accurate as all hell, too…I’m not kidding:
Grand Power P11 Mk12, shot at 6 yards out, Winchester White Box 115-grain FMJ, 12 rounds.
I shot this gun after shooting 50 rounds from my XD9SC-M2 and Glock 19. Normally, it takes me a few mags to begin shooting well when going from gun to gun, but not in this case. I was actually shocked at the tight group. I only shot 24 rounds out of this gun, though…was pressed for time, once again, but I may make this one my carry gun, once I put some JHP through it and once I determine what’s up with what appears to be light strikes (see below comment).
I shot at 6 yards. I shoot between 5-7 yards whenever I shoot, as that’s the range a typical shootout will more than likely occur. I don’t attempt to shoot long distance with my handguns…that doesn’t really serve a purpose, IMO…if you shoot someone that’s 50 yards from you during an incident, you’re going to jail, so I don’t shoot at long distances. My foyer in my home is maybe 3-4 yards long and the biggest area in my house might be 6-7 yards, so that’s sufficient for me (in case my home has a break-in…*knock on wood*).
This gun is easy to hold while shooting, even though the grip texture isn’t aggressive (it feels a bit slick, in fact). There’s no muzzle lift at all. In fact, follow-up shots are a breeze. The sights made it really easy to aim, and it probably helped that I’ve been working on shooting with both eyes — previous to today, I’ve always shot with my left eye closed (I’m right-eye dominant). I’ve also been working on my trigger pull.
The only problem I saw with the gun was some possibly some light strikes (gun would go “click” with no boom…I’d have to drop the mag and eject the bullet in the chamber…it would fire on the second attempt), but it could’ve been the ammo (although the other guns didn’t exhibit this issue…they were using the same ammo). One thing I didn’t try — and should’ve — was to pull the trigger again without racking…I believe this gun offers double-strike capability, as it is DA/SA. I’ll try it when I next shoot the gun if I have light strikes.
UPDATE — I’ve found that these weren’t light strikes, but were fails to return to battery. The gun would be out of battery, I’d pull the trigger and the gun would then go into battery, but be in DA mode.
I did not try the double-action on this gun, as this gun doesn’t have a decocker and I wasn’t willing to ease the hammer down with a round in the chamber.
