ThomasH
Member
Hello gang,
I cleaned my recently purchased S&W 1006, and greased it up good, then headed out to shoot it Saturday morning.
But by the time I got to the range the rain had started, and there were other folks using my preferred "pit" where I can usually shoot by myself at 40 feet or so.
Therefore I drove up to my favorite LGS, Shooter's Supply in Loveland OH. I had decided it was time to order a Glock Model 20SF. I walked in and when they asked me what was new, I announced I wanted to order the Glock 20SF I had been bugging them about for the last few weeks. With big smiles they responded, "Okay, but it's already here!"
Darn those guys! 
After paying for it, and a third magazine, I was determined to go shoot some 10 mm. Fortunately the weather man had it backwards, and instead of raining harder in the afternoon, it cleared up!
But I still could not shoot at the "pit" I wanted to, the club was having a USPSA shoot on Sunday, and had set the pit up for the match earlier in the afternoon, so I had to shoot at our "plinking" range - a very muddy hillside with a natural spring running down the center.
That's why the targets below are so dirty, this range is always full of very casual shooters and their family or girlfriends, blasting away with pistols, shotguns, high power rifles and fully automatic weapons. I am one of the only people that brings targets, most folks just shoot at garbage they brought from home, clay pigeons or just the muddy hillside, splattering everyone with mud and chips of stones. Sigh...
My S&W 1006 (fixed sights) shoots a bit high, when the sights are "on target", so I tried holding a bit low. Judging from the target below (shot at 50 feet, two hand offhand) that seemed to work fine!
I don't know what happened to the one "runner" 5 inches low and left - maybe I was distracted!
Then I shot a few magazines (15 rounds each!) out of the brand new Glock. The felt recoil was about the same as the S&W 1006, maybe a bit more, but I like the single action trigger of the S&W 1006 much better than the double-action Glock trigger. The sight on the Glock were a lot bigger and 'bolder' than the S&W, and I liked the grip better. I wouldn't judge the accuracy from this outing, I'm still getting used to the "double trigger". Oh, the Glock shoots to the point of aim too, not a inch high like the 1006.
The previous shooting was with some low power American Eagle 180 grain FMJ practice ammo, so I decided to try some hotter Georgia Arms 180 grain jacketed hollow-point ammo.
I shoot a bunch of it offhand, I was shooting all over the place. I think I may have been seeing the problem where the breach opens pre-maturely which causes gross pressure variations.
Anyhow, I broke out my plastic MTM pistol rest, but the shelf I was standing behind was so low I had to but the rest on top of an ammo can.
Not the best rest, but better than nothing. First I tried some 5-shot groups with the S&W 1006, that mostly looked like this:
Then I did the same thing with the Glock 20SF, and the groups all looked about like this:
So maybe the previous terrible grouping with this Georgia Arms ammo was me, not the weak recoil springs? I don't know why the groups were all up and right compared to my offhand shooting, but I'm sure it was something I was doing. (My back had spasmed earlier when I was picking up precious brass, maybe that contributed.) I also don't know why I kept shooting one low and left either!
Anyhow, a fun day at the range, despite being splattered with mud. After I got home and drank a bunch of muscle relaxant, I ordered up some 22 lb. Wolff springs for both guns, and a Lone Wolf 6" barrel for the Glock!
I hope to get my Grayguns custom P220 in 10 mm soon, along with the new grips for the 1006, and the 22 lb. springs, and do another comparison. So far I am liking the S&W 1006 the best, with all that weight and the single action trigger, but I do wish it had adjustable sights.
Thanks for reading!
- Thomas
I cleaned my recently purchased S&W 1006, and greased it up good, then headed out to shoot it Saturday morning.
But by the time I got to the range the rain had started, and there were other folks using my preferred "pit" where I can usually shoot by myself at 40 feet or so.
Therefore I drove up to my favorite LGS, Shooter's Supply in Loveland OH. I had decided it was time to order a Glock Model 20SF. I walked in and when they asked me what was new, I announced I wanted to order the Glock 20SF I had been bugging them about for the last few weeks. With big smiles they responded, "Okay, but it's already here!"
Darn those guys! After paying for it, and a third magazine, I was determined to go shoot some 10 mm. Fortunately the weather man had it backwards, and instead of raining harder in the afternoon, it cleared up!
But I still could not shoot at the "pit" I wanted to, the club was having a USPSA shoot on Sunday, and had set the pit up for the match earlier in the afternoon, so I had to shoot at our "plinking" range - a very muddy hillside with a natural spring running down the center.
That's why the targets below are so dirty, this range is always full of very casual shooters and their family or girlfriends, blasting away with pistols, shotguns, high power rifles and fully automatic weapons. I am one of the only people that brings targets, most folks just shoot at garbage they brought from home, clay pigeons or just the muddy hillside, splattering everyone with mud and chips of stones. Sigh...
My S&W 1006 (fixed sights) shoots a bit high, when the sights are "on target", so I tried holding a bit low. Judging from the target below (shot at 50 feet, two hand offhand) that seemed to work fine!
I don't know what happened to the one "runner" 5 inches low and left - maybe I was distracted! Then I shot a few magazines (15 rounds each!) out of the brand new Glock. The felt recoil was about the same as the S&W 1006, maybe a bit more, but I like the single action trigger of the S&W 1006 much better than the double-action Glock trigger. The sight on the Glock were a lot bigger and 'bolder' than the S&W, and I liked the grip better. I wouldn't judge the accuracy from this outing, I'm still getting used to the "double trigger". Oh, the Glock shoots to the point of aim too, not a inch high like the 1006.
The previous shooting was with some low power American Eagle 180 grain FMJ practice ammo, so I decided to try some hotter Georgia Arms 180 grain jacketed hollow-point ammo.
I shoot a bunch of it offhand, I was shooting all over the place. I think I may have been seeing the problem where the breach opens pre-maturely which causes gross pressure variations.
Anyhow, I broke out my plastic MTM pistol rest, but the shelf I was standing behind was so low I had to but the rest on top of an ammo can.
Not the best rest, but better than nothing. First I tried some 5-shot groups with the S&W 1006, that mostly looked like this:Then I did the same thing with the Glock 20SF, and the groups all looked about like this:
So maybe the previous terrible grouping with this Georgia Arms ammo was me, not the weak recoil springs? I don't know why the groups were all up and right compared to my offhand shooting, but I'm sure it was something I was doing. (My back had spasmed earlier when I was picking up precious brass, maybe that contributed.) I also don't know why I kept shooting one low and left either!
Anyhow, a fun day at the range, despite being splattered with mud. After I got home and drank a bunch of muscle relaxant, I ordered up some 22 lb. Wolff springs for both guns, and a Lone Wolf 6" barrel for the Glock!
I hope to get my Grayguns custom P220 in 10 mm soon, along with the new grips for the 1006, and the 22 lb. springs, and do another comparison. So far I am liking the S&W 1006 the best, with all that weight and the single action trigger, but I do wish it had adjustable sights.
Thanks for reading!
- Thomas
