Dave: That made me chuckle...
I have so much to say, I'll try to keep it to bullet points (pun totally intended).
I only had time for 50 rounds of Federal Champion 230gr FMJ (the Wal-Mart stuff), and a box of 25 Rem GS 230gr HP. It had absolutely no trouble with this initial 75 round offering.
I really took my time tonight. Very deliberately aligning my sights, concentrating on my breathing, and squeezing the trigger until it broke.
It is dead on accurate. I mean, scary accurate. Especially when I was really trying hard to grip properly, breathe, and squeeze.
This gun is fantastic. Light, small, yet for a .45, very controllable recoil. For me, I think that is due to the ergonomics. It's got a solid .45 push (as it should) but at the end of the cycle I find myself naturally back on the target. It points well for me.
I'm coming from a Kimber Ultra Carry II that I just got sick of babying, and as a result, I find the trigger a little "weird". That's the only way I can describe it. But by the time I got to the 2nd mag tonight I had the hang of it. There's slack, and then it catches, and then it releases. I guess it's the "slack" I'm not quite used to yet. And the reset is different. Not bad in anyway, just different. But that's to be expected.
It was even a joy to clean just now. Easiest take-down of any gun I've ever owned.
This is my first polymer, striker-fired, double-stack gun. I was not a believer before but I am proud to say that I am now. I usually state "don't knock it 'till you rock it" and should have taken my own advice long ago on this pistol.
The one thing I cannot seem to do yet is pull the "tool" out of the backstrap. I twist it 1/4 of a turn, and pull with all of my might, it just won't come out. I'll give it a try at a later date.
That's it for now. I can't wait to shoot it again next week.
