Impulse Buy of the Month: 469

[RDFabsRep]

I saw a "hole" in my collection and was passively keeping an eye out for a blue'd/black 69. Stumbled across a well-used 469 on Gunbroker and put a half-joking bid in. Well...joke was on me: I won the auction.

Picked up the gun last week and brought it home. It definitely had some use on it, and was incredibly dirty. I took her down, cleaned her all up, greased the slide and took her out to shoot. Overall, not a bad little rig. She went bang every single time and the last-round-hold-open worked flawlessly. Only real issue is that she shoots very low, and to the right. The windage is easy enough to fix, but with no adjustment for elevation, I'm sorta stuck with an inaccurate gun.

Still, not a bad little addition to the collection. For the price I paid, I'm pleased. I just wanna do some touch-up work on the finish and use her as a shooter. I've even toyed with the idea of completely re-finishing her, but that'd be a project for a later date. On to the pics!

And of course, the Smith Family

 

[03clyde]

I had one as well, no ambi like yours, though. It, too, shot way low and right.

 

[W.E.G.]

Its intended to be a defensive weapon.

If the sight-regulation issue is severe enough, just make it a point to aim two ribs higher than usual.

...or you could spend lots of money and time on a gun that isn't likely to be very valuable or desirable in your lifetime.

I really wanted one when they first came out in the 80's.
My department was still stuck in Mayberry-land, and they wouldn't let us carry 9mm.
I kind of forgot about the 469 until Gunbroker really took off.
I picked up one well-used for about $314 shipped.
Not likely I'll get my money back out it ever.

Its a shooter.

 

[W.E.G.]

Try higher-velocity ammo if you are having problems with it shooting low.

Remember what it was designed for.
We can be pretty sure it was NOT designed for shooting the weak 115-grain ammo that sells for cheap at Wal-Mart.

 

[RDFabsRep]

I actually do have some heftier ammo I wanted to try in it--that'll be a task for my next range day. I like all my guns to shoot similarly (so I can pick any one of them up and be accurate) but overall, I'm okay with how this one hits paper.

I ended up snagging this one for $295.00/shipped. So for the price, I've very happy with it.

 

[jimbo728]

135gr or 147gr bullets may shoot a little higher than 115`s.
Might be worth a try.
Good Luck,
Jim

 

[RDFabsRep]

I'll give it a shot. At the very least, I'd like to have the rear sight drifted over (same as the sight on my 6926) so at least the windage is good. Just trying to decide if I wanna buy the tool or take it to a gunsmith.

 

[fuzzymcnab]

RD,
Hope you get your point of aim issue squared away. I own many 2nd and 3rd gen autos, and the 469 is probably one of favorites. Mine shoots point of aim from 15-25 yards. I recall testing the gun with 115 grain fmj's. That being said, one suggestion. I stock a certain amount of ammo just for testing purposes. That means everything from 90 through 147 grains. That way, when I find a bullet that one gun prefers, I work up my handloads starting with that bullet weight. Enjoy, fuzzy

 

[growr]

poi and poa are one in the same on my 469 with 147 grain bullets...yours probably will to.

Randy

 

[cwo4uscgret]

what's not to like? mine was $315 with two magazine:

Two magazines at 10 yards...a keeper

 

[xcpd69]

Try higher-velocity ammo if you are having problems with it shooting low.

Remember what it was designed for.
We can be pretty sure it was NOT designed for shooting the weak 115-grain ammo that sells for cheap at Wal-Mart.

W.E.G.

Got that bass-ackwards, me thinks.

Lower velocity or heavier bullet = higher POI.

Higher velocity or lighter bullet = lower POI.