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Well, first time at an indoor range anyway. Let me preface this by saying that I went to SafeFire in Camas, WA and I cannot recommend it highly enough. It's well-organized, the staff were friendly and professional, the range officer was super-nice and helpful to this newbie, took the time to explain how the target system worked, and didn't yell at me when I put the rental gun away when I was done without him first clearing/checking it (no one told me he'd need to do that). It was a great experience and I'll definitely be going back there.
Anyway, to the meat of this thread...
I brought along my new S&W Shield EZ (.380) for its first outing and, for comparison, I also rented a Glock 48 (9 mm). I had a box of 50 rounds for each gun and shot 32 rounds each at 7 yards and the remainder at 10 yards.
Observations:
Got any suggestions for me? In particular, any recommendations on what I can do to improve my "low and to the left" issue?
Anyway, to the meat of this thread...
I brought along my new S&W Shield EZ (.380) for its first outing and, for comparison, I also rented a Glock 48 (9 mm). I had a box of 50 rounds for each gun and shot 32 rounds each at 7 yards and the remainder at 10 yards.
Observations:
- I had fun shooting both guns!
- The Shield was easier to shoot than the Glock (duh)!
- Muzzle climb with the Glock was definitely a problem for me.
- I think I'm really not a fan of the Glock-style safety trigger. The trigger on the (hammer-fired) Shield was significantly more pleasant to use.
- I was reasonably consistent with both guns at 7 yards, both in terms of accuracy and my annoying tendency to pull low and to the left.
- When I went out to 10 yards, my aim with the Shield really suffered. But aside from one flyer I was a lot better with the Glock, even though I felt less in control of it due to the greater recoil and the aforementioned muzzle climb. I'm kind of confused about that, to be honest!
Got any suggestions for me? In particular, any recommendations on what I can do to improve my "low and to the left" issue?
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