Beretta’s PX4 Storm is a polymer-framed locked-breech pistol available in 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP. The slide is Bruniton-coated to prevent corrosion while the barrel and magazine have blued finishes. The frame is “plastic” (Beretta calls it “technopolymer reinforced fiberglass”), but I have no idea if that’s better, worse or the same as other…
It’s no secret that unless there’s a particular reason otherwise, my handgun preference is usually for longer rather than shorter barrel lengths. When I began dabbling a bit with Glocks, I tried a G17, 22 and 26. At that time, I just wasn’t that interested in the full-size “Combat Tupperware” as some call them, but did appreciate the extreme reliability displayed…
A few years ago I bought a SIG-Sauer P220 .45 ACP SAS (SIG Anti-Snag) sporting their proprietary DAK (Double-Action Kellerman) trigger-action. This is without question one of the lightest and smoothest actions I’ve tried on any double-action handgun, be it semiautomatic or revolver and measures just under 8-lbs. For those interested in my initial range report with…
Hello. Eight years ago, I got a stainless steel Dan Wesson Patriot pistol. Initial shooting proved the pistol to be utterly reliable with all JHP ammo I tried, be they handloads or commercial. Likewise, the pistol gobbled up 200-gr. CSWC’s, including some designs that can balk in more than a few 1911-pattern pistols. The only problem that…
It is no secret that Glocks normally seen in the US have traditionally come with plastic sights front and rear. Some shooters make no changes to these sights while others replace them posthaste. I do not care for Glock’s factory standard plastic sights, though it is not their “fragility” that bothers me; it is the…
This report is intended to be read after “Shooting the Glock 19”. It is a follow-up or “addendum” sort of thing to it. Here’s the link to the previous article for those who might be interested: http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/shooting_the_glock_19.htm The Glock 19 used in this segment of the saga is not the same one used for the initial report. It differs…
Over the last four decades I have been fortunate enough to have owned many handguns and a large percentage of these were chambered in 9x19mm. My very first was a 1918 DWM Luger which had been given to me by a friend of the family. It sported a 3 5/8” barrel and remnants of nickel-plating. That was the first…