Well, I got to the range yesterday with my new 29, 100 rounds of 180gr UMC, and 40 rounds of 175gr. Winchester Silvertip. Shooting at ranges from 5 to 15 yards, both slow and rapid fire, failure drills, and retreat drills.
The only thing I can say is....why didn't I buy the 29 sooner??? I must have been crazy not to switch to 10mm.
Admittedly, I was a little apprehensive about what I had heard about the recoil; it had been a long time since I shot 10mm and when I did it was in a much larger package, a full size Smith Auto with Hogue grips.
The little 29 performed FLAWLESSLY, was extremely accurate (under 2" groups at 15 yards in slow fire, Hey it was my first time out), and most importantly, the legendary recoil, at least the recoil I had come to expect given the comments here and on GlockTalk, just wasn't there.
To relate it to shooting other weapons, I'd say that the recoil with the 175 gr. Silvertips was much(!!) easier to contol than my .357 snubbie with full power 125 gr or 158 gr loads. I find it easier to shoot than than the G30 I had a few years ago.
The range officer and a friend were also there, and they were also surprised at how easy the 29 was to control.
I haven't been this happy with a new weapon in a LONG, LOOOONG time.
If you're thinking about about the 29 or 10mm. Shoot it for yourself before you're sucked into the myth, and that's exactly what it is, about the 10 being too stout a round or the 29 being too small to control it. That FBI agents couldn't control this round, in an all metal framed gun, is laughable. Now where can I find a G20?
The only thing I can say is....why didn't I buy the 29 sooner??? I must have been crazy not to switch to 10mm.
Admittedly, I was a little apprehensive about what I had heard about the recoil; it had been a long time since I shot 10mm and when I did it was in a much larger package, a full size Smith Auto with Hogue grips.
The little 29 performed FLAWLESSLY, was extremely accurate (under 2" groups at 15 yards in slow fire, Hey it was my first time out), and most importantly, the legendary recoil, at least the recoil I had come to expect given the comments here and on GlockTalk, just wasn't there.
To relate it to shooting other weapons, I'd say that the recoil with the 175 gr. Silvertips was much(!!) easier to contol than my .357 snubbie with full power 125 gr or 158 gr loads. I find it easier to shoot than than the G30 I had a few years ago.
The range officer and a friend were also there, and they were also surprised at how easy the 29 was to control.
I haven't been this happy with a new weapon in a LONG, LOOOONG time.
If you're thinking about about the 29 or 10mm. Shoot it for yourself before you're sucked into the myth, and that's exactly what it is, about the 10 being too stout a round or the 29 being too small to control it. That FBI agents couldn't control this round, in an all metal framed gun, is laughable. Now where can I find a G20?