First off let me say that I don't care for striker fired handguns, only own one which is a Kahr P9 but to be honest until this weekend it has sat in the safe for a couple of years. Bought it for those really hot summer days for shorts and t-shirt attire, just could never get used to the no hammer, no safety concept ( 50 year 1911 user). I have shot quite a few of other peoples safe action guns but I personally would never buy a gun with a springy thingy in the trigger.
When the P365 was first announced I read about it and ignored it.
Then a couple weeks ago one of my shooting buddies asked the evil gun consultant at the range to see one. Guy pulls out all four models and lays them out on the counter. Thought the XL model was really nice but lo and behold one model had a manual thumb safety just like my beloved 1911.
Would have walked away but it was on sale for a good price, so the guy had us. We both bought one.
Took it to the range this week end along with my P9 for comparison and I must say I like it.
Shot 200 rounds out of it with zero problems although it's going to take some getting used to.
Accuracy is definitely not comparable to my CZ's or 1911's and it is quite snappy in the recoil department, these will be overcome with practice. Thing I like about it the most is with the slide locked back the safety can be applied and then a loaded magazine can be inserted and the slide released a real plus in the safety department in my opinion. Thing I dislike is you will never get 10 rounds in the magazine without the aid of a Uplula.
Just my take on it.
When the P365 was first announced I read about it and ignored it.
Then a couple weeks ago one of my shooting buddies asked the evil gun consultant at the range to see one. Guy pulls out all four models and lays them out on the counter. Thought the XL model was really nice but lo and behold one model had a manual thumb safety just like my beloved 1911.
Would have walked away but it was on sale for a good price, so the guy had us. We both bought one.
Took it to the range this week end along with my P9 for comparison and I must say I like it.
Shot 200 rounds out of it with zero problems although it's going to take some getting used to.
Accuracy is definitely not comparable to my CZ's or 1911's and it is quite snappy in the recoil department, these will be overcome with practice. Thing I like about it the most is with the slide locked back the safety can be applied and then a loaded magazine can be inserted and the slide released a real plus in the safety department in my opinion. Thing I dislike is you will never get 10 rounds in the magazine without the aid of a Uplula.
Just my take on it.