I figured to share a brief range report on a couple handguns that have relatively little information available pertaining to them on the web.
I went to the range today with a few pistols, including two Ultramatics (both and SV and LV). Every time I shoot these guns, I like them more and more. While I’m fortunate enough to own nearly all the high end centerfire target pistols, the Ultramatic is quickly moving up the ladder in my favorite range gun ranking list.
Both guns performed flawlessly in the 150 rounds I put through them. They have few moving parts and very little recoil. I find accuracy to be outstanding and they tend to make me look like a better shot than I actually am.
I took a picture of one of my targets shot at about 25 feet off hand with cheap aluminum cased ammo. The two on the left are 10 shot groups from the LV and the center and the upper left are 10 shot groups from the SV. The bottom left was another pistol. I'm no marksman, but the pistols help make up for some of the operator error.
Ultramatics were built in Austria back in the 1990's and carried a hefty $2000 price tag, which was a heck of a lot back then. They are a rare find today, but generally sell for very reasonable prices. Both of mine are in my caliber of choice (9mm), but were chambered in several calibers during their short production life. They are heavy, all steel pistols. The SV weighs about 47oz and the LV is well over 50oz, both with empty magazines. They are so easy to shoot fast and accurately with almost no muzzle flip and no slide to move (just a bolt).
For anyone that shares my interest in exotic and obscure target pistols, I highly recommend one of these. The lone drawback for me was the take down and reassembly, which were quite difficult to master (especially the reassembly). However, I now do it in seconds.
I usually bring at least one of them to every range trip. Today, I decided to bring them both. My SV has run perfectly from the start. My LV gave me a malfunction here and there when I first picked it up early this year. However, its now running as good as the other one, so I’m quite pleased about that. Like I said, they are becoming two of my favorite shooters of all time.
Thanks for reading.
Here's the SV on the left with the longer barreled LV on the right.
I went to the range today with a few pistols, including two Ultramatics (both and SV and LV). Every time I shoot these guns, I like them more and more. While I’m fortunate enough to own nearly all the high end centerfire target pistols, the Ultramatic is quickly moving up the ladder in my favorite range gun ranking list.
Both guns performed flawlessly in the 150 rounds I put through them. They have few moving parts and very little recoil. I find accuracy to be outstanding and they tend to make me look like a better shot than I actually am.
I took a picture of one of my targets shot at about 25 feet off hand with cheap aluminum cased ammo. The two on the left are 10 shot groups from the LV and the center and the upper left are 10 shot groups from the SV. The bottom left was another pistol. I'm no marksman, but the pistols help make up for some of the operator error.
Ultramatics were built in Austria back in the 1990's and carried a hefty $2000 price tag, which was a heck of a lot back then. They are a rare find today, but generally sell for very reasonable prices. Both of mine are in my caliber of choice (9mm), but were chambered in several calibers during their short production life. They are heavy, all steel pistols. The SV weighs about 47oz and the LV is well over 50oz, both with empty magazines. They are so easy to shoot fast and accurately with almost no muzzle flip and no slide to move (just a bolt).
For anyone that shares my interest in exotic and obscure target pistols, I highly recommend one of these. The lone drawback for me was the take down and reassembly, which were quite difficult to master (especially the reassembly). However, I now do it in seconds.
I usually bring at least one of them to every range trip. Today, I decided to bring them both. My SV has run perfectly from the start. My LV gave me a malfunction here and there when I first picked it up early this year. However, its now running as good as the other one, so I’m quite pleased about that. Like I said, they are becoming two of my favorite shooters of all time.
Thanks for reading.
Here's the SV on the left with the longer barreled LV on the right.
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