I took two pistols to the range today for a little fun.
One was a Russian Makarov in .380 and the other was an older Tanfoglio also in .380.
In my hands the Italian pistol is not in the same league as the Mak.
I can't shoot the T as accurately as the M. This probably has more to do with me than with the pistol. The Tanfoglio is somewhat older than the Russian. Bore is good but I never slugged the bore to find out how the bullet is engaging the rifling.
At 25 yards I can keep the rounds in a torso sized target shooting fairly fast with the Makarov. I can't do that with the Tanfoglio.
Another pain in the neck with the Italian pistol is that the spent cases eject into the next zip code. I built a shooting station which is enclosed with screen everywhere but toward the target. Then I lay a huge tarp in front of the bench to catch brass. While shooting the Tanfoglio I lost about half of my brass. (And I don't have much .380. ;o( ). The Makarov kicked all of the spent brass into the screen to the right of the firing position.
I had a great day. I don't want to let the Tanfoglio go (I almost never sell any of my firearms) but I will definitely think hard the next time I am tempted to shoot it.
One was a Russian Makarov in .380 and the other was an older Tanfoglio also in .380.
In my hands the Italian pistol is not in the same league as the Mak.
I can't shoot the T as accurately as the M. This probably has more to do with me than with the pistol. The Tanfoglio is somewhat older than the Russian. Bore is good but I never slugged the bore to find out how the bullet is engaging the rifling.
At 25 yards I can keep the rounds in a torso sized target shooting fairly fast with the Makarov. I can't do that with the Tanfoglio.
Another pain in the neck with the Italian pistol is that the spent cases eject into the next zip code. I built a shooting station which is enclosed with screen everywhere but toward the target. Then I lay a huge tarp in front of the bench to catch brass. While shooting the Tanfoglio I lost about half of my brass. (And I don't have much .380. ;o( ). The Makarov kicked all of the spent brass into the screen to the right of the firing position.
I had a great day. I don't want to let the Tanfoglio go (I almost never sell any of my firearms) but I will definitely think hard the next time I am tempted to shoot it.