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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 4342277" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>Well I couldn’t help myself. I took it to 2A after work today and got some time on the trigger. I shot about 100 rounds of the Armscor 39gr 22TCM9R (which I confirmed is fine to shoot in the regular TCM, but not the other way around).</p><p></p><p>First impressions are always important and my very first round at 10 yards offhand touched dead center, so that’s a good start! I fired a few more rounds at that range to settle in with it. I had two high right flyers but the rest made a decent group, considering I probably haven’t fired a single shot in almost two years. I know I know, that’s way too long!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]518753[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>So I settled in at 25 yards with a very suspect rest fashioned from an ammo box on top of a pistol bag. Two observations came immediately. First, my eyesight has become so poor, I was really struggling with the front sight. That’s taking into account I was using my custom monovision shooting glasses, which obviously aren’t strong enough anymore. Second, my initial impression of the trigger break was on point. I struggled with getting a clean break, which resulted in mostly vertical stringing. Of course my eyesight didn’t help either, so it could be the culprit as well. First 10 rounds at 25 resulted in a 6.5” high by 3” wide group. As with the first target, I had a high flyer or two that opened up the vertical.</p><p></p><p>The second 10 round group resulted in a 6” high by 2.5” wide group. If you subtract the two furthest vertical shots, the rest were 3” high by 2.5” wide. Notice at 25 I was hitting right. I’ve learned to finalize my zero on iron-sighted pistols by aggregate offhand patterning. It results in the best hit ratio at 25 and beyond, without negatively affecting close in zero. I’m sure the issue is a me issue, because it holds across all handguns, even with optics. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]518762[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>From there I adjusted the sights, shot a couple of mags worth to confirm, then pulled the target back to 15 yards for one last 17+1 rapid fire group. Note the inner dotted circle is 2” and the outer dotted one is 6”.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]518763[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Through the first 100 rounds, function was flawless. Recoil is really negligible. I expected it to be a bit snappy with a bullet exiting a 5” barrel at almost 2,000 fps, but it was very soft and gentle. This would be a great gun to train someone on not letting flash and blast bother them and cause flinching. The gun has no edges that dig, pinch or wear on your hands at all. </p><p></p><p>About that flash, they were right! I got some video so I could show it. Overall I REALLY enjoyed shooting this gun and cartridge. The stark difference between the bark and the bite make it a unique experience. I’ll probably toss a couple hundred more downrange before I start modding it, but it will definitely be getting a 9mm barrel and better ignition set. Sadly, I think this may be my last pure irons handgun purchase. My eyes were begging for the dot on the G19 in my IWB holster by the time I was done. 🙁</p><p></p><p>The next pic is the flash. The pic after that is pretty much peak recoil. The silver squiggle just above my silver hair is the brass flying. 😁</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]518776[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]518777[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>P.S. So it turns out RIA makes a really nice looking.22 TCM bolt gun as well. It comes with a 5 rd mag, but will also take the 17 rounders this pistol comes with. People are reloading for it and getting near 3,000 fps with some loads out of the 22” barrel. I might have to hunt one of those down as a nice companion to this neat big pistol! </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]518783[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 4342277, member: 1132"] Well I couldn’t help myself. I took it to 2A after work today and got some time on the trigger. I shot about 100 rounds of the Armscor 39gr 22TCM9R (which I confirmed is fine to shoot in the regular TCM, but not the other way around). First impressions are always important and my very first round at 10 yards offhand touched dead center, so that’s a good start! I fired a few more rounds at that range to settle in with it. I had two high right flyers but the rest made a decent group, considering I probably haven’t fired a single shot in almost two years. I know I know, that’s way too long! [ATTACH type="full"]518753[/ATTACH] So I settled in at 25 yards with a very suspect rest fashioned from an ammo box on top of a pistol bag. Two observations came immediately. First, my eyesight has become so poor, I was really struggling with the front sight. That’s taking into account I was using my custom monovision shooting glasses, which obviously aren’t strong enough anymore. Second, my initial impression of the trigger break was on point. I struggled with getting a clean break, which resulted in mostly vertical stringing. Of course my eyesight didn’t help either, so it could be the culprit as well. First 10 rounds at 25 resulted in a 6.5” high by 3” wide group. As with the first target, I had a high flyer or two that opened up the vertical. The second 10 round group resulted in a 6” high by 2.5” wide group. If you subtract the two furthest vertical shots, the rest were 3” high by 2.5” wide. Notice at 25 I was hitting right. I’ve learned to finalize my zero on iron-sighted pistols by aggregate offhand patterning. It results in the best hit ratio at 25 and beyond, without negatively affecting close in zero. I’m sure the issue is a me issue, because it holds across all handguns, even with optics. [ATTACH type="full"]518762[/ATTACH] From there I adjusted the sights, shot a couple of mags worth to confirm, then pulled the target back to 15 yards for one last 17+1 rapid fire group. Note the inner dotted circle is 2” and the outer dotted one is 6”. [ATTACH type="full"]518763[/ATTACH] Through the first 100 rounds, function was flawless. Recoil is really negligible. I expected it to be a bit snappy with a bullet exiting a 5” barrel at almost 2,000 fps, but it was very soft and gentle. This would be a great gun to train someone on not letting flash and blast bother them and cause flinching. The gun has no edges that dig, pinch or wear on your hands at all. About that flash, they were right! I got some video so I could show it. Overall I REALLY enjoyed shooting this gun and cartridge. The stark difference between the bark and the bite make it a unique experience. I’ll probably toss a couple hundred more downrange before I start modding it, but it will definitely be getting a 9mm barrel and better ignition set. Sadly, I think this may be my last pure irons handgun purchase. My eyes were begging for the dot on the G19 in my IWB holster by the time I was done. 🙁 The next pic is the flash. The pic after that is pretty much peak recoil. The silver squiggle just above my silver hair is the brass flying. 😁 [ATTACH type="full"]518776[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]518777[/ATTACH] P.S. So it turns out RIA makes a really nice looking.22 TCM bolt gun as well. It comes with a 5 rd mag, but will also take the 17 rounders this pistol comes with. People are reloading for it and getting near 3,000 fps with some loads out of the 22” barrel. I might have to hunt one of those down as a nice companion to this neat big pistol! [ATTACH type="full"]518783[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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