So I picked up a Kimber Micro 9 for EDC when I need something easier to hide. Shoots fine, no problems, no malfunctions but it’s not the most accurate thing past 7-10 yards and I don’t expect it to be. What’s everyone’s thought on standard pressure ammo in these little guns.
9mm in very short barrels
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Agreed. My S&W 36, 2" was a real pain to shoot with the short coupled fixed sights. When I put a Crimson Trace laser on it, it became a tack driver and I use it for target shooting ! ... 😁
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It was just the tip.😬
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In my experience, the only small guns harder to learn to shoot accurately than snubbies are derringers. But yes, my 642 and 637 took substantial and regular practice to shoot accurately. The third hardest is the pocket pistols such as Bodyguard .380s and LCPs
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Agreed again ... Any gun that's moved by recoil before the bullet exits. .. I had a guy in my club, shopkeeper, had a Colt Cobra for defense and shot at the monthly club range night for practice. Hits all over the map. Asked me for help. Well the problem was he was one handing it with a weak spindly wrist. I watched the gun go a different direction every time he fired. I got him into a two hand hold and instructed him that the resistance to the gun moving had to be the same every time... He showed notable improvement, and henceforth, anybody robbing him was in great danger rather than the general world, as previously ... 🤣
Also, if you put a straightedge across the sights of a snubby, it's apparent that the bore axis is shooting up the dirt .... unless the muzzle flips above the sight axis before the bullet exits ... So your restraint of the muzzle flip has to be consistent too, if your vertical dispersion is going to be small and consistent.
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Federal states 147gr HST velocity is 1000 fps.
I chronographed it from my Glock 43 and measured a five round average of 980 fps, which is well within its expansion velocity window.
Lighter bullets lose more velocity than heavier bullets when shot from short barrels.
+P loads increase felt recoil, whereas the 147gr HST load is pleasant to shoot from a small pistol.
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Have you seen it tested? I have an it didn't perform very well. Imo, its an overpriced gimmick.I use Underwood with monolithic projects.
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