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Lane
03-28-2012, 04:43 PM
I'll have a couple of pictures when I get to a place where I can post 'em (didn't happen otherwise, right?) Anyway, I can safely say, that was the best $400 I've ever spent. Period. I am extremely pleased with this little gun, and expect it to take a prominent position in my carry rotation.

Well done RIA...

Lane
AutoMag
03-28-2012, 04:49 PM
Good deal Lane, I am glad that you are happy with it.:)
NAMVET72
03-28-2012, 04:50 PM
That is Good to hear Lane, but weren't you suppose to be at work and not at the Range????????? Did you tell your wife where you were going??????????


Clyde
Lane
03-28-2012, 04:53 PM
That is Good to hear Lane, but weren't you suppose to be at work and not at the Range????????? Did you tell your wife where you were going??????????


Clyde

I needed therapy in a bad way. Between 2 hours late yesterday and 2 hours this morning with a customer screaming, bitching and yelling - I needed some serious range time. 200 rounds of .45ACP later, I'm doing better.

Lane
DaFadda
03-28-2012, 09:33 PM
I thought leather work was your therapy Lane?
DaFadda
Lane
03-28-2012, 09:49 PM
Here's some pictures from my therapy session today...

Here's the first 5 rounds - at 3 yards:

http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae312/NormanXDm/IMG_0017.jpg

And here's the next 10 rounds - at 5 yards:

http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae312/NormanXDm/IMG_0018.jpg

I was shooting two different loads today - one using Clays' powder and one using Power Pistol. The PP load is much snappier. And, as I collected and inspected brass, I noticed a couple of cases are mangled:

http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae312/NormanXDm/IMG_0020.jpg

I collected three of them - almost identically mangled. It looks like they might be getting hung up whilst being ejected.

http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae312/NormanXDm/IMG_0021.jpg

Other than some brass being rendered unusable - it was a fantastic range visit. I'm very happy with my new purchase, and suspect there are more Rocks in my future.

Lane
Lane
03-28-2012, 09:50 PM
I thought leather work was your therapy Lane?
DaFadda

Usually - but sometimes it just takes a bit more... :D
Grizzman
03-29-2012, 10:55 PM
Thanks for the range report.

I plan to spend some quality time fondling full sized and compact tactical RIAs this weekend for a future purchase. I'm leaning more toward the full sized at this point.

Grizz