Even before the P320 came out, I have loved this gun in the form of the P250, which I owned numerous examples of in years past. Leading up to my wedding in '13 I dumped most of my pistols to ease that expenditure. I loved the ambi nature and the simple controls of it and the ability to have a large grip without a rubber sleeve. The P320 rekindled my lust for that old familiar feeling so I knew I had to have one.
This pistol came to me like new, and a mere 55 rounds through it and I can hardly believe he shot that many! Not a smiley on the barrel and pristine finish. The only way you would know it was used, was the small bits of grip tape on the large frame that came installed. I am super happy because it came with the large and factory medium frame, as I was planning on purchasing a large frame immediately after anyways. The icing on the cake was an extra magazine he had found in the safe for it as well.
(Pic taken after my 32 rounds, so I had almost doubled the round count before this pic.)
I had gone to Sportsmans Warehouse this afternoon and grabbed a box of Winchester "Super Unleaded" 147gr TMJ's and a box of 124gr NATO spec since all I have at the house anymore are my piles of reloads for the 9mm AR and my former P226 Tacops.
As soon as I got home, it was dark, but the surefire X300U helped fix that problem when it came time to blast a few rounds down range. (I have the patience of a 12 year old on Christmas morning when it comes to new guns, leave none unfired)
I stepped on the back porch, 2 mags loaded with 16 of each round and started shooting at the 100 and 50 yard gongs we have in the back yard. The surefire put plenty of light out to see at 100 but the colder air created a smoke cloud after each shot, making followups slow or blurry. Despite this, I was able to score 3 hits at 100 yards and 11 on the 50 yard with 32 rounds. Not too shabby in the dark with the first time I have shot a P320. :cool:
The included holster is cheesy, but miles better than sticking it down your crack behind a t-shirt, so don't look a gift horse in the mouth I suppose. I also had a uncle mikes mag pouch in a drawer to round out the plastic trinkets.
We are lucky to have a great kydex shop nearby in Anchorage and so I have already reached out to get a holster and some mag pouches made next week.
I like the Siglights as usual, but may try a set of TFX's after finding I love the Tacops TFO front sight. I'll wait a minute before I make that switch and see if I can get some good speeds with the factory set.
This past Christmas, while browsing the money trap that is Palmetto State on Farrow rd in Columbia, SC, I happened upon this APL light. I had been curious about them, and bought one on a whim to see how it works. I like it quite a bit, and liked how it looked on other peoples P320's but I found a deal killer tonight.
That gap made me go :( and the trusty X300U came off the AR pistol for its new home. Its a shame, because I like the way it makes the gun flush, but the switches are too far forward for me there.
I can't wait to get a proper holster, and the 10 extra mags I ordered through work to get this rig rolling for the steel and production class shoots this year. I'll get a video of some gong shooting in the back yard this weekend. I'm hoping all my existing thousands of reloads function just as well in this as my P226, especially my lead steel-challenge loads.
The only other thing I can think of wanting/needing, is a trip to Mr. Bruce... We shall see how tax returns come out.