Posted: 5/12/2007 11:46:42 AM EDT
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It is a M&P .45 I put new sights one it and did a trigger job this morning and then shot a few hundred through it. All in all a sweet pistol  Mike |
| Took my M&P 45 to the range for the first time today. Other than the fact that the sights weren't adjusted at the factory and I had to use some good old Kentucky windage it's a pretty nice pistol. I must be shooting too much 1911, though, 'cause it sure seemed to recoil a bit more than I like. I was shooting MIke's DOE dots at 7yds and once I got the hang of the pistol I was able to keep a mag in each dot. |
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Nice blaster Mike. I picked one up last week and kind of regretting not bringing it home. BTW, both those targets are great. We used at the last carbine class he did. The ones with the shapes were a lot of fun and keep you focused as he's calling out the target. You can find them both here: LE Targets |
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I went to Talon Tactical World Headquarters this afternoon and convinced Mike Benedict to let me try out his .45. He installed a 10-8/Hilton Yam rear sight and a red fiber optics front. Mike also did a wonderful trigger job that slickened and lightened the triger pull considerably, also made the reset more noticeable. He also applied some type of sandpaper like stickers to the grip frame to make the gun really stay put in your hand even if your hand is slick or wet. I put 100 rounds through the gun, shooting multiple steel plates shaped like 1/2 sized IDPA targets at a little over 10 yds. Outside of a few times when my Mexican friend "El Snatcho" visited my trigger finger, the gun with the improved trigger was dead on steels. The gun was flawless, the recoil was mild with factory ball ammo and my own handload lead 230gr. RN. I was really surprised at the lack of recoil, I was expecting more muzzle flip. I really like this gun, I'm sure I will own one sometime in the future. |