Tooldawg99
New member
Greetings from the upstate of South Carolina!
My first post, and I have to share about my first experience with a .45acp and my new GLock 36....
What have I done?
I have been a 9mm shooter for a lot of years. Finally decided it was time to try the .45 acp, and since I am very comfortable with the Glock platform, I made what I thought was an educated decision to stick with the Glocks and purchased a G36: only 6+1 rounds, but the G30 and even the G30S/SF seemed way too thick for my grip, and the G36 seemed VERY familiar...in fact, it fits all of my G17/26 holsters like a glove! So far, I am thrilled: no need to buy new leather!
So I hit my local gun club, have the pistol range to myself. Late afternoon, no distractions, set up a 14" metal swinging plate at 15 yards, with center hits at about 3 feet off the ground. Load up my magazines with $28.00 per box of Winchester white box 230 grain 45 acp, put on my glasses and ear protection....
and line up the sights, gently squeeze the trigger, aiming at the center of the plate.... and holy crap!
not sure what I was expecting, but it was a Boomer! Recoil wasn't al that terrible, but it was significantly more than I am used to with 9mm. I did hit the plate... but noticed I was hitting low and left of POA. Consistently. Even switched to a paper target to see exactly where my hits went, and it seemed no matter what, I was low and left, but only by about 4 inches...
The G36 performed perfectly, of course. Noticed a lot of powder residue on my right hand, but all in all it wasn't bad....but I wasn't great either! I generally shoot my 9's much closer to POA at 15 yards, and group them inside about 4 inches.
I plan to take my 9mm's with me tomorrow along with the G36 and do some comparing... I am hoping I will grow used to shooting the .45, and as this was my first time with it I may have been flinching some, but I think that would have me hitting high and right... not low and left....
In short: great gun, would love to carry it, IF I can get to hitting POA! If not, my foray into the 45acp will have been a short, and expensive trip!
My first post, and I have to share about my first experience with a .45acp and my new GLock 36....
What have I done?
I have been a 9mm shooter for a lot of years. Finally decided it was time to try the .45 acp, and since I am very comfortable with the Glock platform, I made what I thought was an educated decision to stick with the Glocks and purchased a G36: only 6+1 rounds, but the G30 and even the G30S/SF seemed way too thick for my grip, and the G36 seemed VERY familiar...in fact, it fits all of my G17/26 holsters like a glove! So far, I am thrilled: no need to buy new leather!
So I hit my local gun club, have the pistol range to myself. Late afternoon, no distractions, set up a 14" metal swinging plate at 15 yards, with center hits at about 3 feet off the ground. Load up my magazines with $28.00 per box of Winchester white box 230 grain 45 acp, put on my glasses and ear protection....
and line up the sights, gently squeeze the trigger, aiming at the center of the plate.... and holy crap!
not sure what I was expecting, but it was a Boomer! Recoil wasn't al that terrible, but it was significantly more than I am used to with 9mm. I did hit the plate... but noticed I was hitting low and left of POA. Consistently. Even switched to a paper target to see exactly where my hits went, and it seemed no matter what, I was low and left, but only by about 4 inches...
The G36 performed perfectly, of course. Noticed a lot of powder residue on my right hand, but all in all it wasn't bad....but I wasn't great either! I generally shoot my 9's much closer to POA at 15 yards, and group them inside about 4 inches.
I plan to take my 9mm's with me tomorrow along with the G36 and do some comparing... I am hoping I will grow used to shooting the .45, and as this was my first time with it I may have been flinching some, but I think that would have me hitting high and right... not low and left....
In short: great gun, would love to carry it, IF I can get to hitting POA! If not, my foray into the 45acp will have been a short, and expensive trip!