Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Avoid Weaver and other Mounts.

Use adapters to make your rails NATO Stanag 4694.
(Older Pic rails work well enough.)
I think Bersa rails are okay, but be careful what you attach.

My Bersa 9 Pro HC Will Not Recoil-jam.

I've tried the weakest, weirdest holds trying to get a recoil malfuction.
No can do.
But 9mm Sigs and Glocks are jam-a-lots if not held TIGHT.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

GENERAL NOTES

-- The "half-cocked" position is a hammer safety:                                r-1
    My Bersa 9 Pro HC has a "half-cock" stop that prevents the hammer from   contact with the firing pin unless the trigger is pulled to nearly full travel.
   This prevents accidental discharge if the hammer slips during thumb-cocking,
   or if the hammer is struck against a hard surface.  As soon as the trigger is
   relaxed, the 3mm setback engages, and the hammer will stop at 3mm until the
   trigger is fully pulled.  A similar feature is found in my PK380.

-- Ammo preference:                                                                               r-1
    A 9x19 with more than a 3" barrel has the energy to make soft-point ammo viable.
    But I still would not use hollow point, since it's more inclined to plug up, and to
    expand too soon, and to have jacket separation.
    I still prefer fmj for reliable feeding and for reliable penetration of some barriers.
    I've had no malfunctions with my Pro 9 HC, including with S&B 147gr fmj.
    It's a heavier bullet, and the velocity is subsonic.
    The noise reduction was easy to sense, and it measured a substantial 3 or 4dB
    lower than standard ammo, with no sonic wave.
    It's my choice for now, since a 9mm in a room can quickly bring temporary
    deafness, just when you need good hearing.  And temporary deafness adds up
    to permanent hearing injury.  In the Army I had several episodes of temporary
    deafness in a combat zone, and not only did it ruin my hearing for at least 5 minutes
    after, it also left me with permanent ringing in my left ear, and a little in the right.
    (I shoot lefty.)