Goliathan
NES Member
I tried out two range guns on a "try before you buy" basis tonight. S&W M&P9 and the Sig P2022. Using 9mm range ammo from the same box.
Now I know that range guns aren't necessarily the best maintained guns ever, and subject to noob abuse and so on.
The P2022 range gun I didn't care for in general. Dry firing, the hammer actually bounced a bit when it released, making a little buzzing sound. It wasn't a solid satisfying click like I would have expected and hope for. The hammer didn't rest solidly in the de-cocked position; it rattled. The whole gun felt like it rattled and was poorly fitted.
The trigger on the M&P was waaay heavier and felt spongy compared to the new one at the counter. I actually unloaded and re-checked because I thought I had some weird thing going on and the gun wouldn't fire. Turns out I just wasn't squeezing hard enough. I know, I know, grow a sack... but damn, when it finally did fire it surprised the hell out me.
There was also a big difference in the character of the report between the two, at least in my observation. The M&P sounded louder to me, though I'm not sure why that would be. Once I got used to weird trigger the M&P won me over because it just feels better and handles recoil better.
I'm assuming that this trigger thing is just a combination of the heavy stock MA trigger and mostly the fact that it's a range gun. It's not something I should expect from my own, even if I don't do an aftermarket trigger... right?
Now I know that range guns aren't necessarily the best maintained guns ever, and subject to noob abuse and so on.
The P2022 range gun I didn't care for in general. Dry firing, the hammer actually bounced a bit when it released, making a little buzzing sound. It wasn't a solid satisfying click like I would have expected and hope for. The hammer didn't rest solidly in the de-cocked position; it rattled. The whole gun felt like it rattled and was poorly fitted.
The trigger on the M&P was waaay heavier and felt spongy compared to the new one at the counter. I actually unloaded and re-checked because I thought I had some weird thing going on and the gun wouldn't fire. Turns out I just wasn't squeezing hard enough. I know, I know, grow a sack... but damn, when it finally did fire it surprised the hell out me.
There was also a big difference in the character of the report between the two, at least in my observation. The M&P sounded louder to me, though I'm not sure why that would be. Once I got used to weird trigger the M&P won me over because it just feels better and handles recoil better.
I'm assuming that this trigger thing is just a combination of the heavy stock MA trigger and mostly the fact that it's a range gun. It's not something I should expect from my own, even if I don't do an aftermarket trigger... right?
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