Well, at long last I found some time to get out to the range to fire my 9mm P99 for the first time yesterday.
Since the last pistol I shot on a regular basis was a Browning HP in the late 80's, needless to say the first 3 mags were not great exhibitions of marksmanship (at 10 yds.). The rounds were generally in the area of the targets (emphasis on "generally"), but I was pushing most shots left and/or low.
By the 4th or 5th mag I was getting much more comfortable and groupings got smaller.
On my last mag (I fired 150 rounds), I did a rapid shoot of 10 rounds and they were all in the 6" target.
My only problem seemed to be with double taps. Probably because the P99 is so light, I found the recoil pop-up difficult to get used to. My second tap was never anywhere near the target. If anyone has any tips, I'm all ears (I use a 2-handed grip with my weak arm locked, as taught by Matt Burkett).
I have a Beretta Brig coming in this week and with the extra weight I might feel more comfortable with the double tap.
As for the P99 itself, it was a pleasure to shoot. Action was very smooth and trigger pull was nice. On SA, I found myself instinctively pulling up the initial slack about a second before firing. Not sure if that's the best way or not, but it seems to be natural for me.
On the DA, that's definitely going to take some getting used to. I fired about 5 rounds in DA and they were all over the map. I'm going to practice all DA later this afternoon.
Anyway, glad to be officially part of the group now and looking forward to any feedback.
Cheers,
Jammer
Since the last pistol I shot on a regular basis was a Browning HP in the late 80's, needless to say the first 3 mags were not great exhibitions of marksmanship (at 10 yds.). The rounds were generally in the area of the targets (emphasis on "generally"), but I was pushing most shots left and/or low.
By the 4th or 5th mag I was getting much more comfortable and groupings got smaller.
On my last mag (I fired 150 rounds), I did a rapid shoot of 10 rounds and they were all in the 6" target.
My only problem seemed to be with double taps. Probably because the P99 is so light, I found the recoil pop-up difficult to get used to. My second tap was never anywhere near the target. If anyone has any tips, I'm all ears (I use a 2-handed grip with my weak arm locked, as taught by Matt Burkett).
I have a Beretta Brig coming in this week and with the extra weight I might feel more comfortable with the double tap.
As for the P99 itself, it was a pleasure to shoot. Action was very smooth and trigger pull was nice. On SA, I found myself instinctively pulling up the initial slack about a second before firing. Not sure if that's the best way or not, but it seems to be natural for me.
On the DA, that's definitely going to take some getting used to. I fired about 5 rounds in DA and they were all over the map. I'm going to practice all DA later this afternoon.
Anyway, glad to be officially part of the group now and looking forward to any feedback.
Cheers,
Jammer