Real pistols

[Woodie]

It is also interesting to note that Paul Castle cracked his glock slide performing CAR technique as well as many others.

[hwtyger]

FA handguns are legal here so I've shot many. From my fast recollection:
My own Taurus PT99 9mm. Very accurate for a 9mm!
CZ75
My own Browning HiPower; fits like a glove. Scares bowlingpins out to 25yrds!
Beretta 92 9mm
Glock 9mm don't like it, feels like tupperware..
Springfield 1911 .45 failure sensitive..
S&W revolver .38/.357
Ruger GP100 revolver
Colt King Cobra revolver (sensitive to cilinder timing problems)
CZ SP01 .40S&W very good shooter!
Baby browning, I believe 7.62 or 6.35
A S&W with long barrel and in weird calibre..can't recollect what it was..
Soon: Desert Eagle .44 magnum
And for .22:
FN Medaillist (very good shooter), Hi Standard Victor (great pistol but failure sensitive), S&W .22 revolver, Taurus .22 revolver, Browning Buckmark (reliable good shooters), my own Buckmark Varmint (10" barrel), Hammerli match (don't like lightweight and trigger)..
I like 9mm better than .45 but that's personal. The 9mm recoils faster, the .45 recoil more bút calmly. Nothing scary about .357 magnum either, doesn't recoil more than 9mm...38 is very easy to shoot.

My Tempest is the only airpistol than feels anything néar a .22 FA. Great little pistol, the Tempest!

[Jim McArthur]

You're right about the High Standard Victor, my father had one. A classic "jam-o-matic".

Jim

[Major-Colt]

Nothing like the bang of a .44 But airguns are a lot cheaper to shoot and you can do it in the garden/house! Still if i could would buy a double stack STi in a heart beat

[Paul55]

Heck, this is an old thread to drag up

[jefL]

Cough! Cough!
Crikey, who stirred up that dust cloud.
Cough, hack, cough!

[Jim McArthur]

Nothing like the bang of a .44 But airguns are a lot cheaper to shoot and you can do it in the garden/house! Still if i could would buy a double stack STi in a heart beat

Air pistols are more fun, cheaper to shoot, less of a hassle to own and shoot, much quieter. don't require ear protectors, no recoil...but I still enjoy the occasional go with a .22 rimfire or a centerfire pistol.

Jim

[John_R]

To add to this ancient thread, I finally got round to trying some centrefire pistols. Turns out a US colleague's stepdad works in a gun shop, so he gave me free access to the range and loaned me a pair of guns and a few boxes of ammo.

I shot a Raven Arms .25 ACP http://jtjersey.com/Raven/raven.htm and also a Beretta Mod 92FS 9mm.

I had a great time! The Raven was a little small in the hand but shot well, and the Beretta felt very good. I didn't do too badly either, if we were allowed these over here I would have one... or two!

I hope to try a few more types in my travels next time