which pistol for metal plate shooting

[bigj09]

evening all which pistol would you recomend for metal plate shooting
thanks
bigj09/jim

[Tony.T]

I used to find that a Colt MKiv series 70 Gold cup in 45ACP with 200gr SWC lead bullets worked well for this, failing that a S&W 586 6'' with 150gr SWC in a Magnum load was very good as well.






Sorry- could'nt resist. The good old days pre '97.

But- you may be surprised to know that worked over GBB airsoft pistols work very well, close to the real deal.

[Benelli B76]

Out of all my 20 pistols I found the cheapie Baikal MP 651K the fastest. You can shoot pellets or lead balls out of it and it has fast double action pull. Today I used a Drulov Eagle rifle for IPAS at 2.5 seconds, just to try it out.(In South Africa I used my namesake the Benelli B76.)

Baz

[eyebull]

The majority use the umarex guns, either the 1911, CP88, or S+W 586.

I favour the 586, but it really is a matter of taste and what suits your hand and eye when drawing and aiming at speed. Try and handle a few if you can. And you will need 6 mags, minimum, if doing IPAS.

[kj68]

The majority use the umarex guns, either the 1911, CP88, or S+W 586.

I favour the 586, but it really is a matter of taste and what suits your hand and eye when drawing and aiming at speed. Try and handle a few if you can. And you will need 6 mags, minimum, if doing IPAS.

I agree the pistols above cp88, 1911 and s/w are excellent for iron plate. I use a tuned 1911 and she is awsome.
rgds kj68

[Damo1]

Sorry to hijack but what can be done with a cp88 comp ? I already have wooden grips
Thanks in advance

[andythilo]

A CP88 is an excellent gun. It's all down to the shooter & plenty of practise.

[oling]

Sorry to hijack but what can be done with a cp88 comp ? I already have wooden grips
Thanks in advance

You could have it tuned... the improvements can be quite astonishing with regards to smoothness/lightness of the trigger, improved indexing etc. ultimately resulting in more enjoyable shooting and you being able to pull the trigger considerably faster. Also, removing all of those iron plates improves reliability

[Damo1]

You could have it tuned... the improvements can be quite astonishing with regards to smoothness/lightness of the trigger, improved indexing etc. ultimately resulting in more enjoyable shooting and you being able to pull the trigger considerably faster. Also, removing all of those iron plates improves reliability

Never tried it ? Who does the tuning ? Any idea of costs ?

[andythilo]

Never tried it ? Who does the tuning ? Any idea of costs ?

Hi. A chap called Phil Baker can do this for you. Cost is/was £35 Inc return postage. I ran an untuned CP88 Competition as my first gun and while a STC 1911 might have better trigger, it'll still out shoot most people. If you want Phils details PM me

Cheers

Andy