2012年02月11日
Aimpoint 2 MOA Micro T1
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Aimpoint is now manufacturing Micro T1 and Micro H1 sights with a tiny 2 MOA dot. At 100 yards the dot will be 2" in diameter, and at 1000 yards it will be 20 inches in diameter (about the height of the average male torso).
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2012年02月11日
Shotshow 2012: Clay Shooting Part 1
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Clay Shooting Part 1 at Shotshow 2012's Media Day at the Firing Range
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Clay Shooting Part 1 at Shotshow 2012's Media Day at the Firing Range
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2012年02月11日
Kimber Solo Review
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The popularity of pocket pistols has really taken off these last couple of years. The gun companies have introduced many new models to fill this desire with the Kimber Solo being one of those.
Many of these new pocket pistols are chambered in .380 that’s where the Solo differs. Chambered in 9MM this pistol packs a much bigger punch than any .380, which should be comforting to any shooter who desires this type of pistol.
The Solo is another product that is hard to come by. In fact I had to wait nine weeks to get this sample. When my local gun shop called and told me I had a gun to pickup I was pretty happy when I found it was the Solo. My first thoughts were this is one good-looking little pistol. My second thought was this thing is small!
There are more features with the Solo than you would expect from most guns of this size. The sights are plenty large without getting in the way or hanging up when you use a pocket holster. They have the standard three-dot configuration. The grips are recessed into the frame making the frame a bit narrower than the usual placement. The safety is ambidextrous and very similar to a 1911 type. The magazine release is also ambidextrous. The grip has an angle very close to a 1911, which suits me fine since I shoot and carry a 1911 most days. There is also an undercut below the rear of the trigger guard giving the shooter a bit more room for a secure grip.
Speaking of the operating controls designed very much like a 1911 so is disassembly. About the only difference is there is no bushing to remove otherwise the slide is retracted lining up and removing the slide release as you would a 1911 then pull the slide off as usual.
While the controls are very much like a 1911 the pistol is striker fired. You get a little of both worlds with the Solo. The trigger pull is different than any other striker fired pistol I’ve shot. The trigger feels very smooth with a short takeup (5/8th inches) to release the striker. The striker itself isn’t fully cocked until the trigger is close to the point of release. There is no stacking of the trigger it’s uniform all the way through the pull. Trigger pull is slightly over six pounds but feels less than that.
The Solo has a stainless steel slide and barrel with an alloy frame finished in Kim-Pro. There are two other models with one being an all stainless version while the second is the same as my test pistol with laser grips and more pronounced dehorning.
As you can see from the picture above the slide is rather thick to handle the 9MM cartridge. There is also a loaded chamber indicator milled into the rear of the barrel hood. The Solo also uses a fairly large external extractor. The ejection port is beveled and lowered at both sides allowing plenty of room for ejected brass.
Kimber advises the user to only use 124 to 147 grain premium hollowpoint ammunition. One thing I wondered about was using +P in these bullet weights but nothing is addressed on the website concerning hotter ammunition. With everyone getting ready for the SHOT show I was unable to get in touch with anyone to get a positive answer. I will say during my range time I used 115-grain ball in the inexpensive aluminum cased ammo with no problems. I also shot a fair amount of +P, which I’m sure increases wear but it had no problem cycling the +P loads.
There were a couple of issues I want to address that a potential buyer should be aware of. These are by no means deal breakers but should be noted. The way the slide is engineered there is a bump on the bottom of the slide internally which depresses the top round down for better clearance in cycling. Because of this the shooter must get a very firm grasp on the slide when chambering that first round. It takes a pretty aggressive motion to rack the slide without it hanging up half way back. The second issue is the ambidextrous mag release. While a nice feature it’s very hard to depress from either side and release a full magazine. While this is not something a shooter will commonly do it is an issue nonetheless. I fixed this problem by taking a look at the magazine cuts that engage the magazine release. I took a very mild file and opened the top of the dual magazine cuts a very small amount. I then used some 1200 grit wet dry sandpaper to smooth the edges. This took care of the problem allowing a very easy release from that point on. I will say when the magazine was empty releasing a magazine was no problem before I worked on both supplied magazines.
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The popularity of pocket pistols has really taken off these last couple of years. The gun companies have introduced many new models to fill this desire with the Kimber Solo being one of those.
Many of these new pocket pistols are chambered in .380 that’s where the Solo differs. Chambered in 9MM this pistol packs a much bigger punch than any .380, which should be comforting to any shooter who desires this type of pistol.
The Solo is another product that is hard to come by. In fact I had to wait nine weeks to get this sample. When my local gun shop called and told me I had a gun to pickup I was pretty happy when I found it was the Solo. My first thoughts were this is one good-looking little pistol. My second thought was this thing is small!
There are more features with the Solo than you would expect from most guns of this size. The sights are plenty large without getting in the way or hanging up when you use a pocket holster. They have the standard three-dot configuration. The grips are recessed into the frame making the frame a bit narrower than the usual placement. The safety is ambidextrous and very similar to a 1911 type. The magazine release is also ambidextrous. The grip has an angle very close to a 1911, which suits me fine since I shoot and carry a 1911 most days. There is also an undercut below the rear of the trigger guard giving the shooter a bit more room for a secure grip.
Speaking of the operating controls designed very much like a 1911 so is disassembly. About the only difference is there is no bushing to remove otherwise the slide is retracted lining up and removing the slide release as you would a 1911 then pull the slide off as usual.
While the controls are very much like a 1911 the pistol is striker fired. You get a little of both worlds with the Solo. The trigger pull is different than any other striker fired pistol I’ve shot. The trigger feels very smooth with a short takeup (5/8th inches) to release the striker. The striker itself isn’t fully cocked until the trigger is close to the point of release. There is no stacking of the trigger it’s uniform all the way through the pull. Trigger pull is slightly over six pounds but feels less than that.
The Solo has a stainless steel slide and barrel with an alloy frame finished in Kim-Pro. There are two other models with one being an all stainless version while the second is the same as my test pistol with laser grips and more pronounced dehorning.
As you can see from the picture above the slide is rather thick to handle the 9MM cartridge. There is also a loaded chamber indicator milled into the rear of the barrel hood. The Solo also uses a fairly large external extractor. The ejection port is beveled and lowered at both sides allowing plenty of room for ejected brass.
Kimber advises the user to only use 124 to 147 grain premium hollowpoint ammunition. One thing I wondered about was using +P in these bullet weights but nothing is addressed on the website concerning hotter ammunition. With everyone getting ready for the SHOT show I was unable to get in touch with anyone to get a positive answer. I will say during my range time I used 115-grain ball in the inexpensive aluminum cased ammo with no problems. I also shot a fair amount of +P, which I’m sure increases wear but it had no problem cycling the +P loads.
There were a couple of issues I want to address that a potential buyer should be aware of. These are by no means deal breakers but should be noted. The way the slide is engineered there is a bump on the bottom of the slide internally which depresses the top round down for better clearance in cycling. Because of this the shooter must get a very firm grasp on the slide when chambering that first round. It takes a pretty aggressive motion to rack the slide without it hanging up half way back. The second issue is the ambidextrous mag release. While a nice feature it’s very hard to depress from either side and release a full magazine. While this is not something a shooter will commonly do it is an issue nonetheless. I fixed this problem by taking a look at the magazine cuts that engage the magazine release. I took a very mild file and opened the top of the dual magazine cuts a very small amount. I then used some 1200 grit wet dry sandpaper to smooth the edges. This took care of the problem allowing a very easy release from that point on. I will say when the magazine was empty releasing a magazine was no problem before I worked on both supplied magazines.
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