Took the new machine out to the range and fed a couple hundred rounds through it:
No FTF, no FTE, all ammo fed smooth and easy.
100 rds WWB - very clean burn, easy to handle
100 rds "Ultramax" - smoky. Left some fouling in the barrel (rounds were unjacketed, so I expected that)
50+/- rds CCI Blazer - for some reason I liked this best, but it was most certainly very similar in characteristic to the WWB stuff. I suspect I'd see a difference if I had the gun in a vise.
The gun itself:
Last 1.5" of the slide got absolutely filthy, as expected
, due to the porting. The bright white dot of the end got completely blacked over (will fix this with some clear nail polish this week).
Top of the barrel between the ports blistered and stripped some of its gloss during the action (invisible to view while gun is assembled). No functional impact.
Overall shooting, the weapon had slightly more recoil than a Sig 9mm rented at the same time, and I'm still new enough to it that I haven't trained myself to know where it's target picture is, so my accuracy was all over the map.
Later, all -
T
No FTF, no FTE, all ammo fed smooth and easy.
100 rds WWB - very clean burn, easy to handle
100 rds "Ultramax" - smoky. Left some fouling in the barrel (rounds were unjacketed, so I expected that)
50+/- rds CCI Blazer - for some reason I liked this best, but it was most certainly very similar in characteristic to the WWB stuff. I suspect I'd see a difference if I had the gun in a vise.
The gun itself:
Last 1.5" of the slide got absolutely filthy, as expected
Top of the barrel between the ports blistered and stripped some of its gloss during the action (invisible to view while gun is assembled). No functional impact.
Overall shooting, the weapon had slightly more recoil than a Sig 9mm rented at the same time, and I'm still new enough to it that I haven't trained myself to know where it's target picture is, so my accuracy was all over the map.
Later, all -
T