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What won't a Glock 29 shoot through on its first day to the range?
Well I now know that a chronograph is no problem, story below.
Just got my first Glock 29 the other day (had a 20 for a while) and wanted to get it out to see what the stock barrel could do. Now, it is a very nice handling firearm, fits my hands perfectly (large) and was pointing naturally all the way out to 100 yards.
I have a KKM 5.25" barrel on order and made up some rounds for it. 800x trickle charged into 9.0, 9.1, 9.3 and 9.6 lots. Have both 175gr Slivertips and 180gr Hardcast using Starline Brass and Winchester Primers.
What I know for a fact is that the 9.3gr 800x/175gr Silvertip round measured 1,213fps. That I know cause I looked down at the remote and saw that number.
What I don't know is how much velocity was lost by going to 9.1gr. This is mainly due to changing an FPS performance test shot into a penetration one.
If I was trying to hit the chrony on purpose I cold not have made a better shot. Right along the right lower side, taking out the boards and anything else that makes it more than a metal box.
Good news is, I now know that a chrony will not save something from these loads if they tried to use it as a barrier. Bad news is, I adding a new chrony to my shopping basket on Midway in order to replace my Pop's
Just got my first Glock 29 the other day (had a 20 for a while) and wanted to get it out to see what the stock barrel could do. Now, it is a very nice handling firearm, fits my hands perfectly (large) and was pointing naturally all the way out to 100 yards.
I have a KKM 5.25" barrel on order and made up some rounds for it. 800x trickle charged into 9.0, 9.1, 9.3 and 9.6 lots. Have both 175gr Slivertips and 180gr Hardcast using Starline Brass and Winchester Primers.
What I know for a fact is that the 9.3gr 800x/175gr Silvertip round measured 1,213fps. That I know cause I looked down at the remote and saw that number.
What I don't know is how much velocity was lost by going to 9.1gr. This is mainly due to changing an FPS performance test shot into a penetration one.
If I was trying to hit the chrony on purpose I cold not have made a better shot. Right along the right lower side, taking out the boards and anything else that makes it more than a metal box.
Good news is, I now know that a chrony will not save something from these loads if they tried to use it as a barrier. Bad news is, I adding a new chrony to my shopping basket on Midway in order to replace my Pop's
Glad they have a "50% max repair warranty policy".
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