Hi, guys:
I’ll tell you a nice little story with great moral at the end.
Someday I took my wife to nearest range. I wanted to show her how good is my new buddy P95 I just bought. After emptying one mag right to the target, I handed the gun to my lady. I should say, she ain't a newbie or anything, but it turned out to be a nightmare. She had continuous jams every 2-3 shots she made, and the pistol didn't lock the slide after the last one. P95 refused her ownership completely. [}
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I took it back and emptied another mag flawlessly. No jams at all. Strangely, huh? I gave it back to wife. It started jamming again. I was confused big time! Made a field strip, checked the gun carefully, checked ammo, found absolutely nothing wrong at all, and fired another mag. No problem. When she took it again, guess what? - Another jam.
Desperately pulling remainings of my hair out, I showed the gun to a range master. He confirmed the gun is in great condition. So, it must be an operator error. The answer was lying on a surface. My wife used to fire Walter P22 right before we started messing with P95. You notice the difference in recoil hardness? Apparently she didn’t. Her handling wasn’t straight enough to hold the gun firmly at all time.
My bad, I didn’t tell her distinction between easy-going P22 and more mature P95. You know, it’s like driving a truck through busy highway right after riding small size sedan in a quiet town. It needs some concentration and attention, and most of all – knowledge of the machine you’re operating.
I’m writing this just because I heard lately similar cries about faulty Rugers and Glocks. So, the moral of the story: before blaming on pistol, check yourself.
I’ll tell you a nice little story with great moral at the end.
Someday I took my wife to nearest range. I wanted to show her how good is my new buddy P95 I just bought. After emptying one mag right to the target, I handed the gun to my lady. I should say, she ain't a newbie or anything, but it turned out to be a nightmare. She had continuous jams every 2-3 shots she made, and the pistol didn't lock the slide after the last one. P95 refused her ownership completely. [}
]I took it back and emptied another mag flawlessly. No jams at all. Strangely, huh? I gave it back to wife. It started jamming again. I was confused big time! Made a field strip, checked the gun carefully, checked ammo, found absolutely nothing wrong at all, and fired another mag. No problem. When she took it again, guess what? - Another jam.
Desperately pulling remainings of my hair out, I showed the gun to a range master. He confirmed the gun is in great condition. So, it must be an operator error. The answer was lying on a surface. My wife used to fire Walter P22 right before we started messing with P95. You notice the difference in recoil hardness? Apparently she didn’t. Her handling wasn’t straight enough to hold the gun firmly at all time.
My bad, I didn’t tell her distinction between easy-going P22 and more mature P95. You know, it’s like driving a truck through busy highway right after riding small size sedan in a quiet town. It needs some concentration and attention, and most of all – knowledge of the machine you’re operating.
I’m writing this just because I heard lately similar cries about faulty Rugers and Glocks. So, the moral of the story: before blaming on pistol, check yourself.
