I went to the store to look for a holster for my Beretta Nano and came home with a Rhino intstead.
I was able to go to the range the following day to test her out. I brought along a variety of .38 special ammo and .357 magnum ammo.
I started out with the Remington UMC .38 special in 130 grain full metal jacket to warm up. The rounds were very mild to say the least. I had a misfire but the round went off on the second try. I then went to shoot the Winchester .38 special +p jacket hollow point in 125 grain. Again, it was very mild recoiling. The .38 special rounds were very accurate at 7 yards, right at the point of aim.
I then decided to load her up with .357 magnum. First off was the Armscor USA ammo in 125 grain full metal jacket. The rounds went off without a hitch, the recoil felt very mild also, like a 9mm. The rounds went high, probably user error. Next I tried the Winchester white box in 110 grain. These rounds were snappy and made me realize that I was shooting a .357 magnum. They weren't overtly stout, but I could feel a difference in the recoil, a lot more jumpy. I also short stroked the trigger several times with this ammo. I did not like this ammo much and will not carry or shoot this ammo in my gun anymore after what happened. This ammo also shot a bit on the high side. Finally, I got a chance to shoot the Golden Sabers in 125 grain. This ammo was extremely light in recoil, feeling like a mild 9mm. This was by far the most accurate .357 ammo out of the bunch, hitting at point of aim (I may have gotten used to the gun by now also). This will definitely be my carry ammo of choice. I wasn't able to get any ammo with higher weights as ammo is scarce these days, so that is the extent of my testing.
I will have to say if you were on the fence about this gun, the recoil management was definitley worth it IMO. She may be ugly looking, but when I picked her up, she fit like a glove! The only down side to the gun was the trigger was a bit on the heavy side.
I could have shot the gun all day with .357 magnum ammo and not feel beat up at all. For those who are recoil sensitive, this is the gun to shoot magnum rounds through!
I was able to go to the range the following day to test her out. I brought along a variety of .38 special ammo and .357 magnum ammo.
I started out with the Remington UMC .38 special in 130 grain full metal jacket to warm up. The rounds were very mild to say the least. I had a misfire but the round went off on the second try. I then went to shoot the Winchester .38 special +p jacket hollow point in 125 grain. Again, it was very mild recoiling. The .38 special rounds were very accurate at 7 yards, right at the point of aim.
I then decided to load her up with .357 magnum. First off was the Armscor USA ammo in 125 grain full metal jacket. The rounds went off without a hitch, the recoil felt very mild also, like a 9mm. The rounds went high, probably user error. Next I tried the Winchester white box in 110 grain. These rounds were snappy and made me realize that I was shooting a .357 magnum. They weren't overtly stout, but I could feel a difference in the recoil, a lot more jumpy. I also short stroked the trigger several times with this ammo. I did not like this ammo much and will not carry or shoot this ammo in my gun anymore after what happened. This ammo also shot a bit on the high side. Finally, I got a chance to shoot the Golden Sabers in 125 grain. This ammo was extremely light in recoil, feeling like a mild 9mm. This was by far the most accurate .357 ammo out of the bunch, hitting at point of aim (I may have gotten used to the gun by now also). This will definitely be my carry ammo of choice. I wasn't able to get any ammo with higher weights as ammo is scarce these days, so that is the extent of my testing.
I will have to say if you were on the fence about this gun, the recoil management was definitley worth it IMO. She may be ugly looking, but when I picked her up, she fit like a glove! The only down side to the gun was the trigger was a bit on the heavy side.
I could have shot the gun all day with .357 magnum ammo and not feel beat up at all. For those who are recoil sensitive, this is the gun to shoot magnum rounds through!