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| Joe's Arsenal: A Work in Progress |
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| Welcome to my Arsenal page. My modest collection of arms. I have tried to categorize the pages by type of firearm. I also am including guns Iowned in the past, and those that I plan to add to the collection. |
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This Rossi .44 Special was another early purchase. It was a great buy, proving to be durable and pleasant to shoot. While still part of the collection, it now sits in the safe. |
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| This Bersa Thunder .380 was our very first handgun aquisition. It's a fine handgun for the money. |
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No collection should be without a Smith & Wesson wheelie. This is a Model 19 which is their lighter framed .357 Magnum. I got it heavily used. It's a fixer-upper. |
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Below is the nicest handgun in my collection so far:
It is a Springfield Armory 1911 A1 G.I. 45 (.45 ACP)
The model 1911 was designed by perhaps the greatest gunmaker in history: the legendary John Moses Browning. After nearly a century in existence, the 1911 remains the single most popular handgun in the shooting world. It combines power, accuracy, and reliability, not to mention style and grace. |
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Here is my 2nd magazine of the day; not bad landing 6 of 7 head shots. Certainly there is room for improvement. |
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| The silhouette below is one full mag from my 1911. It was my first 7 shots of the day. |
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The most practical addition to my collection was this Glock 23 chambered in .40 S&W with a 13-shot magazine. |
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| This compact size is perfect for a CCW. Being a 9mm gives it a generous 10-round capacity which is pretty good for a carry gun. |
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A more recent acquisition was the Springfield Armory XD-40 Sub-compact. I had been wanting one of these for a long time. It's a lot like a Glock, but offered just a little bit more features in the sub-compact variation. |
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The SW99OL is basically a copy of the Walther and offers many great features.
-Ambidextrous magazine release located on the trigger guard (a la HK)
-Two stage trigger
-Decocker button flush on the top of the slide
-Adjustable rear sight for windage, changeable front sight for elevation.
-Changeable backstrap to adjust for grip size. |
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The Smith & Wesson SW99OL and the Kel-Tec P3-AT were a combo deal that was too sweet to pass up. Both are great carry guns and have been extremely durable and reliable. |
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A more recent acquisition was this next generation Kel-Tec P3-AT. This is an American made pocket gun in .380 (also known as 9mm short). |
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Above is one of my better 6-round groupings of the day with the P3AT at 4 yards. I forgot my camera, so this one was taken using my phone. Photoshop did the rest. No FTFs or FTEs in 50 rounds |
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| Early on, I experienced 4 FTEs, and 1 FTF. These problems did work themselves out as the gun continued its break-in period. My last 2 trips to the range saw the gun perform flawlessly. Pictured above was my last 10-round mag of the day from 7 yards. Could be better. |
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This is my Smith & Wesson 22A target pistol. She's not much to look at, but highly accurate. The 10-round group on the right was shot at 12 yards. My only complaint is that there is a spot of finish wear on the muzzle where the bare metal is exposed. All in all, Smith & Wesson is becoming one of my favorite brands of handguns. |
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