Off to the range

[GSXRanger]

G36 in hand.

500 rounds of 230 grain FMJ and a box of 230 grain Hydra-Shoks.

Gonna poke some holes and see if I can make this little fucker mis-behave. So far, it ate a box and a half with no hiccups. I am gonna fire every round I have without cleaning it, and see how she acts.

All three of my mags, have the Pearce Grips +1 base plate on them, so I wanna see if they all run well.

I will even take my digital camera with me. More fun than sitting at home eating Vicoden.

[GSXRanger]

Ok, I hauled a buddy of mine to the range with me today. He reloaded mags for me, as I blasted through them. I ran a total of 315 rounds through it. 300 FMG (230 grain ball, unknown brand... they were bought at a gun show) and 15 Hydra-Shoks (230 Grain).

The gun functioned perfectly. The only malfunctions I had, were three times.. shooting in rapid succession, my big meat hooks inadvertently locked the slide to the rear mid magazine. This happened three times, early on.

I was using a "thumbs forward" grip, really chocking up on the gun, the way I hold my 1911. I figured out what I was doing, and corrected it, the gun ran fine. No FTF, No FTE, and it gobbled them up as fast as I could pull the trigger.

I shot it upside down, I limp wristed the ting, even shot it left handed... no failures to go bang. I did not clean the gun, and the front sight got very dirty. I did some 7 yard drills, 15 yard drills, and some 25 yard drills. I was not shooting for tight groups, I was picking up the sights as fast as I could, and firing controlled pairs at the target, center mass, point of aim.

My assessment is, with stock sights, this gun prints just a bit low and to the left. Sights are next on my list of things to change.

Recoil pulse is a bit noticable, which makes the second shot in a controlled pair, a bit of a ***** to keep on target. I would not want to compete with this gun for time, but.. it is a brilliant defensive gun.

So, here are a few pictures...

My buddy Bruce firing my G36. He ran several mags through it, and although he said he can't hit crap with hit, he liked it. It went BOOM every time for him.



Me doing some controlled pairs...



Me doing a semi fast mag change... we could not "present" from a holster, nor could I wear my mag pouch. I had to reach for the mag on the table, which threw me off a bit. Fast mag changes are gonna need to be worked with on this gun. The Pearce Grips +1 extension gave me no trouble. All mags were filled to 7 rounds, every time. Not one issue.



Here is a 25 yard target. I did not shoot for accuracy, I went center mass, controlled pairs. I wanted to see how it shot out to 25 yards on an indoor range. Very well, for a small defensive gun. Ignore the head shots, that was Bruce with his 1911, not my G36.



Here is a 15 yard target. This was the 15 rounds of 230 grain Hydra-Shoks. I aimed center mass of the orange square, and I feel the rounds printed low left.



I love this little gun!!

Now to get some Big Dot sights and some good leather.

Cheers,

GSXRanger

[Black 6]

So, am I missing something here........... where is the nakid chics?

[GSXRanger]

So, am I missing something here........... where is the nakid chics?

I got married, remember?

[Black 6]

Your married, not dead. And I am not asking for pictures of the better half.

[GSXRanger]

Nice pencil holes.

So where are the targets that you actually shot at?

Ok, you caught me. Fucker.

Those be some BIG pencil holes!

[GSXRanger]

The G36 has become my favorite carry piece and to date, I have fired exactly 1500 rounds through it. I have had the pistol for a month and a half, and just today, I ran through 350 rounds at various ranges from 7m to 25m. I did some rapid successive shot drills at 15m and I find the gun is more accurate than I am.

The only issue I have had with it, was my first two mags through the gun, the slide would lock to the rear mid mag. This was corrected because my hands are very large, and the meaty part of my thumb was causing the slide lock to activate. I changed my grip on the gun, and have not had any issues. The gun is box stock, but all three mags have the pearce +1 mag extensions on them. This makes the gun fit my mitts very well. No feeding issues, no FTF / FTE at all.

JHP's that I have run through... 230 grain Hydra-Shok, Hornandy's, and even a box of Ranger's. All fed fine.

I really, REALLY like how this little gun shoots. Now, at 25m the gun opens up a bit. Then again, the stock sights get a bit dirty the more you shoot them.. and the 3.5 inch barrel in a full power .45 ACP is not conducive to long range shooting. I would not shoot a match with this gun, but it is plenty fast for me and accurate for defensive carry.

This is one of my 15m targets from this afternoon...


Loly went with me today, rented a Smith and Wesson 908 and she fell in love with the little single stack 9mm. She shoots my G36 very well, but she was much better with the 9mm S&W. She ran about 250 trouble free rounds through it...




I am so proud of her putting together things that I have taught her. I can't wait to get her into an IPSC match... :thumbup

[Ndog275]

Glocks are awesome handguns. Not as sexy as a .45 race gun, but even with two pins busted in half, my G22 kept running. Not many other guns are capable of that.