It's amazing that all guns and most ammo are made to their particular calibers specs, yet they don't always work. Things that make you go hum!I was reminded again last week, that sometimes a firearm gets blamed for an ammunition issue. I had purchased a factory .22 LR conversion kit for one of my 9mm handguns, and took it to the range for the first time. I've read oin the past that many conversion kits function best with ammunition like CCI Mini-Mags, so I brought some of that to the range, along with 10-12 other types of .22 ammunition.
Surprised the heck out of me, but the Mini-Mags not only didn't group well, but there were a lot of 'light strikes' that required a second pull of the trigger to fire. Ditto for Winchester Super-X, which a friend says works best in his 1911 conversion kit. Lots of similar problems with other types of ammo, as well. Finally, down in the bottom of the box, I found some Federal 45 gr "Suppressor" ammo I had bought to try in a fast-twist carbine barrel. Voila! Nice tight groups and reliable cycling. If I hadn't had the Federal 45 gr along, I might have jumped to the conclusion that the firearm was "inferior".
As always IMHO, FWIW, YMMV, etc.
Don't have a 43x. We have 3 G43s in the household. Wife has one (With Crimson Trace laser) in her nightstand (I have a G22 changed over to 357 Sig with a laser in mine). She also has one in her purse (We both have CCWs for multiple states). I have one in the desk drawer for quick runs to the market. My wife decided on a G17 for OWB carry in the woods.Off topic question for you. What do you think of the glock 43x?
Twenty-twos are notorious for being finicky.I was reminded again last week, that sometimes a firearm gets blamed for an ammunition issue. I had purchased a factory .22 LR conversion kit for one of my 9mm handguns, and took it to the range for the first time. I've read oin the past that many conversion kits function best with ammunition like CCI Mini-Mags, so I brought some of that to the range, along with 10-12 other types of .22 ammunition.
Surprised the heck out of me, but the Mini-Mags not only didn't group well, but there were a lot of 'light strikes' that required a second pull of the trigger to fire. Ditto for Winchester Super-X, which a friend says works best in his 1911 conversion kit. Lots of similar problems with other types of ammo, as well. Finally, down in the bottom of the box, I found some Federal 45 gr "Suppressor" ammo I had bought to try in a fast-twist carbine barrel. Voila! Nice tight groups and reliable cycling. If I hadn't had the Federal 45 gr along, I might have jumped to the conclusion that the firearm was "inferior".
As always IMHO, FWIW, YMMV, etc.
Twenty-twos are notorious for being finicky.
Dos this come with a separate barrel as well, since the 9mm is about 335 and the .22 is 223?I was reminded again last week, that sometimes a firearm gets blamed for an ammunition issue. I had purchased a factory .22 LR conversion kit for one of my 9mm handguns, and took it to the range for the first time. I've read oin the past that many conversion kits function best with ammunition like CCI Mini-Mags, so I brought some of that to the range, along with 10-12 other types of .22 ammunition.
Surprised the heck out of me, but the Mini-Mags not only didn't group well, but there were a lot of 'light strikes' that required a second pull of the trigger to fire. Ditto for Winchester Super-X, which a friend says works best in his 1911 conversion kit. Lots of similar problems with other types of ammo, as well. Finally, down in the bottom of the box, I found some Federal 45 gr "Suppressor" ammo I had bought to try in a fast-twist carbine barrel. Voila! Nice tight groups and reliable cycling. If I hadn't had the Federal 45 gr along, I might have jumped to the conclusion that the firearm was "inferior".
As always IMHO, FWIW, YMMV, etc.