I didn't know that Hercules was Polish?!
Posted: October 15th, 2008, 12:32 pm
....Cause that DA trigger must of been designed with him in mind!
I recently bought a 1972 vintage P64. It's in excellent condition (just a few lite scratches on the grips), with a nicely aged brownish-plum slide. As soon as I dry-fired it for the first time, I found out that folks weren't exaggerating about the P64's heavy DA trigger. Good grief! That's one heavy trigger! After about 10 times dry-firing it my finger was sore, after a couple of dozen times my index finger was so sore and fatigued that I literally was struggling to dry-firing it in DA!
Anyway, this morning I took my P64 to the range for the first time, and put 150 rounds of S&B 95gr FMJ through it. First, this gun does have a very snappy recoil. After a few mags, the web of my hand was sore, and the skin on top of my thumb joint was rubbed raw. However, the pistol functioned flawlessly, was very, very accurate, and despite the snappy recoil, I could shoot about 4-5" groups at 7 & 10 yards shooting very rapidly. Overall, I'm very happy and impressed with my P64!
I did however just order a 20lbs recoil spring and a 18lbs hammer spring from Wolff springs, and I'll replace the factory springs with these as soon as they arrive.
I think I've got a new CCW. ;D
nero
I recently bought a 1972 vintage P64. It's in excellent condition (just a few lite scratches on the grips), with a nicely aged brownish-plum slide. As soon as I dry-fired it for the first time, I found out that folks weren't exaggerating about the P64's heavy DA trigger. Good grief! That's one heavy trigger! After about 10 times dry-firing it my finger was sore, after a couple of dozen times my index finger was so sore and fatigued that I literally was struggling to dry-firing it in DA!
Anyway, this morning I took my P64 to the range for the first time, and put 150 rounds of S&B 95gr FMJ through it. First, this gun does have a very snappy recoil. After a few mags, the web of my hand was sore, and the skin on top of my thumb joint was rubbed raw. However, the pistol functioned flawlessly, was very, very accurate, and despite the snappy recoil, I could shoot about 4-5" groups at 7 & 10 yards shooting very rapidly. Overall, I'm very happy and impressed with my P64!
I did however just order a 20lbs recoil spring and a 18lbs hammer spring from Wolff springs, and I'll replace the factory springs with these as soon as they arrive.
I think I've got a new CCW. ;D
nero