I just got back from the range where I put 200 rds thru my new HP MkIII. The anti hammer bite mod I did worked out very well. No bites and the smooth hammer kept that from cutting me even though it did make contact with my hand. The point at the very corner of the grip tang did however cause a small blister by the time I was done, as it was very sharp.
Accuracy was good although that was not really the point of this trip. Mainly I wanted to check for reliability and to see if I'd get bit. The gun shot about 2-3 inches left of POA at approx 15 yds, but I'm replacing the sights with adjustables later so that's no biggie.
There were no FTFs or other jams as such. About 10 times the slide locked back on a non-empty magazine though. I'm pretty sure this had something to do with the placement of my non firing hand. I use a very high grip, and I think I was hitting the slide stop.
All together I'm quite pleased with the new gun. I think I fall into the group of folks who actually NEED a beavertail on a 1911 and BHP and will probably have this done later as well.
[This message has been edited by hhsmiley (edited 09-18-2001).]
Accuracy was good although that was not really the point of this trip. Mainly I wanted to check for reliability and to see if I'd get bit. The gun shot about 2-3 inches left of POA at approx 15 yds, but I'm replacing the sights with adjustables later so that's no biggie.
There were no FTFs or other jams as such. About 10 times the slide locked back on a non-empty magazine though. I'm pretty sure this had something to do with the placement of my non firing hand. I use a very high grip, and I think I was hitting the slide stop.
All together I'm quite pleased with the new gun. I think I fall into the group of folks who actually NEED a beavertail on a 1911 and BHP and will probably have this done later as well.
[This message has been edited by hhsmiley (edited 09-18-2001).]