FASTbagging with the Falcon

[BLR]

NHC Falcon, 10mm
180 HAP, 1050 FPS
Raven Phantom (for the range, I mistakenly carried today with a Kirkpatrick IWB for a railed 1911)
FAST Drill on Pistol-Training.com target
Tripp Mags
Sights: Heine Ledge (Awesome sight)


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Times:
Fastest: 6.43s
Slowest: 9.10s (caught my shirt)
Avg: 7.08s (excluding the 9s run)
All clean

Notes: Those are darn uncomfortable grips, but it's like gluing the gun in the palm of your hand. The web of my hand hurt after 20th run. The checkering helps keep the gun anchored, so yeah, checkering is good. The mag well is vital for a decent reload. The Heine might be the fastest sights for me. The gun is WAY over sprung from NH. That must be a 24# spring in it. Needs an 18 pounder. Will get that changed tonight. 0 FTF/FTE. Safety is quite positive and nice. The gun has some very nice features, but the mag chute is poorly fitted to the frame (1/32 gap between the frame and MSH), and the frontstrap checkering needs to be chased with a file and the trigger guard checkering is too shallow. Also, Bullseye burns wonderfully cleanly at this pressure.

[NETim]

I've never loaded the 10mm. My first inclination would have been to go with something a little slower burning than Bullseye in the 10, especially with 180's. But it obviously works.

Shows ya what I know. :p

Those look like the infamous VZ Grip Simonich Gunners.

https://vzgrips.com/gun-grips/1911/simonich-gunner

I currently favor their OP II's for my range guns. They are meat grinders as well.

[SecondsCount]

I've never loaded the 10mm. My first inclination would have been to go with something a little slower burning than Bullseye in the 10, especially with 180's. But it obviously works.


My thoughts as well. When when you are "baggin'" I assume you would want all the help you can get. ;)

[TheTrevor]

Something tells me that [FAST|grand|etc]bagging will be the new "dentist" joke at p-f for a while. I'm OK with that -- LOTS of satirical potential there.

[BLR]

I've never loaded the 10mm. My first inclination would have been to go with something a little slower burning than Bullseye in the 10, especially with 180's. But it obviously works.

Shows ya what I know. :p

Those look like the infamous VZ Grip Simonich Gunners.

https://vzgrips.com/gun-grips/1911/simonich-gunner

I currently favor their OP II's for my range guns. They are meat grinders as well.

You'd be spot on if you are looking for velocity. IIRC, that was 6.3g of Bullseye. The faster burning powder gives a cleaner burn, lower muzzle flash, and lower muzzle blast. Which helps shooting the 10! Before anyone gets their panties in a bunch - slow vs fast burn comments assume all else is equal.

That and I have 24 pounds of Bullseye. I use it in everything.

Yep, those are Gunners.

[Kevin B.]

I wish I could see you pics... (govt. computer)

Heinie Ledge sights and Gunners are all I run on my 1911s.