I have never shot a gun before today and I'm a 23 yr old male, but I do have a 1975 P-64 on layaway at the moment.
On to the report! I met up at the range with a friend I work with today he is somewhere in his early fiftys. He brought a S&W rimfire .22 range pistol, 9mm Ruger p94, taurus 357 and a Makarov (his old carry piece when he used to carry.) We shot from 10 yards.
First he had me fire the Makarov,
WOW! Out of all the guns this one I really had to hold on to! It was rather rough on my hand but probably the most fun to shoot (and the ruger.) Quite loud even with ear protection. It did not jam once. I hit the target more than half the time. I ran 50 rds through it. I hope the P-64 is similar to this little pistol!After that I shot the S&W rimfire .22 range pistol. After shooting the Makarov I was not even sure it fired the first round. It had pretty much no recoil. Accuracy was way better this time, hit target every time. I ran 50 rds through it. Was fun for plinking but I see no other use.
The Ruger p94 came in close second for me! It had more recoil than the Makarov but did not hurt to shoot. It was a bit larger but felt great in my hand. Had a jam or two but from what he said a bit of cleaning and lube would fix that. Some shells came back and hit my face but no problem. Accuracy was a bit better than the Makarov but worse than the S&W.22 I ran 50 rds through it and plan on hunting down a SR9 after I pay my P-64 off.
The 357 mag intimidated me! I held on best I could said a little prayer and squeezed the trigger. BOOM! That was it? It almost felt like shooting the Makarov again just a bit more oomph. My hand felt just fine. Accuracy was great! To my suprize I started to shoot out the bulls eye. I ran about 30 rds through it.
Today was great fun and a learning experience. Before today I shot a .22 rifle long ago I was probably 10. Today I changed that and am very happy I did! Only downside (if you want to call it that) is I want to pay off my P-64 right away!
Also I have a couple of questions.
How would you compare a Makarov to a P-64 in terms of accuracy, recoil and comfort?
and
Is the Ruger p94 about the same as the SR9? I know the SR9 is newer.
Thanks everyone for all the great info on here while I was lurking and inspiring me to purchace my first gun a P-64!
Also a pic of myself and the Makarov
