Czechnologist
Concerned Citizen
- Mar 9, 2016
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I got hooked on shooting bowling pins about 35 years ago and still enjoy it even though my skill and speed have deteriorated severely over the decades. Normally, I'd just lube-up one of my 1911's, head to the range tomorrow morning and hope for the best but, alas, I'm 1911-less (at the moment) and limited to using 9mm.
I'm used to the greater margin of error that .45 has over 9mm. With .45, it seems like all ya gotta do is hit the pin somewhere to knock it off the table completely; with 9mm, it takes a precise, well-aimed shot which slows you down. I'm struggling with expectations. There's going to be a couple of double-stack .45's and .40's shooting tomorrow. Those guys just get up on-line, blaze away and post incredible times under 4 seconds. I know I'm not going to be able to hang with them. Realistically, though, I'd be satisfied with times in the 7 to 8 second range, which I think is do-able even with my diminished abilities. I guess my question is, is there anyone else shooting pins with a 9mm on a regular basis and how are you doing with it?
I'm used to the greater margin of error that .45 has over 9mm. With .45, it seems like all ya gotta do is hit the pin somewhere to knock it off the table completely; with 9mm, it takes a precise, well-aimed shot which slows you down. I'm struggling with expectations. There's going to be a couple of double-stack .45's and .40's shooting tomorrow. Those guys just get up on-line, blaze away and post incredible times under 4 seconds. I know I'm not going to be able to hang with them. Realistically, though, I'd be satisfied with times in the 7 to 8 second range, which I think is do-able even with my diminished abilities. I guess my question is, is there anyone else shooting pins with a 9mm on a regular basis and how are you doing with it?