American Handgunner Jul/Aug 1981 - Jeffersonian

COMBAT
SHOOTERS
now have a low cost way to
practice with the Beeman/
Webley Tempest air pistol.
-Costs less
than 1rt
per shot.
- Sharpens hand
to eye coordination.
- Nearly silent report-shoot
safely indoors or out.
-Similar to a firearm in weight,
size, feel.
- Velocity: 470 fps.
-10 Meter Accuracy: .95" Cot-c.
- Adjustable sights and trigger pull.
-No Pumping, No C02, No valves.
Sugg. Retail $89.95. If no local Beeman
dealer is near you, order from our 92-pg
Adult Airgun Catalog/Guide $1.50 (FREE
with mention of code HG7Y. Add $1 for
fast first class mailing).
BEEMAN 47-HG7Y Paul
San Rafael, California 94903
Phone: (415) 472-7121
IS YOUR
LIFE
SAFE?
Now you can join the champions, Mickey Fowler and
Mike Dalton, in the latest, most improved techniques
in the arts of self defense, competition, or just those
who must carry a pistol daily. Classes are now forming
with the personal supervision of Mickey and Mike at
theirhew facility in So. Cal. These international experts
will teach you to fire fast controlled shots, with the
mental conditioning to attain pin-point accuracy and
fulfill your personal goals!
Send $1.00 Postage and Handling For Full Descriptive Brochure To:
International Shootists Inc. P.O. Box 5254, Mission Hills, CA 91345
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INTERNATIONAL SHOOTISTS INC.
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COMBAT COURSE
JERRY USHER
H&K P9S .45ACP PRACTICAL TEST
PROVES RELIABILITY & ACCURACY
There are dozens, perhaps hundreds of
shooters in the USA that have the
basic skill required to develop into potential
USA Practical Pistol Team Members.
A young man or woman with the skill and
interest seldom has the time, money, and
circumstances to develop into a great competitive
shot. This is especially true of
working police officers and security officers.
Recent "cross discipline" matches
have proven that the top level PPC shooters
are equal to and in many cases better
precision shooters than the top IPSC competitors.
Practical Pistol shooting has become
synonymous with the .45 ACP. The reasons
this has occurred are many and varied.
One major reason is that the Colt 1911
and its many variations is in fact a superb
defense firearm. The second major reason
is that the matches and rules in most
Practical Pistol competitions have been
designed by persons that believe in the .45
and have stacked the deck in favor of the
big bore semi-auto, often at the expense of
the practical aspect. The reasons many of
us believe in a big bore defensive gun are
sound, but the fact remains that to be
competitive in practical pistol matches one
HECKLER & KOCH P9S .45
Caliber:
Action:
Magazine:
Barrel:
L.O.A.
Weight:
Sights:
Stocks:
Finish:
Price:
.45 ACP
DA semi-auto
7 rounds
4;' polygonal rifling
7-9/16"
32 ounces
Combat fixed, or target
adjustable
Checkered black plastic,
orwalnut
Npn-glare black
$590 combat
$662 target
The "backward" safety on H&K's P9S
is feature that takes getting used to.
must use a big bore semi-auto. This, of
course, eliminates the majority of police
and security officers from a very valuable
form ofcompetition and deprives the U.S.
Practical Pistol team of some very fine
shooters.
Practical Pistol shooting will never develop
its potential until more people who
carry a gun for a living are attracted to the
sport. At this time police officers can receive
support and recognition through
their departments only by competing in
PPC matches. While this may be of questionable
practical value, it is a lot better
than no competition at all. Actually, one of
the major weaknesses of PPC is now developing
to be a problem in Practical Pistol
matches as well. This problem is the "special"
guns that have developed. Special
guns detract from the practical aspect of
most shooting sports. I am glad to have
discovered a gun that may help bridge the
gap between duty and match use.
Until 1975 I had competed in~PPC
matches for the enjoyment ofcompetition.
For its training value, however, I taught
and participated in several practical shooting
activities the best of which were in the
San Diego area. We used our service revolvers
and did very well. After reading
about Ray Chapman winning the World
Practical Pistol Championship in 1975, I
developed "Big Frog in Little Pond His." I
decided to switch to a semi-auto, which
was possible in our police department, and
make a try at SWPL and IPSC competition.
Several thousand dollars worth of
guns later and some success, I found myself
eliminated from contention at the 1979
"Second Chance" match by multiple jams.
In that frame of mind I was very receptive
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