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Picked up the P365X this morning, and am as happy with it as I've ever been with a new handgun.

I only have 50 rounds through it so far. It came with 2X12 round mags and I did 13 and 12 twice.The shop I bought it from is in the opposite direction from home as the range I usually use. But one of the wife's nephews lives on a rural property almost on the way home from the shop. He maintains a dirtpile for casual shooting, and he met me there and popped a few caps himself. He brought his grandpa's Colt Woodsman out and I know how well the kids shoots it. I was prepared to eat humble pie, if I didn't shoot well.

I shot 13, 12, and 13 at a steel plate and it was a regular noisemaker. I was shooting federal 115 fmj. For my last mag the kid brought out a piece of scrap sheetrock and scorched a black circle on it with a propane torch. The black circle was about 3" across, and all 12 would have been in the black, except I was centered on the bottom edge with half the group hanging there in the white.

Brain dead move, but I left home with only the fmj ammo. I know 50 rounds isn't much of a trial for a carry pistol, but if I coulda proved a couple of mags loaded with carry ammo, i'da probably put it in my belt and carried it.

The nephew did shoot a couple of mags out of the Sig. He did about as well as I did, considering he seldom shoots centerfire or striker fired. Young eyes and hands are great things.

12 rounds vs 7 in the LC9S. The P365X is more compact, but felt about half again as heavy when loaded. In a CYA kydex IWB it's a bit more comfortable to carry than the LC9S with the same style holster.

What did you pay for the P365X?

Good deal. I figured you'd be pleased with it.

BTW, did the guys at the gun shop tell you about Sig's free magazine and ammo promotion for new buyers of P365s?

You've got until September 25 to jump on that.

https://www.sigsauer.com/p365promo

They sure make the process of getting that free stuff complicated and drawn out. When Springfield does it, it's a simple card that comes in the box that you fill out and send in.

Tax and all it was $620

I filled out the online page, and uploaded pics of the receipt and case label but got no confirmation or recognition of it's completion.

If I think of it I'll call and ask about it on Monday.

FWIW I went to the range this afternoon for a while. The standout ammo, for accuracy so far, is the federal 115 FMJ

Tried 4 different carry type loads

The Underwood 90 gr defenders were so-so for accuracy

Hornady critical pitical 115 gr shot like doggy-do, or a shotgun

Sig 124 gr V-Crpwn was the obvious winner for accuracy amongst carry loads.
Almost as good as the federal FMJ stuff

Federal 124 gr Punch ammo put only 3 of 12 on paper.

Was shooting at notebook sheets with a 2.5" shoot-n-c. Had one really good target with the FMJ. 8 in the shoot-n-c with 4 close to it. I'm a bit inconsistent with it, though. Had several groups that wandered low and left like everybody has seen. I usually cure this with more finger on the trigger. And that helped some today, but I'm gonna have to figure out the grip.

Those are some interesting results with your ammo. The only ammo I've shot so far in mine is Winchester "NATO" 124 grain FMJ, and it's very accurate.

Next time I go out, I'll feed it some Speer 124 gr. +P Gold Dots and see how it likes that.

Read the original post.

The OP's topic was never about non permissive environments and getting caught where you are not legally allowed to carry.

It was about a 9mm carry gun that is never a wrong choice for legal concealed carry.

Mine shoots everything well from 115 grain FMJ to hollow point front 124 to 147 as well as hard cast

Sounds mike like your shooting is suspect

Wrong.

DLA,

Don't assume to know my mindset as obviously you are wrong. I retired from LE some time ago. Your standard schtick has always been when you have been talking out of your butt about things you literally have no experience in and are just guessing about is to say "But but I am not in the cop business, or your a cop, and to make other remarks" That has been your standard reply for years if you don't agree with something in order to discredit. I find this pretty ironic since you now say you worked as a jailer for a decade.

Since a jailer is an entry level position and you never managed to promote out of the jail and onto the road as a patrol deputy, despite being there 10 years, this would explain your vitriolic and nasty attitude toward the LE here. If you behaved anything like you do here, at the jail it is no wonder they refused to let you promote and did not want you on the road.

The screw ups and people with poor dispositions are usually put in the jail if they have not done enough to be fired (yet). The fact that you spent 10 years in an entry level position is absolutely no surprise.

That said, my comments had literally NOTHING to do with police work . The topic was lawful concealed carry choices. With that in mind, the Glock 19 is the one gun that can always be looked at as never a bad choice. Plain and simple. There is a reason it has been sold by the literal millions and remains incredibly popular. It is a gold standard. There are some that may be smaller or larger, and serve some specific role better, but few can do so many roles as adequately as a general purpose piece like the G19.

Jumping in here late, but the G19 is the ubiquitous choice for sure and is almost never wrong. I’ve never gotten along with the grip size as well as the G17, so it would be my choice.

Regarding small guns, I was shocked when I shot the IDPA classifier twice in a row and scored nearly identical with a G17 and a first gen Shield. I doubt the results would have been even close to the same had I used something smaller like an LCP.

The IDPA classifier is a pretty decent way to sort out how you are doing and it provides a useful benchmark to compare guns and gear with. It doesn’t stress capacity, otherwise the shield would have lagged pretty far behind.

Agreed
not unusual with a new purchase, for me.

Like it or not, your life experience IS the lens through which you view everything. You were a Cop - you can't change your spots.

I was a design engineer for 35yrs. The jail work was just a blip. Those life experiences formed my lense.

This isn't a competition. No need for cheerleaders waving their pom-poms. This a place for the free exchange of ideas.

Your ideas are fugking hilarious.

LOL

I do not have nightmares (aka Boomer dreams) of engaging mass shooters or terrorists with a handgun. I prefer my small 100% reliable handgun because in extremely dangerous situations I can bag carry it. This is when one does not have time to draw gun from concealment.