jcc7x7 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Glad to hear! Be healed in Jesus name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 5 hours ago, jcc7x7 said: Glad to hear! Be healed in Jesus name! Much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 First post-stroke range trip is in the bag and I believe my shooting has not been made significantly worse (or better for that matter) by recent medical issues, so that’s a relief. Put a couple hundred rounds through all three P320s and the party popper just focusing on breath, trigger press, and sights, and I think the results show. Again no malfunctions to report on the trio, even shooting quite a bit of JHP today. I’m running way too low on NATO FMJ... Neurovision therapy starts tomorrow so hopefully it just improves from here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 No better way to spend a birthday than dirtying some guns at the range and then cleaning them thoroughly at home with family. Still no malfunctions shooting and all optics/lights got fresh batteries and function checks, except the 508T as it’s still relatively new. By next birthday the plan is to get it replaced with a Gen2 since it’ll be time to take it off to change the battery anyway. It’s now just about two months out from the unexpected stroke in March and I have to note I’m so thankful I’m spending my birthday at the range shooting targets, when I really still ought to be at a rehab center relearning how to walk. I don’t know how I got so lucky when things went bad but I’m definitely not taking any of this for granted going forward! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGoodwin Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Love the builds! Icarus Precision is the bomb. I use their P365 XL frame and can use standard lights on it with the long, standard rail. Nicely weighted as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 On 5/23/2021 at 11:17 AM, CGoodwin said: Love the builds! Icarus Precision is the bomb. I use their P365 XL frame and can use standard lights on it with the long, standard rail. Nicely weighted as well. Much appreciated! I’m very much a fan of the IC grip modules. The weight, balance, texture, ergonomics are all on point and create extremely natural shooting platforms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 Sitting at home dryfiring the trio a bit while thinking about a Recoil article I read earlier today. Take a peek: https://www.recoilweb.com/the-multi-caliber-glock-solution-for-ammo-panics-hail-hydra-167337.html Given the difficulty everyone is still having sourcing 9milly these days, the article makes a persuading argument for having a gun that can be converted between 9mm and 40S&W/357Sig specifically for the purposes of having multiple caliber options when going ammo shopping and practicing. I’m thinking it wouldn’t be too difficult to find a Compact 357Sig top end assembly, get it milled for an optic, swap to a threaded/comped barrel and build up a few designated magazine assemblies for the caliber for RS320B. Wouldn’t have any intention of straying from the 9mm for carry use, but for range purposes having a gun that could shoot a more easily sourced round is mighty tempting these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 Went ahead and snagged about 650 rounds from a dealer at about $.50 per round today. Not great but not terrible and it’ll keep me supplied for a few range trips to come at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 One thing I am moving forward on is getting a dedicated AIWB holster made for the EVO320. Reaching out to various custom kydex molders in Colorado to see if anyone can use the gun itself to make a holster from. I still have the hacked up Floodlight and it works...Kind of. It collapses too much under my belt when I draw to be able to reholster and it still scratches up the mount a bit each time. It’d be nice to get something that looks and functions like it was intended for the gun to begin with, rather than chopped up and made to fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 Dedicated holster ordered up for the EVO320, courtesy of Off The Grid Concepts. The Floodlight worked as a good proof of concept, but this new bucket should be much more functional (and aesthetic) as it considers the optic mount from the ground up. Assuming the AIWB version is on point, I’ll also be ordering an OWB version with Safariland QLS bolt pattern. Onward we go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 Apparently it’s shopping week for Project Nemesis. Confirmed an order for a Neomag clip to carry a spare magazine for the EVO320, to compliment the new holster. Went with the extended clip for one of my 23-round mags as a reload. It’ll take some time and drilling to get used to once I get it but looks like it’ll be worth the investment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 Initial re-up on NATO FMJ arrived today. Looking like I’ll be ordering up another case of 1,000 FMJ and several boxes of JHP a little later today though, so we’ll call this resupply part 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 That should solve spare mag carry with the forthcoming new holster. Time to get some practice and new muscle memory in place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 Another thousand rounds of high-pressure pistol food arrived for resupply part 2. A new manufacturer but still 124gr NATO FMJ spec, so should be close enough to the Winchester stuff I’m used to in order for the guns to like it. Other than this I’ve got several boxes of Winchester’s new USA Ready Defense 124gr +P JHP ammo incoming, which is more or less a Ranger bullet (Ready Defense is derived from Winchester’s new LE-only 147gr Ranger One load) with a rigid polymer piece in the nose to prevent clogging like Hornady’s Critical Duty. I’ll of course have to run some through the guns to make sure they don’t choke on it, but assuming not I can add it to my list of acceptable 124gr +P JHP loads. I feel some additional range time coming on in the near future…More to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 Trying something a little new from Winchester. As mentioned before, when looking for additional JHP I wasn’t able to find any Critical Duty in stock but this was available and seemed very similar. It’s a fairly new 124gr +P load from Winchester, but they tend to know their s#!t when it comes to JHPs so I’m not too worried. Got more than enough to see how my guns like it, so that’ll be included on my next range trip. Some bullet comparisons to follow - in all pics, Winchester on the left and Hornady on the right: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 Got some time in at the range today with the EVO320 and the new ZQI and Winchester ammo. 400 rounds, absolutely zero malfunctions. In a multitude of testing that included the new JHP rounds, the old Hornady JHP rounds, and the FMJ NATO loads, everything functioned as it should. This included several tests of mixed magazine loads of all three rounds (Note: I do not load magazines this way for actual carry, only for reliability testing. Don’t mix ammo in your carry mags, it’s not a good idea). The recoil profiles feel identical, I couldn’t differentiate which round was being fired. At least out to 7 yards, the POI shift among all three seemed to be so negligible as to be irrelevant - currently the gun is zeroed for the Hornady JHP at 25 yards. I did notice the ZQI NATO loads seem to be a bit dirtier than the Winchester NATO, so the gun got pretty fouled up. It’ll be cleaning time a little later today. All in all a great time and extremely positive results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 Meanwhile… While I was shooting my brother was picking up his newest acquisition, a Custom Works FCU. Once his other parts get here that’ll be five P320s between the two of us. We’ll call that “a good start” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 A bit of personal improvement to the guns today: The bottom of IP’s grip modules have these two screw holes left as an artifact of the machining process on the beavertail. Generally perfectly fine and unnoticeable. When you put the gun through some higher round count range sessions however the slight movement from recoil can add up and eventually rub some little raw spots on the webbing of your strong hand: A quick fix for this is to fill the two holes from the bottom with JB Weld epoxy to smooth out the beavertail area and remove any cause for irritation that might otherwise be present: Quick and simple fix for a bit more comfort to the shooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 Took the opportunity today to go shooting with my dad and my brother. Got to put another few hundred rounds through the EVO320 and a few cylinders through the Pug, again no problems to report. We also got to shake down my brother’s newly assembled Custom Works FCU Fullsize gun, and with just a couple drops of lube on the rails it ran perfectly. He’ll be sending it off soon here for optic milling and he’s got a X300U on the way, so that’ll be a nicely built addition to our small collection of P320s. At the recommendation of a member on another forum we went and tried the Shoot Indoors range nearby. It’s a very nice facility, the staff is great, and it’s very conveniently located - I know for sure I’ll be going back! About another two trips to the range and the EVO320 will pass the 2,000 round mark. It’s holding up extremely well so far and performing flawlessly, there isn’t anything about it I’d want to change. Excitedly awaiting the new holster to come in and when it does I’ll be running drills with it at home and on the firing line. More updates coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 After the trip last weekend and my range time in about an hour the EVO320 will have ticked over the 2k round mark. Holster for it should be done in another week or two, and then I can really get down to drilling and practicing with what I firmly consider my perfect pistol. Info on the holster will be posted as soon as I get it in hand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 350 rounds in about an hour will leave a mark. Little lens cleaner and oil and good as new again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 No pics this time but another quick 100 rounds at the range today, doing reloads with the Neomag carrier. Extremely convenient piece and will work excellently in concert with the OTG holster once it gets here, should make for a very effective and capable carry system! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsparrow Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I kinda skipped around - wouldn't have thought of calling it a Roland Special or a 'Nemesis', it's always been 'that stupid f*#king gun we can't make work' between my buddy and I. I think he ended up parting it out. I've never seen anybody take full use of the FCU options like this either, it was cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 19 hours ago, Woodsparrow said: I kinda skipped around - wouldn't have thought of calling it a Roland Special or a 'Nemesis', it's always been 'that stupid f*#king gun we can't make work' between my buddy and I. I think he ended up parting it out. I've never seen anybody take full use of the FCU options like this either, it was cool. Thank you, it’s been a fun project made much easier by the modularity of the various components. Testing and finding the right balance for parts can certainly be a process but it’s worth it in the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudukai13 Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Another range trip, another 200 rounds through EVO320 without an issue - and another trip to the range leaving the RS320s at home in the safe. I’m very heavily considering selling the complete top end assembly and magwell’d polymer grip modules from both RS320s as something like aftermarket X-Change kits and rebuilding the lowers from both to the EVO320 spec. The lower assembly on all three guns is identical - same FCU, Apex trigger, Icarus grip module with Springer magwell, and Surefire X300U-B lights. For each RS320 I’d need a standard P320 Compact complete upper assembly, Bar-Sto threaded barrels, Springer Open comps, Atlas RMR/SRO mounts, and Holosun 508Ts (the X2s, since it’s about time to upgrade the original EVO320 too). But at that point I’d be left with triplets and have a backup for my backup… Have to think about it a bit more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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