TargetTalk

Mike M. wrote:

Rimfire Ric wrote:Sobakavitch and Mike M - thank you for the additional information.

If you have both the .22 top end and the .32 top end and shoot a red dot do you have to have a red dot on both top ends (.22 and .32) or would one be interchangeable with the top ends and still be on zero? I understand the scope mount fits where the rear sight resides. Is the mount quickly removed?

It seems anyone that has had a 2 stage trigger prefers it over the single stage. Makes me think it would be worth a try. I think someone mentioned that a 2 stage could be adjusted to be a single stage if I didn't like the 2 stage.

You would need a separate dot for each upper. There's no slide, the bolt is inside the upper receiver.

Isabel1130 wrote:

This is a tricky exchange if you are not going to shoot with irons. A red dot could be mounted on the frame in order to be used with both slides but chances are that it will not line up with both barrels, and you are going to have to figure out what the adjustment is. You might also have to mount it quite high to get the irons or any rails to clear the scope mount . You could go with a dot on each slide which will be fine with the 22 but your 32 loads may have to be quite hot to action the slide on the 32. This is one of many reasons why you won't see many of these on the line at Camp Perry. It is quite a bit of hassle when a dedicated 9mm center fire gun will give you all the atvantages of reduced recoil and none of the hassles and accuracy issues of shooting a 32 at 50 yards.

Rimfire Ric wrote:

Isabel1130 wrote:

This is a tricky exchange if you are not going to shoot with irons. A red dot could be mounted on the frame in order to be used with both slides but chances are that it will not line up with both barrels, and you are going to have to figure out what the adjustment is. You might also have to mount it quite high to get the irons or any rails to clear the scope mount . You could go with a dot on each slide which will be fine with the 22 but your 32 loads may have to be quite hot to action the slide on the 32. This is one of many reasons why you won't see many of these on the line at Camp Perry. It is quite a bit of hassle when a dedicated 9mm center fire gun will give you all the atvantages of reduced recoil and none of the hassles and accuracy issues of shooting a 32 at 50 yards.

So are you saying you won't see any Walther GsP Experts at camp perry or just not any interchangeable barrels?

There is currently only one of these in our league, but the guy seems to really like it. I'm hoping to get to shoot it this week and then decide.

Isabel1130 wrote:

You will see some GSPs at Camp Perry. It is a fine gun, but not any better than most of the othe guns you will see there. What you wont see is many CF guns in calibers other than 45 or 9mm. This is for a couple of reasons. The first is the time cruch factor. On preliminary day especially most people dont want to be swapping out receivers on the line. The second is that 32 caliber has historicaly been a very tempermental gun, in terms of both functioning and accuracy at 50 yards.
The only atvantage to a 32 is the light recoil and quite frankly, once you can break 800 with a 45 recoil is a very minor issue compared to a the points you migt lose if you experience a double alabi.

Rimfire Ric wrote:

Isabel1130 wrote:

You will see some GSPs at Camp Perry. It is a fine gun, but not any better than most of the othe guns you will see there. What you wont see is many CF guns in calibers other than 45 or 9mm. This is for a couple of reasons. The first is the time cruch factor. On preliminary day especially most people dont want to be swapping out receivers on the line. The second is that 32 caliber has historicaly been a very tempermental gun, in terms of both functioning and accuracy at 50 yards.
The only atvantage to a 32 is the light recoil and quite frankly, once you can break 800 with a 45 recoil is a very minor issue compared to a the points you migt lose if you experience a double alabi.

Thanks, it is good to know the GSP's are represented and are at least as good as the other guns represented. A hamerly 208 would be nice, I'm sure, but IMO it seems good used ones are hard to find, parts could become hard to find and expensive, and with the walther the parts are readily available and at a somewhat reasonable price. IMHO anyway!