I went to check out the activities for Nat'l Hunting and Fishing Day. It was just like the shooting sports fair, but not as crowded.
Anyhow, I shot a few rounds on the pistol side after that.
Here is a pic and something to chew on:
Left target is about 50 rnds of 45 acp mixed ammo, including rejected cast heads, reloaded fmj ball, Trap-100 loads, ww231 loads. All full power ammo.. or close to it.
All shots taken 2 hands unsupported at 25 yds.. Most slow fire, some semi-rapid fire. The point being that the 45acp is very forgiving and easy to load for.
Right target is 9mm from my home defense gun, a short bbl SW 9mm. The ammo was a mix of +p ball and some +P+ 115gr JHP.
I bring this thing out maybe twice a year to make sure the mag springs are all good.
I do not normally run hot loads nor keep +P ammo in the gun at home.
The gun is nearly stock except for tritium sights.
The hot ammo I was burning off shoots very low in comparison to normal ammo. Hence a cluster of shots low in the white.
I had to hold at the top of the black to compensate.
Most all handguns will do the same thing.
All shots taken 2 hands unsupported at 25 yds.. Most slow fire, some semi-rapid fire.
The trigger on that pistol is bitchin' hard. So I have to practice with it once in a while.
But it's the same type of gun that HPD authorizes for off-duty carry so it is legally defensible.