First, I am the worst forumer in this forum. I am sorry. I log on when I want something and then again, a day or a year later. I apologize. I am going to log on once a week or more. I know. You are thinking, 'who cares'?
Well if I am going to be part of this community (I joined in 2013 I think), I want to be a decent member.
In 2001ish, I bought my FIRST handgun. That decision took over six months and thirty something rentals at the range. I rented a handgun every week. I had a spreadsheet and then I would rent some of the same ones again. The employees at that range would hide when I entered the store. I would ask if I could clean the rented guns after I shot them so I could disassemble and reassemble. I asked way too many questions and I was a general PAIN. You see, I am a geek.
One day the employees scattered as I entered. The owner saw me coming and he held out his hand and said, "Just take this into the range and try it". He handed me a box and I went into the range. I put on my glasses and ear muffs and I opened the box. I picked up the sidearm and the range got bright and angelic music sounded around my head. That was the first time I touched a P-01. I put two boxes through it. I brought it back into the store. I threw away my spreadsheet and I paid the man. Fast forward twenty years.
I decided that the 20 year old P-01, with at least 10,000 rounds through it, needed to retire. So I logged onto this forum and I posted a WTB. Then I called my friend at CZ USA and he sent me a new P-01. I had to wait at the FFL for over and hour and 30 minutes, on a weeknight, for the state to pick up the phone and approve my, and seven other customer's, transfer. The next day I brought the old P-01 and the new P-01 to the range. To my unexpected surprise, the old P-01 shot better than the new one. The old one is worn in of course.
I need to buy new sights for the new P-01. Now I am thinking, I should have also bought the PCR...
