Finally....

Heckler

Finally picked up my Hammerli Xesse today. Looking forward to trying it out over the weekend. 10 round mags plugged for 5. Fits my hands well with the factory grips. Plastic mags seem very flimsy so will look into getting some metal ones soon enough. Very happy all in all.

clivej

Heckler wrote: »

Finally picked up my Hammerli Xesse today. Looking forward to trying it out over the weekend. 10 round mags plugged for 5. Fits my hands well with the factory grips. Plastic mags seem very flimsy so will look into getting some metal ones soon enough. Very happy all in all.

Well wear and aim small.

cw67irl

I don't think they make metal ones, It's strange that sometimes the plastic will take more abuse than the metal with less maintenance!!

You should have a look at the Nill (Not sure of spelling) grips they are a great addition to the Xesse! !

Wadi14

€135 for the Standard Nill X-esse grip, cw have you tried out Nill grips on a Hammerli xeese if so what ones ?

fabwing

Best of luck with your new toy

FISMA

Heckler wrote: »

Finally picked up my Hammerli Xesse today.

Heckler, any post where a Hammerli is cited must contain images!:pac:

Heckler wrote: »

Fits my hands well with the factory grips.

Always a great feeling when the grip feels custom made. I have bought a few guns just because of their fit.

Heckler

FISMA wrote: »

Heckler, any post where a Hammerli is cited must contain images!:pac:



Always a great feeling when the grip feels custom made. I have bought a few guns just because of their fit.

Gimme a while to figure out how to post images and i'll throw a few up.

Heckler

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Hmmm that doesn't seem right.....
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I think that works. Sorry about the crap quality.

Heckler

FISMA wrote: »

Heckler, any post where a Hammerli is cited must contain images!:pac:



Always a great feeling when the grip feels custom made. I have bought a few guns just because of their fit.

Yup. Just feels comfortable.

If anyones got any tips on pistol shooting I'm all ears ! Stance, breathing, sighting etc. Any advice welcome !

cw67irl

Heckler wrote: »

Yup. Just feels comfortable.

If anyones got any tips on pistol shooting I'm all ears ! Stance, breathing, sighting etc. Any advice welcome !

Best tip I can offer

I'm not sure which grips the lad has I will have to check with him they are, They are a nice fit I can tell you that!

Yours looks great was it expensive? Iv always had my eye on an Xesse

Wadi14

Heckler, with any gun follow the marksmanship principles and you will not go far wrong

1 Position and hold- stand upright, place the pistol grip into the web of the hand both thumbs pointing towards ur target

2 Natural alignment - when you bring ur pistol up into the aim it must point naturally at the target, muscles of the arms not being used to pull or push the pistol onto the target, bring the pistol up and adjust ur feet when happy lower and check and test ur position again so that ur coming up onto the centre of ur target.

3 Aiming - both eyes open if possible, look through the centre of the back sight onto the tip of the front sight onto the centre of ur target, once you have ur aim u will focus on the front sight the target becomes a blur, front sight focus.

4 Shot release and follow through - a few deep breaths to oxygenate the body , I then would come up into the aim get my sight picture and take first pressure on the trigger as I'm breathing out from my final deep breath, then elongate the natural pause in ur breathing cycle, u have about 5 -7 sec to squeeze off ur shot, what follow through means is when u squeeze of ur shot keep the trigger held to the rear for a second let everything settle in the recoil and ur pistol should come back onto the centre of the target, it will help u see if ur pulling the pistol of centre for any reason and help with fault finding.If u don't get the shot off come down and start the breathing and aiming process again. If you stay too long in the aim ur body will run out of oxygen and ur muscles will start to shake.

This is the process I was taught others will differ with me I'm sure, but its my way of shooting. And the big word to remember when shooting or training is Consistency. If u consistently follow each principle in sequence, you will improve.


Hope it helps

Wadi14

cw Harbour guns have one second hand for sale on their facebook page, its 4.5 inch barrel but any data I have read there's no difference in accuracy, I have my application in for a X-esse IPSC

cw67irl

Wadi14 wrote: »

cw Harbour guns have one second hand for sale on their facebook page, its 4.5 inch barrel but any data I have read there's no difference in accuracy, I have my application in for a X-esse IPSC

The IPSC is a great looking gun, Is it expensive iv never seen one here? Only the target or standard!!

Iv a Sig X5 I'm pretty happy with but the Xesse has always tempted me!!

LIFFY FISHING

cw67irl wrote: »

The IPSC is a great looking gun, Is it expensive iv never seen one here? Only the target or standard!!

Iv a Sig X5 I'm pretty happy with but the Xesse has always tempted me!!

Really ????

cw67irl

Yeah always had my eye on one, No plans to part with the Sig though :P

Wadi14

IPSC €850-875ish the odd dealer will be way off the mark

Heckler

cw67irl wrote: »

Best tip I can offer

I'm not sure which grips the lad has I will have to check with him they are, They are a nice fit I can tell you that!

Yours looks great was it expensive? Iv always had my eye on an Xesse

Hammerli cost me 775 euros. Took it out today for a spin. Nice and accurate straight outta the box.

Sparks

Heckler wrote: »

If anyones got any tips on pistol shooting I'm all ears ! Stance, breathing, sighting etc. Any advice welcome !

Try this:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=70749232
and :
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=86437141

Just remember - watch the sights. If you can see the target, you're probably going to miss

Wadi14

What ammo have you tried and results ?

Heckler

Wadi14 wrote: »

What ammo have you tried and results ?

Using CCI standard velocity solids. At 10 meters it was a bit all over the place but that was down to me being a bit excited hah. Whole different ballgame to benchrest ! Gonna take a bit of getting used to.

As I'm here..Gotta change the address on my licenses. Am I right in thinking I need to submit a separate FCA2 for each firearm ? Also at the top of the FCA2 there's a box for PULSE application number and PERSON pulse ID. Is this something the Guards will fill out ? I've done it before but I can't remember.

Thanks for any info.

Wadi14

I'd say a form for each there is only space for 1 cert No. on each form,and Garda will fill in your pulse detains. It would be interesting reading if we had our own pulse details hhhmmmm lol.
Oh and a wee tip for pistol training - Dry Practice at home with empty casing or chamber plug fitted, way better than firing 100's of rounds at the range

Sparks

Yeah, you'll need an FCA2 for each. Bit of a pain.

Oh, and Wadi's very correct about the dry firing practice. It's incredibly important.