It was raining in SC this afternoon. So what the heck? I called a friend and we set up a range trip. I took along a Ruger LCP 380, a Walther PPK S-1 and a Ruger 380. His wife's out of town until the weekend so he drags along an Ruger LC380, a S&W Body Guard & a GSG 1911 22LR.
I put 7 rounds of Speer Gold Dot 90 Grain GDHPs through the LCP to start. These 7 rounds had taken a little dip in a Lake last summer, along with the LCP. I dried them off and put them aside for a future range trip. They worked. I ran 7 more Winchester 380 95 Grain FMJ through the weapon. I hadn’t shot it for awhile but that’s OK.
I switched to the Ruger LC380 and ran 50 rounds of Winchester 380 95 Grain FMJ through. No problems. As I have said before Ruger fixed the LCP Bugs when they made the Ruger LC380. She’s a great shooter.
Next I started on the Walther PPK S-1 I ran about 50 rounds through it (Winchesters). Then a friend handed me his S&W Body Guard. I ran a couple of magazines through it. I don’t much care for the Laser S&W chose. That side button, would take some getting used to. But with the regular sights in a great shooter.
I ran a 10 round magazines of .22LR through his GSG 1911 22LR. If you haven’t tried one of these check it out. With a long barrel, she’s a nail driver.
I went to work on the Walther PPK S-1 again. I ran 29 rounds through it. Half way through the slide jammed open. Since I’d already put 50 rounds through her she was literally smoking hot. It was about 90 Degrees on the In Door Range.
I pulled the slide back, locked it open and used a small hand pump bottle of CLP to spray down the back of the slide area (Hammer), the front bottom of the slide and the barrel. Plus I put some inside the now open slide.
You could see vapor rising in the air. Once she had cooled a little bit, I pulled the front of the trigger guard down and locked it to the side. I pulled the slide off, sprayed the interior and wiped it down. Then I reloaded her and the rest of the 50 round box through her. I put about 79 rounds through and that’s asking a lot from an all metal pistol in that heat.
When I go to the range I take a small tool box, with multiple drawers with various tools and cleaning materials inside. I also have a Remington Bag that I use to carry ammunition, ear protection and shooting glasses in. It’s an organization thing.
I wiped all three weapons down, reloaded the Ruger LCP and the Walther PPK S-1 with self defense ammo and called it a day. They will all get cleaned in the morning. I'd brought along a couple of hundred 380 rounds but decided to call it early.
