Pistol Dynamics 'Steel Challenge' Guns
Built for Speed!
As speed shooting specialist Jim O'young so adequately demonstrates, Stock Gun plate shooting requires a dedicated handgun that is capable of high cycle rates and instant recovery. The photo on the left illustrates the speed potential of the PD 38S (during an instant in time) with two fired cases in the air and the next round entering the chamber. While the image of flying brass is common in just about every magazine gun test, this one was expertly captured by Yasunari Akita during the match with Jim actually having to hit something in the process.
Images Courtesy of Yasunari Akita (Kokusai Publishing/Gun Magazine)
Continuous sight tracking and quick muzzle recovery is a must. Some stages in the Steel Challenge are fast with small targets. Waiting for target acquisition after a high muzzle has effectively blocked out the next plate is not good. Pistol Dynamics plate guns are timed precisely to generate slide velocity with light loads and to close with enough energy to help push the muzzle back on plane. This energy control also produces strong ejection patterns and eliminates the potential of trapped cases with ultra-light loads. Picture on the right illustrates the timing between clear ejection and fully recovered muzzle.
Most shooters enter both the stock and open classes at the Steel Challenge requiring the non-compensated stock gun to handle as close to the open class unit as possible. The PD 38S and PD 9P are designed to do just that.
We thank Jim's handgun sponsor, Briley Mfg. for releasing him from his usual commitments in order to fire a Pistol Dynamics 38 Super in the Stock Gun Class of the 2005 Steel Challenge - Image courtesy of Mark Sidelinger (Media Direct)