Shooting My John Martz Restoration In An IDPA Match

JonS/42 · 10-24-2014, 08:48 AM

That's exactly it, Johnny. And despite the tiny sights/cramped sight picture and the rather precise angle of magazine insertion needed on magazine reloads, the venerable P.08 is more than passingly effective still as a defensive pistol, based on my IDPA use of mine. And it's a great homage to the late John Martz-John was quite pleased to hear of my match exploits with his magnificent work-I'm glad that I was able to share them with him before he passed away.

Interestingly, I've also found that the Type IV FXO extruded magazines will also nicely position modern hollow point ammunition for effective chambering, at least with Winchester Silvertips (but I somewhat doubt that this revelation will result in an onslaught of P.08 use as a personal defensive weapon, even by lugerforum afficianados...). Another nice advantage of the Type IV FXOs is that they're quite sturdy, holding up nicely to the rigors of rapid insertions and ejections onto the ground in IDPA match use (as well as in "real life," I'd assume).

While I won't overuse mine, there's a nice amount of pleasure to be derived from actually using a classic P.08 somewhat as it was intended.

Best, Jon

10-24-2014, 08:48 AM	#1
JonS/42 User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Auburn, WA USA Posts: 32 Thanks: 4 Thanked 19 Times in 4 Posts	That's exactly it, Johnny. And despite the tiny sights/cramped sight picture and the rather precise angle of magazine insertion needed on magazine reloads, the venerable P.08 is more than passingly effective still as a defensive pistol, based on my IDPA use of mine. And it's a great homage to the late John Martz-John was quite pleased to hear of my match exploits with his magnificent work-I'm glad that I was able to share them with him before he passed away. Interestingly, I've also found that the Type IV FXO extruded magazines will also nicely position modern hollow point ammunition for effective chambering, at least with Winchester Silvertips (but I somewhat doubt that this revelation will result in an onslaught of P.08 use as a personal defensive weapon, even by lugerforum afficianados...). Another nice advantage of the Type IV FXOs is that they're quite sturdy, holding up nicely to the rigors of rapid insertions and ejections onto the ground in IDPA match use (as well as in "real life," I'd assume). While I won't overuse mine, there's a nice amount of pleasure to be derived from actually using a classic P.08 somewhat as it was intended. Best, Jon