I have a couple of pistols that shoot this round.

Here they are.

They are a Hungarian PA-63 (bottom) and a Russian Baikal IJ-70.

Both are fine little pistols and a pleasure to shoot.

The PA-63 is a little lighter in weight, but a little more punishing in recoil.

More on this later.

If there is a main problem with this round, it is that no one makes a really "quality" defense round for it.

I wish I could buy Winchester Ranger SXT rounds for it, but I can't.

I load several rounds for the pistols, from left to right, they are a lead target load, a lead cast bullet, a JHP load, a round of Wolf Ball, and a round of 9mm to compare to size.

I load a 100 grain Round Nose Lead bullet in a light target load.

I use 3.3 grains of WW-231 for a nice shooting and accurate target load.

This brings us to an important fact about this round and the pistols.

They are amazingly accurate.

There are a couple of reasons for this.

One is the sturdy way in which the barrel is fixed to the frame.

Let's look at the disassembly.

First, after making sure the pistol is empty, you pull down on the trigger guard and pull it slightly to one side.

Next, you pull the slide completely to the rear and lift it.

Then allow it to go forward, off of the frame.

Here you can see the way in which the barrel is positively attached to the frame.

It does not pivot or move in any way.