Jacksonco

JUNKKING · 08-31-2009, 10:28 PM

Jeff did you get that Citadel yet? Have you got the chance to fire it? How is it overall? Inquiring minds ok only mine need to know, JUNK

jacksonco · 09-01-2009, 01:13 AM

I picked it up Sunday afternoon. I have not had the opportunity to get it to the range yet but may do so sometime today. After checking it out I believe I did alright on it. The finish is parkerized instead of blued and it came with 7 round magazines instead of the 6 rounders advertised on Buds.

I did make it out to the range with my 308 the other day and I am getting solid 1" five shot groups. I am pretty happy with it so far. Plan to get a little better scope with higher magnification than 7x and it should help reduce group size a little more.

I will get back with you Junk when I have more to report. Maybe even post a picture. It takes a while to post a picture because my up loads are dial up. At least my download speeds are satellite.

jacksonco · 09-02-2009, 01:03 AM

I didn't make it to the range today. My wife was ready to go but I wasn't feeling quite up to the task. Hopefully tomorrow will be different.

jacksonco · 09-03-2009, 01:43 PM

Finally made it to the range on Wednesday. The Citadel performed pretty well. Accuracy is A-1 (better than I can do). I was shooting 200 grain lswc home loads. I did have a few failure to go fully into battery (had to nudge the slide a smidgen). I think that it was in part the magazines (7 round Italian manufacture) that caused the malfunction. Possibly the lswc I was using. I have some 200 grain XTP HP that I am gonna run through it next time out to see how it does. Either way a pair of Wilson magazines are in the future for it. I am also going to put a coat of white out on the face of the front site so that my less than perfect eyes can pick it up more quickly. All in all I am satisfied with my new pistol and plan to have many joyous hours discharging rounds into paper targets and other inanimate objects at the range.

I AM ONE HAPPY CAMPER

JUNKKING · 09-03-2009, 05:58 PM

Glad to hear you are happy with it. Was it real stiff when you got it? I looked at one of those and it was so stiff the guy said it needs to be cycled a few hundred rounds because of how tight it is milled. I told him I would let it go to the next guy and let him break it in lol.

jacksonco · 09-03-2009, 09:01 PM

The slide operated smoothly, perhaps a little stiffer than my commander but pretty close to the same.

JUNKKING · 09-04-2009, 12:17 AM

Very good. Glad it is working out for you. Now just enjoy.

08-31-2009, 10:28 PM	#1
JUNKKING Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just East of Pittsburgh PA Contributor Posts: 1,758	Jacksonco Jeff did you get that Citadel yet? Have you got the chance to fire it? How is it overall? Inquiring minds ok only mine need to know, JUNK __________________ Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and again! -->

09-01-2009, 01:13 AM	#2
jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: Jacksonco I picked it up Sunday afternoon. I have not had the opportunity to get it to the range yet but may do so sometime today. After checking it out I believe I did alright on it. The finish is parkerized instead of blued and it came with 7 round magazines instead of the 6 rounders advertised on Buds. I did make it out to the range with my 308 the other day and I am getting solid 1" five shot groups. I am pretty happy with it so far. Plan to get a little better scope with higher magnification than 7x and it should help reduce group size a little more. I will get back with you Junk when I have more to report. Maybe even post a picture. It takes a while to post a picture because my up loads are dial up. At least my download speeds are satellite.

09-02-2009, 01:03 AM	#3
jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: Jacksonco I didn't make it to the range today. My wife was ready to go but I wasn't feeling quite up to the task. Hopefully tomorrow will be different.

09-03-2009, 01:43 PM	#4
jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: Jacksonco Finally made it to the range on Wednesday. The Citadel performed pretty well. Accuracy is A-1 (better than I can do). I was shooting 200 grain lswc home loads. I did have a few failure to go fully into battery (had to nudge the slide a smidgen). I think that it was in part the magazines (7 round Italian manufacture) that caused the malfunction. Possibly the lswc I was using. I have some 200 grain XTP HP that I am gonna run through it next time out to see how it does. Either way a pair of Wilson magazines are in the future for it. I am also going to put a coat of white out on the face of the front site so that my less than perfect eyes can pick it up more quickly. All in all I am satisfied with my new pistol and plan to have many joyous hours discharging rounds into paper targets and other inanimate objects at the range. I AM ONE HAPPY CAMPER

09-03-2009, 05:58 PM	#5
JUNKKING Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just East of Pittsburgh PA Contributor Posts: 1,758	Re: Jacksonco Glad to hear you are happy with it. Was it real stiff when you got it? I looked at one of those and it was so stiff the guy said it needs to be cycled a few hundred rounds because of how tight it is milled. I told him I would let it go to the next guy and let him break it in lol. __________________ Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and again!

09-03-2009, 09:01 PM	#6
jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: Jacksonco The slide operated smoothly, perhaps a little stiffer than my commander but pretty close to the same.

09-04-2009, 12:17 AM	#7
JUNKKING Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just East of Pittsburgh PA Contributor Posts: 1,758	Re: Jacksonco Very good. Glad it is working out for you. Now just enjoy. __________________ Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and again!