Hipster 2-Gun: Beretta AR-70/90 & Bernardelli P018S
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We took a look at both of these guns individually this past week, and now it's time to try them both out on the clock...
While I like the Bernardelli quite a lot, it had a couple malfunctions and my pistol shooting was just not up to the challenge of this month's stages (particularly Stage 1). The rifle ran perfectly for me, and I was very happy at my ability make the longer-ranged hits offhand with iron sights. I still ended up clobbered in the scores, but it was a fun match!
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