Finest fighting pistol ever conceived
All hail the genius that was John Moses Browning
Oorah
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Finest fighting pistol ever conceived
All hail the genius that was John Moses Browning
Oorah
its good, but not the best :)
I'm with nox on this one. Been carrying one for 30 years. Drifted over to a Glock here and there, but always came back to the 1911. Currently carrying a Colt Combat Commander with some Magpul OD green grips :)
show me some 1911 porn Mac
Gold cup :arr:
Nothing finer...:handshake:..Ben
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mj...w1585-h1057-no
Nice grips!! Damn im jealous. That is some pimp daddy bling there!:smokin::pimpgrin:
Hah!...It might be worth big bucks today if I decided to sell it, but I have an embarrassingly small amount of real bucks in it...:o:...
And with my admittedly rusty shooting skills, I'll bet that Remington would shoot just as well as my Colt in my arthritic fingers...:rpg:...Ben
It does shoot very well Ben.
I am sure I have mentioned in the past that I fell in love with the 1911 while in the Army. I was required to be armed at all times and the 1911 was always on my side with the other (not always carried) being an M1 carbine.
For some reason, the occasional ability to see the bullet trajectory on sunny days appealed to me :rolleyes2:
I was chuckling the other day when reading tru some of your old threads about old age and shooting. :geezer: I can still sorta shoot a pistol but open sights on a long gun are a problem. I was complaining about it 10 years ago on my muzzleloader :wah:(and yes i did go to a williams peep-still a little sketchy in low light)
I especially liked you geezers not being able to open your safes. :biggrin1: I have one that opens sometimes and another that works good. I dont get it:dunno:
I dont have problems with my fingers but my brain seems to be defective. When I was shooting alot of trap I got to flinching so bad i had to go to a release trigger:nuts: A release on a bench rifle would be the crats azz. :smokin:
I'm not sure how far back you went but I solved my problem with open sights on a shotgun with a rifled barrel that I use in some places for deer. Obviously it was not a candidate for a peep sight and someone lead me to this. An excellent solution to a nagging problem.
My 70s series Combat Commander in satin nickle and Pachmayr grips.
I regretfully do not own a 1911. These today are some mighty fine samples. If you guys were shopping to day what would you look at in the 1911 category?
I still like Kimber in a brand new one...I own an Ultra Tactical which is in my carry rotation...:rpg:...Ben
Yes they built a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Troy Alabama. They join steyer and Remington who also have plants in Alabama. I think there are several others but I'm not sure about all of them. You know they've been fleeing the Northeast for years because of the unfriendly gun environment. Anyway I looked around a little bit and it seems the model you have is no longer made but I'm intrigued with the weapon and I ask myself why I've never owned a 1911 model weapon. I know they are boat anchors to carry so anyway I'm going to take a look around
Thanks for the update on Kimber...The ones I sold were all made in NYC...But I haven't kept up with the biz in years...As for the "boat anchor," my 39 ounce (maybe a little more with the giraffe bone grips) Gold Cup rides easily in my Tucker holster...The right holster and belt make the difference...:geezer:...Ben
A good article on 1911's...:hatoff:...Ben
I'm with Ben on the Kimber. I've always wanted one but never wanted to part with the $$$ to get it. Besides, when I was working I would have been scared to carry it every day due to the wear and tear on the finish.
S & Ws entry is here. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/bu...1-pistol-53192
They ain't cheap. Thats for sure.
Im hijacking the nox thread. Used to be encouraged here. :whack:
When my grandpa and I would go hunting way too many years ago, this Colt woodsman was always along. I put a bunch of lead in the air shooting at squirrels. :shutup: I never expected to see it again but a few years after he died my uncle asked if I would like one of his guns. Took about 1 second to answer. Surprised him so much he agreed.:cowboy:
The owners manual and test target rode around in the box too much but its still pretty cool. I dont know why it says "5" and "15" on it - feet? Its signed by the guy, looks like "Molloy"? Built around 1930.
Very cool to have grandpa's pistol and even cooler with the original docs.
Very cool indeed...I still have the only two guns my Dad ever owned, one of which I bought new for him for Christmas in the 80's, and the other one his Remington .22 rifle that he used to teach my brother and I to shoot...I also have his military papers from WWII showing he qualified as expert with both pistol and rifle (something he never told me about)...:arr:...Ben
I have both my father's and grandfather's Winchester Model 12 shotguns. I had my father's restored for him while he was still alive---I could kick my own a** now :buttkick:
Original is good...Sometimes functionality takes precedence...I've had my Dad's revolver (the one I bought him) back in my possession since he died 31 years ago...It's a Model 37 Airweight S&W...It's unusual in that it's a 3" (as opposed to the more common 1 7/8") and it's blued not matte, plus it's a square butt when everyone else liked the round butt...Dad didn't think the grip was comfortable so I bought him a pair of Pachmayrs which he liked...I probably traded away the walnut grips to someone else, but lately I got the hankering to carry it myself...
It's only had one shot fired from it since it left the factory, and that was Dad...When I fished it out of the safe last month I knew I couldn't be happy with the Pachmayrs, so I went looking at the Conroe gun show (that's the one you missed, Mike)...I got lucky and found the elephants' graveyard of old S&W grips on a table and made a deal on a pair of pristine laminated rosewood with S&W medallions...The Pachmayrs were hardened and almost welded to the frame, but I got them off with a little work with a screwdriver, and on went the new...And they feel great...
Next I needed a holster...Turns out holsters for 3" J-frames are about as hard to find as square butt grips...But I got lucky in just trying a few oddball holsters on another table...This one was an unused leather strongside holster with thumbsnap that was made for the Bond Arms .410 derringers...It was a perfect fit for the J-frame and the the dealer was happy to strike a bargain just to get rid of it...So Dad's revolver is now in my regular carry rotation loaded with standard velocity Hornady XTP's...
Below is a picture along with the original Bangor Punta box (all papers still inside)...I gave $179.00 when I bought it new, and while carrying it around the show I got offered as much as $400.00 for it, by dealers...But it's not for sale at any price while I'm alive...I still wish I'd kept those walnut grips in the box though just to have them...:nono:...Ben
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ZS...w1396-h1057-no
Guns are perfect for hoarders. Way better than cars:dunno:
I used to love when the old timers would pull out their model 12's at the trap range. My favorite is the model 42 though. Sexy:pimpgrin: That and a model 52b are about all i wish i had picked up along the way.
One more funny thing about that test target was that my grandpa wrote his guns and serial mumbers on the back of it. I hope someone is enjoying them. Thumbup
As a side note, and if there is any interest here, the "crossed anchors" paperweight seen on my cluttered desk in the above pic was cut and welded from armor taken from the USS Texas battleship during its overhaul...It's stamped BB35...I don't see that one listed anymore on the donation page for the Save The Texas foundation, but other pieces cut from the armor are still available, and your purchase is tax deductible...That is all...:texas:...Ben
I got to shoot a Kimber 9mm 1911 late yesterday. A friend of mine loves Kimbers. My thought was that it was an extremely refined and engineered weapon and made of top top of the shelve materials. Only thing it was a little heavy for me. Probably just being a sissy.
It was a Kimber Stainless ll. Said he paid around 800 bucks for it.
One thing about it was it had very little recoil even a bit less than my p229 which I thought was virtually non existent recoil.