1911 day

[Oldbrass]

Visited my cousin today for his 60th birthday and he's never fired a 1911 before (blasphemy) we fired a few hundred reloads of 230 ball and he is hooked.. afterwards steak on the grill and a cold brew . The Armscor Citadel ran flawless as always.

[leverjc]

Something about shooting a 1911 I jus don't feel with other guns. A lot of fun.

[BrokenolMarine]

I love my 1911s for some reason.
Ooh Rah.

[fortyshooter]

Nice shooting BBQ gun Oldbrass!

[Rifletom]

Armscor does make a very nice 1911. And leverjc is right, there's just something neat about shooting 1911's. May have to take mine out next desert trip. Glad you guys had a good day Oldbrass.

[Ernie]

Thanks for the reminder. Time for 1911 carry again with the heavier clothes. You are right, nothing like shooting a 1911.

[GunnyGene]

I love my 1911s for some reason.
Ooh Rah.

There's a reason why the USMC Pistol Expert Badge still has a pair of 1911's instead of whatever the current issue pistol is.



Some history of this and other USMC marksmanship badges here:

https://archive.org/details/USMarineCor ... 5/mode/2up

The USMC officially adopted the 1911 pistol in 1913, and it (and the a1 )became inextricably entwined with USMC history ever since then. So a Marine who wears that badge is also carrying over 100 years of history on his(or her) chest.

[zara_puppy]

Yep - I love shooting the 1911. Probably shoot it better than my other pistols. Smooth, pointable - just fits well in the hand.

[Hatchdog]

I love my 1911, it’s just a pleasure to shoot. In the spirit of total disclosure mine is a 9mm. I have had a Colt Series 70 in 45 acp but I like firearms that are slightly off the norm. i do have a Smith & Wesson 4506 to scratch the 45 acp itch. My son’s buddy took these pictures, he’s an accomplished amateur photographer and did a great job capturing the ejecting case.

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[zara_puppy]

Are there fish in that stream?

Just curious.

[Hatchdog]

Are there fish in that stream?

Just curious.

Although I agree with you that it looks like a stream it’s actually a frozen pond. We’re not shooting over the pond, the camera angle makes it looks like we are. This is a private range located SE of Spokane and we are using the handgun area. This was a mens outing for my son’s Church that I was invited to.

[Coach]

1911 is my favorite…

[brm4450]

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Wiley Clapp Government 1911 Series 70

[BrokenolMarine]

Here is my favorite 45. It's a match gun built for me by a friend who ran a large metro PD firearms training unit and built most of the PPC competition guns in the state, and many other states. Sadly, he passed away a few years ago, the same year he was selected as the Pistolsmith's Guild Smith of the year. He also built my PPC revolver, and did any other work I needed.

The only thing stock on that Springfield is the frame and slide, and they have been polished and matched.

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The grips were made by a member of one of my forums, and I built the knife to match. The Maple came from a Silver Maple we bought the first year we were in our farm in VA, we bought the "Stick" out of a catalog, and it grew to 30 feet tall. Bugs and woodpeckers killed it. Spalted the wood, so I saved it. I made boxes, knife scales and much more from it. I still have a small amount left.

This is the PPC Revolver.

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[Hatchdog]

BOM, that’s a beautiful pair you have there. Nice way to honor and remember a tree you raised from a stick. Very cool!