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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.

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

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

Nice shooting BBQ gun Oldbrass!

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.

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

BrokenolMarine wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 23, 2021 10:45 pm

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.

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

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.

Are there fish in that stream?

Just curious.