First week of July highlights

[North Country Gal]

Mixed bag, here, but that's my style.

STI Sentinel Premier 1911 in 9mm
Picked up this now discontinued STI 1911 for a great price and grabbed it, since STI has dropped all its 1911s to concentrate on their high end 2011 race guns. Like Dan Wesson 1911s, STI 1911s are as good as it gets until you go full custom.


Makes shooting my favorite kind of bullseyes (the shredded kind) very easy.


Dan Wesson A2 1911 in 45 auto
When it comes to 1911s, I love the traditional look and the A2 was designed with that in mind. Still love the 45 auto, but, have to admit, the older I get, the easier the 9mm is to handle. Still, the A2 in 45 auto always delivers.




Winchester/Miroku 1885 Low Wall Hunter in 223
I love my 1885 Hunters. They're built trim and lightweight as 1885s go, with a tapered 24" octagon barrel, instead of the behemoth 30" barrels most 1885s wear. Keeps the weight under 8 pounds instead of the usual 9 pounds plus.


This Low Wall 223 is a true half MOA shooter when fed the ammo it likes. Several trips with this gun, so far this year, and every outing has produced a sub half-inch group at 100 yards. This week's outing was no exception. Not a heavy bench rest bolt rifle, but it shoots like one.


More to come, but it's been a good week. Happy 4th, everyone.

[RanchRoper]

Excellent. Love the low wall. Can't wait for my 1885 single shot.

[JEBar]

well done and well reported

[North Country Gal]

Thanks, guys.

RR, I can't wait to see how your 1885 works out for you, either. Remember, before there were bolt guns, these classic single shots were the target guns of their day.

[BigAl52]

Nice NCG. I cant seem to shift into the brass slinger gear much anymore. Thought about gathering all of mine up and selling them keeping only one 1911. Most of mine are just safe queens

[North Country Gal]

Interesting that you mention that, Al. There I was, yesterday, slinging brass all over the place and missing my revolvers. I actually prefer shooting the 45 ACP in my Ruger Blackhawk to shooting the 45 ACP in my 1911s. Like the solid smack I get with the revolver for recoil instead of the shuffling of that auto action. Don't go through ammo as fast with the revolver, either. Since I hadn't shot these bottom feeders in a long while, was a little surprised how fast I breezed through a box of 50, especially with the 9mm.

As for hubby, we tried going semi-auto, only, on the day we shot those 1911s and he did not have a good day. He did okay to start with the S&W Victory 22 LR, but it quickly went downhill from there. Really threw him off not starting off with his S&W 617 22 LR revolver, the way he usually starts every range session. He really needs to be shooting a revolver to be a happy camper.