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My latest acquisition, a Colt Diamondback in 22LR. Fantastic little shooter that loves the cheap Federal 36gr bulk.
I know it’s nothing fancy but Taurus is a shooter.
Picked this up last week. Guncrafter Industries Hellcat X2 Commander. It’s a double stack 1911 with aluminum frame and grip. The fit and finish are very nice. The slide is smooth and the trigger breaks crisply. I like the heavy duty “Battle Crown” barrel bushing. My wife and I both shot it this past weekend. We shot around 150 rounds each through it working from holsters. After I installed the optional supplied 11 lb recoil spring we were both getting return to zero on quick double taps. I think I lost it as my wife claimed it as hers.
Oh God. This fuckstain again.
Gift me that KC MEUSOC and I promise to stop using your patented opening line.
That is the "Last" pistol I have the hots for (except when I do stupid shit like buy plastic built pieces of shit to represent the current USMC issue sidearm. I was hoping the counter guy at Sig would tell me they were sold out).
I have one of the MEUSOC M45A1 returns though
so I think my USMC fullsize 1911 needs are covered. Still that clunky railed beast is not as beautiful as a Commander hammer MEUSOC on a WWII frame.
I wanted to buy one of the CMP 1911s and have KC build me a MEUSOC but my state is the only one of 50 that wont allow me to get one.
This would be my "Combat" 1911....
I'd like to send it to KC for front strap 20 LPI, a Videcki/MEUSOC trigger and trigger work, match barrel/bushing, MEUSOC sights, Beavertail, open the ejection port. Ill leave the GI safety.
Used that Commander in class this past December and other than always ending up in a pile of empty magazines I was happy with its performance. The weakness is clearing drills as the factory ejection port is too tight for clearing loaded ammo during fail to feed drills.
Clearing a classic 1911 should be
1. Lock back slide.
2. Strip magazine.
3. Check for clear gun after letting gravity/shaking/inverting/finger fucking to clear problem.
4. Insert new mag.
5. Release slide.
6. Check for/Engage threats.
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If you like tying all those extra words, it's no skin off my back.Oh God. This fuckstain again.
Gift me that KC MEUSOC and I promise to stop using your patented opening line.
That is the "Last" pistol I have the hots for (except when I do stupid shit like buy plastic built pieces of shit to represent the current USMC issue sidearm. I was hoping the counter guy at Sig would tell me they were sold out).
I have one of the MEUSOC M45A1 returns though
so I think my USMC fullsize 1911 needs are covered. Still that clunky railed beast is not as beautiful as a Commander hammer MEUSOC on a WWII frame.
I wanted to buy one of the CMP 1911s and have KC build me a MEUSOC but my state is the only one of 50 that wont allow me to get one.
This would be my "Combat" 1911....
I'd like to send it to KC for front strap 20 LPI, a Videcki/MEUSOC trigger and trigger work, match barrel/bushing, MEUSOC sights, Beavertail, open the ejection port. Ill leave the GI safety.
Used that Commander in class this past December and other than always ending up in a pile of empty magazines I was happy with its performance. The weakness is clearing drills as the factory ejection port is too tight for clearing loaded ammo during fail to feed drills.
Clearing a classic 1911 should be
1. Lock back slide.
2. Strip magazine.
3. Check for clear gun after letting gravity/shaking/inverting/finger fucking to clear problem.
4. Insert new mag.
5. Release slide.
6. Check for/Engage threats.
KC makes a nice gun. His roll trigger is quite nice. I'm not going to say he, out of all the guys I've dealt with, would be my first choice, but he would be my first choice for that pistol.
New Nighthawk Customs Firehawk with ported compensator. Blacked out finish. Fluted barrel hood. Light rail. IOS system for Trijicon RMR. Love it.
I just tied into a 1980 29-2
Very excited to get it.
Would love to see a pic of your 1980 27-2
Either 27-2 or 29-2, those -2 models were very nice...
Not a problem. These are great for target shooting...by the time I extend my arms, I'm halfway to whatever I'm shooting at. 
27-2
29-2
And 57 no dash just because it fits in here
27-2
29-2
And 57 no dash just because it fits in here
Not a problem. These are great for target shooting...by the time I extend my arms, I'm halfway to whatever I'm shooting at.
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Compensating for something?
Mine......
Compensating for something?
Mine......
I got a doctor to marry my ass when I had nothing more than a high school diploma. It wasn't because of my enormous sense of humor either...
I got a doctor to marry my ass when I had nothing more than a high school diploma. It wasn't because of my enormous sense of humor either...
Pity? Noblesse Oblige? She is a humanitarian? Wanted to study Cro Magnon man?
Cro Magnon would be putting it nice. I have since tried to make myself viable as a husband, but even after three degrees and a stint as a teacher after retirement she still likes to watch the Croods with our little girls because "look...it's daddy."
This is my ruger blackhawk .357, i hand polished it, cut the barrel down to 4 3/4", filled the grips with some lead to balance it, removed the sights and fit the grips for my hand. I use it in a bianchi leather holster with 24 bullet loops. I shoot this from the hip.
I have several semis, but this 41 Magnum is my single favorite handgun
it's blue brother in 45LC isn't far behind. These things are lasers, you just can't miss with them.
it's blue brother in 45LC isn't far behind. These things are lasers, you just can't miss with them.
New P10C-OR. Will add either a Holosun 509T or Aimpoint Acro P-2 to this when budget allows.
HBI trigger was a worthy upgrade I made before the first shot.
Very happy from my first outing with it coming from a Shadow 2.
These are shots 16-65.
HBI trigger was a worthy upgrade I made before the first shot.
Very happy from my first outing with it coming from a Shadow 2.
These are shots 16-65.
No finger reliefs......you purist you!
I always wonder about what disease afflicted the workers at Colt whereby somewhere during WWII to just before they lost the ability to polish the arc around the magazine release button and instead of a nice smooth curve they started "stopping and starting" the degree of arc ending up with a messier presentation.
What year is that beauty? Any family history?
A lot of that has to do with the change to A1 and the scallop in front of the trigger.
P10C OR with Acro C1
Target at 45 to 50m, first one hit the bullseye and I smiled too hard.
Been thinking of maybe switching to P2, dunno yet.
The hits left are my 22LR from 300m..
Oh God. This fuckstain again.
Sure some of it does but some of it is just less craftsmanship.
Here is my 70s era Commander not nearly as nicely done around the mag release as early pistols...
Little better on my aluminum lightweight but totally different methods of construction.
The A1 finger reliefs are part of it but it seems with the variances just less attention to carefully rounding the boss for aesthetics.
The 70s era Colts were really bad. So were the 80s. That top one just looks like a worse than normal frame, and it would take many man hours to make it better. Still, if you look at good 1911s these days, they still aren't as elegant in that area as the originals simply because of the change. The guns nowadays are a lot better, though.Oh God. This fuckstain again.
Sure some of it does but some of it is just less craftsmanship.
Here is my 70s era Commander not nearly as nicely done around the mag release as early pistols...
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Little better on my aluminum lightweight but totally different methods of construction.
The A1 finger reliefs are part of it but it seems with the variances just less attention to carefully rounding the boss for aesthetics.
Everytime i read "oh God, there this fuckstain again" i think of penn and teller throwing "And then theres THIS asshole"Oh God. This fuckstain again.
Sure some of it does but some of it is just less craftsmanship.
Here is my 70s era Commander not nearly as nicely done around the mag release as early pistols...
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Little better on my aluminum lightweight but totally different methods of construction.
The A1 finger reliefs are part of it but it seems with the variances just less attention to carefully rounding the boss for aesthetics.
This is a Colt I rebuilt last year during 15 days to stop the spread, so just about a little more than a year ago. Kart barrel, Chen mainspring and grip safety, Harrison and EGW ignition parts, Harrison slide stop, Wilson trigger, C&S extractor, EGW thumb safety and bushing. I think only the mag release and pins are stock. The thumb safety is basically modded down to be a more useful version of the old Colt commercial. Sent it to Birdsong for two tone finish because I was really geeking on my Tac Ops at the time. They did a good job, but I am used to bluing, so I had left the gun perhaps a touch too tight. I decided I'd get around to breaking that in today. Just a little finish needs to come off the lower lugs and slide stop. A hundred or two rounds should do it.
So, it will shoot. Left is 8 rounds, then I tapped the sight a touch, right is 5 rounds. Both off hand at 15y.
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Somebody made a rude comment about me over compensating, and I forgot that I still have a few more long barrels in the back of my squatted truck.
Redhawk in .44 mag
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Redhawk in .44 mag
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Shot this one today with some old handloads consisting of a 240gr Keith style cast bullet over 11.0gr Unique. Pretty good wallop, but for those that don't know, Unique could just about pass as a black powder substitute. At 18 rounds in, the damn thing looked like a pinto.
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629-2
Thank you! I came to the point where it hurt too much to bend over to pick up brass rather quickly in life.
I would only expect a man named Diggler to have a long barrel.
Custom Richard Heinie titanium frame commander in 9x23. Holster made by a guy named Red Nichols, who designed a lot of the old school holsters for John Bianchi. Kind of an odd dude, spent the last many years in Australia making holsters for guns he wasn't allowed to own using only his own custom molds. I think he finally quit a year or so ago. It's a very fast holster.
A handful of my favorite EDC’s. Nothing special but they each serve their purpose for whatever the occasion may be. If I’m in the woods hunting I prefer the Ruger GP100 or the Warrior SOC for the accuracy and fire power. If I’m out for something with the family and it involves a lot of physical activity like cheerleading and baseball practice or taking the kids to the park I usually grab the Ultra Covert or the 3” DASA for the light weight, concealability, and the fire power. If I’m headed somewhere with a high volume of people like to the mall, grocery shopping, or a big event I usually carry the FN509 for the extra mag capacity, the weight to round count ratio, and the advantages of having a red dot. If we’re out trout fishing or trail riding SxS’s and dirt bikes with the kids or I just want to throw something in my pocket to run an errand I usually pack the shield just because it’s pretty versatile and it was a cheap buy so if I fall in the river with it or it gets beat around riding and what not or god forbid I ever lost a gun I’m not ruining a nice gun or out much if for some reason I ever lost it lol.
since i took this picture recently for another forum, may as well post it here.
no question i am a fan of the safariland holsters, especially als if you want level 2 retention and a fast draw.
got the galco miami vice rig in 1992 when i bought the first p226.
middle is a p229 leegion (enhanced elite with g10 grip and xray3 sights).
p226 legion. had thousands of rounds through it before i got the rx red dot xchange kit for my old eyes. i cut the sls holster to fit the red dot.
wife got me that for dirtbike riding, and i haven't even gone out to the desert since. tbh, i'd rather go to a shooting range anymore.
no question i am a fan of the safariland holsters, especially als if you want level 2 retention and a fast draw.
got the galco miami vice rig in 1992 when i bought the first p226.
middle is a p229 leegion (enhanced elite with g10 grip and xray3 sights).
p226 legion. had thousands of rounds through it before i got the rx red dot xchange kit for my old eyes. i cut the sls holster to fit the red dot.
wife got me that for dirtbike riding, and i haven't even gone out to the desert since. tbh, i'd rather go to a shooting range anymore.
yeah, i'd like a long beach operator and a s&w 686, but i can't really justify it now (one of the poors).
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