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Give this USPSA thing a go...

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Got it out on the range today, pretty damn slick. I have an HK VP9 and have always really enjoyed it but this thing makes it feel rough by comparison. Very pleasant recoil impulse and sights come right back on target extremely quick. Superb trigger & sights, too.

Here's 17 rounds of WWB 124's at 10 yards standing unsuported. I tried 10 rounds of Hornady Critical Defense after this and the group was a little over half as big as this one.

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2013 PPK/S 380 Auto EDC

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2018 22lr plinking ppk/s
Post recall P320 9mm full (have xchange kit for compact)
Walther Q5 Match (looking to sell to get a SF Q5)
50AE Desert Eagle (backpacking in bear country gun)

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Recently found a Chiappa Rhino Nebula 60DS as a range toy, going to grab a 40DS for backpacking as it is such a smooth shooter.
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Wife has a P365 she just got last week and I haven't been able to snag a pic yet.
 
Guys, here is a 1911 build I just finished. Caspian had a 25% off sale on their Damascus slides last December and I ordered one with Bomar cuts. I received this slide July 2nd, and started building it right away using a Caspian receiver and a .45 ACP Kart supported barrel.

I plan on using this pistol in IDPA and Steel Challenge competition at my local club. To stay IDPA legal for CDP rules, I could not install an extended mag release, so I got a legal one from Wilson.

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What kind of ammo do they shoot in comps?



It is a very coarse black powder that burns in a conical pattern. The burning powder is what breaks the balloon rather than a projectile. The cartridges are crimped like a shotgun shell. They are designed to fully burn out and not be dangerous at extended ranges. However you could potentially kill or injure a horse pretty easily not to mention yourself with careless handling.



We started the oldest daughter off at an early age shooting .45s and she has done well.





Here are a couple shots from Montana last year:





 
This is a photo that I took for an on-line digital photo contest several years ago. I'll let you guess the title.

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1911s &Flowers? No wait. How about; Flowers and Colts? No that can’t be it.

Could it be; Forty-five Flowers? Pollinated Pistols?

Roses are Red but Stainless is Better Than Blued?

Pistols and Petals?

Oh heck! I don’t care what the title is. It’s a darn good photo! Nice work!
 
When my oldest kiddo was 11 she received a matching pair of .45 Colt Ruger Montados for mounted cowboy action shooting. They were then slicked up for her.


Needles to say she was the coolest kid in the neighborhood!

Fast forward a few years and she is rocking the .45s in competion.







Is that up on youtube by chance ?
 
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Bought both new when they came out.
Ruger P85, handgun and backup bludgeoning device.
Doubles as a hammer or wheel chock in SHTF situations.
One sat in a box and hid from the world for 30+ years.
The other went to and from work, went camping, out shooting,
and even on me every time I crashed a motorcycle, three wheeler or quad.

Can you tell which is which?
 
Some of you might want to use Microsoft paint and hide those serial #'s