This was written by a good friend of mine. I believe some of you may recognize a photo I posted before... tho' cropped to protect his identity... now that he's used that photo in an article... I guess it's moot.
86er knows him... as he's hunted with 86er. He's a long time cowboy shooter, tho' nowadays he mainly shoots the SASS Wild Bunch. As you'll see, he loves his 1911s.
http://westernshootingjournal.com/produ ... -the-1911/
For you 1911 Fans
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Griff
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Griff,
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There is a fine line between hobby & obsession!
AND... I'm over it!!
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There is a fine line between hobby & obsession!
AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
Re: For you 1911 Fans
There is nothing to see, Bro 
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Chuck 100 yd
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Re: For you 1911 Fans
????? 
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Griff
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Fixed it.
Griff,
SASS/CMSA #93
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GUSA #93
There is a fine line between hobby & obsession!
AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
SASS/CMSA #93
NRA Patron
GUSA #93
There is a fine line between hobby & obsession!
AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
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Re: For you 1911 Fans
I know these days, with the 'semiauto pistol-caliber carbine' topics, a Glock would be far more practical as the basis for a pistol/carbine pair, but I have so much money/time/emotion invested with the 1911 platform (especially the double-stack Para Ordnance and/or Rock Island one) that I think I'll just stick with the 1911 for now. . . maybe the second century of its existence will see it bettered enough that I'll have to switch sometime before 2111 A.D... 
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Re: For you 1911 Fans
I would love to pig hunt with my 1911, and those 255 hard cast by Buffalo Bore.... 
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Re: For you 1911 Fans
Good article, the 1911 is my all time favorite handgun.
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Would like a 460 rowland conversion one of these days.
...Proud owner of the 11.43×23mm automatic using depleted Thorium rounds.
Re: For you 1911 Fans
A pig hunt with a 1911 sounds fun. I have not tried my 1911 on any game yet. I guess I will need to do it someday. For some reason, it seems to me that a 230 grain FMJ at around 900 fps would penetrate very well. Maybe it seems that way due to all of the real world experience that some folks have with the .45 ACP doing just that.
I do seem to remember Paco writing in one of his books about loading the .45 ACP up very hot and putting heavier springs in, seems as I remember 25 pound springs(I could be wrong). He stated that it made the .45 ACP a much better gun for use in Drug Enforcement.
Does the Delta Elite use the same basic frame as the 1911, or is it beefed up for the hotter round?
I do seem to remember Paco writing in one of his books about loading the .45 ACP up very hot and putting heavier springs in, seems as I remember 25 pound springs(I could be wrong). He stated that it made the .45 ACP a much better gun for use in Drug Enforcement.
Does the Delta Elite use the same basic frame as the 1911, or is it beefed up for the hotter round?
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I like his mention of the LAR Grizzly (for obvious reason):
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