Another Combo - 45 ACP

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:35 am

Sort of a Lever but it goes out to the side, but hey, they're ".45's" at least.
Marlin Camp Carbine and Colt 1911 with Crimson Trace grips.
Good buddies.

Oops - that was the one Yazbel took for me...

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:02 am

Hey, how did my foot get in your picture?!?

Cool combo!

How do you like the Crimson Trace laser on your 1911?

homefront · Post by **homefront** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:06 am

I had a .45 Camp Carbine - I'm sorry I traded it

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Jaguarundi · Post by **Jaguarundi** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:44 am

A nice Urban "going for the grocery combo"

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rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:53 am

nice

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:41 pm

Ysabel Kid wrote:Hey, how did my foot get in your picture?!?

Cool combo! How do you like the Crimson Trace laser on your 1911?

What I want to know is why you have two right feet...?

I like the Crimson Trace (have on the .45 and a SP101). Lasers are neat to see just where your muzzle is REALLY pointing when you don't have the sights lined up; amazing how far off you can be. Never used one in 'combat' (hope NOT to!) but seems like a nice way to stay on target if you aren't in a 'shooting stance' or have to have the gun other than out in front in line of sight. I never believed much in the 'put a red dot on their chest and they'll settle down' thing, because I don't know alot of people go around looking at their own chest during a confrontation.

I'd like one for the Ruger MarkII but I DO have a barrel-mounted one for it; it isn't very 'handy' but that isn't a CCW gun anyway. It IS useful to show muzzle wiggle though when you're practicing or training a kid to shoot.

Plus they're just kinda 'fun'

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:45 pm

Now that is the perfect "flesh eating zombie" combo.

I've a Hi-point 9mm carbine that will be getting a (most likely) Glock companion piece here soon.

mescalero1 · Post by **mescalero1** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:52 pm

I have a Camp Carbine .45 also.
How does that folding stock feel & shoot?

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:08 pm

I have nearly the same combo.

My Camp .45 is still wearing wood and has an Eotech mounted on top, and my 1911 is still factory stock. I like it that way.

Where did you find that folding stock?

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:36 pm

I looked on-line and it was some outfit that ONLY sells stocks. I think it was a Choate, and that website may be where I found it. It has the serrated metal push-down button lock like their other folders, and locks up really well in both open and closed position.

MikeS. · Post by **MikeS.** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:43 pm

I bought a Camp 9 last year and fell in love with it. My main home defense is centered around the Camp 9 and an XD in 9mm. With just a slight modification the XD mag operates the Camp. So I have interchangeable 16 shot mags for the pistol and the carbine.

I bought a Camp 45 a few weeks ago, it's paired up with my .45acp XD. But I can't use the same mags.

The wife gets the 9 combo and I the .45

These .Camp 45s sure have gotten pricey. But they are a blast to shoot.

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:38 am

You probably already knew, but the Camp .45 uses a 1911 mag, thus, the Camp .45 and 1911 combos

MikeS. · Post by **MikeS.** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:27 pm

Yep I do.

Poohgyrr · Post by **Poohgyrr** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:11 am

A buddy has the same combo, with some red dot sight, and cleans up at the nighttime combat shoots we used to do. That Marlin makes it easy.

dsmith512 · Post by **dsmith512** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:43 am

If you have not already definitely get new springs for the Marlin Camp 45. The original spring that shipped with the rifle was designed for the 9mm not the 45acp round. It is just not strong enough to handle the 45acp round. Could lead to a shattered recoil buffer and a cracked stock.

You can get recoil buffers from
http://www.blackjackbuffers.com/

You can get the springs from
http://www.gunsprings.com/1ndex.html

Specifically here:
http://www.gunsprings.com/RifleShotgun/Marlin_Rs.html
I got the 21lb spring.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:23 am

MikeS. wrote:I bought a Camp 9 last year and fell in love with it. My main home defense is centered around the Camp 9 and an XD in 9mm. With just a slight modification the XD mag operates the Camp. So I have interchangeable 16 shot mags for the pistol and the carbine.

I bought a Camp 45 a few weeks ago, it's paired up with my .45acp XD. But I can't use the same mags.

The wife gets the 9 combo and I the .45

These .Camp 45s sure have gotten pricey. But they are a blast to shoot.

Dang, that is good to know since I got the XD9.

Though yall are killing my home remodling project with all this combo stuff. Thanks gentlemen for feeding my addiction!

Johnny

MikeS. · Post by **MikeS.** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:29 am

Blackhawk wrote:
MikeS. wrote:I bought a Camp 9 last year and fell in love with it. My main home defense is centered around the Camp 9 and an XD in 9mm. With just a slight modification the XD mag operates the Camp. So I have interchangeable 16 shot mags for the pistol and the carbine.

I bought a Camp 45 a few weeks ago, it's paired up with my .45acp XD. But I can't use the same mags.

The wife gets the 9 combo and I the .45

These .Camp 45s sure have gotten pricey. But they are a blast to shoot.
Dang, that is good to know since I got the XD9.

Though yall are killing my home remodling project with all this combo stuff. Thanks gentlemen for feeding my addiction!

Johnny

Johnny, if you want I'll give some detail and pics on what I had done to the XD mag. It was quite simple and after several hundred rounds I haven't had a failure.

MikeS. · Post by **MikeS.** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:31 am

You can also get replacement springs from Wolff springs.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:47 am

Mike,

Yes, please do.

A handy 9mm combo would be nice to have around.

Johnny

donw · Post by **donw** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:49 am

i have the ruger P9 carbine and p95dc pistol combo they share mags, too...both very accurate and dependable and will digest almost any fodder i feed them without compliants or malfunctions.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:36 pm

donw wrote:i have the ruger P9 carbine and p95dc pistol combo they share mags, too...both very accurate and dependable and will digest almost any fodder i feed them without compliants or malfunctions.

Another nice pair....

MikeS. · Post by **MikeS.** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:55 pm

Johnnie, the Camp 9 magazine has a slot cut on the right side of the mag. The XD has it on the front. So I measured and using a Dremel tool I mad a new cut on the side of the XD 9mm mag.

With a little fitting it worked great. I then took a bunch of the mags and the carbine to a gunsmith and had him do them all on his milling machine.

Here is a shot of an S&W mag and an uncut XD mag.

I'll take some more pics tonight and show you a cut XD mag.

mescalero1 · Post by **mescalero1** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:00 am

Blackhawk,
I built a 640 sq.ft. addition on my place.
Three weeks after tommorow, you can do the remodel,
will you be able to do the gun deal tommorow?