tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post604473287659277729..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Boomsticks: Who cares what it looks like?Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-82400234987392980282007-06-01T23:55:00.000-04:002007-06-01T23:55:00.000-04:00By splits I'm guessing that refers to a timing on-...By splits I'm guessing that refers to a timing on-target thing? My only rapids are sitting and prone with the M1, but I can see where that would make a difference.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-33870271371489571412007-06-01T22:28:00.000-04:002007-06-01T22:28:00.000-04:00When did owning mil-type firearms become a matter ...When did owning mil-type firearms become a matter of asthetics? Isn't the whole idea of a further A1, A2, etc. a matter of improving the design for FUNCTIONALITY?<BR/><BR/>Forgive the bluntness here, but the idea is to drop bad guys better. Anyone thinking that Senor Badguy is gonna look at your triangular handguards and think (his last thought), "Wow. At least the guy/gal who's sending me to my maker is gonna do it with some class. Look at the originality of their "old-school" AR! What style!" It's not a fashion show, folks. It's a Boomstick! Collect it if you will, but don't knock folks who want something that has improvements to ensure consistent bang, improved grip, etc.<BR/><BR/>How is it you don't have 'em lined up at your doorstep?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>tweakerSpeakerTweakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520767686388236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87382071050607594962007-06-01T13:19:00.000-04:002007-06-01T13:19:00.000-04:00Excuse my doltage for not using correct punctuatio...Excuse my doltage for not using correct punctuation in the previous post.theirritablearchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105315709746689270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5695864971429320782007-06-01T13:18:00.000-04:002007-06-01T13:18:00.000-04:00Tam,Speaking seriously here, do you have any point...Tam,<BR/><BR/>Speaking seriously here, do you have any pointers, better yet pics, of the hand position you are using.<BR/><BR/>(There, I managed not to get the Beavis and Butthead gutter humor into the question by mentioning how much you were "choking up on it".)<BR/><BR/>Thnx.theirritablearchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105315709746689270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90209721500462700592007-06-01T11:56:00.000-04:002007-06-01T11:56:00.000-04:00I used to not get hammer bite (my hands are not at...I used to not get hammer bite (my hands are not at all "meaty") but then I started choking way, way up on the gun because it really cut my splits...Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6672371869853066892007-06-01T11:43:00.000-04:002007-06-01T11:43:00.000-04:00I just want an AR service rifle to shoot that's mo...I just want an AR service rifle to shoot that's more accurate than my Garand so I can make Expert - there's no laying it on sandbags but offhand is an important stage.<BR/>My 1911AI is an old GI made '45 and I've never had hammer bite.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22337419721338565562007-06-01T01:05:00.000-04:002007-06-01T01:05:00.000-04:00I want a Colt SP1 over a newer Colt full length ri...I want a Colt SP1 over a newer Colt full length rifle for one reason: It's lighter. <BR/><BR/>A stock SP1 is what, six, six-and-a-half, pounds? That's much lighter then a stock full length rifle in A2 configuration. <BR/><BR/>Granted, a M-4 clone might be lighter, but it also has a shorter barrel and collapsible stock. My wife has tried the M-4 clones and finds the standard stock more comfortable. <BR/><BR/>She also likes light rifles and I think a stock SP1 would be just the ticket. The only upgrade we might want is one of those red dot mounts that puts the optic forward of the handuards. Put a little Aimpoint there and it would be "modern" enough for our uses, without being big and ungainly.<BR/><BR/>I think something was lost in the transition from the M-16A1 to the M-16A2 and I don't think the M-4 gives it all back either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9736922550186175622007-05-31T23:58:00.000-04:002007-05-31T23:58:00.000-04:00A niceley fitted one is a thing of art and a joy t...A niceley fitted one is a thing of art and a joy to be held..<BR/><BR/>I can say from back in the day when I shot alot more,..it was nice to have the gun fitted to your hand...<BR/><BR/>I guess if the shoe fits,enjoy walking<BR/><BR/>mine all have beavertails from my standard 5" Gold Cup upper "stock" .45ACP gun to my .38Super and 10mm Delta Elite raceguns <BR/><BR/>Some call it Evolution...<BR/><BR/>I say,..anything to get them out on the line burnig powder..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11003169187491388242007-05-31T22:25:00.000-04:002007-05-31T22:25:00.000-04:00Given the era, I had just kinda assumed the funky ...Given the era, I had just kinda assumed the funky triangular handguards were a pullover from the early benchrest type riflestocks of the same era - they give a nice flat surface to lay across sandbags (or a rucksack) for some nice leisurely rifle-range type shooting. <BR/><BR/>And grain of truth to that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65422161741103169262007-05-31T19:19:00.000-04:002007-05-31T19:19:00.000-04:00The A-2 forearm is infinitely better. The only th...The A-2 forearm is infinitely better. The only thing the rifle needs changed is the chambering and that is as easy as pie nowadays. <BR/><BR/>BTW in the FWIW department, I had one of the original no-forward-assist carbines and it had the neat round forearm. Liked it, too!Hobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22084752345179821612007-05-31T18:49:00.000-04:002007-05-31T18:49:00.000-04:00Speaking for myself of course, I've always loved t...Speaking for myself of course, I've always loved the look of the more or less Plain Jane Government Model 1911A1. For me there's always been a sort of sense of nostalgia, history, and perhaps even mystique that comes with it. The first 1911 I ever shot was a WW2 surplus pistol that belonged to a friend's dad when I was 14. I loved the look, feel, heft, and kick that came with it. That was the way the 1911s looked in the case at Ridge Guncraft when my dad took us into that shop and I stared at them through the glass. And that's the way the 1911s looked in old photos and in the movies I grew up watching. And, as you've guessed by now, my tastes are generally kind of old fahioned.<BR/><BR/>However, from the practical side, I've never had my thumb webbing bitten by a 1911 and desired the upgrade for that reason either. I plan on keeping my Colt 1911 stock other than maintenance related parts swaps. But, I've also given serious thought to buying a Springfield GI or Mil-Spec 1911 and making that into a personal tuner pistol with beavertail safety, better sights, trigger job, Commander-style hammer, etc. <BR/><BR/>When it comes to the 1911, as with all the classics, it's about what works for each individual shooter as others wiser than I have already said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24589946906425282242007-05-31T16:17:00.000-04:002007-05-31T16:17:00.000-04:00I've never seen a need for a beavertail on my 1911...I've never seen a <I>need</I> for a beavertail on my 1911, but I won't deprecate anyone who finds one useful. (By which I mean, my "natural" grip doesn't get me any hammer bite; if it did, I'd have a beavertail put on.)<BR/><BR/>(Then, I also think the A1 fore-end is more aesthetically pleasing on an AR, though not enough to go out and get a set for mine.<BR/><BR/>[I also don't care about the matched pair thing... I have one AR, and I don't need to take the fore-end off enough for putting it on upside down to be a turnoff. I could see that it, and the rattling, could annoy someone in other circumstances, though.])<BR/><BR/>Guns should be appropriate to the user and circumstances; which any of them can be, depending on same. <BR/><BR/>(Same reason I don't have a rail system on my AR - for me, it's a plinker, not a home defense or tactical weapon. If it was, that'd be another matter, but I have Mr. 870 for that.)Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34217426401557107282007-05-31T16:07:00.000-04:002007-05-31T16:07:00.000-04:00I have a scar on the web of my thumb from 1911 ham...I have a scar on the web of my thumb from 1911 hammerbite, so let me assure you that the beavertail has nothing to do with cosmetics.Kim du Toithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157567080411432375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53268320196802743662007-05-31T13:49:00.000-04:002007-05-31T13:49:00.000-04:00blackwing1,I have the exact same thoughts about th...blackwing1,<BR/><BR/>I have the exact same thoughts about the safety issue.<BR/><BR/>I've seen plenty of people in my time, all of which had much bigger hands than me, who, when grasping the butt of their 1911, couldn't keep the web of their hand out of the action of the slide without it.<BR/><BR/>I have small hands, and at 160, don't have any extra meat hanging on the frame to get in the way.<BR/><BR/>I've actually <I>tried</I> to get hung up in the works. I can shoot my Springfield Mil-Spec, stock grip safety and hammer, with my right thumb riding on top of the left grip/plunger tube, and the web of my hand never gets anywhere near the cycling parts.<BR/><BR/>The speed bump is also an element of the devil, and completely unnecessary in my estimation. Its purpose isn't to help assure disengagement, as any recalcitrant safety can easily be sensitized for proper function. The genesis of the damn thing eludes me, but I seem to recall bits about it being a controllability and "memory" feature for indexing the pistol in your hand. I find all of it fairly specious, but it has caught on in the mainstream, and is probably here to stay, in all but the most basic guns. (shrug)<BR/><BR/>To each their own, but mine can do without.theirritablearchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105315709746689270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69406261399511876482007-05-31T13:27:00.000-04:002007-05-31T13:27:00.000-04:00Lately I've noticed some oddball posts at THR. Thi...Lately I've noticed some oddball posts at THR. Things like "Are iron sights on AR-15s a fad?"Les Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389811940518627023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-44865793126631935322007-05-31T12:49:00.000-04:002007-05-31T12:49:00.000-04:00I thought that another major function of the beave...I thought that another major function of the beavertail grip safety was to prevent "hammer-bite" for people with big hands.<BR/><BR/>For me, with very small hands, it's never been an issue.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the nifty new "speed bumps" or whatever they're called on the tail of a lot of beavertail grip safeties give me a big pain in the palm. When I got my last Springfield "loaded" version it came with one, which I had them swap out for me for one with a regular profile. With small hands, those big bumps on the back of the grip safety makes painful to shoot more than a few rounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10250634763857189952007-05-31T11:17:00.000-04:002007-05-31T11:17:00.000-04:00A gunsmith once told me 1911s are like Harleys, no...A gunsmith once told me 1911s are like Harleys, no one wants one stock.<BR/>I can remember when Harley dealers wouldn't work on a modified bike, but those days are gone and so are those dealers.GeorgeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736838055941100599noreply@blogger.com