tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post8082317852139226509..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: I really wish...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69043197329735593332014-08-12T16:03:29.690-04:002014-08-12T16:03:29.690-04:00O'tay, a little ground truth: I shoot Wild Bun...O'tay, a little ground truth: I shoot Wild Bunch, which is SASS with 1911s, kinda - sorta. It's relatively new, so we were getting a lot of SASS shooters pulling out their 1911s from the nightstand and giving it a try. <br /><br />Oh. My. Derp.<br /><br />All sorts of '11s, with all sorts failures: FTF, FTE, double feeds, mag jams, ammo fizzles, dropped mags, light primer strikes, slide freezes, and just plain no-workies. We could usually coax them back to life with a good cleaning, some lube, and sometimes a fresh mag. Best quote: "Hmmm, worked fine when I put it in my nightstand - 30 years ago." <br /><br />These were Self Defense Guns. <br /><br />Mein Derp!Charlie Foxtrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585447523050711767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68203849763836854892014-08-12T09:14:50.849-04:002014-08-12T09:14:50.849-04:00That's a great pictureThat's a great pictureReno Sepulvedanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32524565039370342552014-08-11T21:59:26.173-04:002014-08-11T21:59:26.173-04:00Sheesh, Dumbass thread-troll - that's like say...Sheesh, Dumbass thread-troll - that's like saying M1 Garands need to be timed.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56086137221732027682014-08-11T21:57:33.271-04:002014-08-11T21:57:33.271-04:00Sigivald said...
"Yup, my early-90s-vintage N...Sigivald said...<br />"Yup, my early-90s-vintage Norinco has always just worked with hardball."<br />+1. Those were real keepers.<br /><br />Tam,<br />I've decided that all of those low cost 1911s probably work fine for their buyers. When you don't keep track of "failures to..." and memories of the malfs just float out from between your ears on the breeze, it's easy to love your toy.<br /><br />God bless idiots with Dremel tools.<br />Just My 2ยขhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870976662057532723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45147602683863069482014-08-11T20:58:34.857-04:002014-08-11T20:58:34.857-04:00Make sure to put it on the analyzer when you'r...Make sure to put it on the analyzer when you're done and make sure the dwell is still within spec...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151671152905882898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2112899921039649292014-08-11T20:50:08.791-04:002014-08-11T20:50:08.791-04:00Shouldn't there be a timing light in that pict...Shouldn't there be a timing light in that picture somewheres?Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86958290467588270602014-08-11T19:17:08.882-04:002014-08-11T19:17:08.882-04:00Looking forward to buying an autographed copy of &...Looking forward to buying an autographed copy of "Tam's Big Book of 1911 Myths and Lies."<br /><br />Please do. I will buy that book yesterday. It has taken me 4 years or so to unlearn a few things about guns. That is why I read this blog and some others in the sidebar. My thanks for previous articles eliminating a lot of ignorance on my part. <br />Jesse in South Texas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72392685104729243782014-08-11T18:56:27.446-04:002014-08-11T18:56:27.446-04:00@Mostly Cajun
I _DID_ see the racks of 1911's...@Mostly Cajun<br /><br />I _DID_ see the racks of 1911's you're talking about. They were still there in 1987! And I used them for OSUT.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77761922180616022732014-08-11T17:41:12.981-04:002014-08-11T17:41:12.981-04:00Heck, even most of the junky ones work okay
Yup, ...<i>Heck, even most of the junky ones work okay</i><br /><br />Yup, my early-90s-vintage Norinco has always <i>just worked</i> with hardball.<br /><br />(It's rather more finicky with non-hardball profiles, but as a 1911A1, that's By Design.)Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-47638988832336950922014-08-11T17:35:57.512-04:002014-08-11T17:35:57.512-04:00Too bad "Empress of Snark" is not an ele...Too bad "Empress of Snark" is not an elected office.waepnedmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114411043832799988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48801357053312138872014-08-11T16:51:59.461-04:002014-08-11T16:51:59.461-04:00Are people getting the 1911 and M2 confused? Both...Are people getting the 1911 and M2 confused? Both are old, and the M2 does need headspace and timing aligned occasionally (but not by this radio operator). Bramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35909172737233680682014-08-11T16:32:50.907-04:002014-08-11T16:32:50.907-04:00What tool do you use to adjust the spark gap on a ...What tool do you use to adjust the spark gap on a 1911?Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414687981098467556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10753903304676760862014-08-11T16:21:20.810-04:002014-08-11T16:21:20.810-04:00So I shouldn't buy the shot timer?
Or did I t...So I <i>shouldn't</i> buy the shot timer?<br /><br />Or did I take that out of context? ;)Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90450220659380966222014-08-11T16:10:18.267-04:002014-08-11T16:10:18.267-04:00It has been an entertaining thread to read, though...It has been an entertaining thread to read, though....Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45702812592350513252014-08-11T15:49:31.263-04:002014-08-11T15:49:31.263-04:00Why is it than every few years, someone decides to...Why is it than every few years, someone decides to rehash old Gun Arguments that were settled decades ago?<br /><br />I mean, yeah Jeff Cooper said one should do some slight mods to bring up Ol' Slabsides into the '70s, and there was the Racegun Craze in the '80s, but since then?<br /><br />I know! Let's write up something on "How to Modernize a Mauser 98 for the 21st. Century!"<br /><br />Sheesh.Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6751819063221591612014-08-11T15:45:40.345-04:002014-08-11T15:45:40.345-04:00I've been a pistol owner most of my life and s...I've been a pistol owner most of my life and shot dang near everything EXCEPT...you guessed it, a 1911. (Para-Ord LDA doesn't really count t me btw.) Dunno how that came to be, it just did. <br /><br />So I'd like to buy a 1911 someday, of course. For some odd reason I really like the Colt Series 70 Gold Cup, beautiful pistol, great reputation, getting more and more collectible, and...well that's the problem. Dang things run 1500 on up now. Shooter wise I think the Springfield Range Officer looks like a good gun for the money, and then there's the RIA tactical. Just as you said though, I don't want to fall into that snake oil trap and fiddle with every little thing just because you can. Maybe a good trigger job because I have to admit one reason I like that Series 70 Colt Gold Cup is its distinctive trigger. Now why is it I've NEVER seen that same trigger assembly in ANY other 1911? Hmm? <br /><br />The more I think about 1911's, the more my mind boggles. Thankfully perhaps, I'm going to get an FNX-45 first anyway. <br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777075751583788733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-59559718678145347332014-08-11T14:42:53.309-04:002014-08-11T14:42:53.309-04:00You mean you don't account for the atoms you l...You mean you don't account for the atoms you lose from the internals every time you use the gun? One needs an electron microscope to fit the bushing anyways.Noakesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-44952570319705789612014-08-11T14:22:36.422-04:002014-08-11T14:22:36.422-04:00Had a 9mm Commander in Missouri during the Nixon A...Had a 9mm Commander in Missouri during the Nixon Administration, a .45 Commander in Germany during the Carter Administration, and a .45 1991 in the GHW Bush Administration.<br /><br />Never had a malfunction. Only malfunction I ever had with worn out Government 1911s in the Army was when the magazine was empty.<br /><br />Two divorces, and I have a SW 625. I shoot a lot less, sadly. I check for high primers for each box of ammunition, and haven't found one yet. The clips seem to all be identical so far. They all work well.<br /><br />I did malfunction drills, but only got to practice them for real when I loaded magazines short and mixed them so I wouldn't know how many were in the mag I had loaded. <br /><br />I find Tam to be a breath of fresh air. More shooting would be fun, when I retire.Don Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057058763094040058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-40307590796881991072014-08-11T14:07:46.394-04:002014-08-11T14:07:46.394-04:00I've had positive & negative experiences w...I've had positive & negative experiences with Colt & clone 1911 pistols. I'll say the same of different gunsmiths & the work I've had done with 1911 pistols. Sport Pilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04862280966739841769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19592143901541246542014-08-11T13:59:18.460-04:002014-08-11T13:59:18.460-04:00"buying special snake oil to lube their guns&...<i>"buying <b>special</b> snake oil to lube their guns"</i><br />Regular snake oil is good enough for the likes of me. Same goes regarding regular (non virgin*) olive oil for eating purposes. I realize this makes me less of a food connoisseur than your cat, but there you have it. Sigh.<br /><br />@Shane: <i>throws chicken foot in trash</i><br />Don't waste it! I'm sure there's a hungry Cantonese fella out there who'd appreciate a delicious "phoenix claw" -- as they call them at dim sum places....<br /><br />*Is there a specific term for "non-virgin olive oil" anyway? "Experienced olive oil" or, even better, "slutty olive oil"? The mind boggles. I blame the mild heat exhaustion I had the other day for all of the above. Or it was G.W. Bush's fault. Somehow.Mike_Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12716716649775056012014-08-11T13:58:43.855-04:002014-08-11T13:58:43.855-04:00"buying special snake oil to lube their guns&...<i>"buying <b>special</b> snake oil to lube their guns"</i><br />Regular snake oil is good enough for the likes of me. Same goes regarding regular (non virgin*) olive oil for eating purposes. I realize this makes me less of a food connoisseur than your cat, but there you have it. Sigh.<br /><br />@Shane: <i>throws chicken foot in trash</i><br />Don't waste it! I'm sure there's a hungry Cantonese fella out there who'd appreciate a delicious "phoenix claw" -- as they call them at dim sum places....<br /><br />*Is there a specific term for "non-virgin olive oil" anyway? "Experienced olive oil" or, even better, "slutty olive oil"? The mind boggles. I blame the mild heat exhaustion I had the other day for all of the above. Or it was G.W. Bush's fault. Somehow.Mike_Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6263440463955224182014-08-11T13:55:08.146-04:002014-08-11T13:55:08.146-04:00Heh, we Glock owners need only a soldering iron to...Heh, we Glock owners need only a soldering iron to personally Bubba our handguns!mikeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8065371752854050802014-08-11T13:48:19.833-04:002014-08-11T13:48:19.833-04:00Is that rust, or just collected dirt on and inside...Is that rust, or just collected dirt on and inside that TRP? <br />I made the mistake of hiding a steel frame 1911 under a mattress, that was sitting on the carpeted floor. Later, I found rust under the grip panels. Pissed, I was.<br /><br />I'm a little surprised to see un-beveled edges on that magwell.<br /><br />That thing has seen a lot of rounds through it, judging by the slide stop frame wear marks.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61900785151820733282014-08-11T13:16:03.242-04:002014-08-11T13:16:03.242-04:00Thank you.
Looking forward to buying an autograph...Thank you.<br /><br />Looking forward to buying an autographed copy of "Tam's Big Book of 1911 Myths and Lies."Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-3205683730236434472014-08-11T13:02:52.760-04:002014-08-11T13:02:52.760-04:00It's not the guns, it's the Dremel tools t...It's not the guns, it's the Dremel tools that should be licensed.ASM826https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017388670319590449noreply@blogger.com