tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post113863965513834386..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Boomsticks: A game of 'Telephone' on the Errornet.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1139492404286739362006-02-09T08:40:00.000-05:002006-02-09T08:40:00.000-05:00" Hell In A Handbasket and SayUncle, both stand-up...<I>" Hell In A Handbasket and SayUncle, both stand-up guys and rabid gun enthusiasts, also take the "Replacing the Beretta" ball and run with it."</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, I wouldn't define myself as a rabid gun enthusiast. A rabid self defense enthusiast is more accurate. It's just that a fair percentage of my students are disabled or elderly, and a gun is the only realistic option.<BR/><BR/>JamesJames R. Rummelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682353191833690442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1138687449949308542006-01-31T01:04:00.000-05:002006-01-31T01:04:00.000-05:00Oh, I grok the concept of a required "teeth-to-tai...Oh, I grok the concept of a required "teeth-to-tail" ratio, but it's still interesting to have watched what was started as a way to give SEAL teams and SFOD-Delta squadrons a common credit card number and PO box evolve into what is, de facto, a fifth branch of the US Armed Forces.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1138685618457632822006-01-31T00:33:00.000-05:002006-01-31T00:33:00.000-05:00Re: SOCOM being overly bloated.There are actually ...Re: SOCOM being overly bloated.<BR/><BR/>There are actually a whole lot of support types in SOCOM who aren't actually operator/trigger-puller/steely-eyed killer types-parachute riggers, mechanics, commo types, etc. I'm sure their numbers have gone up even more post-9/11 than the operatorsGoldwater's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499318081058139247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1138672239120617022006-01-30T20:50:00.000-05:002006-01-30T20:50:00.000-05:00"An allen wrench?"An allen wrench is not necessary..."An allen wrench?"<BR/><BR/>An allen wrench is not necessary to field strip, nor detail strip a GI 1911 to its smallest part.<BR/><BR/>A mil-spec 1911 can be completely disassembled using its own parts for tools (notice that the floorplate of the magazine has the same radius as the guide rod plug?)<BR/><BR/>Also, the 1911 is internally much simpler than the Jericho.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Soooo much myth surrounds the "complexity" of the 1911.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1138670776899972502006-01-30T20:26:00.000-05:002006-01-30T20:26:00.000-05:00The 1911 is wonderfull weapon, but it is too fussy...The 1911 is wonderfull weapon, but it is too fussy to field strip.<BR/><BR/>An allen wrench? And all those little parts? no way.<BR/><BR/>As an example - that won't be in the running - the Israli Military Industries Jericho 941 can be complete stripped with no tools. (I usually need a hard surface to force the pin out of the slide.) It isn't as accurate as a good 1911, but then it was designed for service in desert conditions, not for target shooting.<BR/><BR/>And it is accurate enough for all practical purposes.<BR/><BR/>And personally I like DA/SA better than I like carrying cocker and locked.Zendo Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00094772654735415974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1138662530013807632006-01-30T18:08:00.000-05:002006-01-30T18:08:00.000-05:00SOCOM is all the services.If you have an official ...SOCOM <I>is</I> all the services.<BR/><BR/>If you have an official link indicating that this pistol is intended as a general, Armed Forces-wide replacement for the M9 and/or M11, it would be appreciated.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1138660644043808532006-01-30T17:37:00.000-05:002006-01-30T17:37:00.000-05:00Les Jones has the whole contract specs here. Whil...Les Jones has the whole contract specs <A HREF="http://www.lesjones.com/posts/002786.shtml" REL="nofollow">here</A>. While SOCOM is in charge of the procurement, it looks like this is going to be for all the services.<BR/><BR/>BrassAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1138650020110874992006-01-30T14:40:00.000-05:002006-01-30T14:40:00.000-05:00Why not go for a Ruger semi-auto DA/SA in .45ACP -...Why not go for a Ruger semi-auto DA/SA in .45ACP - a number of them have Picatinny rails.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.com