1911 vs 1911A1

Hickok45 with his video explaining the differences between the two – I could listen to this guy for hours – wait – I HAVE listened to this guy for hours – LMAO!

If you really want to step through the looking glass and go down the rabbit hole of differences in 1911’s go to CoolGunSite and start going through their site – go through the navigation buttons on the left – 1911 Gallery button will get you a bunch of pics to help you visualize the differences – literally days of reading and pics on the 1911 – and say Hi to Alice for me – OK?

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

( and the only stand alone clip I could find of James Earl Jones as Alice – a little bonus for all y’all )

Where Did The 1911 Come From?

And once the 1911 pattern started there was a multitude of little differences – different checkering on the mag release and hammer spur – differences in hammer shape – and these didn’t happen all at once – Colt didn’t just change something one day then everything from there on was a different “style” – they would use up spare parts until they were gone – for instance – different hammers started showing up in about 1917 /18 but the originals kept turning up on pistols through the 1920’s – and so on . . .

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Cimarron 1911 – Quick Look at the New Grips and Holster

Ready for BBQ season?? I am getting close . . .

I really have to get the wax out and get a couple of coats on it . . .

A closer look . . .

And the final “look” I was trying to achieve in the Yaqui style holster . . .

The grips and grip screws are from WICKEDGRIPS.COM – if you are trying to get your pistol to “that next look stage” – they can more than likely get you there . . .

The Yaqui slide is a Gould and Goodrich from Amazon – that style really allows the pistol to “show” itself off – I wonder how BBQ’ed Fish Heads would be ? . . .

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Some Uberti Birds Head Gooodness . . .

After watching and posting HRFunk’s single action video – I dug out my 1873 “Snubby” and zoomed up to the range – now comes bath time . . .

A 3 1/2 inch barrel counts as a snubby in my book LOL! . . .

Just pull it up and let fly 6 rounds – basically as fast as I could cock it and fire – it was good . . .

This next one – trying to “aim” – sight focus and all that shit – and you see the result . . .

The third one?? – Snatch it up and go bang bang bang bang bang bang – Damn thing shoots good for me . . .

Cody wanted to shoot it – the kid is good – careful aiming – careful trigger pull – breath control – twice around the rosary before each shot – about 90 seconds for 6 rounds – one ragged hole and one flyer high right at about 2 inches . . .

I haven’t shot in that fashion in 30 years – simply because you are not going to shoot like that in the world – train the way the most likely scenario is going to happen – and that is quick – close – and dirty – Woof Woof Bam . . .

And I did take the Sig P232 along and took a few shots with it – real nice shooter – I will try to get a post stuck together on it hopefully this next weekend . . .

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

This being Sunday and all – For Those Who Have Strayed – Gun Jesus Apocrypha: The Gospel of Browning

Amen . . .

Thank You Baby Jesus . . .

I’m toting my M1991A1 this week and it has the Sacred Number in the magazine – 7 . . .

And in God’s chosen caliber as handed down to St. Browning – .45ACP . . .

LMAO !!

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Single Action Self Defense – All Y’all Don’t Laugh . . .

I get in the right mood I carry a 3 1/2 inch Birds Head right side and a 5 1/2 inch Bisley left side cross draw – both chambered in .45 Colt – 255 Grain round nose flat point – think paving brick at 800 feet per second – Ouch!!

Anyway here’s HRFunk with a neat little video – Enjoy!

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Two Neat Finds

These were “tool box” finds – folks found them in the bottom of an old tool box and I inherited them – to say they were in “rough” condition would be VERY charitable – the shape they are in at this point is after about 3 weeks of lifting rust of of them – WD40 – CLP – and gently rubbing with fine steel wool . . .

Soak with WD40 for a day or two – then gently rub with steel wool – then soak for a day or two with CLP and gently rub with steel wool – Once you start getting to more metal than rust – switch to CLP only and keep repeating – not to restore per say – but just to get them to open and close and to be able to read the tang stamp . . .

This first one is an Imperial Knife Company – 2 blade – bone handles – note the cut in the frame so you can open the large blade by “pinching” it . . .

The shrinkage on the bone handles is considerable – that equals OLD! I kept after it to be able to read the tang stamp – sometimes you are able to date knives fairly close by the tang stamp . . .

Seeing the tang stamp and realizing how old this knife is makes the effort worthwhile – The IKCO stamp in a diamond was only used for 3 years – 1936 – 37 – and 38 . This little darling is 85 plus years old – cool stuff . . .

The second one is a Camillus electricians knife . . .

The markings on the scales are interesting – but I have no clue what significance the markings “230B” or “33g” reference . . .

The tang stamp puts it somewhere after 1956 and prior to app. 1980 . . .

What’s in YOUR pocket?

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!