Just over 4 hours between them – however, well worth YOUR time if the “1911” (in any of its many flavors) interests you. Enjoy!
When was the last time you gave YOUR 1911 some love at the range?
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
There is a whole world of music out there that most folks never realize exists – never made it “across the pond” so to speak – Enjoy!
Cilla Black’s album “Through The Years”
And these two? Been stuck in my head for 2 weeks – your turn – the bad part is when the tracks play at the same time – LOL!
Enjoy your weekend out there folks!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
. . . in YOUR Head – this being hump day and all . . .
. . . the original Clydesdale commercial . . .
Not to worry – still kicking – been busy AF – between running the Colt 1911 – up to 110 rounds and slid the rear sight to the right to center it on the slide and gearing up for Christmas then Thanksgiving “stuff” and then zero Thanksgiving due to first significant snowfall of the season – the bird was thawed so we went ahead and cooked it . . .
The juice just ran out of the breast when I sliced into it . . .
For everybody that has cut the back out of a chicken – flattened it and grilled it – it’s the same thing – it’s just a matter of scale. Make sure you have a GOOD pair of kitchen shears as you will need them – and then score the sternum – flip it over and flatten -cut the wing tips off – foil and rack on a cookie sheet – we put salt / pepper / creole seasoning on it. One hour in a 500 degree oven then on the stove top with a loose foil tent for about 10 minutes – OMG!
We were just going to section it and freeze it – just me – my Blushing Bride – Curtis and Oliver, so no big dinner thing. Well we just had to “taste” it – don’t know what happened but roughly 1/4 of the bird vanished – and everyone lapsed into a turkey coma – LOL!
mommy threw a blanket over us and we crashed for about 3 hours – we love spatulacooker turkey!
Just look for “spatchcock” turkey – it is GOOD! – <<<here is a recipe for you>>> – there are a bunch of videos as well – just make sure the bird is thawed completely and pretty much at room temperature and the oven is hot when you do it!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
A little entertainment for your Friday night – Enjoy!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
The ultimate goal has always been to be able to master “Time” – Seriously folks – we are all time travelers – but – it’s a one-way trip . . .
So, does reality end where the dream begins? Or does the reality and the dream overlap? Or is time travel (from our collective programming) impossible simply because we “know” it’s impossible?
45 years ago . . .
seems like yesterday doesn’t it??
Kinda sorta like any Friday Music with GFRR – I must do “We’re An American Band” – well I just can’t do any “Floyd” without dropping this in the mix . . .
this comfortably numb society we exist in – is that a feature or a bug? or by design??
Blinders on and stagger through your Friday – then enjoy your weekend!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
a little postscript . . .
2 moves in less than a year to get settled into retirement – going through some boxes full of shit and found one of my retirement gifts that I thought was gone forever . . .
Got a package from Sarco Inc. today – Thursday – which is pretty good since I ordered these on Monday – way to go Sarco!
Now I can start burning the new to me 01911C Colt Government Model into muscle memory.
I bought 3 of these awhile back and they run good – and I really like to go and do the shooting thing – the reloading magazine think? – not so much . . .
I can really enjoy getting into the rhythm of shooting and then you have to stop and load mags – or dig out my loaded mags and take them along as well. and that’s a pain since they are all sleeping soundly with their respective 1911s in the boxes. This way I can really focus on the shooting – run 70 rounds – then step back and throw everything in the range bag and beat feet home.
Ain’t they purty – LOL!
Get home and wipe the mags down – reload and into the range bag they go. Then bath time for the pistol – or if I shoot more than 1 – pistols – and ready for the next trip. 70 rounds lets me get into the zone to the point that when the trigger breaks I pretty much know where the shot is going to land. It took 3 to 5 hundred rounds each for my EDC Rock Island and the Colt M1991A1 to get to that point – I run 1 or 2 magazines in either one before I rotate it into carry – that’s about all it takes to get the “feel” for it once I burn one into muscle memory.
My BBQ / Sunday Go To Meeting 1911 I shoot 3 or 4 times a year . . .
The newest RIA in the house – just ran 4 or 5 mags through it for a function check – once I get the “new” Colt dialed in I will start in on it . . .
It so much wants to be my primary RIA carry – patience young Jedi – patience! – LOL!
Remember folks – get out and practice – a 2 way range is NOT where you want to realize you should have practiced a wee bit more! With winter upon most of us, I would like to remind you – indoor ranges are warm and not covered in snow.
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
And another Michael Caine “vehicle” for your Saturday night enjoyment!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
It was different actually shooting with the new lenses in my eyes – and it goes back to several things I have said again and again. Practice / Practice / Practice
the 80X fresh out of the bath – ready to go back in its “spot” in the house
I have shot the 80X multiple times – with both the 380 barrel and the .32acp barrel from Allegheny Arms – the little darling just shoots well as a 380 – and it is “Oh So Sweet” shooting it with the .32acp barrel . . .
Having previously shot it I was pretty much dialed in as far as grip – sight picture – the only difference was more “target” information – a crisper picture is how I would describe it – and did I mention it was an absolute joy to shoot in .32acp?
Swapped out the Colt M1991A1 out of carry rotation with my RIA and brought the M1991A1 to the range just to dial it in – with the new eyeballs . . .
yep – that works – different but it works . . .
2 mags dumped . . .
I have practiced (Bruce – Are you going to with that P word again?) enough to know just where and how to hold it to do pretty good with it . . .
and YES – Practice / Practice / Practice is the key to this . . .
Fresh out of the bath and headed back into the holster . . .
And now onto the new kid on the block . . .
That is right at 39 rounds – more of a function check / feel thing than anything else – and yes it feels – or shoots – different than the M1991A1 . . .
Folks, you need to realize that every gun shoots “different” – you can take two identical guns off of the shelf and they WILL shoot “differently”
That is why almost all of the folks out promoting shooting are also advocating training / practice (and if they are not – why are you listening to them??) and time and again you hear shoot the gun you carry – and keep shooting it until it is second nature to you. Basically, a reflex action. Pick “the” spot as you draw – bring it up to where it aligns – trigger press – bang – you never actually see the sights. At 25 feet everything goes into an 8-inch circle. Starting at 3 yards – Run from draw – if your range will allow you to – different strokes for different folks – or – hold a low ready grip – bring it up – sight alignment – and bang – back to low ready – wash / rinse / repeat – do that for 50 reps. When you put 80% plus in a 6-inch circle move the target back to 5 yards – another 50 reps. Now folks – it starts getting fun as you are developing muscle memory. Move the target back towards you to 3 yards and don’t rely on the sights – rely on the positioning and the look of where the gun is between you and the target. You will at some point start to realize that the “careful” use of sights slows you down. Now realize we are not going to shoot at 25 yards and not use sights – all of this is basically 25 feet and closer. You go 3 / 5 / 5 / 7 yards – then 25 feet. Plan on a couple of months and 500 to 1000 rounds – then range trips EVERY 2 to 3 weeks to stay sharp!
Just about every range either has classes available – or a list of instructors that are willing to trade their time for your money. And the majority of the time it is an equitable trade-off.
Remember folks Practice / Practice / Practice!!
let me get this posted and – how about a Saturday night movie??
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
They started long before MTV – How many of you folks remember them from way back?? And I’m not talking Way Back, Indiana – LOL!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
A pawn shop score – Colt 01911C – in .45acp – I’m going to take a comparative look at this “government” model- when I did the serial number thing through Colt’s website, I found this was made the same year as the M1991A1 – I admit I was quite surprised to find it to be that old and almost zero rounds through it.
No deep scuffing anywhere – bushing to barrel – barrel hood – slide to frame – very low round count. I just can’t wrap my head around buying a firearm and not firing it. That just doesn’t fit in my head . . .
Perfect parts fitment just isn’t possible – even on high end 1911’s – “scuff” marks show up with just a few rounds – bushing to barrel – slide to frame – even with the “best practices” lubrication with enough use – finish wear spots will start showing up. Reality is a bitch!
New or used – no real difference – spray the piece down with Breakthrough Battle Born solvent – Check It Out <<<HERE>>> – thorough scrub down and then a light spray down – let it sit for a day or two – then go back and do it again – New – gets all the little kibbles and bits left over from manufacturing and gets the shipping oil cleaned out / used gets any firing gunk cleaned out of the cracks and crevices . . .
Folks – this thing is 31 years old, and I have to admit I can’t wrap my head around the lack of wear – very low round count.
as dry as the pistol was when I got it – I don’t think it was fired when new – rather just put up in a closet shelf and found during clean out for an estate sale – had a few rounds put through it and then sold . . .
the wear you see is it – no real “high” spot wear – just light scuffing . . .
very light wear on the rails . . .
no feed ramp wear to speak of . . .
very light scuff marks on the back end of the ejector – tiny bit on the front of the rail . . .
The bluing was real flat looking – So I spent the day soaking down the bluing with CLP – then wiping dry – then soaking it down again – 4 trips through that and the bluing is starting to show some depth – actually something the bluing department would claim – LOL!
just keeps “floating” dirt up out of the finish . . .
If you think of all the mating surfaces in your gun as “bearing” surfaces – similar to the main bearings of your car engine – you can start to wrap your head around what is going on inside a gun when firing. In your car engine there is NO metal-to-metal contact – everything rides on a film of oil which is refreshed by an oil pump and filtered and used again and again. A film of oil on the mating surfaces of your gun will only stay intact for a few cycles – and then your metal-to-metal. In order to mitigate that accelerated wear issue I use a thin film of Breakthrough Battle Born grease – Check it out <<<HERE>>> – the stuff will pretty much stop the wear cycle on a used gun and a new one? If the gun is built accurately and kept clean it will go hundreds of shoot/clean/lube cycles and barely show scuff marks on the wear surfaces – no metal wear to speck of – just finish wear.
Case in point: here is the slide out of my CZ 97 BD – right at 3500 rounds through it . . .
Ain’t the little darlings pretty together?
I hope to get out to Gary’s Guns and shoot the newest member (the 1911) of the family – I’ll run about 50 rounds through it – bring it home and clean / lube it.
as good as the bluing is coming out, I will probably be reluctant to stuff it in a holster and carry it – and that’s just wrong – it deserves to be carried!
And a quick shout out to Great Plains Pawn – a good assortment of stuff and very competitive prices!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
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