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Show off yer guns

Discussion in 'Guns & Hunting' started by bauermike, May 28, 2008.

  1. Dec 15, 2015 at 2:08 PM
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    ajdillon

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    True that, but as a general rule. . . bigger pistol = bigger bullet
     
  2. Dec 15, 2015 at 6:01 PM
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    Looks like Hornady Critical Duty :spy:, great bullets. I have those in my .40.
     
  3. Dec 15, 2015 at 7:44 PM
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    Damn that's sexy. Always wanted to shoot a 1911 in 9mm. My favorite platform and a cheap round to shoot all day is very appealing
     
  4. Dec 15, 2015 at 7:48 PM
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    It is.
     
  5. Dec 16, 2015 at 5:21 AM
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    Noelie84 What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

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    OH NO! NOT CRITICAL DOODY IN A 1911!!
     
  6. Dec 16, 2015 at 5:37 AM
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    ???
     
  7. Dec 16, 2015 at 5:50 AM
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  8. Dec 16, 2015 at 7:31 AM
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    I'll search it when not on my phone because it'll be so much easier. Properly built ones don't heh. We were working on one the other day that the seat only contacted the hammer on one side and even that was only 1/3 contact. That was fixed. Then the size of the holes in the frame were different than the holes in the hammer and sear which were different than the pins. I was amazed it caught at all.
     
  9. Dec 16, 2015 at 7:38 AM
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    Noelie84

    Noelie84 What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

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    Not letting the hammer down on a loaded chamber before holstering the gun is a good way to avoid it too.

    :notsure:
     
  10. Dec 16, 2015 at 7:47 AM
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    A 1911 has multiple safeties that keep the hammer from falling when engaged. They are not designed to be carried hammer forward. The only way to properly put the hammer down is let it fall which would mean you'd have to also be carrying it on an empty chamber. It's not good for the hammer spring to ride the hammer forward on these guns.

    A properly built 1911 has the grip safety, the thumb safety and then it also has a mechanical safety built into the action that catches the hammer at half cock to prevent hammer follow. The problem is you get some people who do unsafe work on their guns because they aren't trained and this creates an unsafe gun. Not the designs fault.
     
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  11. Dec 16, 2015 at 7:49 AM
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    Correct.
    You'll understand the joke when you read the posts. :thumbsup:
     
  12. Dec 16, 2015 at 7:49 AM
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    Ahh ok. Gotcha!
     
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    Covered in stickers and chrome stick-ons for extra horse torques and foot powers. Icon sticker gets me tons of travel, dozens of milimeters.
    How about those pressure waves?

    20151212_133102.jpg
     
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  14. Dec 19, 2015 at 7:41 PM
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    A topic dear to my heart, here are just a few of my favorite .22's

    MKII FV-SR wearing a form 1 can:
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    Ruger 22/45 Lite limited edition burnt bronze with a few upgrades:
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    Smith & Wesson M&P .22 full size:
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  16. Dec 21, 2015 at 9:25 PM
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    What front site are you running on your 22/45? I absolutely HATE the stock site on mine!
     
  18. Dec 23, 2015 at 7:43 PM
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