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give me an old worn 1911 . fire every time . and it is for close combat. like 10 ft !

Originally Posted by shine

give me an old worn 1911 . fire every time . and it is for close combat. like 10 ft !

Mines a copy, made in the Philippines, but it shoots straight and that's all that counts. I read somewhere that the CMP might start selling surplus 1911's, that will be interesting.

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

Mines a copy, made in the Philippines, but it shoots straight and that's all that counts.

I have one of those that I bought as a knock around gun to keep my Gold Cup from getting beat up. Very cheap when I bought it, but it is pretty accurate and has actually held up very well. I would have no idea of the hardball equivalent reloads that it has digested. I don't shoot much any more, but at one time I was pretty serious. If I could own only one handgun, it would be a 1911, hands down. My shooting buddies all switched to Glocks, but I've stuck with John Browning's masterpiece.

Funny thing I've noticed is that a large percentage of the car people I've known over the years tend to also have at least some greater interest than the average Joe in guns.

I got into guns a bit but two expensive hobbies is too much for my wallet. Lots of .22's , a few shotguns , Mosen Nagant , and my new favorite gun is my .17hmr . My dad in law had a large gun collection and when he passed away it was decided that the best thing to do with all the guns was bring them to a local gun auction and if you wanted one, you could buy it. He had a gov't issue 1911 still in the box, never shot from the Korean War era. If I remember right it brought around $3,500, bought by my BIL. He was told he got a good deal on it from the second to last bidder.

Originally Posted by 53 Chevy5

......and my new favorite gun is my .17hmr .

I was looking at a .17HMR, but finally talked myself out of it since my favorite long gun is my little Henry 22Mag. I really like the lever action, and just today realized that I can buy the large loop carbine lever for it from their parts store! Now you've got me thinking again, looking at this one, but with a large loop lever ....
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https://www.henryusa.com/rifles/varm...-17-hmr-rifle/

Originally Posted by shine

give me an old worn 1911 . fire every time . and it is for close combat. like 10 ft !

I have a Stainless Colt Combat Commander (in. 45) that is my go to Gun, although I've been collecting S & W Revolvers for over 35 Years (I'm trying to get at least one of every S & W Revolver made-I'm slowly getting there), but I also love Colts & Rugers-you sure can't go wrong with a 1911-

Originally Posted by 35WINDOW

I have a Stainless Colt Combat Commander (in. 45) that is my go to Gun, although I've been collecting S & W Revolvers for over 35 Years (I'm trying to get at least one of every S & W Revolver made-I'm slowly getting there), but I also love Colts & Rugers-you sure can't go wrong with a 1911-

I think the gun hobby is worse than automotive. There are so many nice ones to obtain, and it is too easy to shoot up a bunch of ammo. But it is really fun. I don't have any real high end guns, but I'm hoping to someday.

Originally Posted by shine

give me an old worn 1911 . fire every time . and it is for close combat. like 10 ft !

Obviously, they're good at 10', but a good M1911A1 is damn good well outside of that. My Springfield Armory M1911A1 is much more accurate than I am, as my 20 year-old grandson recently proved to me. At 74, my eyesight and muscle control aren't quite as robust as his - although I easily qualified in the top 10% of my Texas CHL class.