Boomer Mikey
06-01-2008, 06:35 AM
I went to our local fairgrounds gun show Saturday with my CAS shooting buddy Dick; I haven't been to a gun show for several years. A new gun shop opened in town about a month ago and it's cost me plenty... I heard a rumor about the SASS hosting a "Wild Bunch" side match at the End of Trail National Championships this year, one thing led to another so... I decided I needed a 1911 as the recent response by CAS shooters to Wild Bunch events has been nothing short of phenomenal and it appears to me that the trend will continue. One of our local CAS groups held a Wild Bunch side match a year or two ago and I didn't want to buy a 1911 just for a single event. I was planning to get a basic GI issue pistol but when I saw a Stainless Colt in the case... and, hours later after fondling every 1911 in the store, I decided to get the Stainless SW1911. My ten days were up on Friday and going to pick it up was a good excuse to go to the show with my buddy.
I haven't owned a 1911 for over 35 years. My first gun was a Colt 1911 that I purchased new in the early 1970's while I was in the Navy. We were short on money when I was transfered to another duty station and had to sell the Colt. That Colt was purchased from a shipyard worker that sold guns on the side out of his garage and we've been shooting buddies for almost 40 years. J.D. and I have been to Silhouette matches all over the state and our country. Our children grew up going to matches at least twice a month for over 15 years.
Well, back to the 1911's... yes, two!! There are two classes of guns for Wild Bunch events, Traditional and Modern. The SW1911 comes fully loaded with all the fancy trick work done for you from the factory --- a Modern class pistol --- Back to the gun store... back to that basic GI model - Rock Island?- Essex?- Norenco?- an original GI?... how far can I go, and still have a Traditional class pistol? Springfield Armory 1911 Mil-Spec with the parkerized finish.
I served in the Navy for 10 years... 1967 - 1977, much of that time was in the Gulf of Tonkin aboard the USS Chicago and the USS Midway; I joined the pistol team on the Midway and spent many hours shooting a 1911 for recreation in the Philippines. It's time to spend some time shooting a 1911 for recreation at home.
Boomer :Fire:
P.S.
I found a new H&G #68 Mold in an old RCBS 45 SWC cardboard mold box for $40, a Lyman 452460 200 grain SWC mold with handles for $30.00, and 750 once fired WW 45 ACP cases for $45.00 at the show to go with the 500 once fired cases our new gun shop owner gave me... life is good!
I haven't owned a 1911 for over 35 years. My first gun was a Colt 1911 that I purchased new in the early 1970's while I was in the Navy. We were short on money when I was transfered to another duty station and had to sell the Colt. That Colt was purchased from a shipyard worker that sold guns on the side out of his garage and we've been shooting buddies for almost 40 years. J.D. and I have been to Silhouette matches all over the state and our country. Our children grew up going to matches at least twice a month for over 15 years.
Well, back to the 1911's... yes, two!! There are two classes of guns for Wild Bunch events, Traditional and Modern. The SW1911 comes fully loaded with all the fancy trick work done for you from the factory --- a Modern class pistol --- Back to the gun store... back to that basic GI model - Rock Island?- Essex?- Norenco?- an original GI?... how far can I go, and still have a Traditional class pistol? Springfield Armory 1911 Mil-Spec with the parkerized finish.
I served in the Navy for 10 years... 1967 - 1977, much of that time was in the Gulf of Tonkin aboard the USS Chicago and the USS Midway; I joined the pistol team on the Midway and spent many hours shooting a 1911 for recreation in the Philippines. It's time to spend some time shooting a 1911 for recreation at home.
Boomer :Fire:
P.S.
I found a new H&G #68 Mold in an old RCBS 45 SWC cardboard mold box for $40, a Lyman 452460 200 grain SWC mold with handles for $30.00, and 750 once fired WW 45 ACP cases for $45.00 at the show to go with the 500 once fired cases our new gun shop owner gave me... life is good!