Tekman
Bearcat
I got nostalgic for the firearm I used to carry in the USN
New but not Ruger
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I got nostalgic for the firearm I used to carry in the USN
Yosemite Sam
Hunter
Hard not to love 'em. Best of luck with it!
-- Sam
-- Sam
OP
Tekman
Bearcat
Thanks. Love it already. Brings back memories. I managed to remember how to field strip it without resorting to the manual. The GMC on my first ship ground it in pretty hard.
*edit* I did however mentally block out the thumb punishment involved in field stripping
*edit* I did however mentally block out the thumb punishment involved in field stripping
DevilDog0402
Bearcat
Congrats!
wixedmords
Blackhawk
A very nice minimalistic specimen Tekman. I like the standards.
I get sick of looking at race-guns. Most of them just lack character.
Have fun with it.
I get sick of looking at race-guns. Most of them just lack character.
Have fun with it.
Dueeast
Bearcat
Very nice! Is that a Springfield? I have the Mil-spec.
OP
Tekman
Bearcat
Dueeast":1qavpzwl said:
Yup GI series
Wild Bill '67
Single-Sixer
Those 1911A1 mil-specs are timeless classics. Personally like them over the tricked out ones popular today. Of course, I still love Colt's classic DA revolvers as well.
Hugh
Buckeye
Tekman":h7gqzynl said:
I got nostalgic for the firearm I used to carry in the USN
Yay! Me too. I had two Colt Combat Commander 70 series that I traded away last year. I kicked myself every day since. A few months ago I bought this one from a local person. It's an old safe queen that is what Springfield Armory now calls the MilSpec. I ordered the "US" grip panels from Springfield a few weeks ago.
Here's my 1911A1 before the "US" grip panels arrived, and in it's new home.:
I've always enjoyed shooting the 1911.
OP
Tekman
Bearcat
A shoulder holster! Awesome. When I carried in the USN I carried in that holster. Wow what a trip down memory lane.
gunman42782
Hunter
Nothing quite like a 1911! Best semi-auto pistol, ever, IMHO.
