Touche!

[Bob Wright]

The target carriers at my local indoor range have an inverted "T" shaped piece of corrugated cardboard, the "arms" are to clip the paper target onto. These clips are the large binder clips used in offices. One clip was missing from my lane, so went out to the desk to get another.

"I need another clip," I announced to the man at the desk.

With an impish glint in his eye, he asked "Clip? Or magazine?"

This man knows full well all of my guns have cylinders.

Bob Wright

 

[eveled]

Not one auto? I figured for sure you had a 1911 squirreled away somewhere.

 

[graygun]

C'mon Bob,you need an autoloader. :lol:

 

[The Preacher]

At least one 1911 Colt series 70 Government..... Bob? :D

The Preacher

 

[Bob Wright]

A number of years ago I bought a Colt Gold Cup .45 ACP. It was dandy on crows out to maybe 75 yards or so. But the blamed thing kept throwing my brass away. And I was using Accurate Powder then and a spokesman for them told me not to use my handloads in a auto pistol.

Then I spotted a Colt New Frontier, so trade was made...............

Bob Wright

 

[SAJohn]

Bob,

You gifted that clip comment to the fellow. While I do have 2 1911's, when field shooting I always come home with less brass than I started with. I hate reloading 47 rounds. It doesn't bother me with my Ruder semi-automatic .22 pistols but, I am never able to completely police up my brass from them. Those miserable little pieces of brass that go flying into the void when shooting an LCP are real losers. Like you, I have never lost any brass from my wheel guns, bolt guns, or my Ruger No. 1.

John

 

[The Preacher]

Well, now... Colt New Frontier then.... Now I can understand... As long as it was in 45 Colt with a 4 1/2" bbl...... :roll:

The Preacher

 

[Bob Wright]

Well, now... Colt New Frontier then.... Now I can understand... As long as it was in 45 Colt with a 4 1/2" bbl...... :roll:

The Preacher

This particular Colt has a 7 1/2" barrel. But is is a .45 Colt.

Incidentally, I created a small sensation when I bought that Gold Cup. I bought it from a dealer who knew me pretty well, and this at a gun show. A small crowd gathered when news was spread that I was buying an autoloader.

But I am not inexperienced with the M1911A1, as I shot one while on a pistol team when I was in the Army. I also had the pleasure of firing some of the first Ruger Mk I's the Army bought when I was on a smallbore team.

Bob Wright

 

[Jeepnik]

The target carriers at my local indoor range have an inverted "T" shaped piece of corrugated cardboard, the "arms" are to clip the paper target onto. These clips are the large binder clips used in offices. One clip was missing from my lane, so went out to the desk to get another.

"I need another clip," I announced to the man at the desk.

With an impish glint in his eye, he asked "Clip? Or magazine?"

This man knows full well all of my guns have cylinders.

Bob Wright

But Bob, some of my revolvers use clips.

 

[eveled]

Bob, I wish I had your focus. My first handguns were single actions, and I still love them, but I have other loves too.

 

[Bob Wright]

The target carriers at my local indoor range have an inverted "T" shaped piece of corrugated cardboard, the "arms" are to clip the paper target onto. These clips are the large binder clips used in offices. One clip was missing from my lane, so went out to the desk to get another.

"I need another clip," I announced to the man at the desk.

With an impish glint in his eye, he asked "Clip? Or magazine?"

This man knows full well all of my guns have cylinders.

Bob Wright

But Bob, some of my revolvers use clips.

None of mine do. Sorry about yours.

Bob Wright

 

[Colonialgirl]

I can use "STRIPPER CLIPS" with my Enfield 303's !!

 

[Colonel Daddy]

The target carriers at my local indoor range have an inverted "T" shaped piece of corrugated cardboard, the "arms" are to clip the paper target onto. These clips are the large binder clips used in offices. One clip was missing from my lane, so went out to the desk to get another.

"I need another clip," I announced to the man at the desk.

With an impish glint in his eye, he asked "Clip? Or magazine?"

This man knows full well all of my guns have cylinders.

Bob Wright

But Bob, some of my revolvers use clips.

If you might be speaking of .45acp in double action 1917's and such, dump the clips and go with .45 Auto Rim. Much nicer! :D

 

[Jeepnik]

I can use "STRIPPER CLIPS" with my Enfield 303's !!

Be careful in which company you use that term. I've had folks make some really off the mark interpretations.

 

[CGDustDevil]

A number of years ago I bought a Colt Gold Cup .45 ACP. It was dandy on crows out to maybe 75 yards or so. But the blamed thing kept throwing my brass away. And I was using Accurate Powder then and a spokesman for them told me not to use my handloads in a auto pistol.

Then I spotted a Colt New Frontier, so trade was made...............

Bob Wright

LOL!!!!!!!!

You made me think of my father Bob! My dad had one old military 1911 that he'd carry at times, but he HATED semi-autos for the precise reason you stated above! "The !_#&$!_@&#$ things keep pitchin' my brass all over the north 40!" he'd say when asked why he seldom shot it.

Thanks Bob! You made my day!

Best regards, Pete

 

[caryc]

The target carriers at my local indoor range have an inverted "T" shaped piece of corrugated cardboard, the "arms" are to clip the paper target onto. These clips are the large binder clips used in offices. One clip was missing from my lane, so went out to the desk to get another.

"I need another clip," I announced to the man at the desk.

With an impish glint in his eye, he asked "Clip? Or magazine?"

This man knows full well all of my guns have cylinders.

Bob Wright

You should have answered back...Magazine, I feel like reading.

 

[exavid]

It's getting bad at my gun club. I used to pick out a goodly number of brass from our brass buckets but the last few years there seems to be more and more of those useless aluminum cartridge cases.

 

[Jeepnik]

It's getting bad at my gun club. I used to pick out a goodly number of brass from our brass buckets but the last few years there seems to be more and more of those useless aluminum cartridge cases.

I went to a range once, and only once that had rules against using aluminum cased ammo. Why? Because they insisted that you leave your brass behind for them.

Me being me, I used only some aluminum cased ammo I happened to have, and then left. Oh yea, the posters about the cases and leaving the brass behind were visible only when you got to the firing line.

This was a fairly large range company that has a number of indoor ranges in SoCal. Interestingly, no one I know uses them, and I suspect the folks that do aren't really into shooting unless it's from a car.