thunderbyrd
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i had a good time!
so i just bought a colt-walther 1911-22. i have always wanted a 1911, never fired one before today, but by golly we know this is the gun that won 2 world wars and that tunnel rats carried in Vietnam and i just had to have one. but, uh, mine's a 22. i also took my SW model 65.
we were shooting at small plastic junk stuff we found and also a couple of small propane tanks. from a range of about 15 feet. we were hoping the propane tanks would explode, but alas, they were too old. when i started, i couldn't hit spit. it has been about 7 years since i fired any kind of firearm. about halfway through the afternoon i felt my hands waking up. for real. i suddenly could hold it right and hit the target more often.
with the colt-walther, i first shot 10 rounds of CCI mini mag which did exactly what i thought it would do, which is fire with no problems. then i fired 50 rounds of Blazer - no problem at all. then i fired about 70 rounds of Remington golden bullet, which i bought at walmart years ago.
the walther colt 1911 ate every round and did not misfire or fail to feed even one single time. i was throwing this cheap ammo at it to see if it would screw up and it did not! fine doggone .22 semi automatic pistol. i fired a couple of 12 round mags as fast as i could work the trigger and it didn't miss a step. i really want to get my wife out one day and try this pistol! i think she'll like it.
i also fired my SW model 65 for the first time. i carried a 686 on my job for years and when i shot the 65, it felt so good to feel that big(ger) gun buck in my hands! i couldn't hit much with it, but it was fine to feel.
i for sure got some gunsmoke in my blood today and it feels like coming home.
so i just bought a colt-walther 1911-22. i have always wanted a 1911, never fired one before today, but by golly we know this is the gun that won 2 world wars and that tunnel rats carried in Vietnam and i just had to have one. but, uh, mine's a 22. i also took my SW model 65.
we were shooting at small plastic junk stuff we found and also a couple of small propane tanks. from a range of about 15 feet. we were hoping the propane tanks would explode, but alas, they were too old. when i started, i couldn't hit spit. it has been about 7 years since i fired any kind of firearm. about halfway through the afternoon i felt my hands waking up. for real. i suddenly could hold it right and hit the target more often.
with the colt-walther, i first shot 10 rounds of CCI mini mag which did exactly what i thought it would do, which is fire with no problems. then i fired 50 rounds of Blazer - no problem at all. then i fired about 70 rounds of Remington golden bullet, which i bought at walmart years ago.
the walther colt 1911 ate every round and did not misfire or fail to feed even one single time. i was throwing this cheap ammo at it to see if it would screw up and it did not! fine doggone .22 semi automatic pistol. i fired a couple of 12 round mags as fast as i could work the trigger and it didn't miss a step. i really want to get my wife out one day and try this pistol! i think she'll like it.
i also fired my SW model 65 for the first time. i carried a 686 on my job for years and when i shot the 65, it felt so good to feel that big(ger) gun buck in my hands! i couldn't hit much with it, but it was fine to feel.
i for sure got some gunsmoke in my blood today and it feels like coming home.
Glad you got a chance to get out and exercise a couple of cool guns 
