I notice that most revolver and 1911 guys are older.
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iamkris
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38 years old tomorrow and...
...I like
1911s (including ParaOrds)
CZs
PPKs
BHPs
Sig P220s
Colt SAA
Ruger Vaqueros
Ruger BlackHawks
1858 Remmys
1860 Army's
LeMats
Colt Python
Springfield XDs
Colt/SW 1917s
SW N Frames
Markarovs
Flintlock pistols
Kahr K40s
I don't like...
Glocks
HK USPs
Most other SW ___-frames
Not crazy about wheellock pistols
Matchlocks never really did anything for me
Itty-bitty Ravens and such
Beretta 92Fs
Huh...go figure. Personal prefrence. There's no figuring another person's taste.
...I like
1911s (including ParaOrds)
CZs
PPKs
BHPs
Sig P220s
Colt SAA
Ruger Vaqueros
Ruger BlackHawks
1858 Remmys
1860 Army's
LeMats
Colt Python
Springfield XDs
Colt/SW 1917s
SW N Frames
Markarovs
Flintlock pistols
Kahr K40s
I don't like...
Glocks
HK USPs
Most other SW ___-frames
Not crazy about wheellock pistols
Matchlocks never really did anything for me
Itty-bitty Ravens and such
Beretta 92Fs
Huh...go figure. Personal prefrence. There's no figuring another person's taste.
Rangerover
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I'm 39. Before I bought my first handgun for personal defense I tried a lot of different types. I read everything I could find on which particular handgun was "best" or "better" (though I knew there really isn't any such ani-mule). Boned up on their perceived strengths and weaknesses. Double stack? Single stack? Polymer? Steel? Big bullet? Little bullet?
I tried to analyze it all.
I finally settled on anything made by Kimber.
So, it really didn't have to anything to do with tradition or old habits, per se. Besides...is 39 old? I dunno. I'm not young and stupidly impetuous anymore, but I can still physically do anything I want. Might be a little more painful, but I can still do it...
I tried to analyze it all.
I finally settled on anything made by Kimber.
So, it really didn't have to anything to do with tradition or old habits, per se. Besides...is 39 old? I dunno. I'm not young and stupidly impetuous anymore, but I can still physically do anything I want. Might be a little more painful, but I can still do it...
it may be that some designs are more likely to work right out of the box and without modifications. However, a proven 1911 -one made by a company that cares what it is doing or fixed by a competent person- will perform as well and sometimes better than any other autopistol.
It is kind of neat to have a useful tool that has been around since the time that it was uncertain that the automobile would replace the horse and buggy.
It is kind of neat to have a useful tool that has been around since the time that it was uncertain that the automobile would replace the horse and buggy.
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DontShootMe
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I think it's age in gun years...
I dont think it's age necessarily, more like how many years you owned guns. I've seen 25 year old gun veterans and 35 year old 'newbies'.
That said...
I'm ony 5 years old in gun years. I still like the poly-poppers, as they were called. I also have a strong desire to buy a 'pimp' gun. But hey, I'm only 5.
I do have a revolver though. But it's not as fun to shoot as my wundernine.
I dont think it's age necessarily, more like how many years you owned guns. I've seen 25 year old gun veterans and 35 year old 'newbies'.
That said...
I'm ony 5 years old in gun years. I still like the poly-poppers, as they were called. I also have a strong desire to buy a 'pimp' gun. But hey, I'm only 5.
I do have a revolver though. But it's not as fun to shoot as my wundernine.
Who would you rather have shoot at you???
Or another way to ask, who usually shoots worse at the range?
Old guy with 1911... or young tactical guy with a black wonderpistol?
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Actually I was beating guys with 1911's with my sigs and Glocks when I was a 21 year old kid at the local pin and IDPA matches. It was the shooter not the gun. Now I carry a 1911 and I relize that its great trigger with a short reset and its low bore axis make it one of the easiest pistols to shoot fast and accurately under high stress. Good shooters come in all age groups. I am about to turn old in October. I will be 30 time for a mid life crisis. Its strange I have been buying nice old revolvers of late. Like a 8 inch Royal Blue Colt Python that I just love.
PAT
Or another way to ask, who usually shoots worse at the range?
Old guy with 1911... or young tactical guy with a black wonderpistol?
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Actually I was beating guys with 1911's with my sigs and Glocks when I was a 21 year old kid at the local pin and IDPA matches. It was the shooter not the gun. Now I carry a 1911 and I relize that its great trigger with a short reset and its low bore axis make it one of the easiest pistols to shoot fast and accurately under high stress. Good shooters come in all age groups. I am about to turn old in October. I will be 30 time for a mid life crisis. Its strange I have been buying nice old revolvers of late. Like a 8 inch Royal Blue Colt Python that I just love.
PAT
coldshot03/04
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Yeah And all of the younger shooters are buying Polys.
Matthew_Q
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I'm 26, and the 1911 has always been a favorite of mine. My first pistol when I was 21 was a Llama 1911. Had mucho problems with the extractor, but I loved how it felt in my hand. Now I have a SA Milspec and love it. Reliable as hell, and fits my hand very well.
I've always had kinda classical tastes. I love wood and steel. My favorite rifle of all time is the M1. The Lee Enfield is a close second tied with the M14/M1A.
I've always had kinda classical tastes. I love wood and steel. My favorite rifle of all time is the M1. The Lee Enfield is a close second tied with the M14/M1A.
Mute
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Who you calling old, you young whippersnapper?
Chupacabra
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I'm 25 and my favorite pistol is the 1911. First time I fired one I fell in love...and kicked myself every day after for not trying one out when deciding on which pistol to get for CCW.
I like both my 1911 and USP, but the 1911 holds a special place in my heart.
I like both my 1911 and USP, but the 1911 holds a special place in my heart.
russlate
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I've had a 2 1/2" nickel Model 19 since I was 21. I'm 53 now.
I have been practicing to play that 19 the way Chet Atkins played the guitar or Biil Jordan did his 4" M19 for nigh on 30 years now.
I don't mind an auto when I'm awake, but if I gotta grab a gun before I have my second cup of coffee I grab a 2" Model 38 Bodyguard J-frame, a 4" Model 19 K- frame, or a 4" Model 58 M&P N-frame in calibers ( in order listed ) 38 spl, 357 mag, and 41 mag respectively. ( The 2 1/2" M19 is semi-retired til it gets some TLC to tighten her back up the way she was in the days of our youths. Then she'll get taken out after rocks at a hundred yards like the old days. )
The original point and click interface, so to speak. If I'm going to have to grab a gun while half asleep, the revolver is ingrained into me. So why not do the same awake and keep the auto tor a backup?
I have been practicing to play that 19 the way Chet Atkins played the guitar or Biil Jordan did his 4" M19 for nigh on 30 years now.
I don't mind an auto when I'm awake, but if I gotta grab a gun before I have my second cup of coffee I grab a 2" Model 38 Bodyguard J-frame, a 4" Model 19 K- frame, or a 4" Model 58 M&P N-frame in calibers ( in order listed ) 38 spl, 357 mag, and 41 mag respectively. ( The 2 1/2" M19 is semi-retired til it gets some TLC to tighten her back up the way she was in the days of our youths. Then she'll get taken out after rocks at a hundred yards like the old days. )
The original point and click interface, so to speak. If I'm going to have to grab a gun while half asleep, the revolver is ingrained into me. So why not do the same awake and keep the auto tor a backup?
When many of us who started out shooting young grew up, there were only 2 or three centerfire autoloaders commonly available (apart from pissant .32s and .380s of various stripe). Those were the .45 Colt Automatic Pistol, the P08 Luger, the P38, and the rarely seen S&W Model 39. There were also rumors of a pistol called the Browning High Power, although they were never seen in the flesh.
Today, we live in a renaissance of pistol choice. It is embarrassing how may possibilities we have compared to the '60s when I grew up.
Of the available choices during the '60s, the .45 was the only one that put the correct sized hole in the target. Many of us started with it and saw no reason to change.
I also like revolvers of the larger magnum variety.
Today, we live in a renaissance of pistol choice. It is embarrassing how may possibilities we have compared to the '60s when I grew up.
Of the available choices during the '60s, the .45 was the only one that put the correct sized hole in the target. Many of us started with it and saw no reason to change.
I also like revolvers of the larger magnum variety.
BowStreetRunner
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Im 21 and in love with my Makarov, certainly no fancy smancy hi cap polymer piece
and i want a 1911, something old like a sistema colt from argetina
as a general rule i think 1911 and wheel gun guys might be older but with flory as an example that isnt always the case
the young can through great study and meditation learn the lessons of their elders
BSR
and i want a 1911, something old like a sistema colt from argetina
as a general rule i think 1911 and wheel gun guys might be older but with flory as an example that isnt always the case
the young can through great study and meditation learn the lessons of their elders
BSR
Im 21 and in love with my Makarov, certainly no fancy smancy hi cap polymer piece
and i want a 1911, something old like a sistema colt from argetina
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They so seem like a good value but I could never fall in love with the Mak. It has crude sights, gritty trigger and just feels cheap. I am not enamored with the 9x18 either. As far as the Agentina Colt I would say their are fine for collection purposes. But if the gun is for serious use just get a Kimber of something comparable. You will spend more money in the long run bringing the older gun up to spec.
PAT
and i want a 1911, something old like a sistema colt from argetina
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They so seem like a good value but I could never fall in love with the Mak. It has crude sights, gritty trigger and just feels cheap. I am not enamored with the 9x18 either. As far as the Agentina Colt I would say their are fine for collection purposes. But if the gun is for serious use just get a Kimber of something comparable. You will spend more money in the long run bringing the older gun up to spec.
PAT
Tamara
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Guns that have left recently:
P7M8, P-228, G29, P-232, USP-9c, Springfield V10.
Guns that have arrived recently:
Springfield 1911A1, Colt Series 80 Enhanced .38 Super, 581, 610, Detonics Mk I, an old Clackamas Kimber.
Funny, I don't feel old and cranky...
P7M8, P-228, G29, P-232, USP-9c, Springfield V10.
Guns that have arrived recently:
Springfield 1911A1, Colt Series 80 Enhanced .38 Super, 581, 610, Detonics Mk I, an old Clackamas Kimber.
Funny, I don't feel old and cranky...
Tamara
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