longbough

I agree. I used to use a 3-point with my AR which was much more intrusive than with the shotgun - that's before the Vickers was around.
It's actually not that bad with the 870 but I'm thinking of going single point.

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longbough

S&W 1911PD. Duracoated in matte black.

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KirStang

You sir, have good taste in firearms. How's the FS2000? I've heard people either love it, or compare it to shouldering a tuna.

Has your S&W 1911 been 100%? My first 1911s, a Charles Daly & a Sig GSR RCS both need work. The GSR needed an extractor tuned and is running 100% for me (although other shooters still experience jams sometimes). Still haven't figured out the Charles Daly, yet. Might have to due with the dirty and light WWB Winchester target loads.

Have heard nothing but good things about S&W 1911s though.

longbough

The stock FS2000 is like shooting with a big loaf of french bread but you get used to it. IMO it's much improved when you replace the forend with an aftermarket tri-rail and VFG or something like the Monolith Arms grip I have. I really like the p90-styled Monolith Arms grip which includes picatinny on either side. The FS2000 with that forend is actually more comfortable to hold than my ARs.

Unfortunately they don't make them anymore. Monolith was purchased by Magpul a couple of years ago and, to date, haven't made a version of that grip. A pity.

I really like my S&W 1911s. I have a 1911PD and a 1911DK. They've been flawless. I have heard about inconsistencies in the manufacture of the GSR. That's a pity because they're really nice looking guns.

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Plan9

I believe the the SIG GSR is build from a Caspian frame/slide. Lotsa fitting. That and I think most 1911s are antiquated lust-hobby plinkers.

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longbough

They do have Caspian frames but that alone isn't the hallmark of excellence with a gun. The early GSRs did have issues with their function and finish. A few folks still do get some problems. I'm not saying they're lousy guns. I'm just repeating what I've read on places like pistolsmith.com. Here's one thread.
sig GSR 1911 - Pistolsmith

I'm also aware that anecdotal evidence alone doesn't make a case. I've never shot nor handled one personally myself. I'm sure they're really fine guns. Still, I'd probably favor my Les Baer or an Ed Brown or Nighthawk over a GSR.

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Plan9

Just making conversation. My buddy built a 1911 up frame a Caspian frame kit in '07 and had to do a lot of fitting work (days of it). I'm not a big fan of 1911s because I like pistols with interchangeable parts that hold more rounds than I have fingers. I'm not a genius, but every time I go to a shoot school with a guy running a high end 1911, it's still an exercise in reloading a dozen magazines. I guess I'm just another tacticool fudd mallninja derp.

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longbough

My nightstand gun.

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KirStang

I had a G19 with TLR-2 as my nightstand gun for easy laser point-and-click action, but personally, the lack of an external safety made me wary. I could imagine fishing around on my nightstand for my glasses only to trip the trigger on my G19, or--going for the snooze button and hitting the trigger....which is why I had it in a holster next on the night stand. Nevertheless, now I use a HK45C/TLR-1 instead.

longbough

CZ sp01

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longbough

I purchased this BHP on my 21st birthday 25 years ago. I have owned and sold many firearms since then but there's nothing like your first love.
I don't usually "baby" my guns but this is one exception. It's mostly stock except for trigger job and some internal "tuning."

Still looks new.

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Plan9

Hotness. Immaculate HP.

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Walt

Embiggen your game and throw a G20 barrel/slide on there. All the cool kids are shooting 10mm.

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Plan9

What? No .460 Rowland conversion?

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Walt

Don't be facetious, Jeffery.

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KirStang

Was that sarcasm or do you really like the 10mm...

Walt

My carry gun is a G20 rocking 180 gr Corbon JHPs when the weather (clothing) permits.

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KirStang

Speaking of 10mm, can you PM me your address so I can get you your bear hunter patch?

longbough

10mm? I only want to plug an intruder ... not the intruder - then interior wall, then the refrigerator, then the window, then the guy across the street.

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"I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. Thus when my eldest son asked me what he should have done, had he been present when I was almost fatally assaulted in 1908, whether he should have run away and seen me killed or whether he should have used his physical force which he could and wanted to use, and defended me, I told him that it was his duty to defend me even by using violence." - Mahatma Ghandi

longbough

CZ SP-01

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"I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. Thus when my eldest son asked me what he should have done, had he been present when I was almost fatally assaulted in 1908, whether he should have run away and seen me killed or whether he should have used his physical force which he could and wanted to use, and defended me, I told him that it was his duty to defend me even by using violence." - Mahatma Ghandi

Plan9

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I always wanted the CZ97B just because it looked so damn solid. Now I'm just tired of paying the price for .45.

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longbough

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The_Dunedan

Nice FAL, mate. Yer a rifleman after my own heart!

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Walt

Point to you, Sir.

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0.67" @ 300 yds. SHAZAM BITCHES!

5 round groups kept opening up and averaging about 1.5" because I apparently punish my trigger like Plan9 punishes his dick.

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Plan9

I don't punish my dick. It's conditioning.

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Awesome shot groups. I'm envious. I can't hit the broad side of a Hilux at 300 meters.

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Slims

It doesn't count if it isn't a five shot group

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Walt

Sounds like a challenge to me. How about a sight-in period followed by five, five-round groups @ 300 yards from prone-supported? Smallest group wins. One group of 10 rounds @ 100 in the event of a tie.

Loser buys the first round.

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I've been hustled by guys who have said the same thing.

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Plan9

Hey, just ask KirStang. I can't shoot worth a damn. I just show up with fucked up weapons/equipment and look way awkward.

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TheCrimsonGhost

This thread is misleading.... I was expecting naked ladies with guns. Oh well.

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Here is a pic of my baby anyways:
Taurus PT-92-AR - 9x19

Not actually mine, but I have the exact same one.

mkillebrew

That's a nice looking CZ, and I like the way you shot the picture, too. Definitely on my list of toys to acquire, but after a CZ-97B. It's too bad that S&W did the unspeakable things they did to your 1911 though, like mucking about with the extractor.

KirStang

He's hustling you, Walt.

Plan9

Shut the fuck up, Donny. You're out of your element.

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KirStang

Some Hi-Res porn.

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KirStang

Copying Longbough:

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mcgeedo

Walt, what's the gun and sight for the group above?

Walt

A custom 700 in 308 Win with a Nightforce NXS 3.5-15x56 on a Badger base and rings.

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KirStang

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Plan9

That knot looks familiar.

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KirStang

Is it a proper square knot? I'm always fuggin it up. Left over right right over left, what?

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Plan9

You don't want to use a square knot on something that doesn't have tension on both sides. Use a bowline. And use a goddamn overhand safety.

/threadjack

I'm going to need to roughen up my Glock grips. The idea of putting skateboard tape on a pistol doesn't appeal to me at all.

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