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27 yeah, big fat slow bullet.
and only another 20 years before you qualify.
and only another 20 years before you qualify.
i'm retired. what's your excuse?
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28I was just kidding, folks!
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- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
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29i think at this point we're all just having fun (granted, at each others' expense) while waiting for the gun to arrive so the OP can report on it.
i'm retired. what's your excuse?
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30I almost bought a really swank old Colt in 38 Super but my money wasn’t up to the task that week. It’s a really cool caliber.
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31Marlene mentioned the 22 TCM may be good for squirrels at 50 yards. Yes, if you wish to vaporize them. But it reminded me that RIA also makes a nice little bolt-carbine for that caliber.
https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial ... view/99093
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32What do you mean original TCM? What does the abbreviation stand for?
Never confuse knowledge with intelligence.
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34I like that rifle. I would start out with a nice little lead slug and 2 grs of bullseye.Bisbee wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:51 pm Marlene mentioned the 22 TCM may be good for squirrels at 50 yards. Yes, if you wish to vaporize them. But it reminded me that RIA also makes a nice little bolt-carbine for that caliber.
https://www.shootingtimes.com/editorial ... view/99093
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35Holy crap! I just looked up 22 TCM. That would be a sweet bolt gun round.
It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Re: New/used 1911.
37"....if you can do your part." My god, I hate that.Marlene wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2019 10:49 pm If it’s anywhere near as accurate as the five seven I shot, it’s good for squirrels at 50 yards if you can do your part.
Half the fudd comments on other gun boards end with "if I do my part."
Marlene, please, please, repeat after me " I was tired, I didn't think, I will not end a post with this hackneyed old phrase again."
Chamber's empty, magazine's full, safety's broken.
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38It is not nice to cross the blessed Saint JMB, look what has happened to Colt. If it wasn’t for the government contracts they would be out of business.eelj wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 12:15 pm The 1911 has been made in great numbers in 38 super for many years. Back in the 60s they advertised the National Match chambered in 38 spec wadcutter, never seen one though.
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." ~ Louis Brandeis,
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39But it’s so much more polite than “if you are as good a shot as I sometimes am” and I like using the Fudd expressions.nigel wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2019 1:57 am"....if you can do your part." My god, I hate that.Marlene wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2019 10:49 pm If it’s anywhere near as accurate as the five seven I shot, it’s good for squirrels at 50 yards if you can do your part.
Half the fudd comments on other gun boards end with "if I do my part."
Marlene, please, please, repeat after me " I was tired, I didn't think, I will not end a post with this hackneyed old phrase again."
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40A little folksy/fudd balances the aggro queerdo commie anarchist vibes.
Talking in Fudd is part of my plan to start marrying comfortably retired silver foxes at the range, to get their guns and money. (disappointedly crosses Nigel off list)
Talking in Fudd is part of my plan to start marrying comfortably retired silver foxes at the range, to get their guns and money. (disappointedly crosses Nigel off list)
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42don't say it, don't say it....
phew, that was close!
phew, that was close!
i'm retired. what's your excuse?
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43You mean this one? It's pretty swank.Marlene wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:19 pm I almost bought a really swank old Colt in 38 Super but my money wasn’t up to the task that week. It’s a really cool caliber.
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46To date; my utterly unremarkable and otherwise GI standard Auto Ordnance 1911A1 chambered for .38 Super is one of the most accurate handguns I've ever fired.eelj wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 12:15 pm The 1911 has been made in great numbers in 38 super for many years. Back in the 60s they advertised the National Match chambered in 38 spec wadcutter, never seen one though.
When I first shot, I was certain this would become my favorite carry gun. However, I bought a box of Sig premium V-Crown hollow points to try out of it. With them, I didn't get through three rounds without a failure to feed. At least, it still impresses on paper.
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47Paul Harrell sings the praises of the .38 Super 1911. I just cannot bear another caliber in a non-carry pistol. A few years ago, I might have jumped on it.
It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
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48If I can do my part? I took a pest red squirrel at 30 with my Glock 43. I expect better accuracy with this pistol.Marlene wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2019 10:49 pm If it’s anywhere near as accurate as the five seven I shot, it’s good for squirrels at 50 yards if you can do your part.
P.S. There were several witnesses who estimated the distance at 45 - 50 yards. I didn't bother to correct them
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49I agree, but I bought mine several years ago in hopes of adding it into the carry rotation particularly as a hiking/camping companion. Unfortunately, I was forced to acquire a G20 to fill that roleK9s wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:35 pm Paul Harrell sings the praises of the .38 Super 1911. I just cannot bear another caliber in a non-carry pistol. A few years ago, I might have jumped on it.
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50You were "forced to acquire" a gun? I have to start using that line. I like that!jimg wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:05 pmI agree, but I bought mine several years ago in hopes of adding it into the carry rotation particularly as a hiking/camping companion. Unfortunately, I was forced to acquire a G20 to fill that roleK9s wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:35 pm Paul Harrell sings the praises of the .38 Super 1911. I just cannot bear another caliber in a non-carry pistol. A few years ago, I might have jumped on it.
It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Franklin D. Roosevelt