OT: Hunting vs. Off-roading

I've always been told to carry it in the half-c*ck position. That comes from my Dad (who won 2 Gold Cup match specials with .45's at Camp Perry in the late 40's) and several old law dogs. Looking at the mechanism, that appears to be the most solid mechanical position to me.

The most informative display I saw was by an Oklahoma state trooper who used to give fast draw exhibitons using one. He had two real show stopper routines - besides having the fastest hands I ever did see. The first was to drop a M1911 with a round chambered (blank loads, of course) on the floor or the ground. Out of ten drops, it would go off an average of 7 times according to him - but I never saw it fail to discharge. The other was a 12 inch scar across his belly (he used a cross draw holster) to demonstrate the hazards of the full-c*ck method. He wouldn't carry his in anything but half-c*ck.

Where do you find the build date from the serial number? The 1911 I have now came back from one of our conflicts as a trophy and was reworked by a gunsmith up in Wisconsin years back. He did all sorts of work to fit the slide and barrel bushing so that it is a sweet piece by now but I've always been curious about the provenence of the thing.

the problem with half-c*ck is that the hammer will still fall when the trigger is pulled. half c*ck is not protection from being dropped. half-cocked is a stop gap incase the sear catch fails while the weapon is cocked.

that was with the hammer down?

was he carrying condition 0 (loaded, chambered, no safety on)? with the thumb safety up the hammer mechanically cannot possibly fall.

Some of us own our Jeeps for just exactly this...we hunt and fish and need them to get us to the "special" spots...particularly as we get older. So we have to equip them for the road as well as "up country" crawling...and have to be able to handle the terrain without spotters and other assistance.

So I've installed the Warn 8000I winch, bought it with the Dana 44, and have just finished the

Walt Johnson

Bob,

For general all-around versatility, the ole 30-06 is hard to beat. I personally like the model 70 Winchester. I donated a "Royal" Elk to the local lodge...that elk was taken with a 30-06 using 180 Gr. Nosler Partition bullets with a good load of

As you get older, you will be glad you got the "featherlite" model.

Walt Johnson

consider yourself lucky for having learned something new today. :-)

Yeah them women believe too much of what they see on TV.

Why, it's a Colt of course. I got my production info off of

Well, the temps came up around here and my wife and I ended up putting about 100 miles on the Harley's. When we got home, I lit of the BBQ and cooked a couple of steaks, so even if I didn't get to shoot, I had a good day. so many hobbies, so little time off.

-- Old Crow '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl' '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1 TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51

I've been looking at the laser sights they have listed in there. They have one that takes the place of the plug that retains the recoil spring...better looking that those bulky things that hang off the side or top of the gun.

-- Old Crow '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl' '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1 TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51

sweet! im looking forward to getting mine but im going to wait until after we move. im even considering a lower end custom since the pricing seems pretty close.

The shop that I do most of my business with(the age of my bikes pretty much leaves the dealerships out of the picture, parts-wise)sells Iron Horse Customs. Nice looking bikes and seemingly put together well. Customs don't have the resale of a true Harley, if that matters to you.

-- Old Crow '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl' '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1 TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51