So The Big Hill of boy style Gooses called and said my new 1911 was in.

And, despite what they say on the Leftist Media, I had to endure yet another Form 4473 (this one electronic) and, of course the video from the BATF(e) telling me “Don’t lie for the other guy“. (Odd, that, I was under the impression that currently I could just walk in and take home any gun that met my fancy…but it wasn’t true)

There is always the slight ….Well, fear isn’t the right word, but perhaps apprehension…that THIS time the BATF(e) is gonna say “No”. Not because I have any convictions or domestic violence, or any of the valid reasons to deny me,l  but that somewhere, some asshole has transposed two numbers on some other dirtbag’s Social Security number on the arrest record or some other bureaucratic fuck-up, or that some other dude with the same name as me is gonna get arrested for beating up his girlfriend and her pet ferrett while high on meth or whatever, and the folks at BATF(e) aren’t gonna know that is wasn’t me…

I fear Bureaucratic Incompetence (rather than malice) inhibiting the free exercise of my Constitutional rights.

But last night, once again, I rolled the dice and the (so far) benign hand of the BATF(e) waved acceptance.

My it is a sweet, tight fitted gun.

Range report in a week or so. I got Graduations and such to attend this weekend. And I gotta detail strip, clean and lube this before I shoot it.

Now if only Michael Hast was still making holsters….

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Not Colt, but still:


The lusty Colt, the trusty Colt,


The weapon democratic,


It’s vicious might, makes men one height,


The Army automatic.

Was shopping and saw the Sig 1911. Nice gun. Pricey though.

Full size.

stainless.

Adjustable night sights.

Price (list) is very salty, but they offered me a really really decent discount.
Price was below what I could buy it through my club, even.

Total was about the same as what I could build a Caspian for (actually less…it is the little parts that kill you there. The Frame/slide barrel is bad enough, but then each other part costs you $25/$50/$70…the total is a lot of cash. Plus no fitting of parts for me…. Barrel to bushing, slide to frame, sear to trigger…disconnector…. grip safety…safety. all fitted by SIG. Trigger strut. Leaf spring. …Too much fitting….and no warranty, really
Gah. For the same (or actually about 35% less) cost, I get one of THESE  from SIG….no work to put together and make it work…..with a lifetime warranty  . Of course, I have several Para brand pistols with a lifetime warranty…..except they are out of business part of Remington. Which means no parts except aftermarket and no service, really. So the “lifetime warranty is only as long as SIG doesn’t go bankrupt. Which they probably won’t. At least not in the near future….

And those of you pushing Kimber? I looked a ’em. Fit and finish, not so great quality not what they once were. Better than the Remington, but not better than the Sig. Or  better even than the Colt. Sad…. Kimber was once a fine brand. Now? I dunno. I seriously doubt that the Kimbers or the Remingtons I looked at will go 10,000 rounds without failing…(I have several 1911’s that have passed that mark).  I could be wrong, but probably not. (to be fair, I consider springs and extractors to be wear parts, really.) But other parts should last well past 10K without failing. And I doubt those brands will. .Nor, likely will a lot of “major” brands. (see also, Taurus and Ruger….and others. ) I have a Rock Island that has gone over 14K, but that is unusual… And 10K rounds is a little over 5 years for me. Quality guns last, others don’t.

My new gun is supposed to be here Thursday.  We will see.

Remember those brave men.

Young, no doubt scared out of their wits. In a boat. landing on a fortified beach.

72 years ago.

And the folks who flew in on a glider earlier.

Likely not really sure why they were doing it.

But following orders because their country asked them.

They weren’t ready. and they knew it. But they went anyway.

Balls.

Big ones.

Sadly, most of Europe doesn’t remember or care, really.

But some of us remember.

Thanks Gentlemen. I wasn’t even born yet, but I thank you.

So I like McDonalds coffee. I like their hot chocolate too.

I really like them mixed together.

So once a week or so I go to a McDonalds, order a small black coffee (8 oz), order a small hot chocolate (8 oz) and ask them to make the hot chocolate in a large cup and top it of with the coffee (16 oz)…

Almost invariably, with one exception (and this includes managers) they make a small hot chocolate in a small cup (measured and dispensed by a machine, mind you, all they do is push a button for “small hot chocolate) then they pour a small cup of coffee and then pour each of those into a large (16 oz) cup.

Apparently, (with one exception) these folks cannot understand that 8 plus 8 equals 16……so they waste two cups.

It is as if the idea of any innovation is beyond them.

But they think they are worth $15 per hour.

Most of the ones I see ain’t worth $3 per hour.

Oddly, When I (and my friends) worked for minimum wage (admittedly a LONG time ago), I (we) tried to learn, and excel and BE WORTH MORE so I could get paid more. Or found a job that did pay more. Demanding more money at a fast food place was an exercise in frustration…

About Black Lives Matter

By a gay man.

No “Safe Spaces” here.

Truth Hurts, but unless you face it. You can’t deal with it.

Watch:

Gun Gurus (and Goddesses) and those who think they are…..

So I think that, before the next election, I will buy a new stainless 1911.

(yes, I know GLOCKs and M&P are better,  Don’t care.)  I like the 1911 platform, the manual of arms is what I trained to, I find ’em pretty reliable, I like a thumb safety and a grip safety. Don’t want a trigger safety  I am Old School. I like ’em and that is what I am gonna buy….

Get off my lawn.

Anyway, I am looking for suggestions. More or less true 1911A-1  (I have a Para that I really like which, with the exception of the Power Extractor is a 1911A-1…but they are out of business and Remington isn’t keeping parts in stock for the warranty, so it will likely become a safe queen or a nightstand gun….

Gotta be stainless. I am one of those people whose sweat eats blued steel (and, to a lesser extent, parkerized and nitrided) without constant care. Constant. Care. There isn’t a gun protection product out there that will last more than a range session.

God’s Own Caliber, of course.

I don’t want an Ed Brown or anything like that (well, I do,  but I can’t justify that kind of scratch….and they don’t seem to run reliably and I don’t need that kind of accuracy…minute of dirtbag will do just fine. If I can shoot 4″ at 25 yards, that will do. This is a pistol, not a sniping rifle) Decent sights are needed of course…I will likely be carrying it sometimes.

So, Suggestions? Brands to stay away from? Horror stories or attaboys?

ETA: Gonna have to say that Kimber doesn’t fit the bill either, sadly. Big bucks, the ones I have encountered weren’t much better than the other 1911’s out there (but $1400 instead of $550 or $650)…Kimber trades on their name these days, rather than their quality. Have owned 2 and both got returned to the shop because they weren’t tuned right out of the box and Kimber wasn’t terribly interested in fixing them quickly….. and I am not a fan of the Schwartz safety. And it really isn’t a 1911-A1…close, but not quite there.

ETA 2: No, a GLOCK trigger isn’t faster than a 1911. (maybe for someone who shoots for a living, but few non-professional shooters with GLOCK’s can beat me or anyone I shoot with that carries a 1911)….The safety is a part of the draw and doesn’t slow anyone with a bit of training down. (A reply to an email where my reply bounced)