What more classic backup gun is there than the M1911A1, beloved by GIs as a backup to their M1 Carbines, M1 Garands, BARs, and tanks? Today I’m running an April 1945 production original military M1911A1 at the match. Note that this gun puts me in the “Big 5” division, so I have to start each stage with only 5 rounds in the magazine.
The 1911 is not a beginner’s pistol, but it can certainly deliver if you can run it!
J.P. Lindsay was a former Springfield Armory employee when he designed and patented an idea for a two-shot, single-barrel pistol. The apocryphal story is that Lindsay’s brother was killed in a firefight against two Indians, […]
Social media is very excited these days about “exploding” SIG 320s…so let’s consider what might actually be happening. Of course, this discussion is invariably clouded by the fact that the P320 did have a legitimate […]
This pistol is coming up for sale here. Designed by John Foote (of MAC/Cobray fame), the SSP-91 is a single shot rifle-caliber pistol intended for silhouette competition shooting and handgun hunting. It was introduced by […]
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Thanks for the video! Get to shoot 1911’s in Wild Bunch Action Shooting – wish I had my grandfather’s from WW1.
I’d just visited the 45th Infantry Division Muslim OKC for the third time (1st two with my uncle during reunions – the last two he was able to attend as a WW2 vet back in 2000/ 2001). If not on the sites radar they have a very impressive small arms collection on display covering Revolutionary War through Persian Gulf conflict. May be able to use some “local” small arms for coverage. FYI same trip hit the WW1 museum in KC (my grandfather was a medic with the 89th) – got pics of a French 75 there – alas, was not wearing my French 75 t-shirt from your merch 🙂