Recent content by yattwood

This 1958 Baby 😎 was thrilled when shooting a 1911 at an AWOA (Armed Women of America) meeting - a gun that I was actually afraid to pick up. The leaders had brought various guns for us to try, putting each type at a different bench. We were told to switch benches to try the various guns - I...

Ah, the 1911 slide lock lever…. When I got my 9mm Springfield Garrison, I’d read enough forums and watched YouTube videos to realize that I should field strip, clean and lubricate it prior to the first range session I put my laptop next to my work area and followed a YouTube video - was...

At the risk of having pies thrown at me from Glock partisans 😮😛; I’ve found it much easier to get the slide off of both the 1911’s (.22lr and 9mm) than the Glock 19 Mod 3 I first got and eventually sold to my son I simply could not pull down on that ridged lever; I struggled to pull the slide...

I agree with everything you've said - where I was coming from is that I've been in gun stores, and women are often steered toward "pretty, little weapons" (instead of the right ones) based on color - a couple will come in, and instead of allowing the woman to hold several weapons, to see what...

As a member of the distaff half of humankind, any LGS that remotely tries to sell me any firearm in pink is a LGS uninterested in selling me a firearm - there are women who like firearms in colors; I'd never criticize them, but I don't need pink, blue, green or any other color, other than black...

I only shot my first 1911 about a month ago. It is Form Fitting Function; it's beautiful, even elegant A mechanically-impaired person like me has been able to field strip, clean, lubricate and reassemble a 9mm Garrison and .22lr ATI GSG (even got the slide lock levers back in without making...

Yes! Our AWOA (Armed Women of America) leaders have told our chapter that Training, Training and Training (did I mention Training? ;-) ) is key

I’ve found that I struggle with compact handguns, finding some relatively hard to rack and the recoil challenging. I got started with a Glock 19 Gen 3 - I would never disparage Glocks; they are good firearms that many people enjoy and shoot well. I tried a different grip, a different trigger -...

I’m a 1911 newbie (shot my first one a month ago). I currently have a Springfield 9mm Garrison and a ATI GSG .22lr for plinking and working on shooting fundamentals What I’ve been reading so far is that “1911’s like to run wet (?)” - that lubrication is key. I have to say I’m kind of pleased...

Thanks! I lived in Orange County (La Habra, Yorba Linda) and the Inland Empire (Chino, Chino Hills) over 31 years; worked in Glendale Now I can have ammunition sent to my house in Utah (yay) - and I don’t have to worry about what’s on the CA DOJ Register) - I can get a Prodigy (when I become...

Greetings, all from northern Utah! I recently shot my first 1911 at an AWOA (Armed Women Of America) meeting and it was love at first shot; when I asked my LGS/FFL what would be a good first 1911 to get, he recommended Springfield, high-end Kimber, possibly Tisas. I got a 9mm Springfield...