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That was back when people could laugh at themselves. Now people need a safe space if you tease them. When I was working in a Gunshop here in Columbia, a hopelessly liberal college town, I told all the cops that came in we were a "Liberal Safe Space" and you could always stop in to get some...

BassCliff, I am with you on lasers. I spent my whole life acquiring iron sights. The dot works well for me as the handoff to the red dot is automatic and I don't lose time hunting the dot. But a laser if way different. I am looking at the target trying to find the dot...opposite how I have been...

A great way to spend the morning. Years ago, knowing that rimfire can be very brand picky, I invited half a dozen of my shooting buddies up to the farm with the only rules being bring all the rimfire you have and your .22 rifles/pistols. And I bought several boxes of stuff I had not tried...

I watched Blazing Saddles a couple of years ago after not seeing it in forever. Could still quote the dialogue. My wife asked me about it, and I said when I was in Junior High we got cable with HBO. Back then they didn't have nearly as many movies, so Blazing Saddles was playing a LOT. The...

The Guillotine Technique was taught by Gabe Suarez back in the day and is still useful; basically use the top of the frame of the optic to line up on the targets neck; your eye centers it automatically and the trigger press gives fast center man hits.

Great deal...see what clean living does? Karma rewards you with the 1911 you need. Good sights, trigger, reliable. At the end of the day, that is the perfect 1911. Everything you need and nothing you don't as Jeff Cooper said describing the 1911 he knew everybody needed. And you have it!

A fella has to do a lot of shooting to wear out a 1911, even the alloy frame ones. But if some would be "gunsmith" has been in there with a Dremel Tool to "Slick it up for hollow points" walk away. I think, frankly, that is why alloy guns have a nagging reputation problem. Remember, the frame is...

Memory is a little hazy now. With the 4516-1 there was some change to the mags but I can't remember what that was. But the 4516 No Dash was only reliable with the mags with the yellow follower. This was an early gun.

OK, enough from me. Range report and carry report to follow. Winchester 230 grain Silvertips. How long have those mags been loaded?!?!?! Fifteen years at least. Been married 13 years and I know I have not fired this since we moved to town. Maybe 20 years. Bet there are no failures. Good mags...

Remember the wording on those mags? I suspect the mags would sell for more than the pistol now to the guys that didn't stock up when they were available from the factory.

Funny how things change over the years. It really is not that chunky.

You know, this thread got me thinking. So I cracked open the safe and compared the 4516 to the 1911. You know what? It was not nearly as chunky as I remembered. I think this is because up to that time the Browning Hi Power was the only so called "Hi Capacity Nine" I had worked extensively with...

Couple more things about this pistol. While Laughridge was in there, all the MIM internals were replaced with Ed Brown Hardcore bits. That was when I didn't know much about MIM and it was all the rage to bad mouth it. I later put all those internals into an Essex frame to serve as a dedicated...

It is from Greg Brommeland. Max Con.

A tip of the tactical cap if anyone recognizes the holster. This "snowshoe" holster is incredibly comfortable and has been one of the few times I strayed from Milt Sparks. I heard about him from a visiting SWAT officer. I don't recall ever hearing an advertisement for this holster, it was just...

Here is the pistol itself, since everybody likes pictures!

And here is that chime, as predicted. Here is a Smith and Wesson 1911 Sc. When they first came out I figured it was time to get a lightweight 1911, as I was carrying a five inch Government Model in an inside the waistband Milt Sparks Holster. I added an arched mainspring housing, then when Bill...

Pallet Shacks? A Cardboard Box? So YOU guys are my rich neighbors that won't speak to me. I dream of a Cardboard Box. I am the guy next to you two in the army poncho patched with road kill skunk pelts. And the two car garage, of course, for my babies.

Any alloy 1911 I have is always used with the classic Wilson Combat 47 magazine. The polymer follower won't peck away at the feed ramp like a metal follower can. And they are legendary for their reliability. I prefer the 7 round version. They seat more uniformly than the eight rounder and the...

When I saw the headline, I was expecting to see the latest custom 1911 with a price tag to induce a heart attack!