Posted on 09/06/2004 10:41:57 AM PDT by TERMINATTOR
A short-sighted Gunsite student is now short a Series 70 Colt
Besides being an ugly gun (the only saving grace are the Novak sights...) and having something soooo retro - and unsafe - as a trigger shoe, the owner/operator of said Series 70 did - because he was:
...pick up from the deck a live round of ammunition, with which to continue his 350 class at Gunsite.
Unfortunately, while the pistol is .45 ACP, he picked up a .40 caliber round.
The 'Smithy says:
The .40 round apparently fired, and the case was left somewhere in the chamber. He pressed again and got a click. He applied immediate action... the .45 round pushed the .40 case into the chamber. He pressed the trigger. The .45 round pushed the case partially out of the barrel. The .45 projectile remained in the barrel. The .45 case remained in place against the breachface.
The force went down, splitting the Bar-Sto barrel and bending the dust cover.
I have always said that some people shouldn't have guns (especially lately - the increase in the number of incidents by students - who all have had exposure to guns, training and such - is rising dramatically) or cars, or children, or oxygen.
I do not permit students to bend over on the line unless i give them permission to do so. This has always been a safety issue. Bending down to pick something up means you are loosing situational awareness. I will permit retrieving magazines and such when the line is clear and I give the command.
But picking up ammunition????? How stupid is that?
This guy apparently was upset that his faithful (but ugly) companion of lo so many years was ruined. And for what? Saving a few cents?
FYI: I was not present when this act of frugality occurred.
Well, the grips and the trigger shoe look salvageable,
so it's not a total loss.
Very odd 1911 configuration, almost as if somebody had made a newbie a "deal" on this thing when the newbie didn't want to pay Kimber, Les Baer, Ed Brown, etc... prices. I can't imagine anyone who'd had a 1911 that long to not know the difference between a .40 S&W and a .45 ACP cartridge almost instinctively.
You OK bud? :)
The author looses all credability with this remark.
The 1911 is the best looking semiauto pistol ever made.
Gunsite is pretty expensive for a newbie...I would rather have an $800 1911 than an $800 class.
Squared trigger guard series 70? Was this a reworked Swenson?
I noticed my Xwife was also missing ...several months later
oops not a commander Govt model....who cares then...
What's a trigger shoe?
ahh, check that....a $1200 class? and another $400 for ammo?
That is some ching! Although, somewhere along the way the shooter didnt learn to clear his .45 He can go buy a nice Kimber to help get over losing Old Betsy
Upon inspection, I found that I had chambered a roll of wintergreen lifesavers.
The 1911 is the best looking gun, but this example is not a great one. A tigger shoe? Jeeze. A square trigger guard, a weird 70s style that thankfully has died out. The grips, horrible. The silver highlights on a black gun, tacky. It's a time piece, at best. Well now it has been converted to an object lesson.
Sure he did. He tapped, racked, and banged just like he was taught. Doesn't work so well with a mangled .40 case halfway down the pipe, though.
Gunsite is pretty expensive for a newbie...I would rather have an $800 1911 than an $800 class.
An attachment that is bolted on with small allen screws to make the trigger wider. Good idea on a bullseye type target gun, but not the best idea for a combat pistol.
What is the deal with the square trigger guard? Did someone cannibalize some sort of race gun to make that piece up? That is most certainly not a stock colt frame.
Thank you for the explanation. I'd never seen one before.
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