Guys preferred Concealed Carry Weapon.

[Armyjimbo]

I was fortunate, water came up my driveway and retreated. My issue is what came up though my floor drain, claylike silty mud. I got about 10 cm of water, and a layer of that all over my basement. I'm covered by insurance as it's a sewage backup, vs flood. The cleanup/restore crew came and emptied the basement etc. They itemized a 76 page list of what all was tossed, weird stuff. My icefishing auger, my electric boat motor, are 2 head scratchers though

[Garand]

Actually when I did my tour in Egypt, a hundred years ago, I tried to bring an Egyptian copy of the Beretta M1951 back home with me. No joy though. Sorry to hear you got hit by the flood. I had lunch with my old boss a week back, his son had a house downtown and lost everything. My oldest and her family in Vic got really lucky, it barely touched them.

[Armyjimbo]

LOL I was just on the coast to visit a Chicken Plucker (members of the Royal Canadian Regiment),! Added a Sig 225 to the collection. I need to locate the magazines, as I just picked it up before the GREAT FLOOD OF NOV 20 and 21. I cant find the box they were packed in, along with my tool heads and conversion kits for my Dillion 550 among many other things.

[Garand]

Years ago when I first shot IPSC I used a Browning Hi Power in 9mm, excellent pistol but limited to the upgrades that could be made, these days I prefer a 1911 style handgun, either a 5" or 4" barrel made of steel. As a young infanteer, I used to go shooting with my Sgt Major on Sports afternoons in Garrison, and he always told me "The only people that use plastic handguns are wimps, pimps, RCR's (members of the Royal Canadian Regiment), and people with alternate life styles!" Now would a Sgt Major lie?

[Armyjimbo]

Picked up a Beretta 1951. The one I have fits me great. Took it out to the range, 3 mags later (8 rounds @) I'm hitting 4" steel squares at 15 m . I'll take that.

[Tugaloo]

Tower, first and foremost, welcome to the site and the group. Please don't be a one post ghost.

Pistols are similar to shoes or no matter what the sales person tells you one size doesn't fit all..

To me, the most important items are how they point for me, trigger pull and of less importance an adjustable rear sight.
A recent addition was a CZ 75 B Ω as it has a very sweet trigger pull..

[tower]

I carry a Kahr Arms PM9 with trim icon night sights and a viridian reactor 5 green laser). Its mechanism matches the Glock but it’s on a much smaller, lighter, much more concealable frame. It’s a 9mm. Kahr makes .40s & .45s. But forget your .40, just use expanding hollows in 9!

[Tugaloo]

And what if you had long ago positioned your self, on planet earth where the only humans you had contact with, was the postman.....(roughly on average once a month).....???

So called preppers who have to be ready for gunfights, should revaluate their survival plan. Especially as we are rapidly approaching SHTF time.

I live in "wilderness" Alaska, and have for the last 52 years, of my 75 years on earth.

You didn't answer my question about recovering from recoil. I apologize if I touched a nerve.

I've shot quite a few of the big hammer pistols and there are videos on YouTube showing the muzzle rise from recoil. I used to compete at metallic silhouettes with a .30 Herrett, .357 Herrett, .264 Win Mag and others.

At SHTF time, the last thing I'd want in a combat environment is a revolver or a pistol. Not that they lack the power, they lack the round count and the effective range to reach out and touch someone at a few hundred yards or so. That is what folks will face in a SHTF world.

I'm not in Alaska where you see a postman once a month. OTOH, you'll never see senseless riots of today and all the rest of a SHTF world.
I have more concern for people who live near cities than where we live. Perhaps, sooner or later the scavengers will make it 17 miles from a small town. If that happens, a big hammer with a few rounds is lightweight compared to AKs, ARs, FALs etc. AKs and FALs are slow to reload as compared to the ARs push a button, drop and slap in another 20 or 30 rounds.


Although, I'm not in Alaska, here is what wanders close to my place at night:

It's a boar or male and he's a lot bigger now than in 2019.

As my Pitts need to go do their business at night before bed; I take a 12 gauge with 3" slugs. Here we also have mountain lions and bobcats. As a mountain lion charge speed is 30 MPH.
I also have trail cam pictures of cougars and bobcats.

[Sourdough]

Orangetom1999,
I have NRA/DCM WWII military surplus 1911-A1s bought in the early 60s. They have do a sweet trigger. To improve accuracy, I modified one with a Bomar barrel and bushing.

The Kimber's dislike of wadcutters is unusual, it could be the shape of the integral ramp? Is it one shape of wadcutter or all of them?



How is recovering from recoil? I'm not as they say recoil sensitive; OTOH, recovering from muzzle rise with the big hammers is not as quick as lighter calibers.
I prefer the ability to use a one hand grip. In a serious social encounter, I want to be able to use cover to protect offering too big a target. At the range, a two hand grip and torso parallel to the target improves accuracy and multiple target engagement speed.

And what if you had long ago positioned your self, on planet earth where the only humans you had contact with, was the postman.....(roughly on average once a month).....???

So called preppers who have to be ready for gunfights, should revaluate their survival plan. Especially as we are rapidly approaching SHTF time.

I live in "wilderness" Alaska, and have for the last 52 years, of my 75 years on earth.

[orangetom1999]

Wow Tugaloo!! You too have a .41 Magnum. Very good!! For some reason I was just never attracted to the .44 Mags of which so many were making a big fuss. Agree about the accuracy ...in any calibration.

Also agree about buying ammo and if you can reloading components...which reminds me ..I need to get on the ball in getting some more bullet selection. Getting low in some calibrations.

Problem is so many places are getting low stocks and not much chance of replenishment.

I have my doubts on what is really going on out here in that arena.


Of late I have been reloading solid copper bullets .308, 30.06, and .357 Mag. They are expensive but it is a special project.

Will eventually get solids iin .41 Mag as well.


Thanks,
Orangetom
Not an Ishmaelite.

[Tugaloo]

Tugaloo...these are not cast lead waddcutters...they are cast round noses. I am thinking that this tool is not really broken in as of yet and I make no plans to do anything until I have put more rounds through it and then try the cast lead round noses again.

I bought a box of 500 cast lead round noses years ago and occasionally reload some for these 1911s.

They work fine in the Charles Daley 1911...and thus illustrating to me the difference in the tolerances.

Nonetheless I am thinking I need to put more rounds through it as she is not quite broken in as of yet.


Thanks
Orangetom
Not an Ishmaelite.

I'd contact Kimber, they have an excellent customer service reputation and a quality product.

I prefer the .41 mag to others with the .357 a close second. It isn't the .44's recoil and is the .41's accuracy. Which easily could be explained as my .41 was "born" more accurate.

I used to race cars and with two identical stock vehicles, one was a car length plus in the quarter mile. The owners drove the other's car with pretty much the same results.

In today's climate of shortages and inflation, it was very wise to buy ammunition and reloading components pre-COVID,

[orangetom1999]

My concealed carry is "Freedom Arms" 4 3/4" .475 LINEBAUGH

Wow...that is way too much for me.


I own two .41 Magnum revolvers and that is as big as I care to go.

I also purchased the lever rifle in .41 Magnum. I have done the same in my .357 Magnum calibrations....revolvers..purchased the lever rifle for that calibration as well.

I verily like the idea of a rifle and pistol in the same calibration.

And with my aging eyes I will not be making any 500 or 600 yard shots....100 to 150 max for this olde dog.

Also ...when one gets into the big pistol calibers...ammo is sold in boxes of 20...not 50 and it is expensive.

I have learned to roll my own ammo.


No...not for me ... .475 is way to much for me...and my modest appetites.

But Bon Appetite.


Orangetom
Not an Ishmaelite.

[orangetom1999]

Tugaloo...these are not cast lead waddcutters...they are cast round noses. I am thinking that this tool is not really broken in as of yet and I make no plans to do anything until I have put more rounds through it and then try the cast lead round noses again.

I bought a box of 500 cast lead round noses years ago and occasionally reload some for these 1911s.

They work fine in the Charles Daley 1911...and thus illustrating to me the difference in the tolerances.

Nonetheless I am thinking I need to put more rounds through it as she is not quite broken in as of yet.


Thanks
Orangetom
Not an Ishmaelite.

[Tugaloo]

Orangetom1999,
I have NRA/DCM WWII military surplus 1911-A1s bought in the early 60s. They have do a sweet trigger. To improve accuracy, I modified one with a Bomar barrel and bushing.

The Kimber's dislike of wadcutters is unusual, it could be the shape of the integral ramp? Is it one shape of wadcutter or all of them?

My concealed carry is "Freedom Arms" 4 3/4" .475 LINEBAUGH

How is recovering from recoil? I'm not as they say recoil sensitive; OTOH, recovering from muzzle rise with the big hammers is not as quick as lighter calibers.
I prefer the ability to use a one hand grip. In a serious social encounter, I want to be able to use cover to protect offering too big a target. At the range, a two hand grip and torso parallel to the target improves accuracy and multiple target engagement speed.

[Sourdough]

My concealed carry is "Freedom Arms" 4 3/4" .475 LINEBAUGH