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Douchebags and Divas – GMP #163

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A Matter Of Choice

[…] work so well that other manufacturers have gone to it since as an option: Dan Wesson, Kimber, and S&W come to mind. Which is best? When I was young, I thought the standard gun writer statement of “try ’em all, and pick the one that fits you best” was a huge cop-out. Decades of experience taught me; in this case at least, it was the correct answer. Some consider the Full-Length Guide Rod for the recoil spring the mark of the professional 1911 user, though fewer did in the past. I know masters of the 1911 who feel it’s an essential feature for accuracy and reliability, and others who wouldn’t have it in their guns. Slightly over 50 years of owning and shooting 1911 pistols has swayed me toward the latter side of the argument. I honestly can’t see an improvement in either accuracy or reliability with the FLGR. On the down side, the FLGR is a minor to major pain in the butt for fieldstripping and a huge liability for fieldstripping in (duh) the field. I’ve seen the 2-piece ones fail and tie up the gun as well. I own 1911s that have 1-piece FLGRs and work fine. They came with it installed, and it wasn’t a deal breaker. I promise myself that one day, though, I’ll find time to get a bunch of standard recoil spring systems and swap ’em into every dang one of those pistols…. >> Click Here GN1111col GUNS November

The Comfort Zone

[…] the Colt and ParaOrdnance or the Swartz type on the Kimber II series. Failing that, inertia discharge can be prevented […]

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