Real pistols

[mr_colt]

Here's my pair and I love 'em!

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...0/IMG_4326.jpg

The Commander series 80 is my personal favorite too! Albeit in theory only as I was unfortunate to be born in '88 and therefore am part of the "gun-ban" generation here in the UK. Though I'm thinking of visiting either the IOM or Jersey at some point in the next few years. Though I'm not sure if there is any pistol-shooting available to visitors on Jersey (anyone have experience here?)

mr_colt.

P.S. To knowledgeable Colt shooters: Is there any benefit/difference in the Commander series 80 over the series 70 at all?

[Woodie]

The Commander series 80 is my personal favorite too! Albeit in theory only as I was unfortunate to be born in '88 and therefore am part of the "gun-ban" generation here in the UK. Though I'm thinking of visiting either the IOM or Jersey at some point in the next few years. Though I'm not sure if there is any pistol-shooting available to visitors on Jersey (anyone have experience here?)

mr_colt.

P.S. To knowledgeable Colt shooters: Is there any benefit/difference in the Commander series 80 over the series 70 at all?

Just the extractors

[Jim McArthur]

Yes, I have fired cartridge pistols: .22, .38 Special, 9mm, .45. I like revolvers; don't like or trust automatics very much.

I prefer air pistols to cartridge, for pure shooting fun: little in the way of legal restriction, recoil, noise, penetration or cleaning, and you don't have to make a special trip somewhere to shoot them.

Jim

[gunslinger]

Colt 1911
Dan Wesson 44
Colt Python 357 6" stainless
Browning Hi Power 9mm
S&W 45 revolver used with full moon clips
.22 thingy with long rotary mag cant remember make
2x black powder revolvers

Plus numerous shotties including a 10 shot remmy with compensator and tactical grips.

Solid slug on ticket

Aah those were the days till the b*####**ds took them.
But still we are all a lot safer now,arent we

[markH]

In the good old days I had a Colt .45 1911, Browning Hi Power, S&W mod 19, .357mag, S&W chief special (5 shot .38, 2" barrel), Tanfoglio D/A 9mm, Uberti "rolling block" (single shot 8" barrel) M1 carbine, Rossi lever action .357 and a few others.

I used to work for a company called Parker Hale who made sporting rifles and one day had a chance to test fire a .458 winchester magnum. It's the kind of thing they use to shoot elephant........ MAJOR KICK.

[markH]

My 1911 was bought 3rd hand and the original owner was a guy called Colin Moore who was in the UK practical pistol squad. I met him at a competition once and curiously he immediately recognised his old pistol, even though it was in my holster.

He said that he had fired 250,000 rounds thru it. I must have fired about 10,000 during the time before the ban. It was still accurate and I never once had a jam... nicely run in.

[Woodie]

My 1911 was bought 3rd hand and the original owner was a guy called Colin Moore who was in the UK practical pistol squad. I met him at a competition once and curiously he immediately recognised his old pistol, even though it was in my holster.

He said that he had fired 250,000 rounds thru it. I must have fired about 10,000 during the time before the ban. It was still accurate and I never once had a jam... nicely run in.

The 1911 and Hi Power are great pistols, the only downside to them is that you have to spend additional money on them to customise them. Hi power has mag safety,thats needs to be removed, you will need to changed sights to high profile, trigger pull and creep is awful, extended slide release and extended stafety. The same applies to 1911 except for mag safety.

[Woodie]

Yes, I have fired cartridge pistols: .22, .38 Special, 9mm, .45. I like revolvers; don't like or trust automatics very much.

I prefer air pistols to cartridge, for pure shooting fun: little in the way of legal restriction, recoil, noise, penetration or cleaning, and you don't have to make a special trip somewhere to shoot them.

Jim

Revolvers do jam, the difference between a pistol and revolver jamming is that you can clear the pistol, revolver not. Ever had a primer get pushed back from the shell with factory ammo? I have

[ChrisPer]

One of your compatriots, jeffk, moved to Australia a while back and two weekends ago lent me his new Glock 9mm for a blast. Whoooeee!

I have a couple of Gamo air pistols on a collectors license - I can't use them and its as hard to get them licensed as the 9mm. Also have a broomhandle, not allowed to use it either.

[markH]

Revolvers do jam, the difference between a pistol and revolver jamming is that you can clear the pistol, revolver not. Ever had a primer get pushed back from the shell with factory ammo? I have

I'll tell you a funny story from my days at P.H. We were the S&W importers and I had a customer send a revolver back. It was the .38 spl target masterpiece (Mod 17??? from memory)

He said it was absolutely useless. On his first visit to the range after buying the pistol, his first 7 shots had completely failed to hit the target. I returned it to him having knocked 7 wadcutters out of the barrel and suggested he try a bit more powder.

Incidentally the bore was perfect.

For the benefit of those who don't remember the "good old days" most pistol shooters used to re-load (re-manufacture) their own ammo, by casting lead bullets and re-using the cartridge cases. This guy had been trying to load a light target load but in fact it was too light and the bullet didn't leave the barrel. Obviously with the barrel blocked the next 6 didn't either.

[Jim McArthur]

Revolvers do jam, the difference between a pistol and revolver jamming is that you can clear the pistol, revolver not. Ever had a primer get pushed back from the shell with factory ammo? I have

Yes they do! I've had the cylinder of a lightweight .38 snubbie jam shut on me after firing a hot cartridge in it. I had to take it to a gunsmith, who told me that the pistol's weight was insufficient to absorb the recoil, causing the bullet to break its crimp in the cartridge casing and protrude forward, locking the cylinder.

I've also had a revolver cylinder refuse to rotate when I purposely went several hundred (dirty reload) rounds without cleaning it, just an an experiment.

But such extreme situations aside, revolvers are still a lot more reliable than autoloaders.

Jim

[Phil G]

But such extreme situations aside, revolvers are still a lot more reliable than autoloaders.

Jim

Too true and usually quicker to clear than auto's. With their broken extractors, dirty feed ramps and unreliable mags to mention a few. Good ol' wheel gun every time




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[Woodie]

[QUOTE
But such extreme situations aside, revolvers are still a lot more reliable than autoloaders.

Jim[/QUOTE]

Each for their own,but I would like to see someone beat Todd Jarret's 1000 round test.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7wL2QuFTLQ

Watch part 1, 2 and 3

[Phil G]

[QUOTE
But such extreme situations aside, revolvers are still a lot more reliable than autoloaders.

Jim

Each for their own,but I would like to see someone beat Todd Jarret's 1000 round test.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7wL2QuFTLQ

Watch part 1, 2 and 3[/QUOTE]



Great bit of YouTube. Just an observation though. Why did he run the mags dry? If he'd kept one up the barrel on the reload he might have trimmed those few seconds off to get a sub 10mins. And those reloaders slow old gits






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[Hemmers]

Though I'm thinking of visiting either the IOM or Jersey at some point in the next few years. Though I'm not sure if there is any pistol-shooting available to visitors on Jersey (anyone have experience here?)

mr_colt.

Can't speak for Jersey. I've shot pistol on my visits to the IoM. I go for the easter shooting open (although I compte in rifle), so it was a matter of having a blat at the end of the day when the pistol comps were over. They have club pistols, so if you shoot AP here, and want to go try your hand at live pistol, they'll lend you guns for the weekend.