Posted on 08/18/2012 2:50:53 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
I had a problem with the CZ 97 (.45) slide but replaced the factory recoil spring with a stiffer Wolff spring and now it’s good.
Not a thing wrong with the Colt, I sure didn’t mean to say that. It’s the original article. I just like CZ and Ruger.
Sellier & Bellot (Czech) ammo may have hard primers, maybe from making military ammo for a long time, and I think they may dab them with a spot of lacquer.
I’ve never had a FTF but if I did, just squeeze the trigger again in DA. mylife probably knows more about this than me.
And as a postscript, the retail cost of a CZ is over a thousand dollars cheaper than the GI price of $1800 for the Colt. So yeah, the poor man’s Sig.
And a very liberal ROE
My brother has a Class III 1919A1. Aside from fun, the damn thing is accurate!
“DA/SA sucks.”
Yes it do!
My Sig would beg to differ... but that’s what’s so great about our country. You can chose to carry a Colt cocked and locked and I can chose to carry my Sig at the ready.
Actually the war that gave birth to the .45 Auto was the Moro War, which was separate from the Philippine Insurrection, although the two wars are often confused. The Moro War, which lasted from 1902 to 1917 was arguably America’s longest war, yet for some reason it has been largely forgotten. It pitted US servicemen against Muslim tribesmen known as Moros and was fought on the island of Mindanao. The Moros fought with fanaticism, so we needed a firearm with stopping power.
And up until recently anyways, Colt's Series 80 and 90 pistol manuals stated, "ALWAYS KEEP AND CARRY YOUR PISTOL EMPTY, WITH THE HAMMER FORWARD EXCEPT WHEN YOU INTEND TO SHOOT."
In fact, a quick look online at your Springfield XD manual also says, "Always keep and carry your firearm with an empty chamber until you intend to shoot..."
Do you carry yours with nothing in the chamber?
Knowing the Uncle, I wouldn't doubt the terms of the contract (parts, spares, etc.) make that figure more reasonable than it appears at face value.
A 9mm (or .38 special) in the head beats a .45 in the body armor every time.
The “caliber must start with a .4 crowd” make a fallacious argument, because James Butler Hickok used .36 caliber Colt Navy revolvers.
That caliber was most effective in his hands, and his death was a result of his seating choice, not caliber.
A 9mm (or .38 special) in the head beats a .45 in the body armor every time.
The “caliber must start with a .4 crowd” make a fallacious argument, because James Butler Hickok used .36 caliber Colt Navy revolvers.
That caliber was most effective in his hands, and his death was a result of his seating choice, not caliber.
Nuh Uh! Mine's BIGGER! ;o)
Nuh Uh! Mine’s BIGGER! ;o)
mines thicker... ;D
” But .40 S&W is better than 9mm and... [repeat ad infinitum]”
I prefer the 10mm over the .40 S&W (.40 Short & Weak).
The .40 was developed from the 10mm FBI load, which was reduced from full power because some agents could not control the 10mm’s full power recoil.
The 10mm came about due to the analysis of the famous Miami shootout between the FBI and couple armored car robbers. The robbers killed four agents before they succumbed to their wounds, and the agents were mostly using 9mm autos at the time. One of the agents had a .38 snubnose and a shotgun too, I believe.
I believe you’re right. IIRC, the standard pistol then in use by US marines did not have enough stopping power to take down drugged up Moro fighters. They eventually switched to John Browning’s new .45 ACP pistol and ... problem more or less solved. One COM shot and they’re on the ground, and it’s much faster to reload a spare magazine than six cartridges into a revolver. The first part is a lesson the USMC has apparently re-learned.
All I know is Sellier & Bellot has always worked for me
I could never understand why the military made the switch to the M9. Then one day I handed my M1911 to my wife so she can try it out. Her hands weren’t strong enough to operate the action. It was then I knew the reason. (Not the only reason, but one of them.)
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!
Errr, we fought a revolt by elements among those friends from 1899 to 1913. The M1911 (along with John Pershing’s policy of burying dead Muslim Moro fighters in hog carcasses) helped us eventually win. Quick synopsis is at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_insurrection
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