I've always had an attraction to the old worn 1911's.

by JimT, Texas, Thursday, July 27, 2023, 09:38 (421 days ago) @ Paul

My first one was a WWI 1911 that I bought when I was about 15. Someone had chrome-plated it and the chrome was peeling in places. The barrel was worn and it wasn't real accurate but I loved that old gun.

Dad had me sit down on the ground, resting my back against the front tire on the car. He loaded a case with 3 or 3.5 gr. of Bullseye, shoved a .456" round ball onto the mouth of the case and loaded it in the gun.

I was shooting 25 yards. The loads did not move the slide. I fired 5 shots, single loading the round ball loads. This is the target. I still have it.

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Ele era velho.
Ele era corajoso.
Ele era feio.