Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rob, Your Springfield looks much like my Kimber Super Match. It really is amazing how far 1911's have come as far as accuracy goes. Mine is a tack driver too. For carry, I stuck with a pseudo-1911 - the Para C7 LDA. Very nice pistol. For competition, single action is great. However, it makes me a bit nervous to carry cocked and locked. That is what is great about the LDA. Frank Farmer Jackson, Miss. On Feb 12, 2006, at 7:47 PM, Rob McClure wrote: > Hi Don, > > Thanks for looking. As to you questions, I recently bought the SA > 1911 used from a gun dealer and am not sure exactly what bushing it > has. I added the wood grips, which I think complement the chrome/black > chrome metal. It has had the trigger reworked and it is light and > precise -- nice for target work, but a little scary for the concealed > carry/ home defense use for which it was purchased. Of course, it is > a kind of big for concealed carry and I am contemplating a Kimber > Ultra-Carry or perhaps a double-action semi-auto for this use. I have > only target shot it at about 25 yards and it is pretty much a > tack-driver at that distance. Of course for self-defense use, you > only need to hit body mass and the big .45 ACP round does the rest. > > To stay on topic, I like to bring my cameras to the range; > occasionally catching shots of wildlife or flying brass and smoke. > The Leica M excels at this with its quick shutter response. > > Regards, > > Rob McClure > > > On Feb 12, 2006, at 7:10 PM, Don Dory wrote: > >> Rob, >> Whoooboy, some of your toys are going to start some conversations on >> the LUG >> and I don't mean the chronographs. >> >> So, besides the hammer and trigger work, what bushing did you put in >> and >> what is the best pattern you have shot at 25 yards? >> >> Don >> don.dory@gmail.com >> >> >> On 2/12/06, Rob McClure <rmcclure2@woh.rr.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I finally got around to shooting a grouping of my favorite toys >>> (which >>> include an M4-2, just to keep on topic). I had a heck of a time with >>> the lighting as I discovered that my Norman studio umbrella light >>> won't >>> fire from a digital camera, so I played with bounce flash. I really >>> had difficulty trying to do closeups of watches with all kinds of >>> reflections. I suppose a light tent or other diffused lighting, >>> plus a >>> nice macro lense, would help. This type of staged photography is new >>> to me and I would appreciate any advice. >>> >>> http://homepage.mac.com/robertmcclure/PhotoAlbum112.html >>> >>> Rob McClure >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > Rob McClure > Upper Sandusky, OH > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >