Hey, gun nuts!

[Peregrinator]

I just saw on the Discovery Channel that Dillinger had a 1911 in .38 Super converted to full auto. The version they showed had the foregrip from a Thompson on it.



I want one.

 

[thør]

I just saw on the Discovery Channel that Dillinger had a 1911 in .38 Super converted to full auto. The version they showed had the foregrip from a Thompson on it.



I want one.

You're going to need a machine-gun license.

 

[Peregrinator]

You're going to need a machine-gun license.

I'm going to need to keep the weapon a Very Big Secret...

 

[koalabear]

I just saw on the Discovery Channel that Dillinger had a 1911 in .38 Super converted to full auto. The version they showed had the foregrip from a Thompson on it.



I want one.

When you convert a 1911 to .38 super it is no longer a 1911. It is a .38 super.
My first Colt 1911 went full auto, it is not fun and you don't want one.

 

[thør]

I'm going to need to keep the weapon a Very Big Secret...

That's a "why bother" unless you've got an M4 in a footlocker.....

 

[Peregrinator]

When you convert a 1911 to .38 super it is no longer a 1911. It is a .38 super.
My first Colt 1911 went full auto, it is not fun and you don't want one.

What you talk? It's a 1911 design in .38 Super. "1911" doesn't speak of a caliber.

And I agree; I don't want a .45 auto pistol. I want one like the one that Dillinger used.

 

[Peregrinator]

That's a "why bother" unless you've got an M4 in a footlocker.....

Doesn't everyone need to make a lot of holes in a piece of cardboard really fast?

 

[koalabear]

What you talk? It's a 1911 design in .38 Super. "1911" doesn't speak of a caliber.

And I agree; I don't want a .45 auto pistol. I want one like the one that Dillinger used.

1911 is the design designation for the .45. In .38 super it is just an semi-automatic pistol.
It is like people saying Long Colt. There is no short Colt.

 

[thør]

Doesn't everyone need to make a lot of holes in a piece of cardboard really fast?

I'm sure my old NRA classification cards are out of date, but I always preferred making one ragged hole in the cardboard.

 

[Peregrinator]

1911 is the design designation for the .45. In .38 super it is just an semi-automatic pistol.
It is like people saying Long Colt. There is no short Colt.

I confess my ignorance.

 

[thør]

1911 is the design designation for the .45. In .38 super it is just an semi-automatic pistol.
It is like people saying Long Colt. There is no short Colt.

How tall saw Sam?

 

[Peregrinator]

I'm sure my old NRA classification cards are out of date, but I always preferred making one ragged hole in the cardboard.

I do, too, generally. It indicates that there's some measure of skill involved.

 

[koalabear]

How tall saw Sam?

He was the shortest Colt.

 

[koalabear]

I confess my ignorance.

You can order a 1911 in .38 super from Wilson.

http://wilsoncombat.com/new/handgun-professional.asp

 

[Peregrinator]

You can order a 1911 in .38 super from Wilson.

http://wilsoncombat.com/new/handgun-professional.asp

Yeah, I know...that's sort of what I meant...

 

[thør]

Yeah, I know...that's sort of what I meant...

discretionary spending.......

 

[osprey44]

http://www.lilesnet.com/humor/images/nailgun.jpg

New Nail Gun, made by Dewalt. It can drive a 16-D nail through a 2 X 4 at 200 yards. This makes construction a breeze, you can sit in your lawn chair and build a fence. Just get your significant other to hold the fence boards in place while you sit back, relax with a cold drink and when they have the board in the right place, just fire away. With the hundred round magazine, you can build the fence with a minimum of reloading. After a day of fence building with the new Dewalt Rapid fire nail gun, the significant other will not ask you to build or fix anything else again.
....................................

Good grief man... you must be buildin' that fence using railroad ties for posts and 2 X 6's...

 

[thør]

Shotgun blast jolts inner cavewoman to life

Girls with guns:

http://media.adn.com/smedia/2012/03/30/20/39/1lPN1j.St.7.jpg

http://media.adn.com/smedia/2012/03/30/20/39/14Zfmj.St.7.jpg

 

[Ldy_Sea]

I should have thought to take some pics of individual rounds. It's been stored in the box in an attic crawlspace for, probably, decades.

Safest thig to do is to take the gun to a local gunshop and ask about competent gunsmiths. DO no do ANYTHING to the exterior of the gun as you will most likely lower the value. Also ask about the ammo. If the rounds hae not gotten wet from flooding they may still be good. But .38 ammo is cheap and easy to find.

This model was one of the most common guns carried by law enfrcement officers up until teh mid 90's. The military used it as well in all major conflicts. Even after switching from the 1911 .45 to the 9mm sidearm, the nave still routinely issued this weapon to pilots flyig over hostile territory.

One thing while the .38 and .357 bullets are the same size, the .357 has a lot more powder in it and a .38 cannot handle that round. So dont try. I would recomend against using even .38+p as the gun may not withstand the added pressure.

 

[osprey44]

I read about this double barrel .45 the other day, blew me away...

Arsenal Firearms has produced a double-barreled handgun to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Colt 1911-A1, which was the preferred sidearm of the U.S. Military until they adopted the 9mm. This certainly isn't the first double barrel pistol ever made, but it is the first .45 caliber, semiautomatic one built to industrial specifications.

I carried the M1911A1 as a side arm in Vietnam, so I have a warm spot for this weapon. I prefer the .357 for all around protection and ease of use, plus I just prefer shooting revolvers. But... I certainly would LOVE to take a closer look at this beast. Google for more info & lots of video...

 

[Peregrinator]

Safest thig to do is to take the gun to a local gunshop and ask about competent gunsmiths. DO no do ANYTHING to the exterior of the gun as you will most likely lower the value. Also ask about the ammo. If the rounds hae not gotten wet from flooding they may still be good. But .38 ammo is cheap and easy to find.

This model was one of the most common guns carried by law enfrcement officers up until teh mid 90's. The military used it as well in all major conflicts. Even after switching from the 1911 .45 to the 9mm sidearm, the nave still routinely issued this weapon to pilots flyig over hostile territory.

One thing while the .38 and .357 bullets are the same size, the .357 has a lot more powder in it and a .38 cannot handle that round. So dont try. I would recomend against using even .38+p as the gun may not withstand the added pressure.

Thanks...but the thread is two years old now. The gun shoots fine. If you look a little further into the thread, there are pics and an animated .gif.

Shotgun blast jolts inner cavewoman to life

Girls with guns:

http://media.adn.com/smedia/2012/03/30/20/39/1lPN1j.St.7.jpg

http://media.adn.com/smedia/2012/03/30/20/39/14Zfmj.St.7.jpg

Awesome. "CKA" is a classic name.

I read about this double barrel .45 the other day, blew me away...

Arsenal Firearms has produced a double-barreled handgun to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Colt 1911-A1, which was the preferred sidearm of the U.S. Military until they adopted the 9mm. This certainly isn't the first double barrel pistol ever made, but it is the first .45 caliber, semiautomatic one built to industrial specifications.

I carried the M1911A1 as a side arm in Vietnam, so I have a warm spot for this weapon. I prefer the .357 for all around protection and ease of use, plus I just prefer shooting revolvers. But... I certainly would LOVE to take a closer look at this beast. Google for more info & lots of video...

I saw that somewhere. Looks sort of...interesting and heavy.

http://www.theblaze.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Double-Barreled-Pistol1.jpg

 

[VaticanAssassin]

My new toy; Holds 30 (22.mag) rounds and fully loaded only weighs 19oz. I swear you can fire all thirty rounds and the sights never leaves the target except for trigger pull...no kick whatsoever. I added a red dot sighted in at 25 yards and even my wife can put 30 in a 6 inch pattern. Worthless for protection but fun.....

http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kel-tec_pmr30_01.jpg

 

[Peregrinator]

My new toy; Holds 30 (22.mag) rounds and fully loaded only weighs 19oz. I swear you can fire all thirty rounds and the sights never leaves the target except for trigger pull...no kick whatsoever. I added a red dot sighted in at 25 yards and even my wife can put 30 in a 6 inch pattern. Worthless for protection but fun.....

http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/kel-tec_pmr30_01.jpg

Looks like a lot of fun. I dunno about useless; at least it's .22 mag, and not short. Then again, if I'm going to carry around a .22 mag for self defense, it's likely to be tiny so I can stick it in my pocket.

 

[VaticanAssassin]

Looks like a lot of fun. I dunno about useless; at least it's .22 mag, and not short. Then again, if I'm going to carry around a .22 mag for self defense, it's likely to be tiny so I can stick it in my pocket.

despite the light weight it is large. I have big hands but my wife can barely hold it........or the pistol.

It is more for fun and target practice, but I guess if I ever want to kill a brace of conies it would perform just fine. Then again, you put enough 22 mags in someones chest you just may get the job done.

 

[Peregrinator]

despite the light weight it is large. I have big hands but my wife can barely hold it........or the pistol.

It is more for fun and target practice, but I guess if I ever want to kill a brace of conies it would perform just fine. Then again, you put enough 22 mags in someones chest you just may get the job done.

Yeah, if you were going to carry, you might as well get a smaller gun with a larger caliber, I guess.

As I'm sure you know, velocity is king:

http://astronomyonline.org/Science/Images/Mathematics/KineticEnergy.gif

And unless I'm remembering incorrectly, .22 mag is a very fast round. 1/5" holes drilled all the way through someone's chest would be a serious health hazard indeed.