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Post by Lee Martin on Mar 19, 2013 9:22:12 GMT -5
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Post by bradshaw on Mar 19, 2013 16:35:36 GMT -5
All shooting 200 yards.
Top three pix:
M29-2 8-3/8" nickel. Sierra 240 JHC over 23.4/H110 Federal 155, Federal brass.
Followed by:
Early stainless Colt 1911 with Irv Stone BARSTO barrel. Stock except for trigger job, Barsto bbl, Pachmayr mainspring housing, grip safety, and grips. And serrated front sight.
Gene De Santis #85 holster.
Cast 230 Truncated Cone shown is not as accurate as the cast 200 SWC which pushed the stainless pot on the rock and toppled the aluminum pot.
Elevate most of front sight to connect @ 200 yards. Of five shots at stainless pot, first three hit snow, as shown. Shots 4 & 5 dented pot above pistol.
David Bradshaw
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Post by cj3a on Mar 19, 2013 17:00:51 GMT -5
Nice work. If you ever come by northern new jersey I can give you some 1 inch plate for targets.
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Post by Fowler on Mar 19, 2013 17:04:17 GMT -5
OK I have to ask, what is with the milking pots? Why dont you just have a couple of gongs hanging back there amoungst your rocks to shoot at instead of silver pots that must be a pain to see in the snow and require you go out and reset them on top of the rock?
I have run thousands of those truncated cone 45 acp bullets through my Les Baer, as you said they are not the most accurate bullet but they are not too bad that way and they sure feed smoothly and always work. A mild load of W231 makes the gun and me happy I tell you...
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Post by lange1 on Mar 19, 2013 17:22:56 GMT -5
Sweet!
One of my favorite pasttimes is slinging lightly loaded 200 SWCs with WW231 out of my favorite old Colt 1911, rig is real similar to yours, stock only it has a trigger job, and my holster is a Bianchi no. 19L. In 7800 rounds it has never jammed.
Two weekends ago a friend was shocked at the regularity at which one can hit a steel plate at 150 yds and stationary clay targets at 100 with it. He says, " hey, with that thing you don't need a rifle."
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Post by bradshaw on Mar 19, 2013 18:28:20 GMT -5
cj3a.... 1" plate? Sounds like a date!
Fowler.... No electrifying answer. I like random targets, along with their random reactions. Mainly, the pots were beyond repair. Cast 225 TC over 5.5/231 or HP-38.
lange1.... Tell your friend I need a rifle! World ain't complete without BOTH. Don't remember dose of 231 over cast 200 SWC, but 5.5 works.
Yes, the Colt has trigger job, first by Ben "the Bear Man" Kilham, later on by me.
Wanted to shoot again today, but we're in a big snow and the targets aren't visible by spotting scope or eye.
David Bradshaw
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Post by 2 Dogs on Mar 19, 2013 19:58:32 GMT -5
David, with respect, your holster has seen some better days. You outta get Rob Leahy or Mike Barranti to make you some fine hide for your good shooting steel guns.
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Post by bradshaw on Mar 19, 2013 21:06:38 GMT -5
2 Dogs.... might take you up on suggestion, or fashion a skin myself. That particular hide has been around a few bends, and continues to hold its shape better than much leather sewn today.
There is always room for more good leather,
David
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Post by Doc Barranti on Mar 19, 2013 21:52:29 GMT -5
The classic Desantis Speed Scabbard! Knew a fella about 20 years ago that carried his full size 1911 in one of those. He had cut the entire shroud off of the holster to get all the extra leather out of the way. I like the looks of yours better...
Nice shooting with a couple of classics!
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Post by Seasons44 on Mar 19, 2013 23:53:22 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing David,
I am looking foward to stretching out my 1911 in the coming months, the les baer has arrived and will be shipped in a month or so!
Have you done any testing with the rainers. or berry bullets in the 1911, as far as accuracy goes?
cj3a, once we get some clear weather we need to burn some powder
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Post by bradshaw on Mar 20, 2013 13:07:43 GMT -5
Seasons44....haven't shot Berry bullets; not sure about Rainer.
The cast 200 SWC which shoots tight at 200 yards----and would've shot tighter on the stainless cream pot, had I held all the front sight it took for shots 4 & 5----is the classic Hensley & Gibbs style with long nose. One of the common commercial 200 SWC's has a short SWC nose, which is not as accurate in my shooting.
Cast 230 RN and 225 TC can be very accurate at 100 yards, but deteriorate when pushed hard. Which is not what the .45 ACP is about, anyway. I cherish the low pressure meatball.
Of course a Kart barrel as installed by Les Baer represents machine rest accuracy from an auto pistol.
The Irv Stone BARSTO barrel in my Colt stainless predates the gun by ten years or so. Bartsto chambers tend to run tighter than necessary. I taper crimp accordingly----a little extra. The quality of that early Colt stainless 1911 is superb, machining, heat treat, finish. The Series 80 passive firing pin safety has never been out and never given a lick of trouble.
I consider lubrication mandatory on auto pistols, especially stainless steel. This Colt has had everything from Anti-Seize Compound to Moly grease to motor oil to combinations. Strip cleaned and lubed before it was shot. Whatever Colt did, they matched their stainless and heat treatment to the job, as this and other early samples have stood the test of time better than a slew of other stainless attempts.
Never tighten a stainless slide. Crucial fit is between barrel and slide. Nevertheless, this Colt is damn tight after a long life, which I attribute to lubrication.
It bears repeating: Colt knows how to make a gun when it wants to.
David Bradshaw
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Post by jwp475 on Mar 20, 2013 13:21:08 GMT -5
Never tighten a stainless slide. Crucial fit is between barrel and slide. Nevertheless, this Colt is damn tight after a long life, which I attribute to lubrication.It bears repeating: Colt knows how to make a gun when it wants to. David Bradshaw Spot on…… |
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Post by cj3a on Mar 20, 2013 16:12:55 GMT -5
Season 44, John L called she is headed to the bluing tank this week.  |
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Post by Mark Terry on Mar 21, 2013 17:15:48 GMT -5
OK I have to ask, what is with the milking pots? Why dont you just have a couple of gongs hanging back there amoungst your rocks to shoot at instead of silver pots that must be a pain to see in the snow and require you go out and reset them on top of the rock? I have run thousands of those truncated cone 45 acp bullets through my Les Baer, as you said they are not the most accurate bullet but they are not too bad that way and they sure feed smoothly and always work. A mild load of W231 makes the gun and me happy I tell you... Maybe there wasn't a piano handy. Sorry, I couldn't help it. Come to think of it, a piano would be easier to see in the snow, it's bigger and wouldn't need to be re-set. I appreciate the posts and look forward to the next batch of photos. |
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