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Post by aciera on Sept 20, 2020 0:49:03 GMT -5
How do you post a picture if you can’t attach?
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Post by awp101 on Sept 20, 2020 7:47:22 GMT -5
How do you post a picture if you can’t attach? Use one of the free photo hosting sites. I use flickr but there's several out there.
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Post by aciera on Sept 20, 2020 11:37:37 GMT -5
Thanks. I’ll have to learn....
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Post by nolongcolt on Sept 20, 2020 13:37:13 GMT -5
Try IMGUR, works pretty well. Photobucket sure messed up a lot of good pics on this thread!
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Post by awp101 on Oct 5, 2020 7:37:31 GMT -5
AxeHandle, do you have any insight why bullseye optics went from frame mounted to slide mounted? What is the advantage trading off a little lower height over bore for the rough ride the optic is going to take even with target loads? I started wondering about this after perusing some used bullseye pistols online. Some had a slide mount and the NMGC I was looking at still had the outline of a mount that went under the grip panel.
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Post by AxeHandle on Oct 5, 2020 15:31:38 GMT -5
Commonly seen both ways... The Aimpoint, Ultradot, and even the Burris scopes and mounting system have proven themselves up to riding the slide of a wadcutter gun, NOT the 1911 with service pistol level loads. With the frame mount you introduce an extra source of variation with the slide to frame fit. I've run them both ways, including a Burris 2X scope mounted on the slide and never had a problem. On the slide mount system the idea is that the barrel locks up in the slide. While a nice slide to frame fit is appreciated, the sighting system on the slide does NOT depend on slide to frame fit. When you mount a red dot or scope on the slide you have to load your ammunition to properly run with extra weight on the slide. Worth while to note that Weight wise the slide mounted systems are close to what the old Bomar ribs weighed.
Me? I run frame mounts. I prefer the way they feel when they recoil. The slide mount stuff feels like a Bomar rib gun.
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Post by AxeHandle on Oct 5, 2020 15:33:41 GMT -5
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Post by AxeHandle on Oct 5, 2020 15:34:21 GMT -5
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Post by AxeHandle on Oct 5, 2020 15:38:02 GMT -5
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Post by AxeHandle on Oct 5, 2020 18:13:04 GMT -5
...and shot my personal best 1911 45 scores in 1987 with a frame mounted Aimpoint MK III and a Bomar rib. Came close with a slide mounted Burris 2X in 1995.
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Post by awp101 on Oct 5, 2020 20:11:21 GMT -5
Thanks! I hadn't thought about the additional weight but I can see where recoil would feel different and the ammo would need to be tweaked.
Did anyone ever have any luck with the mounts that fit under the grip panel or was hard mounted to the frame the only way to fly?
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Post by AxeHandle on Oct 6, 2020 13:43:46 GMT -5
Early on there was a one piece grip mount marketed by Jim Clark. I played with one a bit. Later came the "Cal Grip" mount that was machined and had moveable and interchangeable top plates. It also came in two heights. One for a gun with a Bomar rib and one for a gun without a rib. Both of these replaced the right side mount. You see the no longer available "Red Buff" mount on my guns. It screws to the side on the gun. Most current mounts are what is called a dustcover mount. They are bolted to the dustcover.
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Post by AxeHandle on Oct 6, 2020 13:44:07 GMT -5
Here is the mounting of the Red Buff
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Post by AxeHandle on Oct 6, 2020 13:47:24 GMT -5
Here is a dustcover mount. I've seen basically the same thing marketed as Caspian and as Baer.
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Post by cas on Oct 6, 2020 19:58:46 GMT -5
One thing about those Bomar ribs that I can tell you from experience, if the screws shear off, and it come back and smashes you in the face, it's not fun.
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