I guarantee, you don’t understand, and that should be enough to drop that line of questioning if you actually served and have a modicum of respect. Any assumptions from that statement will be fabricated and far from truth.
Respect? Do you offer respect? It is common in this country to thank someone for their service. Bring up honor with me and I will throw this in your face every time.
I don’t know anyone that served that demands being thanked for their service. Most I know are’t All that keen on discussing their service if they have seen action unless with someone they know well and even then, not so much. I have never discussed that part of my life with those I was with. Go ahead and try to play that game, it further stakes my point and calls more shadow on your credibility.
Indeed they are not. No right recognized in the united states is subject to completing governmental paperwork requirements.
Just my $0.02, but if you're looking for a 1911, I would go with a springfield range officer, if you just plan to target shoot with it. 1911's can be finicky. The range officer is a great entry level 1911 for the money. MSRP $945. The ruger1911 and the Remington R1's are also decent for the price point. I have an Ed Brown Special Forces that I absolutely love. But I don't know if you want to spend that kind of money on your first 1911.
I was interested in the double stack. 1911's are great and all but 8 rounds from a full size pistol is sort of unacceptable to me.
There's definitely something to the idea that "nobody ever lost a fight through having too many rocks to throw", but then I think about my grandfather, a former police officer, who prevailed in several gun battles - including against multiple assailants - armed with a six-shot revolver....
He sounds like a badass. I'm under no illusions. I'm of average skill only. I'll take more rocks please
My grandfather was the kind of man they used to write stories about. He was one of those low-key, quiet men, strong and unyielding, with a mischievous sense of humor and a highly developed sense of duty; who started with the New Mexico State Police in 1933, and began his career as a motorcycle officer. No radio, no backup, and each motor officer was responsible for about 1500 square miles. Parts of NM at the time were still very much the Wild West, and some people didn't like the idea of police in general. At that time it wasn't a question of IF you might have to use your gun in the line of duty, but how many times. One of the best illustrations of my grandfather's dedication is that at one point he had been the department pistol champion for three years running, and one day he was on patrol and a motorist pulled out in front of him. His bike hit the car, and he went all the way through the side windows, going in one side and ending up lying on the road on the other side. No safety glass at that time, and a chunk of glass went through his right arm and severed his ulnar nerve, paralyzing his right hand. He told the surgeon to set his hand rigidly so that he could salute correctly... and after a year of recovery he again was the department pistol champion, now shooting with his left hand! He couldn't be a motor officer anymore, but that was the only concession he ever made to his injury.
I hear you. Only issue with that is that the design of a 1911 tends to make them finicky when it comes to chambering rounds. You can have 2 identical make and model 1911's and one will feed Winchester white box like a champ, while the other jams constantly. One will like Wilson mags and the other may like factory mags. When you change the design to a double stack, this compounds the problem. If you're looking for a double stack in .45 or 10mm, I'd go with the glock 21 or 20. Anyway just my $0.02 from past experience.
I agree - in this day and age there's no reason to limit yourself to 7/8/9 rounds in a full-size auto. Double-stack 1911s in 40/10/45 are more common (and less expensive) than in the past; I suspect this trend will continue.
I served this country, and I put my life on the line when I did it. I've been shot at and returned fire. Don't even try to question my service.
he pretends that his anti gun agenda is advanced by his claim of service. In reality it hurts his claim
