GP100 or 1911?

[Soundguy]

Here's a link to an article about a gun kept on the russian capsules.. though is sparse with facts.. don't say what it is..

Space Station Crew Can Access Gun - Orlando News Story - WESH Orlando

soundguy

 

[Podunkadunk]

My vote is for the 1911.. proven design.. went to the moon.. good ammunition choices.. lots of stopping power, more mag capacity than a wheel gun, and quicker reload unless your the lone ranger.. etc...

soundguy

"Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Apollo. Its 1969 mission: To explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before.....and shoot anything that moves with a Colt 1911!"

I love it Soundguy!

 

[mjarrels]

Everybody knows the moon is made of cheese... now we know how the holes were made... 45 acp!

mark

 

[RoyJackson]

Well, if you want a revolver but a .45ACP gun gives you a twinge...take a look at the S&W 625 Mountain Gun. It's one of the relatively few revolvers that use .45ACP ammo.
Best of both worlds...

 

[Volfandt]

You'll enjoy the GP100, as I certainly do mine. You'll find it's "at the ready" when you need it to be. No worn out mag spring, even after a yr of sitting at the ready will deter it.
Thats the "plus" about a revolver.

I've shot a few 1911's and they are also a great pistol. My experince lies w/the military version. Message the mag spring and safety's every now and then to ensure they're tight. That 45cal round will knock anything down

 

[Podunkadunk]

Well, if you want a revolver but a .45ACP gun gives you a twinge...take a look at the S&W 625 Mountain Gun. It's one of the relatively few revolvers that use .45ACP ammo.
Best of both worlds...

Yeah Roy, BUT it uses those pesky moon clips...got to have the moon clip to facilitate ejection, otherwise you can fire ACP without the clips . I despise those things...not so bad getting the cartridges in, but getting them out after firing darn near requires a needlenose plier.

I had a stainless steel S&W .45ACP or regular thick cased .45 ammo, model of 1988 (predecessor to the 625 by a year or so) and traded the thing off because of the stinking moon clips. They aggravated the hades out of me.

It was a great shooter though, my wife was "dead-on" with it.

Podunk

 

[Soundguy]

Anyone seen half moon clips?

soundguy

 

[RoyJackson]

Yeah Roy, BUT it uses those pesky moon clips...got to have the moon clip to facilitate ejection, otherwise you can fire ACP without the clips . I despise those things...not so bad getting the cartridges in, but getting them out after firing darn near requires a needlenose plier.

I had a stainless steel S&W .45ACP or regular thick cased .45 ammo, model of 1988 (predecessor to the 625 by a year or so) and traded the thing off because of the stinking moon clips. They aggravated the hades out of me.

It was a great shooter though, my wife was "dead-on" with it.

Podunk

Yeah...I know what you mean. supposedly those half-moon clips Soundman refers to do help. The 625 I shot was really nice, but a bit of a pain to load and reload.
I wasn't in the market for a revolver when I shot that 625. I did like it, but not enough to ante up the money for one.
I just did buy a Ruger SP 101 though. 3.06" barrel and built like a tank. I ordered a couple holsters and want to see how this one carries.

But for .45ACP fans, the 625 is definitely worth a look!

 

[Podunkadunk]

Yeah...I know what you mean. supposedly those half-moon clips Soundman refers to do help. The 625 I shot was really nice, but a bit of a pain to load and reload.
I wasn't in the market for a revolver when I shot that 625. I did like it, but not enough to ante up the money for one.
I just did buy a Ruger SP 101 though. 3.06" barrel and built like a tank. I ordered a couple holsters and want to see how this one carries.

But for .45ACP fans, the 625 is definitely worth a look!

Sweet piece Roy (SP 101)! Is it slick (hammerless) or not? It's a hand-cannon...I really like Rugers in general...got a Ruger Blackhawk .357...smooth and easy to operate (wife friendly)!

Anyone seen half moon clips?

I had some Soundguy, to me (and this is just my opinion), they were worse than the fulls. On the full clip I could get at least get some leverage to pry out the round, but on the half moon clips, I couldn't hardly get my fingers in there to remove the spent cartridge (thus, the needlenose pliers when I was shooting the thing). Aggravating is what they were. Don't get me wrong, I LOVED the weapon. I just didn't like the moon clips...either half or full. I also want to mention, I did find some old regular style .45 ammo once and it has the thicker case head. It worked like a champ, but it just wasn't readily available since ACP's dominate the .45 world and drive the market.

Podunk

 

[Sigarms]

the idea of carrying a colt auto cocked and locked always scared me, 2 guys in our town shot off parts of there own butts, one was a cop and the other worked in a gun shop. I'm a big fan of the decocking lever, and always wondered why colt never adopted one, the Germans were using them nearly a century ago. I guess since the 1911 was a military side arm designed to be carried in a military style holster, cocked and locked is fairly safe, but I don't think it's safe to carry it concealed like that. IMO.

Any "modern" 1911 is safe to carry in condition one (cocked and locked).

I could be wrong, but I think the one gun with the highest amount of accidental (or negligent) discharges in the LE circles is the Glock. Know why? You need to make sure your finger is off the trigger until you want to punch holes in targets or kill something. For some reason, some people can never grasp that concept. Chances are those people who you heard of who shot parts of their own butts off would do so even if their sidearm wasn't a 1911 single action.