Gun Show

No one has to tell me I'm crazy, because I already know!

RIA 1911A1 FS Tactical

1911 with Hoster and mag clip

So I went to the gun show today and managed to spend an entire months income! Amazingly it was my husband that did all the impulse buying! I knew what I was going there to look for, and I found it! My RIA 1911FS and somehow I amazingly ended up with the Two tone tactical! Ok so my husband ended up getting and SKS (He believe it's a Norinco) and a Mosin Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle 1935, I like the look of them, but I'm not much of a rifle girl (at least not yet, we'll see) and the other impulse purchase that is mine (He just doesn't know it yet) was a Beretta 92FS INOX with Hogue rubber grips. A very nice gun, also a month or so ago I had the chance to shoot one! Wow was it nice! So I wonder, I would spend two hours cleaning my not so nice SCCY after each visit to the range, I wonder how many hours per gun I'll spend cleaning the nice ones! I also got a 2 mag belt clip (now I need a second or third mag) a holster and a set of Delta Elite Wraparound Grips for the 1911! All this was about $1500, so I felt we did good.  The only issue with the grips are that the 1911 has ambi safety, and the grips aren't, so I would need to trim the one side and I'm not sure if I should or leave them for another gun or even sell them (I know nothing about them, anybody?)

1911 with Delta Elite Wraparound Grips

I know there is more to tell, but for now I'm so excited I can't even use my brain! Ok so tomorrow is the range test, and I'll be bringing back reports and pictures! 
Have a bangtastic day (or night)
Mama A

Beretta 92FS INOX

RE:Kaboom

I've been getting some emails with questions about the KAHR going boom, and realized I needed to clarify some information.
The same reloads that I was using in the KAHR are what I put through the 1911 yesterday without a hiccup (Not to mention a good tight group)
When I said that 1 or 2 out of every five was having problems, I was referring to failure to fire, it would strike the primer but it wouldn't hit hard enough to actually fire the round, and I had the same problem firing factory ammo as well. When the gun blew up, it was the end of a very long struggle to find ammo that it would shoot well.
My husband and I had both taken it apart, cleaned it, and tried to determine what was going on just the day before this happened.
I was very disappointed about this gun blowing up, I really like shooting a .45 vs 9mm, and I was glad I had already decided to get a 1911.
Part of the problem is that when we got this gun for personal defense and home defense, we had no intention of using it as a target gun. As time went on, I learned that I love to shoot and we started reloading for them. Neither the SCCY or the KAHR are designed to be target guns or shot a lot with, and that is one reason I decided to get a 1911 was for it's durability on the range, but I truly wish I still had the KAHR. If anyone is interested in the spare parts, just let me know, I'm sure I can work something out.
I hope this clarifies some of the information
Mama A

My first time with a 1911!

1911

I am no longer a 1911 virgin! Ok, I was looking forward to today sense Sunday! So I got to shoot a 1911 for the first time. A very nice man from the range last week said he would be at the range today and bring it for me, what I didn't know was that he wasn't even there to shoot, just let me shoot. Very generous! My take on it,  I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE MY OWN! It was so smooth, and just felt great. Pictures of my first target, now I labeled the shoots the owner of the gun took, I think you can only see 2 of his on the picture. He was just shooting rounds that failed to feed or had other problems the first time around (FTF was his reloads).

Ruger 10/22

I was shooting a Regent 1911 (I've read some really bad reviews of this gun, but I didn't really see any problems) This was 4 7rd mags.

1911

My second target (For some reason the pictures are on their sides, but you get the idea)

Now I hadn't ever tried using the open sights on the 10/22 rifle, so this was my first try :) I like to work close and move back so I think this was 7 yards, same as the 1911.

I'll be taking my camera tomorrow to the gun show (I'm planning on going both Saturday and Sunday!) and bring back some reports. Sunday I get to go see my first match (don't ask me what kind, I think it's IDPA but I'm not sure) and maybe even do a little shooting myself. I have also been invited to participate in a competition later in the month and shoot a couple matches (that is the IDPA).

I'm also being given the opportunity to shoot a few more 1911's on Sunday! I'm turning into a 1911 slut!
I'll be getting to try a RIA, Springfield Armory, and if you can believe it, an S&W! I am so excited, and I'll make a point of having a camera with me (and a memory card! I would have had pictures of the Regent, but I forgot my SD card at home!) Ok, lots of updates and pictures coming in the next few days so check back often!
Have a Bangtastic day!
Mama A

What do you think the muzzle velocity on those are? What a pack of DOGS!

Rosie

Rosie

I couldn't help myself tonight! I know you have already seen 2 of my 4 babies, BUT, I was able to get pics of all of them in just the last hour. Ok, so introductions! This is Rosie the Blue Tic Hound, who it turns out is shy! Say Hi Rosie! Sadly Rosie is gun shy too!

Gertrude

Next up is Gertrude or "Gerty", who is the newest edition to the family, she is a blue heeler. Try to get a blue heeler to sit still for a picture! Gertrude is about 8 months old.

Charlie

And of course are venerable King Charles.

Winston

And last but certainly not least is my littlest one of them all (even if he isn't very small any more!) Winston! Who is currently laying across my knee caps
causing my legs from the knee down to
go numb! Oh and he just started snoring
as I write this! Could he get any cuter?

And in other news, we recently had a fire come very near our house (1/2 a mile away) and we were very blessed that the wind didn't shift or we would not have a home right now. I got some pictures of the smoke, but no flames. This picture doesn't have any of the black smoke in it, but over a dozen homes were lost and a lot of acres. On this day we had 50mph winds with gusts up to 75mph. It was very scary!

A great quote

I am quoting Rachel's blog because I completely agree with her!
"Shame on you America:
the only country where we have homeless without shelter, children going to bed without eating, elderly going without needed meds, and mentally ill without treatment-yet we have a benefit for the people of Haiti on 12 TV stations. Raising over 57 million already. 99% of the people won't have the guts to copy and repost this.


Can't take care of anyone else, if you can't take care of yourself. And obviously...WE CAN'T."

Thank you!

My Babies!

2 of my 4 babies were just to cute tonight and I had to take pictures and share. Winston, who is a bull mastiff/Hound/Lab, who as an 8 week old pup when we got him was THEE UGLIEST PUPPY EVER! But as he grows (Will be 21 weeks on Wednesday!) he's become a hansom dog!

Winston

And my other baby (who is currently barking in his sleep!) Charlie who is about 4 now, sleeps in my son's room with him allot now has the most gentile mouth ever! All we know is he is part chow (black tong)

Charlie

My sweet babies!

Today at the Range!

We spent 3-4 hours at the range today, mostly on the 9mm but a little of the .22 rifle.

I shot the last 5 paper plates I needed to qualify for my Pro-Marksman badge! I also shot 4 of my qualifiers for the Marksman Badge!!! I'm so excited, next Friday, a guy at the range is going to bring his 1911 for me to shoot! And then the gun show is next weekend so I 'll be able to get my RIA! Ok, now on to the pictures! First up is my last 5 qualifying for my Pro-Marksman

Now the 4 that are qualifiers for Marksman

 I put about 225 rounds though it and I had really dirty hands

This is after a couple of hours after I was done shooting. I have little hands and today they are only sore after all the shooting instead of in pain. The grips on that KAHR .45 always ripped up my hand so after a couple hundred rounds in the .45 my hands burn. I'm excited to try the 1911 because I'm sure it's going to feel great!