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Robert, Are we starting at 0900 or 0930 this time?

Here is another in progress pic of my Colt 1911 in 38 Super that Xxxx Xxxxxxx is doing for me. This is one of Colt's "Enhanced" models from the mid - 90s. These 1911s came with a rib on the top of the slide like a Gold Cup, but unlike the Gold Cup did not have any serrations. That blank rib always looked sort of naked to me. Before.

We lucked out here on one of our family farms in east Wilson County. Around 4 o'clock the birds came in waves and it was steady until offical sunset. Several hunters got their limits.

Agree! Also, don't wear any bright or light colors - - - unless you want to spook the birds away from you.

When I was wrapped up in the JSCP, it came down to two calibers - - - 9mm or 45 ACP. We looked at .40S&W, but even with all of the good reviews coming out of the LEO world it didn't get alot of traction at the time. I think that was more production based (we know how to make 9mm & 45 ACP) than results based (there also wasn't any real .40 FMJ data to look at). What the data did tell us was what everybody already knows (or should know). Shot placement is key and that means more training, which means more training ammo, which means more time on the training schedule, which means more ranges, etc., etc., etc. One thing that did keep popping up for us (since we where the "trainers" in this effort) was just how honking big the M9 is. We needed something smaller - - - the military today is 20% female.

Hell, I Was There! Joe, I think we discussed before since during the JSCP run up I was in a position that made me one of the members of the Army's Small Arms committee (I think its called something else now). BLUF - - - It was the money, nobody counted on the wars lasting so long & the fact that we were also running out of ammo (part of the small arms funding line, but that is another story along with the impact of USSOCOM getting direct input to the POM cycle - - - yet another story..., but I digress). BUT in large part another big problem was that the manufactors couldn't sign up for the production runs that DOD wanted because DOD wanted it like RIGHT NOW, like STOP EVERYTHING ELSE YOU ARE DOING and like ONLY MAKE OUR STUFF! This programming guidance was IMHO what really killed the JSCP. We had a very small window to make the JSCP happen before bigger items ate up all of the money. Reckon we all had this idea that the USA was still the Arsenal of Democracy, too late we learned that the tooling was shipped to China back in the 90s (remember we were all going to have high-tech jobs) and more damning the skill tradesmen who know how to bend and shape metal were retired. BTW..., a couple of us really, really liked what FN was showing us.

The reason for my comment about bringing more ammo & mags!

Headshots also? Nevermind, saw the other replies. Must Bring More Ammo & Mags.......

The Dogs? Are they also Zombies or just there eating the rotten flesh that has fallen off the living dead? In other words (Not that I would be gaming these stages) - - - Do they require shots to the head also?

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Zombies? Zombies! ZOMBIES!!!!!!!!! Time to breakout the old Delta Elite in 10mm.

Well....., No tool marks on mine. Chad did the work on this Colt 1911 in .38 Super for me earlier this year. I've been running it hard in several IDPA matches here in the mid-state. Other than one 10-round Checkmate mag that it didn't like, this 1911 has been 100% reliable everytime I have pressed the trigger. Here is a link to the work done so far. http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/gunsmithing-troubleshooting/55690-kandros-customs-gunworks-38-super.html I have promised Chad to get it back to him soon for some additional pistol-smithing (new front sight, and some metal work), but for now I'm having just too much fun running & gunning with it.

As with all things Century Arms - - - Sometimes you get lucky. I have both a MAS 49 in 7.5 French and one of the MAS 49-56 with the 7.62 conversions. My 49-56 runs great, BUT you MUST run 7.62 NATO. People firing .308 seem to have the most problems. Oh...., And sort of...., BTW, if you decide not to buy that MAS 49-56 AND its in 7.5 French let me know about it.

The OP's suggestion is a great idea. Using Robert's info in the format above - - - could we get it as a "Sticky" for this section of the forum. I'm always forgetting the different start times. A sticky with this info would help.

No Kidding! The Older I Get....., The Faster I Was!!!!! Not that it matters, but at least I was still accurate.

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In no ranking order, these are the 3 that I have used (and continue to use) in Middle Tennessee. Sam Hoster Complete Gun Shop Chad Kandros Kandros Custom Gunworks - Nashville's Premiere Custom Colt 1911 gunsmith Jeff Walle Gunsmithing Sam is the 1911 Old School Master. Chad is the up and coming gifted 1911smith. Jeff is a Master Class shooter whose 1911s have won championships.

One of the problems with the way Tennessee issues salvage titles is the case of Hail Damage. Car is safe to drive, but the insurance company doesn't want to make the repairs and deems the car as a total lost. Its a real PITA to get a rebuilt title for a car that only looks ugly.

Craig, So kind of you to call me a Serious Collector...., but I'm more of a Dedicated Accumulator of firearms. I'm also a huge fan of "worn-in but not worn-out" firearms. All of mine are shooters! Here is a pic of my Daughter firing the 19-3.

Thanks to the OP, I just realized that I only have these two K frames among my many J, L, and N frame S&Ws. I promise to correct that error in the future. 10-6 Heavy Barrel "The .38 Military & Police" 1971 Build 19-3 "The .357 Combat Magnum" 1975 Build.

I miss the Nashville Banner.

PapaB, Your dad would have been in the Weapons Platoon of a Infantry Company. Within the Weapons Platoon there was two (sometimes four) light machine gun sections had served two (or four) belt fed M1919 Browning machine guns. Each section had four soldiers - Gunner, Asst Gunner, Ammo Bearer, and Section NCO (your Dad's position). I don't have the breakdown of individual weapons of the light machine sections. The M1 Garand was the standard issue weapon for the Rifle Platoons of an Infantry Company, but the M1 Carbine along with the M3 'Grease' submachine guns supplanted rifles throughout the company. These weapons tended to gravitate towards NCOs who did not necessarily need to engage in long range fire fights, but who did need to lead the close assault (rifle platoon) or local defense (weapons platoon). My best guess would be that your Dad could have been carrying a M1 Carbine or M3 submachine gun (with a 1911A1 thrown in for good measure). But to know for sure what he should have been issued I would recommend contacting the National Infantry Museum just outside the Ft. Benning front gate in Columbus, Ga @ 706-685-5800. Ask to speak to one of the museum's staff historians. Tell them you have a question about the Infantry Company Table of Organization that your Dad served in during the Korean War.