Curiousgb

+1 on the 22. Target up close. Reactive targets are nice. Let her decide when it is time to move to a larger caliber. Praise not patronize. Don't act like a man. This is what my wife is telling me. Find another women that shoots and invite her too.

I would say go to Brownells.com and do a search of 1911 parts. You will be there for a while. I would also look into some sort of instruction manual. Personally, I would start with a fitted slide and frame. Just because that is, in my opinion the hardest part of building a 1911. Prices for an STI fitted slide and framehttp://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=23750&title=1911%20AUTO%20PRE-FIT%20SLIDE%20&%20FRAME%20COMBO are around 560 (dealer discount) add another 500 or so for the rest. I installed a Kart Barrel on my SA it is Very accurate and pretty easy to fit. http://www.brownells.com/aspx/ns/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=7611&title=1911%20AUTO%20EASY%20FIT%20KART%20BARREL%20KIT

I started with a RCBS Rockchucker kit. Later I added a Dillion 550. I still use the Rockchucker quite a bit.

I was thinking of replacing my LP tank with a tankless. After all my research I came to the conclusion that it wasn't worth the bucks. It seems that it takes a lot of fuel to raise the temp on the tankless. Not to mention the initial cost of installation. It would take about 13 years to recoup the cost.

I am 5'9" 155 and I carry my 1911 in an MTAC.

I have had very good luck with Nosler 160grn Accubond's in my Encore 7mm mag.

Love my 550. Dillion is the bomb.

I ran a hypothetical through a ballistic calculator. Assuming a velocity of 3000 and a 140 projectile with a BC of .535. With a 500 yard zero. It would be almost 9 inches high at 100. And 172 inches drop from 500 to 1000. There would be a 42 inch drop from 500 to 700.

I wouldn't advertise this. Didn't a guy just go to jail for a malfunctioning AR?

I was parked behind the white truck. What a cluster truck. I saw one firearm I actually was interested in but it was way over priced. Oh well.

You might want to have someone else give it a try and see if it makes a difference. I have only shot on XD. A 45 and for me it shot high and left. I didn't have time to figure out if it was me or the pistol. But I usually am pretty accurate.

Man that sucks. I live out in the boonies and have noticed crime moving this way. A neighbor not too far away was robbed last week. Sometimes I am glad to be unemployed.

Sorry I double posted. Too many pans in the fire.

How is she going to carry at 18? I thought you had to be 21? What is her experience with pistols? Personally I would get her a Ruger MkII Similar grip and controls to a 1911. And a great way to learn how to shoot a pistol. JMO

Placed order on the 17th of Jan. It is out for delivery today.

I went to one at the fair grounds late last year. In a word, pitiful. I am a glutton for punishment so I will probably go to the one in Feb.

I placed an order with them on the 17th. They billed me on the 21st. On the 26th I called to ask when it would ship. They said today. I called back on the 28th, they swore it would ship that day. Finally called and emailed on the 30th to ask why it hadn't shipped. Well I got an email today saying it had shipped. Everyone is overwhelmed by this buying frenzy. I don't know when it is going to let up. But is irritating to say the least.

Oh and then the real fight started.

Seriously, I asked my wife and she recommended that you might suggest your wife take the HCP course.

You're screwed. It's about feelings not thoughts. My wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping channels. She asked, 'What's on TV?' I said, 'Dust.' And then the fight started... ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----- My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary. She said, 'I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in about 3 seconds.' I bought her a scale. And then the fight started... ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----- When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her someplace expensive... so, I took her to a gas station. And then the fight started... ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----- After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply for Social Security. The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver's license to verify my age. I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home. I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have to go home and come back later. The woman said, 'Unbutton your shirt'. So I opened my shirt revealing my curly silver hair. She said, 'That silver hair on your chest is proof enough for me' and she processed my Social Security application. When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at the Social Security office. She said, 'You should have dropped your pants. You might have gotten disability, too.' And then the fight started... ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----- My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table. My wife asked, 'Do you know her?' ‘Yes,’ I sighed, 'she’s my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since.' 'My God!' says my wife, 'who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?' And then the fight started... ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----- I took my wife to a restaurant The waiter, for some reason, took my order first. "I'll have the strip steak, medium rare, please." He said, "Aren't you worried about the mad cow?"" Nah, she can order for herself." And then the fight started... ------------ --------- --------- --- A woman is standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror. She is not happy with what she sees and says to her husband, 'I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly. I really need you to pay me a compliment.' The husband replies, 'Your eyesight's **** near perfect.' And then the fight started..... ------------ --------- --------- ------ I tried to talk my wife into buying a case of Miller Light for $14.95. Instead, she bought a jar of cold cream for $7.95. I told her the beer would make her look better at night than the cold cream And then the fight started.... ------------ --------- --------- --------- ----- My wife asked me if a certain dress made her butt look big. I told her not as much as the dress she wore yesterday. And then the fight started.... ------------ --------- --------- --------- ------ A man and a woman were asleep like two innocent babies. Suddenly, at 3 o'clock in the morning, a loud noise came from outside. The woman, bewildered, jumped up from the bed and yelled at the man ‘Holy crap. That must be my husband!' So the man jumped out of the bed; scared and naked jumped out the window. He smashed himself on the ground, ran through a thorn bush and to his car as fast as he could go. A few minutes later he returned and went up to the bedroom and screamed at the woman, 'I AM your husband!' The woman yelled back, 'Yeah, then why were you running?' And then the fight started..... ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ---- Saturday morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my lunch, grabbed the dog, and slipped quietly into the garage. I hooked up the boat up to the truck, and proceeded to back out into a torrential downpour. The wind was blowing 50 mph, so I pulled back into the garage, turned on the radio, and discovered that the weather would be bad all day. I went back into the house, quietly undressed, and slipped back into bed. I cuddled up to my wife's back, now with a different anticipation, and whispered, 'The weather out there is terrible.' My loving wife of 10 years replied, 'Can you believe my stupid husband is out fishing in that?' And then the fight started... ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ---- I asked my wife, "Where do you want to go for our anniversary? " It warmed my heart to see her face melt in sweet appreciation. "Somewhere I haven't been in a long time!" she said. So I suggested, "How about the kitchen?" And that's when the fight started.... ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ---- My wife and I are watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in bed. I turned to her and said, "Do you want to have sex?" "No," she answered. I then said, "Is that your final answer?" She didn't even look at me this time, simply saying "Yes." So I said, "Then I'd like to phone a friend." And that's when the fight started

Sorry, I went to public school.

I believe it depends on the state you are coming from. I moved from SC and all I had to do was turn in my SC CCW permit at the DMV and pay the fees for the TN HCP. About a month later I got my permit. No classes nada nothing. I did go to a HCP legal update class for peace of mind.

Couldn't agree more.

Thats what did it. My wife took the Womens class, did wonders for her attitude towards shooting. She has since taken their intermediate, advanced, level 1, 2 and is going to take the level 3. Did Kristen teach the class? She has a sweet Wilson Combat.