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Do you mind telling us why it has to go back?

A decocker takes less than 5 minutes to completely understand if you know nothing about guns beforehand. I'd say encourage him, whatever he chooses

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Do you grip your small, shrouded hammer revolver like Jerry Miculek? Pro Tips with Jerry Miculek The position of the non-firing hand thumb.. I hadn't thought of that.

Thanks for the replies guys. I'll keep my eye out for a reloading class in Nashville. Does anyone have pictures of a Single Stage Press set up? Especially those of us confined to an apartment!

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haha well its good to know when you are wrong

Agreed, but those are several thousand dollar custom 1911s you are talking about. The FBI's Springfields are $2500 and custom made and hand fitted by experienced gunsmiths. If you compare the 1911s made at a similar price point to the Glock 17.... the reliability doesn't compare. For all the merits of the 1911, the design might not be intended for a mass produced production gun. It's at home in the hands of an experienced gunsmith and not an assembly line. am i totally in left field on this?

strongly, strongly dislike that woman.

Big Green Egg.

I'm trying to think where I would mount a single stage press.

Well I think I'll take the opposite approach of most beginners and aim to reload as slow as possible. Heck, I don't shoot all that much centerfire at the range. I think it would be fun to work up some different .38 spl loads and test them... maybe make my own wadcutters. I'm thinking along the lines of a Lee Hand Press Kit. Under $40.. seems like it's consistent with the whole point of reloading. I don't mind it being slow and I like the idea of reloading in my living room. I'm going to pick up a few reloading manuals, digital caliper, and a set of 38spl/357 carbide dies. What else do I really need? What else should I really want? I'm talking baby steps, here.

I don't know any owners who bought a 1911 for the reliability. I can't imagine any manufacturers making them for their reliability. I think the manufacturers make them because of their sell-ability, and I think owners buy them because they are goo-goo for .45, have great triggers, and are sexy as hell. It's cool that its a super gunsmith friendly pistol. But the whole "ultimate combat pistol" argument that a few use really doesn't stick. The 1911 is large... like, really big. Yet with all that largess you have 7 or 8+1... It's been around for 100 years and manufacturers STILL can't make reliable magazines? You'd figure a company other than Wilson could be relied on. Even Les Bear, top semi-custom maker recommends a break in period. A lot of failures in all manufacturer's 1911s are written off as a "break in period." Glock tried to get away with that on the Gen 4 G17 and people went ape on them. They will now revert the recoil springs back to Gen 3 free of charge. IMO, 1911s revert handguns back to the day when pistol making was a much more personal process and the alternative was a 6-shot, slow to reload revolver. I just don't think 1911s were meant to be mass produced as a production pistol. I think that's where a lot of problems arise. I think that is why people justify spending $2500 on a semi- or fully custom pistol.

my free opinion: I feel the same way about getting the 9mm conversion barrel as I do about getting a .22lr conversion. When you are at the range, do you really want to disassemble and reassemble with a new barrel? I just don't think its practical. Maybe you could even get really good at it, but is it something you'd want to do at the range? So you get the lone wolf and now you can shoot 9mm. That's cool for the range and easier on the pocket. If you are like me than in actuality you probably won't be switching the barrels, so you just shoot 9mm on that range trip. Now you've spent a whole range trip shooting 9mm out of a gun that will be shooting .40S&W if you ever need to use it. I like the .22lr conversion idea a lot more, but the same logic applies. I would make my decision on the assumption that I won't be switching barrels at the range. Shooting only .22lr through my Glock 23 makes a lot more sense to me than shooting only 9mm. But since you want a 9mm, I think it makes the most sense to buy a new Gen 4 or used Gen 2 G19. You already know you like the gen 2 frame. Mags are a fixed cost. Ammo is the real expense over time. That's why I'm a fan of getting the .22lr conversion, which isn't even part of your original post. But you probably already knew that since I shot with you yesterday

don't let him use the red dot

That is terrible!! Im sure it was a beauty.. do you have any pictures? Can you bear to post them, for nostalgia's sake? 32"..... so nice...

I believe there's a youth Model 60. Gotta love those marlin 22s!

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graycait- have you taken a look at the MkIII 22/45 RP (Replaceable Panels)? I think Ruger redesigned the 22/45 to take normal 1911 grips.

nice. I believe its hard/impossible to get the MkIII's to that point where you are completely wowed... You can make it a light trigger but you can't get that crisp, clean break that separates the good from the great. I've got the Clark trigger to try but I need to file the trigger pin hole out some before I can install it. I'm hoping that takes care of most of my pretravel.

Mini-Mags come in 36gr and 40gr varieties so stick with the 40gr to minimize your fps. Barrel length on a MkIII also makes a difference. If its 4" or less you can fire the Federal bulk 550 stuff from walmart and stay subsonic w/ a suppressor. Its as cheap .22 gets but I don't think its reliable enough for Gary Faulkner to take out sentry dogs in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border while hunting Bin Laden.

The price of a middle-of-the-road 1911 is nothing compared to the cost of ammunition over several years of shooting. Especially .45 acp. Especially if you don't reload. So I guess it depends at least a little on how long you plan to keep it?

Halfpint, A buddy of mine just got back from MWS.. maybe you trained together. He's 6', red headed, name is Norton and has a wicked Boston accent.

Hope the sale went well. TCP's are popular and should get well more than $150!