First 1911

[GunStoreGirl]

I have a large S&W 645 and I hate the slide-mounted safety/decocker... it's in the danged way! I know that things like that could come in handy... and extended controls look handy with the 1911

If you're talking about the decocker being handy, you're not going to find that on any 1911.

[wyntrout]

No, it would be OK on the S&W if it were frame mounted, but it's smack dab in the serrations and the place you grab the slide to rack it.

I like the DA/SA but could live without the safety on a self-defense weapon. That's a great thing about Kahrs... it only has the slide lock and the magazine release... no "extra" stuff... just what's needed.

Some pistols are just festooned with levers and buttons! And now the liberals in government are adding all kinds of requirements... chamber loaded indicators, warnings and safeties. I just want my gun to be simple as possible and shoot when I pull the trigger... and fire only then.

Danged carpal tunnel is really acting up this morning... hard to use the mouse with tingling, numbness, and no feeling in my right hand fingers.

I use a splint at night and sometimes when I take it off in the morning, the CT decides to annoy me for a while. It's exacerbated by using some hand tools, like drills and a few other things, but shooting doesn't cause me any problems.

Wynn

[O'Dell]

No, it would be OK on the S&W if it were frame mounted, but it's smack dab in the serrations and the place you grab the slide to rack it.

I like the DA/SA but could live without the safety on a self-defense weapon. That's a great thing about Kahrs... it only has the slide lock and the magazine release... no "extra" stuff... just what's needed.

Some pistols are just festooned with levers and buttons! And now the liberals in government are adding all kinds of requirements... chamber loaded indicators, warnings and safeties. I just want my gun to be simple as possible and shoot when I pull the trigger... and fire only then.

Danged carpal tunnel is really acting up this morning... hard to use the mouse with tingling, numbness, and no feeling in my right hand fingers.

I use a splint at night and sometimes when I take it off in the morning, the CT decides to annoy me for a while. It's exacerbated by using some hand tools, like drills and a few other things, but shooting doesn't cause me any problems.

Wynn

Actually the safety/decocker location on the S&W's has never bothered me. I took the new M&P compact 40 to the range Wednesday and the new Chief's Special CS45 today for the first time. As with all 8 of my 3rd gens and my two M&P's, no issues at all. In fact I have never had a failure of any kind with a S&W ever and they are very accurate pistols, so even if I didn't care for the s/d location, I would still be happy with them.

[wyntrout]

Unless the S/D is on SAFE, the the darn switch is not a "comfy" thing to try to grip, and it's not something I want to have to position several times in getting the pistol back into ready-to-fire condition, especially in THOB.

I prefer the KISS-designed Kahrs.

Wynn

I got side-tracked a bit. The tall, Nicole-Kidman-looking blonde that pushes her baby carriage by every day just stopped to talk to my neighbor and I had to snap some pictures and blow them up. She really does look like Nicole!

[Bawanna]

I'll be the judge of that. Where are the pictures?

Don't even have to go to the mall anymore huh? They walk past your house for your viewing pleasure?

[wyntrout]

There are a few that catch my eye... not window shopping, just enjoying the view. My danged binoculars are in my van and this is the first time I saw her in enough time to get my camera and run upstairs... then she stops and talks to the old lady(78) next door for ten minutes or so.

It's 30 yards or so to the road and I'm shooting through a dirty window, wondering if the autofocus is going to focus on the glass, so I'm glad these came out well enough to see if she's as good closer up as she is far off. Yep, definitely.

Here are a few shots... in the interest of enjoying beauty.

In the first I hope she's not pointing at the D.O.M. with the camera.

Wynn

[Bawanna]

From the looks of the kid I'd say the daddy is a big ole boy. If he happens to be a member here your in deep kimchee I'm afraid.

She is a cutie without question. Maybe shades and blinds are in order for that window. (or spotting scope and telephoto lense)? Sort of blinders for the modern house.

[wyntrout]

The other day, I took a quick shot through the blinds at my Command Center and what I found out is that the blinds are years overdue for a good cleaning, which is why I ran upstairs so I wouldn't alert her when I opened the blinds. Anyhow, I was happy that she looked as good as I hoped with a little help from my camera and picture viewer.

Dang! I need to get back to work! I have tons of stuff to do and while my wife's at work, I'm getting distracted and playing around with my computer and Kahrtalk.

My recently retired brother and his wife are going to be here Tuesday and I'm trying to make up for a few years of neglect on the internal stuff... touching up paint and such.

He retired from the California Dept. of Corrections... LEO, and his wife retired from there as an admin. type. He usually packs some kind of 1911 .45. I want to take him to the range while he's here. I'm sure he can outshoot me, but I might keep up with him at 7 yards.

Well, back to work!

Wynn

Update... Brother won't be here until around the 10th or so.