My Small 1911 Collection
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Johnn Peterson
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Nice collection. Years ago, there was a 1911 collector, and competitive shooter in Naniamo, that had quite a collection of variations of the 1911. I believe he passed away a few years ago but I don't know what happened to his collection. I bought a parkerized one from him, unfired & still packed in the original grease. George King, a gunsmith in the club, accursed it for me and it's another one of the ones I shouldn't have gotten rid of.
Johnn Peterson
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Dave. You 'need' one. I had no intention of getting one until my buddy got his and asked me to go along to the range and 'try' it out.
He had some loads @ about 1000f/sec using a cast 440grGC bullet, and resting, I put 5 into a ragged 1.25" hole at about 25m's. Not bad for 1st kick at the cat. Prior to shooting it, all I thought was "this is the biggest chunk of stainless steel I've held since I took early retirement from the pulp mill". After trying it, I said, "self, you 'need' one"!!Go for it.
Johnn Peterson
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No sence in having just one sore hand, in this day & age of equality.One? Hell, no way!
I'll buy two!
- Dave.
Let me know when you get it/them. I have some good loads for you to try.
Johnn Peterson
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I haven't tried those, but here are a few that I have;
Cast
- 350gr LFN PB
- 370gr RNFP PB
- 440gr LFN GC
- (Keith style) by M.T. Chambers, 380gr SWC PB
Jacketed
- Hornady 350gr XTP/MAG
- Hornady 500gr JFP/MAG
- Speer 325gr HP (Modified & with caution as/Speer tech's)
- Sierra 350gr JHP
One that I want to try but haven't been able to get any yet is the Sierra 400gr JFP. I have a few scans of targets shot & the loads used I can send you if you want, but in reality, everything I've run through it seems to shoot well.
Even with the Hogue grips, some of the hotter loads with the 440gr & 500gr are a little hard on the hand. I modified a set of Jorden Trooper custom grips for an N-frame Smith, made by Herritt's and that helped, a little.
I also have some good articles on loads & load testing, as well as some on hunting trips the 500 S&W has been used on.
I'm looking into taking it to Alaska for Moose, 'possibly' 2009-10 but we'll see.
very nice collection there!440 LFN GC - does the GC stand for golf cart? looks like that revolver could launch one!!!! Beautiful piece of engineering.
GC = Gas Check a copper disk attached to the base of a cast bullet to prevent leading at higher vecocities.
LFN = lead flat nose
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Johnn Peterson
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- Chemainus B.C.
440 LFN GC - does the GC stand for golf cart? looks like that revolver could launch one!!!! Beautiful piece of engineering.
Never thought of that as an option but a Golf Cart would probably come in handy to transport the beast. Good one No, what it is comes from a chart I have describing different cast bullet profiles or descriptions. I believe it's from the Beartooth Bullet site. Actually I should've said 440gr LongMediumNose rather than LongFlatNose. At least that's how it was explained to me. I still like the idea of a Golf Cart.Almost forgot, GS designates a Gas Check design.
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Johnn Peterson
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Yes, we did get a little sidetracked. Like you, I wouldn't mind seeing more 1911 pics either, so, if you "got'em", make it your contribution to post'em and share.Geez, everytime I log onto CGN & I see a new post to this thread I'm hoping there will be some more 1911 pics...
And all there is though is you guys talking about the S&W hand cannon...
Ardent
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Nope, it's a Colt. Colt made a run of reproduction WWI 1911's, absolutely beautiful.
I've never seen the L in LFN or LRN mean "long" before. If it is a lead bullet we use "L" to mean "lead". As in:Actually I should've said 440gr LongMediumNose rather than LongFlatNose. At least that's how it was explained to me. I still like the idea of a Golf Cart.
LRN - lead round nose
LWC - lead wad cutter
LSWC - lead semi wad cutter
etc.
Fudd
Johnn Peterson
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Could well be, but as the descriptions were from Beartooth Bullets, and were dealing with cast bullets, one would normally assume they were lead cast. As it was related to me, being cast from lead it would be understood or a given that they were lead.I've never seen the L in LFN or LRN mean "long" before. If it is a lead bullet we use "L" to mean "lead". As in:
LRN - lead round nose
LWC - lead wad cutter
LSWC - lead semi wad cutter
etc.
Fudd
On the info/picture sheet I have before me, there are a couple more in line with the point of discussion;
WideLongNose, WideFlatNose, both of which are also GasChecked & WideFlatNosePlainBase.
Johnn Peterson
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Again, that could well be but I'm just going by how it was related to me. On the same chart I have from Beartooth Bullets, titled Example Bullet Profiles.45 Colt, there are three, actually four more bullets on that display, and even though they are cast lead, that letter,L, doesn't appear in the letter description. The four are;
- Round Nose Flat Point
- Keith
- Wide Flat Nose
- Wide Flat Nose Plain Base.
