GI initiation . . .

hogleg

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Hi all,

What a a great site! What a great week!

Monday I got my PAL, applied for my long term ATT, bought 2 guns. One from Gunnut "bjjzak", a Ruger MKII 22LR, and the other from Lever Arms in Vancouver . . . a Springfield GI 45 . I already have the .45 in hand, the paperwork came through yesterday - superquick!

My first question, anyone want to recomend an initial box of ammo for the .45? (that is after an initial cleaning and oiling...)

I'm busting here! :D

Emil
 
Any FMJ Ball ammo from a reputable company should do. These guns are designed to use 230 grain ball ammo and that seems to be what they work best with. According to most of the gurus here there is no break in required. Just make sure it's well cleaned of grease.

Blast away and have fun.
 
Bartledan said:
Good stuff!

Now, you're going to need a Glock. Just letting you know.
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Stay away from the Euro trash, you are on the right track with the Ruger 22 and the Springfield 45 ACP , you don't need no stinkin tupperware guns.;) :p
 
The 1911 is where you'd end up anyway - you've just saved yourself time, money and frustration by going straight there - now you can use the money you saved by not buying all of those other guns to buy ammo! (or better yet a reloading set up)
 
First I asume you are new to handguns. If so then put away the .45 and shoot the .22 for 6 months. Ok since that is not going to happen then get some reliable lighter loads for the 45. If you shoot full loads you will most likely develop a flinch very soon after. You want to train yourself to not react to the noise and recoil. Pick up some snap caps.
http://www.marstar.ca/ammo/snap-caps.htm
Get a few magazines. load the mags with snap caps in random locations. Best to have someone else load them but if you have more mags loaded differently you tend to forget the order you loaded them. When you shoot the gun you don't know if you are going to be shooting a live round or not (first/top round would be live). If it is not a live round you will see your reaction to pulling the trigger. You want to train your body for as little reaction as possible. After you can shoot well then work on speed if that is what you want.
 
Rudy H said:
Pick up some snap caps . . .
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More good advice.

When I picked up the 1911, I also bought a 5-pack of snaps for "dry fire". But your idea of randomly loading them is smart thinking. I am relatively new to guns, I have a couple of friends that shoot ... so I have a little experience with a SW 686 (that rattled my nerves when I first fired it) he has a Hungarian 9mm and a .40, and some rifles. I also did some hunting back in Alberta 20 years ago . . . doh! (i'm dating myself) :D
But yeah, the flinch is not good. I was even considering a couple of lessons on proper technique . . . we'll see what I can find at POCO.

Cheers, Emil
 
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