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But the Ronin is a nice gun, catchy name too.
MM
It's the Japanese word for a rogue or freelance Samurai. Wasn't it more akin to masterless/adrift? (Something their culture applied a negative connotation towards) Is Kimber still based in NY? That is a negative/risk factor in my book these days..
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Is Kimberly still based in NY? Not sure but Dan Wesson's are made in Norwich NY
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that's the same as a dozen others...............Ok, I got it now.
But the Ronin is a nice gun, catchy name too.
Thanks for the guidance & input in case I want to buy one. Gruff could do worse as well.
MM Good luck with your kghunt. My khhunt is the best & it doesn't need any luck, but I appreciate the concern, anyway. And you really should buy a Ronin, you might like it. MM
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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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LOL, OK, then.
I forgot that you are a Glock guy, but weren't you an M&P guy before that?
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LOL, OK, then.
I forgot that you are a Glock guy, but weren't you an M&P guy before that?
MM I'm not an anything guy. I just don't see any value in the 1911 design. But the OP already knows all that so I just told him what I would buy if I were him right now. Which I'm not.
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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LOL, OK, then.
I forgot that you are a Glock guy, but weren't you an M&P guy before that?
MM I'm not an anything guy. I just don't see any value in the 1911 design. But the OP already knows all that so I just told him what I would buy if I were him right now. Which I'm not. Quick question: If someone was 1911 guy + Glock guy. Is that like, ambi-sexual?
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Quick question:
If someone was 1911 guy + Glock guy.
Is that like, ambi-sexual?
Eww.
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Quick question:
If someone was 1911 guy + Glock guy.
Is that like, ambi-sexual?
Eww. I thought you were ambi-safteyual? It seems like you have to defend yourself from two-sides at a greater than average frequency than most...
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It seems like you have to defend yourself from two-sides at a greater than average frequency than most...
In 2021, objectivity is the greatest threat. Apparently.
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Quick question:
If someone was 1911 guy + Glock guy.
Is that like, ambi-sexual?
I think the term you really want is bi-sexual........................not sure though. I would think eclectic might be a better (i.e., less in yer face) choice or words though. MM
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i have five , two colts ,two rugers, the best out of the box is my magnum research. that MR shoots better has the best reset and trigger of any. it is the only one that has gotten zero tuning. thats my 2 cents
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Last year I bought two Wiley Clapp Commanders, a lightweight and an Officer’s model, and have been really pleased with both.
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My experience with 1911 extends to a kimber pro carry and a para elite. Nothing fancy but they run everything I’ve put through them.
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For the money, The Springfield Range Officer or one of the new Ruger 1911’s are hard to beat.
And to stir the pot, I’ve never had ANY TROUBLE with any Kimber 1911.
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I only have a few 1911's, but the only one I've ever had problems with was my Springfield, and that was my reloads. I can't blame them that they made a tight chamber.
I cant take rounds and drop them into a Dillon case gauge, and they fit perfect. Shoot them thru my colt or DW just fine, but get jammed up in the Springfield.
I'm waiting to see how they work in a les Baer soon.
I also have Kimber 9mm that has been flawless.
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I've had several Colts, one Springfield Armory, a Ruger, a Caspian, and a couple Rock Islands. I can't really gripe about any of them, including the RIAs, which are suprisingly good pistols, especially for the money. Currently, I've got a Colt Custom Shop 1991A!, a Ruger Target .45, and the two RIAs, and frankly, I think the .45 RIA shoots better than the Colt and the Ruger (one of the RIAs is a 6" 10mm). That 10mm shoots awfully well, too.
I think it's pretty hard to find a bad 1911 right now. I wouldn't have said that back in the '70s.
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....stubbed toe...
Wouldn’t it be more like a slip-and-fall on a banana peel?....
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I've had over 2 dozen 1911's & some very nice ones. My twin baby girls as good or better than most all the others. Pre series II keepers. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/pTGJ7q6q/IMG-0903.jpg)
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Say a guy was looking for a dead nuts reliable, .45 in this platform.
I'm looking for input from you guys. I had a double stack Para a number of years ago, should never have sold it. Borrowed the same model Para, and a Kimber single stack (both in .40) from a friend and my GOD that Kimber just hit every damn thing I pointed it at and ran like a typewriter. Other than owning that one Para, I've only ever shot a half dozen or so over the years.
Not looking for a competition type gun, or a bottom rung budget either. Decent sights (or ability to drift in new) and reliability is what I'm looking for. Not looking to pro/con the argument as to what is good and bad about the platform in general. I don't care to rehash the old bullchit.
Brand/model recommendations are appreciated.
Thanks Let me help. 1911Forum-----Kimber------ topic "MCSCCOM Det1, Kimber 45" The topic is from 2005, but a fellow from NC who posted recently wants to sell U.S. Military Property USMC Kimber .45ACP. I would look into that if I were you. I mean, they would not make a pistol for recon commandos that was not reliable, right? It is old school commando not having a rail, but that is what many old guys like, no rail.
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