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I'm endlessly amused when I hand people (uninitiated) a full house 1911 as I begin to introduce them to the Truth and the Light...

Without fail - Nice grips!". Thats it.



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"Nice grips!"

I have to wonder if these people start inspecting the tires when looking at fine German cars.

"Nice Pirelllis!"

I have gone through the same thing, and I have come to a relization. Most people in the world couldnt tell the difference between a full custom and a Kimber.

P.S. Nice grips

Yep, if they say anything at first, it's about the grips.
Maybe something about the "knurling on the grips" (that would be a checkered front strap to us).

I agree with dbltap. If you have to say anything, you're probably sunk before it even begins.

If asked what was done, you can look at their faces at some point in the explanation and read their thoughts- "It's a shame all that has to be done to a 1911 for them to work right".

It's usually the same types who can't understand why anyone would want to get any training.

Sigh.

Then you find one now and then who casts their critical eye on it because they think they are supposed to find faults. But since it's the first 1911 (or HiPower, or...) they've ever handled- they have no clue what they are looking at.
One of my favorites was the guy looking at someone else's 1911 and complaining about the "slop" in the trigger. He thought it had too much up and down play. But if that trigger had any less play, it wouldn't have returned after the shot.

Those that can't- critique.

Not to get off track here, but let's get some guesses as to what's the first word out of somebody's mouth when you hand them a Thompson SMG for the first time?

As for the Simonich grips..... there's one word that's hard to avoid when describing them...... "nice"!

Damn! Thats Heavy!

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Thats heavy is right, I have heard that quite a few times.

That's it exactly!

I like to respond:

OK, think that's heavy? Let's just add these (at least) seven, 30-round mags, that's four-plus boxes of .45's, plus all your other gear, canteen, and what not.... none of which is terribly conducive to swimming..... and ah, if you don't mind, when that big steel door drops, we'd really appreciate it if you would just jump into the six-foot-deep water and then, if it's not too much trouble, should you happen to notice a machine gun firing at you, just sorta wade in that direction and see if you can't do something about making those disagreeable fellows stop trying to cut you in half.......

All these guys are at least in their 80's by now (let's say, it's 1945 and you're 17. Today you are at least 79). I read 2-3 year ago that WWII vets are dying at a rate of about 1100 a day..... that is a remarkable number that gives some idea of the scope of the whole thing.

OK-- this has been a major thread-jacking but when I get on the subject of those that have, or are, putting it on the line for this country and the rest of us, manners and protocols tend to go by the wayside..... sorry.... it won't happen again....

I read a lot here, and don't tend to say much, but, around me you never have to apologize for a "rant" like that one!! Good job.