I get the dufus of the day award

[AllenM]

I may consider that when it gets a bit warmer.
My son shot the gun and loves it. He is EDC with it. Says it is great as he is not scared of scratching it.

I do like the grip/color combo you did on that one.

Before or after?
I was thinking of going black and blue but it wouldn't go with the grips

 

[churchmouse]

Before or after?
I was thinking of going black and blue but it wouldn't go with the grips

Actually both. It looks good both ways.
It may look like a big bruise if you did the black and blue thing.....

Well, it has been bruised.

 

[AllenM]

that was the idea

 

[DemolitionMan]

I hate to ask, but due to my lack of knowledge in many areas of firearms... What is a squib load?

Others have pointed out what it is, but I think you should know a couple other things. First, when it happens there's a distinctive "bloop" noise, like something was dropped down a pipe (which in a way, it was). The primer has just enough power to push the bullet out of its casing and part way down the barrel, causing the noise. Second, the primer alone won't cycle most semi-autos. If your firearm does not cycle and you the empty brass is still sitting in the chamber you should stop and make sure the barrel is clear. Third, fixing it is generally pretty easy. You just need to field strip the firearm and get a rod to push the bullet out. It's a good idea to use a soft metal like brass, or something non-metallic like a wooden dowel so that you don't scratch the inside of the barrel.

Most importantly you have to be aware of what's going on. Not trying to call out AllenM here, he obviously knows this already, but when you're shooting you have to know how the firearm behaves. If you get a "click" or hear that bloop sound, if there is brass sitting in the chamber, if you didn't get the amount of kick you expected, it's time to stop and make sure everything is safe. There have been some nasty injuries caused by less sturdy firearms and squib rounds.

I speak from personal experience by the way. I had a few squib rounds in my early reloading attempts. I was really lucky that the first time it happened was at the end of a magazine, because I tried to just rack the slide and keep going. The pause to change magazines gave me time to think and discover what had happened. Not sure my Kimber would have held up as well as the RO did!

 

[richardraw316]

It looks great. I hope this does not cause me to want back into club 1911. That club has really expensive dues at join up time. Lol

 

[sjstill]

It looks great. I hope this does not cause me to want back into club 1911. That club has really expensive dues at join up time. Lol

Naw. Start out with a Rock Island. For the money, they're hard to beat. I've been inside a couple of them, well made pistols.

 

[SERparacord]

It looks like an EDC to me if it shoots well enough.
Nice job resurrecting it.
I like the new color scheme. I am still up in the air with the one you and I discussed. It is done except welding up the holes in the dust cover.

It does look Saintly, great job Allen.

 

[WebSnyper]

Nice job.

 

[Psode27]

Glad you are okay! Very scary stuff! Also glad its back up and running again! Looks good!