It was called the Golden Bullet on Wadsworth Ave. Four benches, underground @100yds and a large 50 foot pistol range. We shot Winter League Rimfire matches there and the rattle of a magnum right next door caused many a flinch. It was either gone or changed names in the late '70s when I was back in the area.
It was called the Golden Bullet on Wadsworth Ave. Four benches, underground @100yds and a large 50 foot pistol range. We shot Winter League Rimfire matches there and the rattle of a magnum right next door caused many a flinch. It was either gone or changed names in the late '70s when I was back in the area.
Sounds like the same place, store upstairs, range below. I once went down the stairs with my hands full of guns, ammo and stuff, ear muffs hanging around my neck. Just got to the bottom when someone uncorked a 357 and I got a painful lesson, always put muffs over ears before starting down to the range.
I worked there at night before and during hunting season for help in sight-ins. I guy had a remodeled '03 in .338 Win Mag and a loading block that was neat. It was laid out like a Chinese Checker board and held about 60 rounds of carefully crafted, expensive bulleted handloads with groups of three and five of several powders and charges. Very meticulously done. He tripped and spilled the entire rack on the floor. He got some good groups of two, three and even four, but he had no way of knowing what they were. He shot every round.
I worked there at night before and during hunting season for help in sight-ins. I guy had a remodeled '03 in .338 Win Mag and a loading block that was neat. It was laid out like a Chinese Checker board and held about 60 rounds of carefully crafted, expensive bulleted handloads with groups of three and five of several powders and charges. Very meticulously done. He tripped and spilled the entire rack on the floor. He got some good groups of two, three and even four, but he had no way of knowing what they were. He shot every round.
Is the 1911 truly "locked" with safety on or does it just block trigger pull? The only 1911 style handgun which actually locks the hammer is the Spanish Star. The Star's thumb safety engages the tail of the hammer and cams it back off the sear. To make a Star fire with safety engaged one would have to break the hammer itself.
The safety locks the slide, and blocks the hammer disengagement; as does the grip safety.
Like many things, I'm sure there are some variations; but that is the jist of the 1911 operation.
Carrying a 1911 on half cock can be dangerous! The 1911 safety locks the hammer and sear and IS safe (unless worn out).
Test-- Cock the gun and lay your finger on the hammer then engage the safety. You should feel the hammer cammed to the rear by a few thousandths. That takes the pressure off the sear.
While Darkker and JBelk said it perfectly, they did. I'll throw in the obvious and say there is such a thing as inertia firing, but it's about as rare as chicken teeth. I'm a total believer in toothless chickens.
Edit: For the record, I have no use for Colt series 80 pistols or chicken teeth.
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