M1911A1 from Northwest Washington State

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  1. January 13th, 2009 11:30 PM #1
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    M1911A1 from Northwest Washington State

    I'm reasonably knowledgeable about guns and shooting, and I know a lot about leatherwork and holsters.
    I was moderately successful at competition, in both practical pistol and practical rifle matches, events, and exercises, but that was a long time ago.
    My mentor, and very dear friend, was Mike Harries (of the flashlight technique). He was the finest natural teacher I've ever met. Whatever shooting success I've had, I owe to him—and to a whole lot of constant practice, practice, practice.
    I admit to being opinionated and outspoken, but I will never publish information here unless I truly know what I'm writing about. I always try to be polite, but on occasion I have been known to seem to be a curmudgeon. (I'm really not.)
    I normally carry either my AMT .45 Backup, or a Semmerling LM-4 (inherited, in a roundabout way, from Mike) in my pocket, all day, every day. For more serious occasions, I use either a Officers'-Model-size .45 custom-made by Master Gunsmith Chuck Ries, or one of two full-size Government Models which also were built by Chuck.
    I'm sure that I'll enjoy participating in this forum.
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