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dennis40x replied to a thread This is a Colt XSE 1911 series pistol in Defensive Carry Guns

The original sights on my XSE were Colt standard that predate quasi Novak configuration you eluded to. My slide has the Novak sight cut (the tool was...

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Yesterday, 09:43 PM

dennis40x replied to a thread This is a Colt XSE 1911 series pistol in Defensive Carry Guns

See Post number 11 for the modification work done and as for the bullet employed a Speer 45TMJ-Match SWC 200Gr

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Yesterday, 07:52 PM

dennis40x replied to a thread This is a Colt XSE 1911 series pistol in Defensive Carry Guns

I had guidance from a qualified individual and access to a machine shop. (Reference my father was a machinist for an optical company which also did...

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October 12th, 2019, 09:43 PM

dennis40x started a thread This is a Colt XSE 1911 series pistol in Defensive Carry Guns

This is a Colt XSE 1911 series pistol that I reworked @ 50Yds Off-Hand- Shot from standing. You keep certain targets for show and others are filed in...

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October 12th, 2019, 09:18 PM

dennis40x started a thread Remington 40X 7.62MM NATO in General Firearm Discussion

Remington 40X 7.62MM NATO that I've shoot from 200Yds out to 1000 Yds. Equipped with RPA sights (G.B.). You don't often see a Left-Hand version. Also...

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October 11th, 2019, 07:47 PM

dennis40x replied to a thread Shoot Me First! Improper Concealment, Unwanted Attention in General Firearm Discussion

I'm rather nondescript and old, thus nobody pays attention to me which is advantageous. At least no one has come up to me and asked the question what...

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October 11th, 2019, 02:42 PM

dennis40x replied to a thread Striker control device for Glock in Defensive Carry Guns

On occasion I wonder if subjects like this are a marketing ploy to generate interest in a product. Its more cost effect than an advertisement its a...

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October 10th, 2019, 10:29 PM

dennis40x replied to a thread Striker control device for Glock in Defensive Carry Guns

It is a matter of competency-/-manual of arms in regards to negligent discharges during the holstering procedure.

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October 8th, 2019, 04:04 PM

dennis40x replied to a thread Are you a Democrat, a Republican, or a Southerner? in Off Topic & Humor Discussion

No I'm a registered Independent. I avoid stupid people, places and things. If the previous mentioned doesn't work I know what to do.

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October 8th, 2019, 03:52 PM

dennis40x replied to a thread When to Carry a .40 S&W over a 9mm? in Defensive Ammunition & Ballistics

The 40S&W came and went. Never owned and or fired a handgun in 40S&W. If it can't be done primarily with the 9X19mm or secondary with the 45ACP, I'm...

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October 6th, 2019, 11:51 AM

dennis40x replied to a thread How does a red dot effect carry? in Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions

I have a limited amount of experience with Red-Dot sights, thru usage of rental weapons mounted with Red-Dot sights at a local indoor range. One of...

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October 5th, 2019, 03:07 PM

dennis40x replied to a thread Salute!! in Off Topic & Humor Discussion

Terrel County-1157, Waldo County-1163, Lorain County-1177, Hendry County-824 all LST's. Okinawa LPH3 & IwoJima LPH2. UNS General E.D. Patrick T-AP-50...

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September 26th, 2019, 09:49 AM

dennis40x replied to a thread Made another 1911 purchase in Defensive Carry Guns

If by chance you were at MRCD Parris Island SC in during the summer of 1964 each recruit fired the 1911A1 for a total of (14) rounds. At that point...

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September 21st, 2019, 11:01 PM

dennis40x replied to a thread Is it old age or just a caliber I don't like much? in Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions

I've stated this often enough that I've fired enough 45ACP to fill a 55Gal barrel/barrels with the empties. As a practical matter the 9X19mm is more...

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September 21st, 2019, 05:31 PM

dennis40x replied to a thread Ruger RAP 9X19mm & 45ACP in Defensive Carry Guns

In my opinion Ruger didn't control the message during the initial release of the RAP series pistol. By that I mean, usually the firearms media is...

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September 21st, 2019, 01:36 PM

dennis40x replied to a thread Ruger RAP 9X19mm & 45ACP in Defensive Carry Guns

People refer to the size of the RAP series, but if one was to lay side by side a S&W MP9 and a Ruger RAP9 both are about the same size.:smile:

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September 21st, 2019, 01:29 PM

dennis40x replied to a thread Grip Angle and Other Handgun Shooting Tips in Defensive Carry Guns

Askins was more experienced in actual shooting incidents both law enforcement and military than Bill Jordan or Jeff Cooper as examples.

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September 21st, 2019, 01:10 PM

dennis40x started a thread Ruger RAP 9X19mm & 45ACP in Defensive Carry Guns

Apparently both the RAP 9X19mm and 45ACP market place acceptance has not been what Ruger wished for. I acquired an example of each and both have...

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September 19th, 2019, 11:44 AM

dennis40x replied to a thread 2A, it's seems to have become a single focus with so many in The Second Amendment & Gun Legislation Discussion

The TV-News lead "Gun Violence" then they show the location/neighborhoods and individuals/population thus predominantly ethnic minority. Its...

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September 18th, 2019, 11:00 AM

dennis40x replied to a thread Considering a pocket 380......What do you carry and why? in Defensive Carry Guns

What I have found,opinions are usually based on a sample of one as opposed to a sampling of multiple's taken at random from different production...

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September 18th, 2019, 09:14 AM

dennis40x replied to a thread Considering a pocket 380......What do you carry and why? in Defensive Carry Guns

Advice from the multitudes costs nothing and generally worth the same. I was told that decades in the past. Thus what I just wrote applies! You are...

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September 15th, 2019, 12:16 PM

dennis40x replied to a thread Beto and His Unrealistic Expectations in The Second Amendment & Gun Legislation Discussion

Beto and His Unrealistic Expectations, I wonder if he thinks before he speaks, his emotions of the moment seem to guide his utterances.

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September 15th, 2019, 10:56 AM

dennis40x replied to a thread The destruction of the U.S.A. in Law Enforcement, Military & Homeland Security Discussion

I would suggest that you may want to read The Life Of General Oliver P Smith for Country and Corps by G B Shisler Naval Institute Press. The Korean...

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September 14th, 2019, 12:26 PM

dennis40x replied to a thread Good Read on Point-Shoot From The Past in Defensive Carry & Tactical Training

I have only one remaining book, Askins autobiography The Unrepentant Sinner (autographed San Antonia 16 April 87, there were other books at one time...

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