Kenpo Joe

PSALM 1911 1. In the beginning was the 1911, and the 1911 was THE pistol, and it was good. And behold the Lord said, thou shalt not muck with my disciple John's design for it is good and it worketh. For John made the 1911, and lo all of his weapons, from the designs which I, the Lord, gave him upon the mountain. 2. And shouldst thou muck with it, and hang all manner of foul implements upon it, and profane its internal parts, thou shalt surely have malfunctions, and in the midst of battle thou shalt surely come to harm. 3. And as the ages passed, men in their ignorance and arrogance didst forget the word of the Lord and began to profane the 1911. The tribe of the gamesman did place recoil spring guides and extended slide releases upon the 1911 and their metal smiths didst tighten the tolerances and alter parts to their liking, their clearness of mind being clouded by lust. 4. Their artisans did hang all manner of foul implements upon the 1911 and did so alter it that it became impractical to purchase. For lo, the artisans didst charge a great tax upon the purchasers of the 1911 so that the lowly field worker could not afford one. And the profaning of the internal parts didst render it unworkable when the dust of the land fell upon it. 5. And lo, they didst install adjustable sights, which are an abomination unto the Lord. For they doth break and lose their zero when thou dost need true aim. And those who have done so will be slain in great numbers by their enemies in the Great Battle. 6. And it came to pass that the Lord didst see the abomination wrought by man and didst cause, as he had warned, fearful malfunctions to come upon the abominations and upon the artisans who thought they could do no wrong. 7. Seeing the malfunctions and the confusion of men the lord of the underworld did see an opportunity to further ensnare man and didst bring forth pistols made of plastic, whose form was such that they looked and felt like a brick, yet the eyes of man being clouded, they were consumed by the plastic pistol and did buy vast quantities of them. 8. And being a deceitful spirit, the lord of the underworld did make these plastic pistols unamenable to the artisans of earth and they were unable to muck much with the design, and lo these pistols did appear to function. 9. And the Evil One also brought forth pistols in which the trigger didst both cock and fire them and which require a "dingus" to make them appear safe. 10. But man, being stupid, did not understand these new pistols and didst proceed to shoot themselves with the plastic pistol and with the trigger-cocking pistols for lo their manual of arms required great intelligence which man had long since forsaken. Yet man continue to gloat over these new pistols blaming evil forces for the negligent discharges which they themselves had committed. 11. And when man had been totally ensnared with the plastic pistol, the lord of the Underworld didst cause a plague of the terrible "Ka-Boom" to descend upon man and the plastic pistols delivered their retribution upon men. And there was a great wailing and gnashing of teeth in the land. 12. Then seeing that the eyes of man were slowly being opened and that man was truly sorrowful for his sinful misdeeds, the Lord did send his messengers in the form of artisans who did hear and obey the teachings of the prophet and who didst restore the profaned 1911s to their proper configuration, and lo, to the amazement of men, they didst begin to work as the prophet had intended. 13. And the men of the land didst drive out the charlatans and profaners from the land, and there was joy and peace in the land, except for the evil sprits which tried occasionally to prey on the men and women of the land and who were sent to the place of eternal damnation by the followers of John.

I make my own 45 bullets and I just have to say that it is not cheaper to make them yourself. This is something that is labor intensive and it will take me 4 hours just to make 200 bullets. Copper prices are climbing fast, with lead right behind. I only do it because it's a lot of fun and I have a stash of free lead. If you want to save money, go with the high volume guys who make bullets for a living. Back on mute.

I got mine from eBay. I also use mine for my camera at home, so I got one that has a few extra features, like a leveling bubble. The brick with a bungee sounds like a good idea for when it is windy. I'm going to give it a try next time. Back on mute.

I use 4.8gr of TiteGroup under a 200gr Bear Creek bullet and it is very consistant. Back on mute.

Dogs are truely man's best friend. Back on mute.

I've been using 4.8gr of Titegroup for years with the Bear Creek 200gr SWC Springer 45. Never had a problem and it shoots clean. Back on mute.

A co-worker gave me some 45 ACP brass 5 years ago that he had primed in 1976. I added powder and bullet and they all went bang. He lived in Florida at the time he primed the cases and they had been sitting out in my garage for 5 years before I reloaded them. Back on mute.

Contractor A gambler who never gets to shuffle, cut, or deal. Bid Opening A poker game in which the losing hand wins. Bid A wild guess carried out in two decimal places. Low Bidder A contractor who is wondering what he left out. Engineers Estimate The known cost of constuction in heaven. Bonding Company A required player in the game. Win, lose, or draw, the bonding company still gets paid, but if the contractor loses, the company quits playing with him. REMEMBER, the bonding company is a REQUIRED player! Project Manager The conductor of an orchestra in which every musician is in a different union. Critical Path Method A management technique for losing your ass under perfect control. O.S.H.A. A protective coating made by half baking a mixture of fine print, red tape, split hairs, plus baloney usually applied at random with a shotgun. Strike An effort to increase egg production by strangling the chicken. Delayed Payment A tourniquet applied to the hing pocket. Completion Date The point at which liquidated damages begin. Liquidated damages A penalty for failing to acheive the impossible. Auditor People who go in after the war is lost and bayonet the wounded. Lawyer People who go in after the auditors and strip the bodies.

I've been shooting thier bullets for three years now in my 45 with Titegroup and I never have had a problem with leading. I just do a normal cleaning with a patch and Break Free. I also use their bullets in my 44 and 357 mag with H110 and the barrels remain lead free. Back on mute.

oh no! not cowboy action shooting! bad, bad Why's your finger on the trigger while the revolver is pointed at your foot? Is that okay in Cowboy Action Shooting or is it a DQ?

+1 on Bear Creek. I use them in my 45, 44 and 357. Back on mute.

Vlad, You kill me..

The IRS decides to audit Ralph, and summons him to the IRS office. The IRS auditor is not surprised when Ralph shows up with his attorney. The auditor says, "Well, sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle and no full-time employment, which you explain by saying that you win money gambling. I'm not sure the IRS finds that believable." "I'm a great gambler, and I can prove it," says Ralph. "How about a demonstration?" The auditor thinks for a moment and said, "Okay.Go ahead." Ralph says, "I'll bet you a thousand dollars that I can bite my own eye." The auditor thinks a moment and says, "No way! It's a bet." Ralph removes his glass eye and bites it. The auditor's jaw drops. Ralph says, "Now, I'll bet you two thousand dollars that I can bite my other eye." The auditor c an tell Ralph isn't blind, so he takes the bet. Ralph removes his dentures and bites his good eye. The stunned auditor now realizes he has wagered and lost three grand, with Ralph's attorney as a witness. He starts to get nervous. "Want to go double or nothing?" Ralph asks. "I'll bet you six thousand dollars that I can stand on one side of your desk, and pee into that wastebasket on the other side, and never get a drop anywhere in between." The auditor, twice burned, is cautious now, but he looks carefully and decides there's no way this guy can manage that stunt, so he agrees again. Ralph stands beside the desk and unzips his pants, but although he strains mightily, he can't make the stream reach the wastebasket on other side, so he pretty much urinates all over the desk. The auditor leaps with joy, realizing that he has just turned a major loss into a huge win. But Ralph's attorney moans and puts his head in his hands. "Are you okay?" the auditor asks. "Not really," says the attorney. "This morning, when Ralph told me he'd been summoned for an audit, he bet me twenty thousand dollars that he could come in here and piss all over an IRS official's desk and that you'd be happy about it." Back on mute.

It's funny you should mention this. I think I have found a use for those pesky 40 S&W cases I pick up by accident every so often. Just last night I was playing around with my new bullet swage press and I grabbed a 40 S&W case, bumped it up to .451, seated a lead core and rounded it over. It came out to 360gr. I'll next try trimming the case down so that I can get it down to 300 gr. Back on mute.

All of this advice is good to know and I have replaced the spring. I was up in Coos Bay, OR last weekend and I didn't have time to test it. I'll let everyone what the final fix is. Thanks for your help.