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If you cut the ports and the slide ?...you get flash. So you may be creating a problem while trying to eliminate another...Having said that it may be an individual thing, but not main stream. The default race gun of today is pretty tough beat. By that I mean stay with just the comp, no ports on the barrel.

Skoggster...very good post, worth reading more than once. The fundamentals are only the first barrier to overcome. Than comes the performance anxiety. We empower our selves by letting go of the ego and ride the horse with confidence. That you and the horse are one.

always be sure.. before you start whittling away...LOL that you are assembling properly!

I just bought a matched barrel with a comp. It shoots fine. .45 1911.. It is glued to exact specs onto the threads....for a Springer A1. Side note...my groups at 20 yards are 3x better. Clarks custom guns match barrel with comp.

One shot five times exactly the same way...easy right! ...Not. 308...168 match king?...lapped barrel..most marine shooters can shoot smiley faces all day at 300 yards. My best shot at 500 yards are with my 300 win mag bolt. let it roll back like a rail car on tracks straight back and hold my trigger a second after pull. I use a G David Tubb forehand grip with a strap. And try to do his sighting techniques. If you get sub MOA at 500 you are way ahead of the game...IMO

"Only problem if you don't live nearby is the $70 plus for shipping. Cut .585 and fit the barrel" tripod....you my be right. But if your not a pistol smith, the best way is.. to see how the pro's do it and use that as a starting point. Not all pistols/guns are going to fit just right and some adjusting my be required. If it is less than $100 I would say you get alot of bang. And an expert on the phone at Clarks Custom Gun's. Plus you my need advice in the future with the direction you are going with your gun...That's a great plenty for a hundred bucks!..now days. Anyone who needs to ask this question, should follow that advise IMO.

Glock designed his gun to be combat ready and took miltary modifications. But I can't commit on that it is a self defense question. Combat and shooting competition are not the same. Soviets use the most dynamic position on their backs when shooting combat or sniping. I can't commit on that, it has to do with real life threatening and combat training. In combat you can't just be zippy, flashy, and fast, you will lose....You have to be smart as well.

I can't commit on ccw. It smacks of self defense, or (self defence in Europe). But just so you know, the Les baers is Ted Nugent's favorite. I would add a larger safety for a high thumb rest and a beaver tail to that Springfield...That's what I have.

Free your mind and your ass will follow....Jon Luc Ponte Thinking is going over what you don't know.. Feeling is orchestrating the things you are in constant compilation of....Where your treasures are, there to well be your heart.

I am sorry, I am not a trouble maker...Just new. I will confine myself to shooting as a esoteric ritual....JLP

I missed this one...I answered keep shooting until your attacker stops moving...but I think I am right. Jon Luc What do you all think? 10) What do you feel is the standard response in using a defensive handgun when you must shoot to defend your life? A. With a major caliber handgun, two quick hits to the thoracic cavity B. With a minor caliber handgun, three to four quick hits to the thoracic cavity C. With a sub-caliber handgun, three to four quick hits to the cranio-ocular cavity All of the above A and C only None of the above: You keep shooting until your attacker stops moving Answer to Question #10: If you “keep shooting until your attacker stops moving,” you may find yourself looking at excessive use of force charges and will certainly feel the liability of explaining why you continued to shoot after the threat ended. We shoot to stop the attack, not to kill. Once the attack stops, we stop shooting because that’s when excessive use of force begins. By “stopping the attack” we mean your opponent is no longer showing intent to injure you or is no longer able to injure you. We cover this issue in great detail with demonstrations in our “Moral and Ethical Decisions in the Use of Deadly Force” and “Problems 2 and 3: Criminal and Civil Liability Following the Use of Deadly Force” lectures. You will get some of this fascinating and extremely informative training in my Gun Training Reports and the rest of your hands-on training will occur in our Two Day and Four Day Courses. The standard response that you should train to have, with a major-caliber handgun (calibers with a “4” in them) such as .45, 44, 10mm (a hot .40 caliber) and .40 S&W, is two quick hits to the thoracic cavity. That should be the standard response with minor calibers as well (calibers smaller than the “4’s” but larger or hotter than .380) such as 9mm. But be prepared to deliver a shot to the cranio-ocular cavity (between the eyebrows and moustache) to stop the fight if they don’t immediately drop. Our troops in Iraq are reporting that when using the 9mm Berettas, three or four hits to the chest are required to stop attackers. With sub-caliber handguns, don’t even bother shooting your attacker in the chest as you are just wasting time, ammunition, and elevating his threshold for pain by inflicting a non-incapacitating wound. Standard response with a pocket pistol that so many people carry for convenience is three to four quick hits to the cranio-ocular cavity. There is nothing wrong with carrying a pocket pistol in a sub-caliber, you just have to train significantly more in order to shoot it well due to the smaller packages, shorter sight radius and because the standard response is delivered to a much smaller target. Again, the answer to question #10 is: A and C only.

Mill frame for ramped barrel (specify Clark/Para or Wilson/Nowlin ramp style) $ 50 Clark Guns Why worry...have them do it or call them.. very nice people...KCM..and Jim are tops IMO.

This is a very good topic. I started with front sight focus shortly after I bought my first hand gun. By chance a LEO suggested looking into a well known Gun range in Nevada for help. Now I am hooked and trying to improve my groups. An amazing weapon the 1911. It has the potential to be more dynamic and useful than any other weapon with good training IMO. JLP

Hello, This is a learning experiance for me. I have not shot in competition but I would like to. And this is a good place to be.Gun fighting may be a lot different, but fundimentals is where I need to start. Thanks for any help. Jon Luc