The Rock Island .45

Sometime around May 2011 I finally purchased my first 1911. My love affair with this model pistol began probably in the 50's when I would play "Army" and had many comic books with soldiers using the 1911 .45 in combat scenes.*

Fast forward to 1964 and my entry into the U.S. Navy and an eventual revival of the love affair. Over a 26 year career, I became very familiar with J.M.B.'s mechanical marvel and though being a family man, (broke)...

My GSG .22

Here is a small review of changes and modifications I have done to "customize" my GSG.
I work on MY guns for MY personal enjoyment.
Note that there was very little money spent here. Yeah, I'm cheap but this is a $300-$350 gun and I'd rather put my money in better pieces.

As far as I know, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the GSG .22 as it is out of the box, I just wanted to purty it up and void my own warranty. If you like yours...

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Here are some pictures of our trip to the gem mine. This first picture is what the ground looked like. There was lots of quartz, granite and feldspar all over.



Here is what I collected. A little Quartz, y Quartz, Albite Feldspar, Mica, and Garnet.



Here is what we were looking for. Beryl Aquamarine Crystals. We didn't find any but the mine...

Today we went to York County Fish and Game and shot a couple stages of Steel Challenge. My club that is shut down brought the plates there and hosted an introduction to the sport for their club. We set up a couple stages " and Hope" and "Round About" on their pistol range. I shot my Dan Wesson 38 Super and my daughter shot her PM9. Here is a short clip of her on the " and Hope" stage.