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#1
12-01-2012, 09:08 PM
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Monadh here
I joined the forum some time back but just requested formal membership 5 minutes ago.
LONG time 1911 shooter, having grown up with my dad's Colt 1911 US Army (mfg date 12/1917) accessible. I shot Colt's for years, found them unsatisfactory, and then saw a Kimber for the first time in 1997. Wow, a 1911 that didn't rattle like a '73 Pinto with 200K miles! And the trigger! Needless to say it was lust at first touch. I had work to do and kids in diapers to pay for, so no Kimber for me until 2006. I found an Eclipse that was new in the bag, dripping grease, and perfect. I bought it and it was all I thought it would be. Perfect in every way (no tool marks, tiny gaps, and it passed the "Colt test" with flying colors), and it was the most accurate pistol I have ever shot. It was my daily carry when we lived in Memphis once it had the normal Kimber break in done to it. It remained perfect for about 12K rounds and is now waiting for a new barrel. My 17 year old son has claimed it as his. During the summer I saw my first DW. It was a used Heritage in excellent shape, and it was, once again, lust at first touch. I bid my HK P30 a fond farewell (and a couple hundred dollars to boot), and I had the prettiest 1911 I had ever seen. The trigger was the best, the build quality was the best, and in the little bit I shot it, it was accurate (zeroed for 25 yards). Then it happened. I walked into the LGS and they had something I had only heard of in rumors: a Valor all dressed in black. Fortunately I had the Heritage with me. The trade was too good. Now I own a Valor. Can't wait to go to the range. Glad to be here, good to meet you. Anyone else from NC? 
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#2
12-01-2012, 09:10 PM
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Welcome to the forum Monadh!!
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"This is the 44 Magnum AutoMag and holds a 300 grain cartridge and if properly used can remove the fingerprints"!! COTEP # CBOB0152
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#3
12-01-2012, 09:12 PM
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Welcome to Our Little Forum...............
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CBOB:0002 1905 Savage 380, 1978, 1980 DW Pistol Pacs, Severns Custom 1985 Springer 1911A1, 09 DW Marksman, S&W Model 19-6, GSG 1911 22LR. , S&W Model 29-2
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#5
12-01-2012, 09:25 PM
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Welcome in!
Talk about your Kimber in whispers here 
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If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen. -- Samuel Adams COTEP CBOB0676 KO4ENQ
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#6
12-01-2012, 10:04 PM
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Welcome from the Gunshine State. I lived in Jacksonville NC (Camp Swampy) and Dragonslayer lives in NC (usually anywhere he can steal WiFi)
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NRA Life Member Wilson Combat CQB Kimber Tactical Pro II S&W J-Frame .38 ect " I don't own the clothes I'm wearin', and the road goes on forever "  There's a gator in the bushes, and it's calling my name... COTEP #523
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12-02-2012, 04:25 AM
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welcome to the forum
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CBOB0405 ︻┳═一 “When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on. Help is on the way.” Author Unknown
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#9
12-02-2012, 05:34 AM
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Welcome to our little place in the sun!
Da  Yes  ... he did say he has owned a Kimber... with which he shot out the barrel and has since given it to his 17 year old son!!! (its all in how you read it... lol) Please pay attention to more than your reloading skills!ROFLMBO Da
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COTEP: CBOB578 DW CCO SIG GSR 1911 SA Micro Compact and a spectacular cast of others! "You have never lived, until you have almost died. And for those who fight for it, life has a flavor that the protected will never know." Guy de Maupassant, 1893. Anonymously, penned on a sign at a command post at Khe Sanh, RVN.
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#10
12-02-2012, 05:41 AM
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Quote:
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CBOB0405 ︻┳═一 “When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on. Help is on the way.” Author Unknown
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