This last weekend a dream of mine was finally realized.
I got a handgun.
It's a Taurus PT1911, blued. The finish actually looks like some kind of parkerizing, not traditional blueing. It wasn't super expensive, and from my extensive research the PT1911 is a good middle-of-the-run gun. It has a bunch of features that are usually found in custom 1911s, nut the ones that were of interest to me were the Commander hammer, the beavertail safety, and the Novak sights.
I've had the opportunity to put 50 rounds through it (just plinking) and it seems to shoot fine. I've heard it takes a few rounds to "break in" the gun, so I'm not shooting for accuracy yet, and I'm just shooting the cheap Blazer ammo I got at Sportsman's.
Why did I get it? A few reasons:
1. I like to shoot. I have a Remington 870 and a Marlin model 60 that I like to shoot. I hope to get a deer gun and do some big game hunting next year. And a 1911 is fun to shoot, even if the ammo is a little pricey.
2. Defense. I plan on getting my CCW and carrying fairly often.
3. Excercising a right. It's in the Constitution, look it up. A right not excercised is one that is easily taken away.
Next stop: a Hunter's Ed class!
1 comment:
Congrats!! Have you done any research on deer rifles yet? I've been thinking of getting one myself, but don't know what to get.
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