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skyraider
12th December 2011, 22:11
Merry Christmas from Colorado Springs. I've been a member for awhile but haven't posted yet. I've been pretty active on the S&W forum and the M14 Forum for quite awhile.

My firearm interests are pretty much anything that's good 'ole wood and steel. The firearms I get the most excited about are series 70 and older 1911's; S&W revolvers; and any other WWII or Korean War era military guns.

I only own three 1911's (four if you include the Colt Gov't .380 that's in my safe). Just before Thanksgiving I traded a friend for his 1911 that was manufactured in 1917.

My wife also enjoys shooting. Yesterday was about as good as it gets, in my book. After teaching middle school sunday school at church, my wife and I took our two Australian Shepherds for a hike and then went to the range so she could try out her new carry gun--a S&W Bodyguard .380. After enjoying beautiful weather at the range, we came home and I taught her how to disassemble and clean her gun.

Talk to you later,


Paul Moore (skyraider)
Colorado Springs, CO

Rich-D
13th December 2011, 04:12
We have many of the same tastes in firearms. Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

wjkuleck
13th December 2011, 08:23
Welcome aboard!

Regards,

Walt

AOCM.RET
13th December 2011, 08:40
Glad to have you on the forum; sounds like you will provide some additional expertise to the forum. Maybe the wife would like to join us as well?


Be safe

Hunter
13th December 2011, 16:45
Welcome to the forum.

skyraider
13th December 2011, 18:31
Thanks to all of you for the welcome. I don't know how much expertise I'll be contributing, but I will definitely enjoy the forum.

I recently traded a friend for his early 1911 that was made in 1917. Here's a link to my post on this site with a link to photos.

http://forum.m1911.org/showthread.php?p=893029#post893029&conly=


Merry Christmas,


Paul Moore

1911Eagle
13th December 2011, 18:52
Welcome to the forum, skyraider. Always room for another 1911 enthusiast. Very nice looking collection you have.

Merry Christmas!

skyraider
13th December 2011, 22:31
Thanks, 1911Eagle. Our safe actually has four 1911's in it, if you count the Colt .380 Govt. Model. 1911's are about the only semi auto's I like, and the 1911's I like are the older stuff. Anything after Series 70 has no appeal to me (except the .380, and I think all of those were Series 80). I guess old guys like old guns!!!

Paul