Reeder Custom Guns - Shooting My Old 1911 Carry Gun

Jim Taylor
Shooting My Old 1911 Carry Gun
Monday, October 28, 2024, 17:56

The gun I carry quite a bit is a 1911 Filipino-made .45 ACP. I don't have a lot invested in it but it runs like a clock and gives me the two things I want in an auto-loader carry gun: RELIABILITY & PENETRATION.

I carry hardball or hardcast 230 gr. flat nose ... usually loaded over 6 gr. of Unique. I have some of the cast flat nose loaded over Blue Dot that do a bit over 1000 fps .. but I figure those will hammer the gun pretty hard so I don't shoot many of those. They do recoil pretty hard.

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The ivory grips are from my friend Paul Persinger who is a talented grip-maker. He heard I was carrying a 1911 and sent me the set, saying if you carry a 1911 it should have ivories on it.

It's like putting a $50 saddle on a $10 horse ... but they look nice, fit well and feel good. And yes, they are legal because we both live in Texas.

Shooting My Old 1911 Carry Gun - Jim Taylor, 2024-10-28, 17:56
- And you did not kill a Texas elephant for - Gary Reeder, 2024-10-30, 16:04
- Did you cast those Jim? If so, what mold? (nm) - DinCA, 2024-10-28, 19:20
  - Sorry. I did not cast them. - Jim Taylor, 2024-10-28, 20:32
    - I think that is the H&G 292 mold. I will have to check - Gary Reeder, 2024-10-31, 11:22