I had some time to think over the last week - I was stuck in harrisburg, pa for work when a vendor friend invited myself and one of my sales reps over to his family farm for lunch.
After a particularly damned good plate of brisket and potatoes - he gave us the tour of the grounds....and the backyard range. yeah, i really am living in the wrong state.
he had a multitude of guns to play with, including a sten, some FAL copies and of and course a 1911. As usual, of all the handguns he had, I shot that thing the best - turns out it was an auto ordnance he picked up for 200 bucks. he tells me of all the guns he owns, which include glocks, sigs etc, this beat to hell thing is his favorite and his EDC in the winter.
whoulda thunk? eh.
So it got me to thinking about my own RIA....I think Im going to keep her. She does make me look the best when I shoot and because it was quite literally the first firearm platform Ive ever shot, I have a lot of emotional investments in it.
so besides cerakoting the rather terrible parkerized finish she has, what upgrades do you suggest? I already plan on getting some more HP reliable chip mccormack/wilson combat mags when I get a chance , but what else? I don't mind the GI hammer -- is the bobbed hammer really worth the money? skeletonized triggers? night sites?
I know, its a 400-500 dollar gun, why bother with upgrades? what I can't escape though is that I think this is my gun, the one I should be relying on.
anyone else have a similar experience?
After a particularly damned good plate of brisket and potatoes - he gave us the tour of the grounds....and the backyard range. yeah, i really am living in the wrong state.
he had a multitude of guns to play with, including a sten, some FAL copies and of and course a 1911. As usual, of all the handguns he had, I shot that thing the best - turns out it was an auto ordnance he picked up for 200 bucks. he tells me of all the guns he owns, which include glocks, sigs etc, this beat to hell thing is his favorite and his EDC in the winter.
whoulda thunk? eh.
So it got me to thinking about my own RIA....I think Im going to keep her. She does make me look the best when I shoot and because it was quite literally the first firearm platform Ive ever shot, I have a lot of emotional investments in it.
so besides cerakoting the rather terrible parkerized finish she has, what upgrades do you suggest? I already plan on getting some more HP reliable chip mccormack/wilson combat mags when I get a chance , but what else? I don't mind the GI hammer -- is the bobbed hammer really worth the money? skeletonized triggers? night sites?
I know, its a 400-500 dollar gun, why bother with upgrades? what I can't escape though is that I think this is my gun, the one I should be relying on.
anyone else have a similar experience?