Doc Holloman

Got my new Mernickle Wild Bunch rig on Thursday. Was happy to see tha the holster is designed to avoid the mag release.

If it came in Blue or parkerized I might be interested.

Mine does that too, but I understand that is normal for the model 12 -- a feature to prevent out of battery discharge. The trick is that you really need to slam the slide forward every time -- don't treat it like your 870. The Model 12 had several mysteries that I had to solve -- the primary one being the unusual loading process. I still dump 2-3 rounds on the ground almost every time I load mine. Doc sends.

Got this Email from CMP today: The CMP advises to not use .30/06 ammunition in M1 Garands, 1903s, and 1903A3s that is loaded beyond 50,000 CUP and has a bullet weight more than 172-174gr. These rifles are at least 70 years old and were not designed for max loads and super heavy bullets. Always wear hearing and eye protection when firing an M1 Garand, 1903 and/or 1903A3 rifle.

. Yes I have grips like that on both guns, as well as flat mainspring housing. Also go for the thinnest grips I can find.

This is allowed on a Modern category 1911. Just don't put one on a Traditional gun. good luck, GJ Understood. Can't really shoot one handed anyway. Strong hand thumb has arthritis ( broke it 45years ago in college trying to bare hand catch a softball.) My weak hand thumb braces it when I shoot.

Yeah, I know now not to treat an 1897 like it is an 870. I'm supposed to be getting a new Mernickle Wild Bunch rig any day. Will see if the holster impinges on the mag release. I went to the extended mag release because I have short fingers and it meant I didn't have to shift my grip quite as much to hit the mag release.

I have Unique on my bench (Trail Boss seems o be unobtainable right now). Do you have a load for 150gr spire points. What ranges are you shooting at 1300fps? Out BAMM/Doughboy targets go out to 150-175 yards.

I took your suggestion and bought a .45ACP cartridge gauge. I checked the 150 rounds I had set aside for our May club match and had a 5% reject rate. Surprised it was thar high. I would hope Mags aren't a problem. After our March shoot I bought 10 new Chip McCormick mags, which were what I was using at CD. I changed out my mag release spring in the Kimber as I had a couple of times my mag came loose during CDs. I had installed an extended mag release and the spring that came with it was pretty weak. I also changed the recoil spring in my backup RIA. The 12 pound spring I was running as amn experiment I think was causing it to cycle to fast. Shooting the 1911 seems to be like flying a helicopter -- never trimmed out and always adjusting. Now if I could solve the mysteries of the 1897 (mostly operator error, probably.)

I will give it a look. Although my personal preference is against stainless guns. No specific reason, just never had a stainless gun that I really liked.

I replaced all my mags with new ones from Chip McCormick. As for ammo, I have been shooting 230gr, coated, from where ever I can find it. Have to take what I can get these days, particularly when limited to lead bullets. Just getting ramped up to reload.

We haven't shot DB yet but if the BAMM targets we shot last week are any indication: We shot 20 rounds. 10 "Sniper" supported at 4 targets I would estimate at 150-175 yards, and 10 rounds "Combat" offhand at 4 targets at 75 yards.

1400 might work for 45-70 but it will be difficult to keep to with .30-06 or .30-40 for Doughboy. My load books dont have data for velocities that low.

Oh, I have put a lot of work into both guns. Both are still problematic.

Would a model 95 with a fixed rubber recoil pad be OK? The TR stage rules are silent on recoil pads and the main WB rule is just ambiguous enough that it can be read two ways. I have my eye on an 1895 on an auction site and wondering if it is legal.

I'm currently using a Kimber Classic Custom for WB, with a RIA Rock Standard as my backup. I was wondering whether there was a Favored Modern 1911 model out there, the way the Ruger Vaquero seems to be the favorite in CAS. At my club the Traditional shooteres seem to favor Springfields, but there seems to be no clear consensus on Modern. DOC sends.

I had my local leather shop make me a slide holding two shotgun rounds. I ended up needing them this past weekend (plus one spare shell that I had the foresight to put in my pocket) at Comancheria Days when my 1897 started acting up. We also had one 7 round shotgun stage where the slide came in handy. A month ago I staged a a shell on the line and the wind had blown it off when I reached for it. Doc sends.

Looking for a pair of military style low boots/field shoes/boondockers typical for 1890-1920 in a wide size (10EE). The details don't have to be perfect as I will be wearing them under leggings, but they need to be smooth toed with a non-lug sole. The usual sources (What Price Glory, At the Front) dont have wide sizes. Same goes for sources for 6 inch civilian work boots. Unfortunately I have feet like swim fins, short and wide. Any ideas? Doc sends.

Thanks. I had a belt slide made that holds two shotgun rounds for this eventuality, and am having one made that holds two rifle rounds. Extra mag with one round can go in the last pouch or back pocket (for those stages that call for 6 mags.) Just being sure.

If I were to drop or eject a live round during a stage (say in the process of clearing a 1911 malfunction , or an 1897 misfeed), is it permissible to replace that round from the "body" (belt loop or pocket?) I have heard of shooters carrying an extra 1911 mag with one round, just for this eventuality. Just want to be sure. Doc sends.

I have considered it, but my wood finishing skills are pretty mediocre.

Just getting into reloading handgun ammo for CAS/Wild Bunch and am in information overload, and sticker shock when it comes to powder. I have previously only reloaded shot shells, using Clays pretty much exclusively. I plan to start out reloading .45ACP and .38-40, adding .45 Colt later. I have been considering trying to locate a supply of Trail Boss, but the prices people are asking are steep. I noticed in one of my reloading manuals that the loads and performance for Clays are not too far from those for Trail Boss. I have some Clays in stock and the Clays I find online runs a bit cheaper than Trail Boss. So my question: does Trail Boss have any notable advantage over Clays in loading .45ACP (230 gr coated) or .38-40 (180 gr?)

Have found that coated bullets feed much more reliably in my Kimber 1911 that plain cast lead. So my question: The reloading manuals I have looked at don't seem to have data for coated bullets. Do I use the same data as lead bullets of the same weight? Doc sends?

My carbine was made in 1912. It's in .30-40. No joy on any of the listed sources.

I am looking for a butt plate for a Winchester 1895 Saddle Ring Carbine. Winchester, in their infinite wisdom, used a unique buttplate on the 95 SRC and Musket. It is curved with a small tang, but is a different shape than the standard rille part. it has the door for the stock trap. I have been looking for this part for several years. Have tried the online old Winchester parts dealers. Almost bought a whole parts gun just for the butt plate (was outbid on Gunbroker). Have been tempted to say the heck with it and put a stock from a 94 or a 95 rile on it. Any leads appreciated.