Coconino Pistolero

I graduated Gunsite the first time with a deep pit in the web of my hand from a short tanged Colt Commander and that was shooting two handed. I thought it was the way it was and as a result my carry pistol wears a Brown beavertail grip safety. I shoot traditional with a straight Colt WWI reproduction which is the most hammer-bite prone 1911 out there. That bite by the way is one reason there is a 1911A1 version. I got bit plenty in the first year of shooting Wild Bunch since I was trained by Col Cooper to perch the thumb on the safety and left the thumb hanging near the safety. You need to get that grip high with no regard for the safety since it is not needed in our game. It is a kind of aversion therapy: you are averse to getting bit and you will get that grip high under the tang and the thumb parallel to the frame and about 1/2" below the safety which keeps your web from getting bit. I have found that the paint on instant band aid stuff from the first-aid store is wonderful when you (or I) ferget to git that thumb low. An examination of the web of my hand after shooting last weekend a total of 120 rounds with my Yavapai pards shows nary a blister or bite so I did it right that time. Wipe the blood off the tang as it is corrosive to blued finishes. CP

You.. You... are right, Tom!

ML I know of 2 types of McCormick mags...the shooting star and the power mag. One of those models does come with a removeable extended base pad.....I just don't recall which one. Look for a scre in the bottom of the black plastic extnded pad. PC As GJ stated the Shooting Star has the removable bumper, the powermag bumper is not removable.

GI magazines are reliable but mine are WWII or VN vintage and are not always reliable on locking the slide. That is why I went with the Tripps and Tripp internals in CMCs. Only one failure in 5 matches and the magazine was dirty after 5 stages of being dropped in the sand. I now bring the magazine brush to the match.

I are a Tripp user. And I watch you sticky fingered pards.