[Leica] A Few of My Favorite Things

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Rob,
I ended up with a Sig 226 for the purposes you bought your 1911.  Even in DA
you can feel the point when it will let go.  Also a tack driver, but at 9mm
I suppose I might need the larger magazine capacity.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 2/12/06, Rob McClure <rmcclure2@woh.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Don,
>
> Thanks for looking.  As to you questions, I recently bought the SA 1911
> used from a gun dealer and am not sure exactly what bushing it has. I
> added the wood grips, which I think complement the chrome/black chrome
> metal.   It has had the trigger reworked and it is light and precise --
> nice for target work, but a little scary for the concealed carry/ home
> defense use for which it was purchased.  Of course, it is a kind of big
> for concealed carry and I am contemplating a Kimber Ultra-Carry or
> perhaps a double-action semi-auto for this use.  I have only target
> shot it at about 25 yards and it is pretty much a tack-driver at that
> distance.  Of course for self-defense use, you only need to hit body
> mass and the big .45 ACP round does the rest.
>
> To stay on topic, I like to bring my cameras to the range;
> occasionally catching shots of wildlife or flying brass and smoke.  The
> Leica M excels at this with its quick shutter response.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rob McClure
>
>
> On Feb 12, 2006, at 7:10 PM, Don Dory wrote:
>
> > Rob,
> > Whoooboy, some of your toys are going to start some conversations on
> > the LUG
> > and I don't mean the chronographs.
> >
> > So, besides the hammer and trigger work, what bushing did you put in
> > and
> > what is the best pattern you have shot at 25 yards?
> >
> > Don
> > don.dory@gmail.com
> >
> >
> > On 2/12/06, Rob McClure <rmcclure2@woh.rr.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I finally got around to shooting a grouping of my favorite toys (which
> >> include an M4-2, just to keep on topic).  I had a heck of a time with
> >> the lighting as I discovered that my Norman studio umbrella light
> >> won't
> >> fire from a digital camera, so I played with bounce flash.  I really
> >> had difficulty trying to do closeups of watches with all kinds of
> >> reflections.  I suppose a light tent or other diffused lighting, plus
> >> a
> >> nice macro lense, would help.  This type of staged photography is new
> >> to me and I would appreciate any advice.
> >>
> >> http://homepage.mac.com/robertmcclure/PhotoAlbum112.html
> >>
> >> Rob McClure
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> Rob McClure
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