I haven't been on here for a minute or two. To make it gun related, I'm sitting outside reading a really good book about Red Cloud, and I have a Springfield 1911a1 with me.

Close enough. I have had a Springfield M1911A1 with me during a few interesting times myself.

Good to hear from you.

Just saw a pic of you today. Back in ''06, I believe. But I can't place the place it was taken it. It didn't look like the J Bar T.

Hope all is well with you and yours.

Yes, it has been a minute or two.

Things have slowed down around here over the past several years. Hopefully, it'll pick back up. I still check it before going anywhere else when I hop online. It's been my online home for longer than I can remember now.

I do enjoy my Springfields, no two ways about it. Once a fella gets rid of that infernal locking system with a new mainspring housing, all is well. I never dreamed I'd see a time people would ever have concern about losing the key to their gun, or the battery running down on one.

Murphy

This one no longer has the lock. Those parts are STI now, with a clean 3 pound 7 ounce break.

Were we at the state range on School Church Road by Crowder?

All is well sir.

This one is a real favorite.

I found a takeoff MSH at a gun show and bought it because it had a lanyard staple. The lock is very easy to disable with the proper application of Crazy Glue.

It doesn't look like that, either. There's a fairly tall dirt bank to your right that doesn't fit either place. Need to find the pic and send you a scan of it.