[countrygun]

Originally Posted by maxmanta

I need a punch (or similar tool) to get the FP out, but otherwise I agree.

On the 1911 ???

Use the mainspring housing pin.

BTW you do know, on the original, you are supposed to use the toe of a mag on the grip screws and the bent small tip on the leaf spring can be used as a screwdriver on the mag release assembly.

[bac1023]

Originally Posted by countrygun

BTW you do know, on the original, you are supposed to use the toe of a mag on the grip screws and the bent small tip on the leaf spring can be used as a screwdriver on the mag release assembly.

Very true

It was certainly very innovative.

[Ruggles]

This thread has legs.....

I wonder if Trey Parker is on the same level as Walt Disney?

[ddbtoth]

One is a demigod-the other is a humorless Australian business man.

[caraker0341]

Troll off....

I sincerely wish I had a tenth of the talent these two had. One repeatedly revolutionized the small arms world and the other climbed to the top of said world with a single design. Any real discussion on the supremacy of either is fraught with impossibility and sprinkled with troll bait. I shall just be happy to shoot one of their designs whilst competing against talented shooters using the other.

That said.....

TROLL ON!!!

[countrygun]

Originally Posted by caraker0341

Troll off....

I sincerely wish I had a tenth of the talent these two had. One repeatedly revolutionized the small arms world and the other climbed to the top of said world with a single design. Any real discussion on the supremacy of either is fraught with impossibility and sprinkled with troll bait. I shall just be happy to shoot one of their designs whilst competing against talented shooters using the other.

That said.....

TROLL ON!!!

If Lady Gaga had a hit on the charts right now and the Beatles didn't, would you say that Lady Gaga has contributed as much to the music world as the Beatles?

[Rinspeed]

I would say it's about time this stupid thread had run it's course.

[caraker0341]

You watch yer mouth! Lady Gaga is a fashion genius!!

[countrygun]

Originally Posted by caraker0341

You watch yer mouth! Lady Gaga is a fashion genius!!

And here is a personal Glock Salute to Lady Gaga

[bac1023]

Originally Posted by countrygun

If Lady Gaga had a hit on the charts right now and the Beatles didn't, would you say that Lady Gaga has contributed as much to the music world as the Beatles?

Good point

[MrGlock21]

Originally Posted by Bren

That's a silly question. If you need to ask it, you won't udnerstand the answer.

This ^^^^^^ exactly

[21tango]

Gaston Glock designed a great pistol and inspired a revolution through out the industry. John Browning Developed several weapon systems that may have changed the outcome of World wars 1 and 2 . John was so far ahead of the game that a 100 years latter almost all of his designs are just as relevant today as they were when he designed them. "Not even close" John Browning > Gaston Glock

[bac1023]

Originally Posted by countrygun

And here is a personal Glock Salute to Lady Gaga

[willieH]

Originally Posted by 21tango

... John Browning Developed several weapon systems that may have changed the outcome of World wars 1 and 2 ...

Changed the outcome of WW2?? I didn't know the spirit of John Browning did covert design work for the Manhattan Project. I'm always amazed at the things you read on the internet.

[Bob Hafler]

Originally Posted by countrygun

And here is a personal Glock Salute to Lady Gaga

Just when I thought it was impossible to make a Glock any uglier.

[bac1023]

Originally Posted by willieH

Changed the outcome of WW2?? I didn't know the spirit of John Browning did covert design work for the Manhattan Project. I'm always amazed at the things you read on the internet.

That might have been a stretch, but he did say "may have" changed the outcome, due to the great designs.

It surely didn't hurt, I'll say that.

[caraker0341]

Obviously that is a picture from space of a Glock 20 being fired.

[Bren]

Originally Posted by willieH

Changed the outcome of WW2?? I didn't know the spirit of John Browning did covert design work for the Manhattan Project. I'm always amazed at the things you read on the internet.

I'm surprised that you know so little about WW II that you post the mushroom cloud and think that supports what you said.

[willieH]

Originally Posted by Bren

I'm surprised that you know so little about WW II that you post the mushroom cloud and think that supports what you said.

What I said was in response to 21Tango's simplistic notion that Browning designed weapons may have effected the outcome of WWII. My equally simplistic answer was to exemplify that other factors played a greater role and had profound consequence to shape the outcome of the war. Sorry not to include Allied battle strategies in Europe/North African campaign, the Soviet and Polish contributions and the Western Pacific naval victories and yes the atomic bomb.

But since you've judged my lack of knowledge, I would welcome your rendition of WWII history that supports 21Tango's notion that Browning designed weapons shaped the wars outcome.

[countrygun]

Originally Posted by willieH

What I said was in response to 21Tango's simplistic notion that Browning designed weapons may have effected the outcome of WWII. My equally simplistic answer was to exemplify that other factors played a greater role and had profound consequence to shape the outcome of the war. Sorry not to include Allied battle strategies in Europe/North African campaign, the Soviet and Polish contributions and the Western Pacific naval victories and yes the atomic bomb.

But since you've judged my lack of knowledge, I would welcome your rendition of WWII history that supports 21Tango's notion that Browning designed weapons shaped the wars outcome.

Well, you could start out with the fact that nearly every "gun" on every American aircraft, fighter, bomber, etc was a Browning design. As was the "Quad .50 anti-aircraft gun.

The BAR shaped squad tactics, and the use of the .30 Browning can't be overlooked at the infantry level.

[Three-Five-Seven]

Originally Posted by willieH

What I said was in response to 21Tango's simplistic notion that Browning designed weapons may have effected the outcome of WWII. My equally simplistic answer was to exemplify that other factors played a greater role and had profound consequence to shape the outcome of the war. Sorry not to include Allied battle strategies in Europe/North African campaign, the Soviet and Polish contributions and the Western Pacific naval victories and yes the atomic bomb.

But since you've judged my lack of knowledge, I would welcome your rendition of WWII history that supports 21Tango's notion that Browning designed weapons shaped the wars outcome.

You really should read Stephen Ambrose's "Citizen Soldiers".

[SC Tiger]

Here's the thing - the design that most people associate with Browning - the 1911 - may have been one of the least significant weapons he developed from a historical (ie "changing the results of a battle or war") perspective.

Think about how important the rest of them must have been then!

[Batesmotel]

Originally Posted by willieH

Changed the outcome of WW2?? I didn't know the spirit of John Browning did covert design work for the Manhattan Project. I'm always amazed at the things you read on the internet.

Herman Goring said if he had been able to equip his planes with the Browning 50 cal machine guns, they would have won the battle of Britain.

[fnfalman]

Originally Posted by countrygun

On the 1911 ???

Use the mainspring housing pin.

BTW you do know, on the original, you are supposed to use the toe of a mag on the grip screws and the bent small tip on the leaf spring can be used as a screwdriver on the mag release assembly.

Yep. For the M1911 and M1911A1, you need nothing to break the gun down in detail other what's supplied with the gun.

[jakebrake]

Originally Posted by fnfalman

Yep. For the M1911 and M1911A1, you need nothing to break the gun down in detail other what's supplied with the gun.

well, opposable thumbs help, but i digress.