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GreyWolf1129 said:
Question for GV or anyone sharp on 1911 style .45's:

My RIA compact .45 came back from Armscor with Trijicon sights and the "tune-up" they do when you send one in. New mainspring and recoil spring. Haven't shot it yet, but the gun is noticeably "tighter". Trigger seems a bit heavier; maybe 4-5 lbs now?

So do I need to "shoot it in"again? I wouldn't think so, since the barrel is original, but just curious. FYI, this is my preferred off-duty IWB gun. I know I need to (and will) shoot it to see where it hits with the new sights, but do I need to do anything else, or more?

Thanks in advance for any advice.
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I would certainly put a hundred rounds or so through it to make sure it's good to go.

Interesting the trigger is heavier.
 
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Grand Vol said:
I would certainly put a hundred rounds or so through it to make sure it's good to go.

Interesting the trigger is heavier.
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Okay. Soon as we get back from the Holy Land.

Yeah, it's noticeably heavier. Still breaks clean, but I'd say 4-5 lbs now, as opposed to around 3...maybe less.. before I sent it in.
 
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LOL! FYI.... At 4:00 CT, Tim Kennedy is going to be water boarded by a Ranger friend of his on Facebook Live.
 
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Cross posting from the PF, but a valuable lesson to be learned. If your ladies are packing a CCW, they should train like they will fight. Notice how the lady in the vid doesn't even hesitate and goes one handed? She eventually puts her purse down, but only after the threat has been neutralized.

Women carry purses. If you are helping teach them to shoot and CCW, have them learn to work around it or as a minimum, learn to drop it real fast.

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Grand Vol said:
Cross posting from the PF, but a valuable lesson to be learned. If your ladies are packing a CCW, they should train like they will fight. Notice how the lady in the vid doesn't even hesitate and goes one handed? She eventually puts her purse down, but only after the threat has been neutralized.

Women carry purses. If you are helping teach them to shoot and CCW, have them learn to work around it or as a minimum, learn to drop it real fast.

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Outstanding!
 
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My Dad was a Korean War vet. I recently found this sextant in his closet. Thought some of you military guys, particularly Navy, would find it interesting.
 

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txbo said:
My Dad was a Korean War vet. I recently found this sextant in his closet. Thought some of you military guys, particularly Navy, would find it interesting.
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I'd love to have that, since it's a WW2 sextant, and navigation was my thing in the Navy (yes, I know how to use one).

But I can't pay you what it's likely worth, even though it's a David White and not Weems & Plath.

Go get it valued. If you decide you want to let it go, I'd be willing to chat with you. I would likely donate it to the Marine unit where I work, so it would get the opportunity to work again.

Alternatively, I'd guess the Naval Academy, or a Navy ROTC unit, or a maritime museum would love to have that piece of history.

Nice piece of history. Needs to find a home that will appreciate it. Even if it's yours.
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
I'd love to have that, since it's a WW2 sextant, and navigation was my thing in the Navy (yes, I know how to use one).

But I can't pay you what it's likely worth, even though it's a David White and not Weems & Plath.

Go get it valued. If you decide you want to let it go, I'd be willing to chat with you. I would likely donate it to the Marine unit where I work, so it would get the opportunity to work again.

Alternatively, I'd guess the Naval Academy, or a Navy ROTC unit, or a maritime museum would love to have that piece of history.

Nice piece of history. Needs to find a home that will appreciate it. Even if it's yours.
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I have no intentions to sell it at the point Wolf. It will be displayed at either my house or my brother’s house. If plans change and we found out it was of considerable value, we’d donate it to the proper place. Some things are more important than money. I will tell you, it’s a excellent specimen. In proper working order.

BTW.... Wolf, I understand that they have resumed training Sailors to use a sextant. Do you know if this is true?
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
I'd love to have that, since it's a WW2 sextant, and navigation was my thing in the Navy (yes, I know how to use one).

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If you are proficient with a sextant and navigation is your thing Wolf, I would think long range precision rifle would be the hobby for you.

Solving for wind, trajectory, and atmospheric conditions with angular measure should be right up your alley. Using MRAD or MOA to solve for distance without a range finder should put you in your happy place.:)
 
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Grand Vol said:
Cross posting from the PF, but a valuable lesson to be learned. If your ladies are packing a CCW, they should train like they will fight. Notice how the lady in the vid doesn't even hesitate and goes one handed? She eventually puts her purse down, but only after the threat has been neutralized.

Women carry purses. If you are helping teach them to shoot and CCW, have them learn to work around it or as a minimum, learn to drop it real fast.

[twitter]995443057104388096[/twitter]
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Turns out the lady was an off-duty cop.

A man in Brazil tried to rob a group of kids at gunpoint. This mom stepped in to stop him. - The Washington Post
 
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txbo said:
I have no intentions to sell it at the point Wolf. It will be displayed at either my house or my brother’s house. If plans change and we found out it was of considerable value, we’d donate it to the proper place. Some things are more important than money. I will tell you, it’s a excellent specimen. In proper working order.

BTW.... Wolf, I understand that they have resumed training Sailors to use a sextant. Do you know if this is true?
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Yes, it's true. History lesson: In the early to mid 90's, the Naval Academy stopped teaching celestial navigation. It was also no longer required for the enlisted navigation ratings. The logic was that with the advent and refinement of GPS, celestial navigation was no longer needed.

The officers and junior enlisted rejoiced. Those of us who were old school just shook our heads. You need look no further than that; the "blueberry" camos, which are the dumbest thing I've ever seen (hey, let's make a sailor that falls overboard look just like the ocean!); and the decision, since reversed, to do away with Navy ratings, to understand just how stupid Navy leadership can sometimes be. But I digress...

In 1998, after it had been proven that the GPS constellation could be spoofed; jammed; or just outright rendered useless by a skilled adversary...back came celestial navigation. With the shutdown of the Loran-C system, the U.S. does not have a land-based long range navigation system. There is talk about e-Loran, which would be very similar to Loran-C, but the USCG does not have the money (yet) to spool it up.

And those of us who remember how to shoot stars / planets and do sight reduction are suddenly the "go-to guy" for those young bucks trying to learn it now. Although many a civilian open ocean sailor...a ton of them, in fact...learned and still use celestial nav in their open ocean sailings.

So back to the sextant. Wise decision to keep it in the family. If you do decide to let a museum have it, do it on some type of "long term loan", so that you can reclaim it if you ever decide to.

Keep the paperwork, the scope, and the case. All of those combine to make that a very, very nice piece of history.

FWFS.
 
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txbo said:
If you are proficient with a sextant and navigation is your thing Wolf, I would think long range precision rifle would be the hobby for you.

Solving for wind, trajectory, and atmospheric conditions with angular measure should be right up your alley. Using MRAD or MOA to solve for distance without a range finder should put you in your happy place.:)
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Yeah....I get pi**ed off balancing the checkbook these days.

Point, click, hit. Millenial shooting 101.
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
Yes, it's true. History lesson: In the early to mid 90's, the Naval Academy stopped teaching celestial navigation. It was also no longer required for the enlisted navigation ratings. The logic was that with the advent and refinement of GPS, celestial navigation was no longer needed.

The officers and junior enlisted rejoiced. Those of us who were old school just shook our heads. You need look no further than that; the "blueberry" camos, which are the dumbest thing I've ever seen (hey, let's make a sailor that falls overboard look just like the ocean!); and the decision, since reversed, to do away with Navy ratings, to understand just how stupid Navy leadership can sometimes be. But I digress...

In 1998, after it had been proven that the GPS constellation could be spoofed; jammed; or just outright rendered useless by a skilled adversary...back came celestial navigation. With the shutdown of the Loran-C system, the U.S. does not have a land-based long range navigation system. There is talk about e-Loran, which would be very similar to Loran-C, but the USCG does not have the money (yet) to spool it up.

And those of us who remember how to shoot stars / planets and do sight reduction are suddenly the "go-to guy" for those young bucks trying to learn it now. Although many a civilian open ocean sailor...a ton of them, in fact...learned and still use celestial nav in their open ocean sailings.

So back to the sextant. Wise decision to keep it in the family. If you do decide to let a museum have it, do it on some type of "long term loan", so that you can reclaim it if you ever decide to.

Keep the paperwork, the scope, and the case. All of those combine to make that a very, very nice piece of history.

FWFS.
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Fascinating stuff Wolf! Thanks for the lesson. I'd love to hear more if you think of any tidbits.
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
Yes, it's true. History lesson: In the early to mid 90's, the Naval Academy stopped teaching celestial navigation. It was also no longer required for the enlisted navigation ratings. The logic was that with the advent and refinement of GPS, celestial navigation was no longer needed.

The officers and junior enlisted rejoiced. Those of us who were old school just shook our heads. You need look no further than that; the "blueberry" camos, which are the dumbest thing I've ever seen (hey, let's make a sailor that falls overboard look just like the ocean!); and the decision, since reversed, to do away with Navy ratings, to understand just how stupid Navy leadership can sometimes be. But I digress...

In 1998, after it had been proven that the GPS constellation could be spoofed; jammed; or just outright rendered useless by a skilled adversary...back came celestial navigation. With the shutdown of the Loran-C system, the U.S. does not have a land-based long range navigation system. There is talk about e-Loran, which would be very similar to Loran-C, but the USCG does not have the money (yet) to spool it up.

And those of us who remember how to shoot stars / planets and do sight reduction are suddenly the "go-to guy" for those young bucks trying to learn it now. Although many a civilian open ocean sailor...a ton of them, in fact...learned and still use celestial nav in their open ocean sailings.

So back to the sextant. Wise decision to keep it in the family. If you do decide to let a museum have it, do it on some type of "long term loan", so that you can reclaim it if you ever decide to.

Keep the paperwork, the scope, and the case. All of those combine to make that a very, very nice piece of history.

FWFS.
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I think the Army made some of the same decisions. Buddy of mine that retired a few years back said about hardly anyone below O-4 or E-7 can do land nav without GPS.
 
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I could go on for pages about the potential disaster-in-waiting, on many levels, thanks to our almost sole-source dependency on GPS. Maybe later.

On another note, having a great time up in the Holy Land (Smokies). Our cabin looks out at Mt. LeConte, and we have had incredible sunrises the last two mornings. Bear all over the place. They are always at the cabin, but we saw a mother and 3 cubs on Roaring Fork; drove by one bear in the downtown area; and we get a parade of another mother and 3 cubs by the cabin around 8:15 in the evening. It bothers me how close the bears are getting. People just don't know how to give them their space, and if/when they get to close to momma/cubs, bad things can happen.

Weather turning against us starting tomorrow, so we'll go hit Cades Cove earrrrly tomorrow morning, then hop over to Townsend to visit ABR and this phenomenal coffee spot (Artistic Bean). Yeah, they probably voted for Bernie, but they turn out a mean cup of brew, and we always get a bag of their roasted espresso beans to nibble on.

If we can ever retire, if will be up here, what with home being where the heart is. Probably have to settle for some flat land in the Townsend / Walland area. That's close enough.

Trying to figure out what to do with a hyper-active 11 year old nephew when the storms come. Wore him out on a hike today...ha ha ha. Already planning on the Aquarium. Suggestions welcome.
 
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NorthDallas40 said:
MGRS still makes no sense to me. Just give me a damn lat/long. I know where it came from and why but working in guidance and navigation I just don’t like it.
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You already know this, but MGRS is based on a grid system of 100,000 m/squares. Good for land nav, and even better for talking in the same language as the targeting systems for precision guided munitions. Has its' limits when you get to around 80 degrees north or south. Then again, who's invading (or bombing) there?

I can speak both, but I'm fluent in marine navigation. Remember, the current system of Latitude and Longitude in use tracks back to a guy named Gerardus Mercator, who came up with the system we still use today back in 1567-ish.

It ain't broke. Why fix it?
 
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