Your grandfathers 1911 training
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Your grandfathers 1911 training
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jP7J-JNSUu4
I found this old gem while on the inter webs this morning. It is amazing how techniques and training has evolved since then. I will tell you my Grandfather still shoots his 1911 this way and he can drill the bullseye out at 20 yards. That’s how he learned it in the army. He even carries his 1911 in a holster just like that.
I found this old gem while on the inter webs this morning. It is amazing how techniques and training has evolved since then. I will tell you my Grandfather still shoots his 1911 this way and he can drill the bullseye out at 20 yards. That’s how he learned it in the army. He even carries his 1911 in a holster just like that.
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The soldier firing on the combat range was using tracers to better illustrate the shots. Nice.
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I still have my holster like that (and a cartridge belt for it).
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That's how I carried my 1911 in the mid 70s.oohrah wrote:I still have my holster like that (and a cartridge belt for it).
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Notice how fundamentals and principles have stayed the same?
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Funny, in 1964 as a young sergeant in Korea I was issued a 1911. No training in it's use. Just went to the range, stood sideways left hand on hip as instructed and fired at fixed bullseye targets to "qualify." 95% of the time it stayed in the arms room, except for movements to our alert positions and training exercises.
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I like how he DQd himself drawing it from the holster the first time by sweeping his hand. Oopsie.
I think he is slapping the trigger a bit too...
I like where the one guy is squeezing the trigger with it pointed right at the instructor's abdomen. Dad who was a marine DI would have lost his mind.
I think he is slapping the trigger a bit too...
I like where the one guy is squeezing the trigger with it pointed right at the instructor's abdomen. Dad who was a marine DI would have lost his mind.
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cedarparkdad987 wrote:I like how he DQd himself drawing it from the holster the first time by sweeping his hand. Oopsie.
I think he is slapping the trigger a bit too...
I like where the one guy is squeezing the trigger with it pointed right at the instructor's abdomen. Dad who was a marine DI would have lost his mind.
Rules 2 & 3 both took quite a beating in that video.
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Still had 1911's in the mid 80's at Ft. Pol,. 5th ID(M). Didn't get a Beretta until I went to the 10th MTN DIV.oljames3 wrote:That's how I carried my 1911 in the mid 70s.oohrah wrote:I still have my holster like that (and a cartridge belt for it).
And, I still have my ALCE gear with black flap holster.
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OMG! Chambering a round with your finger on the trigger!
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I too was flinching at all the gun safety rules being broken! I did think that the tracer part was cool!
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The tracer ammo was cool.
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Yes indeed.The Annoyed Man wrote:The tracer ammo was cool.
Oh man I am digging those old style holsters.
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Dad was a Korean war vet who was on pork chop hill at end of the war. We learned to shoot his 1911 as kids. Safety was Paramount, even saying bang while holding a gun was a corporal offence for us. But he was good at pointing and shooting like the video.