My first .45

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Barron76
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Re: My first .45

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Great pistol, congrats on your first .45 it will probably not be your last, they are great fun to shoot!
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Re: My first .45

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thanks to everyone for the flying ashtray pictures
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Re: My first .45

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Jumping Frog wrote:
patterson wrote:that's why .45acp hollowpoints are called flying ashtrays
C-dub wrote:I've heard the ashtray thing before, but never understood it since they don't expand until they hit something.
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BTW, IIRC, the Tommy Gun weights about the same as a Garand. Not sure if there would be much difference in the weight of the ammo. 30-06 ammo isn't light either, but the Tommy Gun guys probably carried more with them because of the rate of fire.
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Re: My first .45

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THAT is a nice looking firearm!!

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