Win! That’s a Springfield Armory 1911 Champion Lightweight Loaded, which are a pain in the ass to find anywhere right now. Good thing I’m good at teh intarnets.

Thanks to:

a) You guys, for making me contemplate the Loaded v. Operator long enough for this one to magically appear on Arfcom,
b) Riverofguns.com, which searches several big gun forums/sites for the item you’re looking for, and is how I found my preciousssss,
c) A very nice cop-turned-lawyer in Texas (DFW), who intended to FTF this sale but responded to my groveling and begging by agreeing to ship to my FFL,
and
d) GUNPAL, through which I could openly purchase a firearm and donate to the Calguns Foundation in the process. Talk about an improvement over PayPal. I have my tip jar set up with them, so I’ve both received and sent money now, with nothing really notable to mention. (Actually, I’ll note that if your recipient isn’t already set up with GUNPAL, it can take several days to complete the bank account verification/link so they can withdraw the money you send. Same for senders, though linking a credit card is more or less instantaneous. Just something to keep in mind, since lots of people are new to the service.)

Range report coming as soon as I have one, which should be tomorrow, ammo acquisition permitting.

…And you know you’ve married a winner when your husband buys you a bayonet for a just-because-I-love-you gift. :)

I am all-but-set on either the Springfield 1911 Champion Lightweight Loaded or the Champion Operator. I’m indifferent on the rail issue, but can’t find a LW Loaded anywhere, so I’m leaning toward the Operator just for availability. I’d consider the Champion Stainless Loaded if I got a really, really smokin’ deal on it, but it’s definitely my last choice of the three.

Yes, I do intend for this to be my primary concealed (and open) carry gun. I love my XD40 Sub-Compact, but rarely carry it because it’s just too thick. I do not love my Kel-Tec P3AT, but carry it anyway right now because it’s so bitty and easy. Obviously the 1911 will not be bitty, but I think I will be happy with it. I carried a friend’s full-sized Kimber the other day (at about 4:30 in a Milt Sparks VM2) and found it rather comfortable, if a little longer than I’d want. (Hence the preference for 4″ models.)

I’d love to hear holster recommendations from y’all, especially women. I’d never concealed anything behind the hip prior to the Kimber, and I have reservations about it. I don’t really like having the gun somewhere I can’t see it and the garments covering it, y’know? I generally prefer appendix carry, but realize it can pose a bit of a challenge with a medium-frame gun.

Anyway, I’m open to thoughts and suggestions, but anyone who says “You can’t carry a .45, yer a GURL!” will promptly be banned from PGB forevermore.

(The Inconvenience said I shouldn’t threaten to ban anyone because it’s mean. You all know I’m kidding, right? And besides, none of you are stupid enough to tell me I can’t do something. :-p

Also: Anyone in the market for a Beretta 96, ping me.)

I’ve been Googling since, trying to figure out when the damn things will be available, and finally came across this thread on GlockTalk.

According to a poster there,

These were given out at MagPul’s booth at SHOT. They said to expect them sometime in February. I assume you’ll get them through your normal MagPul suppliers.

So. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.

Wisdom from Commander Zero

Fortunately, nobody was hurt, and I’m sure those two are going to grow up to be productive members of society. *ahem*

As for the grenade launcher place, you can find them at 2103 North Division Street in Spokane, WA. Their number is (509) 370-1553 and their site appears to be axelraven.com‎. We talked with them for quite a while, and they were good to go.

I didn’t actually see any grenade launchers, but the Barrett M82 was $10k. I can’t has. :(

I hate your website.

That is all.

Love,
Me

EDIT: Here’s a link to the article if you don’t want to watch the video.