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I have a problem.

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And my friends are thinking.....intervention. I just put a new 1911 on layaway. The Springfield Operator (Loaded).

Armory Kote on the slide AND the frame. Ambi-safety, highrise beaver tail, night sights. All the bells and whistles.


I just couldn't help myself. Don't judge me.
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Addict! :lol:
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If you still know how many guns you have, or can count them up by memory, you don't have a problem . . . . . yet. :mrgreen:
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I too was once in your shoes. Admitting you have a problem is the first step towards recovery.
We are here to help. Let's start with your childhood. Did you have a fascination with toy guns growing up? ;-)
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I also highly recommend the following:

1. Bring the gun over to my house and lock it my safe for a while - 2 to 3 weeks minimum - to see if you really can live without it.

2. If you can live without it, then give it to me for permanent safe-keeping.... ....in case you ever change your mind.

3. If you cannot live without it, then give it to me for permanent safe-keeping.... ....we'll put a "library card" on it and you can come check it out once in a while for supervised range trips.

4. If none of the above are acceptable alternatives for you, then give it to me for permanent safe-keeping. I'll send you emailed pictures once in a while.

You have an addiction. Drastic methods are called for. :smilelol5:
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NTexas_V-Star wrote:And my friends are thinking.....intervention. I just put a new 1911 on layaway. The Springfield Operator (Loaded).

Armory Kote on the slide AND the frame. Ambi-safety, highrise beaver tail, night sights. All the bells and whistles.


I just couldn't help myself. Don't judge me.
:drool: Please post your impressions of it after you've had a chance to go to the range and carry it around. On paper, I really want one of those, and would love to hear the reports of someone who actually owns one.
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You must give it up. I will be happy to take that source of your addiction off of your hands. :biggrinjester:
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The Annoyed Man wrote:I also highly recommend the following:

1. Bring the gun over to my house and lock it my safe for a while - 2 to 3 weeks minimum - to see if you really can live without it.

2. If you can live without it, then give it to me for permanent safe-keeping.... ....in case you ever change your mind.

3. If you cannot live without it, then give it to me for permanent safe-keeping.... ....we'll put a "library card" on it and you can come check it out once in a while for supervised range trips.

4. If none of the above are acceptable alternatives for you, then give it to me for permanent safe-keeping. I'll send you emailed pictures once in a while.

You have an addiction. Drastic methods are called for. :smilelol5:
TAM's points are all valid, and his generosity in helping you with this is commendable.

However, I have a safer safe and would let you check it out more often.... :smilelol5:
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:smilelol5: :smilelol5: :smilelol5: :smilelol5:

DON'T get started with AR rifles. 1911s and ARs - you are lost forever even Excaliber and TAM can't save you.
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The Annoyed Man wrote:Addict! :lol:
Maybe we need a 'Friends of John Moses Browning' group or GA meetings. Hi, my name is Keith, and I am a 1911aholic. ;-)
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CompVest wrote::smilelol5: :smilelol5: :smilelol5: :smilelol5:

DON'T get started with AR rifles. 1911s and ARs - you are lost forever even Excaliber and TAM can't save you.
Hahah! Excaliber and I are both long lost in those areas of sin - ARs and 1911s. Love 'em. Love 'Em, LOVE 'EM!

That said, I feel certain that I can control my own addiction in the matter of storing NTexas_V-Star's Springfield Operator in my safe as an act of charity infused with the milk of human kindness. I'm not so sure that Excaliber can be trusted in that regard.

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CompVest wrote::smilelol5: :smilelol5: :smilelol5: :smilelol5:

DON'T get started with AR rifles. 1911s and ARs - you are lost forever even Excaliber and TAM can't save you.

I almost completely kicked the AR bug a year ago. I sold my last one and got into bolt action rifles and pump shotguns.

However, sometime in the next year or two I'm gonna pick up an AR-10 .308, mount a 4x EOTech or AimPoint on it, and call it good. And buy a ridiculous amount of magazines. No more gadgetry. And with the .308, all my rifles will be able to share ammo in a pinch, with the exception of my varmint rifle (.243).
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USA1 wrote:I too was once in your shoes. Admitting you have a problem is the first step towards recovery.
We are here to help. Let's start with your childhood. Did you have a fascination with toy guns growing up? ;-)

Nope. Real guns for me. Pellet rifles, .22LR tube fed semi-automatic, and single shot 20gauge.
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The Annoyed Man wrote:I also highly recommend the following:

1. Bring the gun over to my house and lock it my safe for a while - 2 to 3 weeks minimum - to see if you really can live without it.

2. If you can live without it, then give it to me for permanent safe-keeping.... ....in case you ever change your mind.

3. If you cannot live without it, then give it to me for permanent safe-keeping.... ....we'll put a "library card" on it and you can come check it out once in a while for supervised range trips.

4. If none of the above are acceptable alternatives for you, then give it to me for permanent safe-keeping. I'll send you emailed pictures once in a while.

You have an addiction. Drastic methods are called for. :smilelol5:

Sir, your selflessness is both heartfelt and touching :evil2:

I think I'll be okay, though.
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Dave2 wrote:
NTexas_V-Star wrote:And my friends are thinking.....intervention. I just put a new 1911 on layaway. The Springfield Operator (Loaded).

Armory Kote on the slide AND the frame. Ambi-safety, highrise beaver tail, night sights. All the bells and whistles.


I just couldn't help myself. Don't judge me.
:drool: Please post your impressions of it after you've had a chance to go to the range and carry it around. On paper, I really want one of those, and would love to hear the reports of someone who actually owns one.

I will most definitely do that. As a matter of fact, Plano isn't too far from me, maybe in the spring or early winter we can set up a northern area meet&greet, range day type thing. I'd be more than happy to let someone try it out.
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