Archive for May 6th, 2011

Been playing with my 1911

No that is not a joke about something else,  but I have been shooting Glocks almost exclusively over the last year and it’s nice to go back to what I really love and have fun and not have to deal with the high paced tactical shooting programs that I have often had to deal with.   The 1911 still is King at the IDPA courses and that’s not going to change anytime soon.   There is something really addictive about the thunk of a 45acp round exiting a firearm and it’s not just the design, it’s the power that you can feel.   I will leave the ballistics debates up to the gun boards, but for knocking down steel targets, the 1911 is the ruler target drops.

I recently watched a video from Magpul Industries and Travis Haley mentioned that he did door knocking with a 1911 and actually used it in combat.   I’ve switched up to Chip McCormick magazines lately just to see if they are as reliable as the Wilsons Combat magazines that I have used for so many years. I just think its good to brush up on the #1 close up fighting pistol that so many Special Operations guys use.   The 1911 is still going strong in the military and the magazines and improvements have made it far more reliable than the original design.

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Some improvements to the design

We’ve already know how well made the Woolrich Elite products have been for several years, but there have been some design issues that we have heard about from customers.   We still get a lot of complaints about the fit and design of the Woolrich Elite Algerian Jacket and all you have to do is read the product reviews under it on our website to find out.    We’re really glad that they made a few minor tweaks to the pants and shorts that they have been making in regards to the ID pocket.   The rear ID pocket on the pants is a major sore in my opinion because the previous velcro design made it very difficult to get your wallet out.

The style 44429 is probable the most popular style followed by the 44441.   I’ve had issues on the road where I had to get money out of my wallett to pay a toll and had to take my seat belt off to get my money out of my Woolrich Elite Pants.   Now that they  have removed the velcro and opened up the pants pockets a little more it does resolve the problem.   I also noticed the 44905 shorts have had this change and was pleasantly surprised.   The style 44905 shorts are my favorite shorts to wear in the summer because they have the deepest pockets and have lots of utility purposes.

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