I met the most badass person in the history of firearms today...

[Ronin13]

So there I was, taking my class from a former Spec Ops veteran of both WWII and Vietnam (surprisingly agile for an old guy ) and getting my NRA Pistol Instructor Certification (which passed 100% on both exams, yay me!), when another elderly, balding man wearing some sort of "Expert, 1911 600M" patch on his jacket walks into the classroom at Ben Lomond Gun Club. Our training counselor introduces him as none other than Karl Lippard. For those that don't know, Mr. Lippard (pronounced "Leopard") is the man behind the game-changing of the 1911 and modern firearms. He explained it in such a language that as a person who doesn't know about every single minute detail and inner workings of a firearm, it went over my head. But he holds several patents on his firearms technology, several more patents pending, and makes his 1911's with the "toughest metal you can make a gun out of" -his words. He and 3 others are the only people I've ever heard of to have 3/7 (he had I believe 4/6 on 12" steel plate) or more hits on target at 600 meters, open sight, with his 1911. Sometime in the near future, I'll have to look it up, he'll be featured on the Outdoor channel doing just that along with my training counselor, who also accomplished this feat.

For the low-low price of just $3,500 you too can own the best 1911 ever made- the Lippard 1911A2 NCO! Forget Nighthawk, Dan Wesson, Wilson Combat, etc... these truly are a work of art! The trigger, I shit you not, is the smoothest pull I've ever experienced. Quite the gun!
http://karllippard.com/

[rondog]

So you were at BLGC late this afternoon? What kinda class was going on? I was wondering what was going on at the clubhouse.

I was out there from just before sundown to dusk, sighting in a new scope on my AR at berm 11. Tried a few shots from an Enfield, but just too dark. Man, it was a cold MF'r out there!!! Can't say I've ever been shooting at 5 degrees before. Had to pick up a document from Bill's house, so I burnt some ammo while I was there.

[Ronin13]

You didn't read the first sentence Ron? I was doing the NRA Pistol Instructor Cert class... And we did some range time over at the pistol competition range at about 2 or so... It was frigid! If the drive wasn't just at 2 hrs for me, I'd sign up for a membership there.

[fitz19d]

I'm sorry for your misfortune in having to meet that faggot.

[Monky]

I stopped reading when I noticed and being used twice in the first sentence.

[alxone]

oh i thought you meant someone bad ass like some of these people
http://www.ar-15.co/threads/52354-truly-badass

[sneakerd]

ATrain could make that shot on the run with his Taurus 1911.

[brokenscout]

I thought it was a "keyboard" commando in person..lol

[brokenscout]

I'm going to send my RIA to get upgraded

[blacklabel]

A standard pistol of any make has a "Defensive" range of 12 feet to 20 yards. In contrast, A Combat NCO™ is an "Offensive" pistol and is effective from 2 feet to 400 yards. This difference in a combat setting means the battlefield is pushed back; that men survive; that we at last have a superior offensive pistol.

Fuck my purpose built rifle at 400 yards, I think I'm going to take pot shots with my open sighted 1911.