A Lot Has Happened...

[philmo11]

A lot has happened since my last post. Husky Ranch and our home burned to the ground 5/29. No one was hurt but there is nothing left of it but the front wall. We are still working through the insurance process and staying with family while that plays out. In total, not counting the guns, I lost north of $100,000 in ammo, reloading supplies/equipment and other gun accessories (ie. cases, safes, other odds and ends). That number is still growing as we go through our inventory.

Over the course of the last 3-1/2 months, I have slowly been rebuilding my gun collection. Since I am at the inlaws, I put a couple safes in. No more gun vault... at least until I rebuild. I will rebuild. Probably in the spring. Until then, my father-in-law carved me out some space and I bought a couple modest 51 gun safes.



A few guns survived. You all probably recognize the 5 stainless/chrome in the top row. My Metro hard chrome 45 was on my hip. The Springfield Garrison in 9mm, Kimber Rapide in 9mm, Springfield Loaded in 45 and Kimber Stainless Target Long Slide in 45 were all at little brothers. In the process of rebuilding the collection, I bought 2 RIA Ultras in 45 (top row), 3 RIA Standards in 45 (bottom left) and 4 RIA Standards in 9mm. I upgraded all the RIAs to G10 grips. Made a conscious effort to color code them by caliber/model so I took the magwell ext and grips off the Ultras and put different grips on them. Need to order some main spring housings to get the magwell extensions back.



I added a few more this evening... Ordered them anyway... Some stock pics below.

Kimber Custom LW in 9mm



Kimber Stainless Target in 9mm



Mauser CA compliant in .22LR (This one should pass the melting point law in IL). I only bought this for the kids but I am sure I will shoot the crap out of it.



I have bought lots of other toys (plenty of lever guns and revolvers) I will be happy to share at a later time. Even completely rebuild my son's Henry 2020Trump Silver that was obliterated in the fire. For now, I am just sharing the 1911 progress.

I bought quite a few RIAs as you can tell. I got some really good deals on them and I have always appreciated RIA's reliability. Rock solid SHTF guns in my book, so I stocked up while the gittin was good.

 

[Tigerstripe]

thats bad, fire sucks. at least you are good and can rebuild.
my brother a retired Deputy in Arizona, lost it all.
his house, his wife and his life. damn that hurts.
im glad it was only stuff you lost.
ill be going for a walk now, its foggy lookin in here.

 

[dennishoddy]

That has to be the worst feeling in the world to see ones dreams go up in flames.
The important part is that nobody was harmed.
I see you've made some really nice replacements to those beauties that survived!

 

[philmo11]

thats bad, fire sucks. at least you are good and can rebuild.
my brother a retired Deputy in Arizona, lost it all.
his house, his wife and his life. damn that hurts.
im glad it was only stuff you lost.
ill be going for a walk now, its foggy lookin in here.

Sorry to hear that. Stuff can be replaced. Family can't. Sorry for your loss.

 

[philmo11]

That has to be the worst feeling in the world to see ones dreams go up in flames.
The important part is that nobody was harmed.
I see you've made some really nice replacements to those beauties that survived!

I'll post up reviews as I get time. The one I'm aching to shoot is the Stevens 334 in .243. I just got my Arken scope mounted today. Nice glass. People can say what they want but .243 is a favorite of mine. Heard good things about the glass and the rifle, so I put them together to try.

 

[philmo11]

Here's some others I picked up lately…

Bought the bought the wife a Ruger Security 380


Bought myself Henry 45 Colt, Rossi R92 44 mag, Henry 22 mag, Rossi R92 357 mag, Rossi Gallery .22, Henry Homesteader 9mm, (that Stevens 334 I posted earlier)


Henry 45-70 and a Rossi R95 Trapper 30-30


Here's the before and after of Nic's Trump rifle…



And yeah, it works…


Max's first Henry In .22


William's first Henry in a youth .22


I have a bunch on the way, A Rossi stainless R92 in 45 Colt, a color case hardened GForce Huckleberry lever gun in .357, 3 Taurus stainless revolvers, and more…

Bought 5 of these when they got clearanced for $149. With a discount, cost me $127 each. 4 in black and 1 camo. I pretty much got the 5 for the regular retail of the 1 camo crossbow.


Couple Mossberg Cruisers in 20 ga.


Also bought 2 Remington walnut 870 shotguns, 1 in 12ga and 1 in 20ga, no pics unfortunately.

 

[philmo11]

I do still have some guns that were not in the house. 2 Ruger Blackhawks, 2 Ruger Single Sixes, 1 Cimarron Wyatt Earp, 1 Ruger Super Blackhawk, 1 S&W EZ (wife's carry), 1 S&W .22 and a Rossi R92 in 45 were all elsewhere. My Springfield 911 backup carry was in my truck. All of my weapons of mass destruction (according to democrats) are hidden out of communist reach, possibly at the bottom of a river somewhere, I forget… hit my head pretty hard in that boating accident.

 

[Bob Lee]

I'll post up reviews as I get time. The one I'm aching to shoot is the Stevens 334 in .243. I just got my Arken scope mounted today. Nice glass. People can say what they want but .243 is a favorite of mine. Heard good things about the glass and the rifle, so I put them together to try.
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Beautiful. Fir the record I like 243 also

 

[joepistol]

Sorry for your loss, ....as others said, great that no one was hurt.
You've certainly been on a shopping spree.. your LGS must be very happy.
Hope you get some time to break in at least some of your new additions.
It looks like you've got some family to help with that.
Noticed you bought a few RIA's, what no Tisas ?

 

[Tigerstripe]

Sorry to hear that. Stuff can be replaced. Family can't. Sorry for your loss.

thanks. its been a few years.
i wondered if it might be TMI for a 1911 forum.
but on a lighter note i will be off shortly to sign for my new Kimber LW.

 

[dennishoddy]

I do still have some guns that were not in the house. 2 Ruger Blackhawks, 2 Ruger Single Sixes, 1 Cimarron Wyatt Earp, 1 Ruger Super Blackhawk, 1 S&W EZ (wife's carry), 1 S&W .22 and a Rossi R92 in 45 were all elsewhere. My Springfield 911 backup carry was in my truck. All of my weapons of mass destruction (according to democrats) are hidden out of communist reach, possibly at the bottom of a river somewhere, I forget… hit my head pretty hard in that boating accident.

I'm a huge fan of the .243, but mine is in the .243 WSSM AR platform.

 

[philmo11]

thanks. its been a few years.
i wondered if it might be TMI for a 1911 forum.
but on a lighter note i will be off shortly to sign for my new Kimber LW.

Get yer hands on that lightweight? I'm sitting over here like, "my guns are taking too long, I must buy more!!!", so I did… Apparently, if you just keep buying more, they get here faster…

2 RIA MELIK 9mm (Beretta 92 clones)


2 RIA Meriva 12ga (never owned an RIA pump) (5rd, 18")


1 Mossberg Maverick 12ga Security (8rd, 18")

 

[Tigerstripe]

well i need to know where you are now, state wise.

i did go pick it up and when my man came out with the box with my name and Berretta i almost got excited. i did not order that.
someone with the same name did.

i will, even if i have to ask someone, find out how to get the pics on my phone, to the computer and on this forum.

why does 1911 Fanatics want my permission to push my notifications?

 

[philmo11]

I think I added up 34 pistols/revolvers (8 have to be picked up)

26 rifles/shotguns (5 have to be picked up, 1 is is an Armscor promotion, waiting on Armscor).

If you all don't know, spend $1,000 on Armscor/RIA firearms, get a lever action 410 free. Form below:

Gun Promotions | Rock Island Armory and Armscor

Armscor customers reap rewards. If you’ve bought an Armscor-RIA product recently, you might be eligible for one of our ongoing promotions.

www.armscor.com

I just found out about it last night… but it's been submitted for. My understanding is, you get a code and you redeem it at Advanced Tactical.

 

[philmo11]

well i need to know where you are now, state wise.

i did go pick it up and when my man came out with the box with my name and Berretta i almost got excited. i did not order that.
someone with the same name did.

i will, even if i have to ask someone, find out how to get the pics on my phone, to the computer and on this forum.

why does 1911 Fanatics want my permission to push my notifications?

Illinois. I'm having to dance around the communist attempts to disarm us with my gun selections. For as long as I can remember, IL has held the record for most firearm sales by a huge margin. Kentucky, I think might actually pass us up this year with the most NICS background checks. They've been gaining ground the last 5 years (and we've been losing it). They might take #1 this year. But, then, you have guys like me who pick up 5-10 on 1 background check.

 

[philmo11]

I bought 13 more today.

4 RIA Stainless in 9mm and

3 Kimber Custom LW in 45.

I'm not super keen on aluminum frame as a feed ramp, but I'll try it. They are cheap right now. The 9mm I ordered jumped to $865 after I ordered it, so I grabbed the three 45's while the gittin was still good.

As far as the stainless RIA's are concerned, my first choice was the Kimber Stainless II Target I ordered when I started this thread. That gun jumped to over $1,000. Now way I'm spending that much on that gun. I didn't spend that much on my Kimber Stainless II Target Long Slide. Sorry can't do it…

I have, however, wanted to try the stainless RIA for some time. They "look" very similar. At the end of the day, it's an RIA. I expect them to just work. There were some Kimber Stainless II standard models in 45 for $725. I tossed that one around in my head for a while before I bit the bullet on these. The price difference was a free gun and free shipping in the end, so I went RIA this time.

I also bought 6 more of the RIA Melik 9mm.
I went in and took a look at these at the FFL today when I filled out the 4473. I really liked what I saw. White dot rear sight, fiber optic front sight. Very nice finish and that single action trigger was sweet! So I ordered 6 more tonight.

That'll give me 8 total 15rd 9mm. The auto-decock when safety is on got me for a sec. I kept cocking the hammer and it wouldn't stay cocked. Took me about 3 tries before I realized what it was. Grip is girthy but comfortable. I think I'll enjoy these. I still think they are ugly but I'm sure they'll grow on me. Until the CZ Shadow drops a considerable amount (not holding my breath), these will do.

 

[philmo11]

Sorry for your loss, ....as others said, great that no one was hurt.
You've certainly been on a shopping spree.. your LGS must be very happy.
Hope you get some time to break in at least some of your new additions.
It looks like you've got some family to help with that.
Noticed you bought a few RIA's, what no Tisas ?

No Tisas. I bought a lot of RIA lately. 21 including the 2 shotguns (unless I'm missing some). They are cheap and they just work like they should. RIA is my go to for the cheap stuff. I'm stocking up on inexpensive guns I can count on to work when I need them. No offense to Tisas. I'm sure they are fine guns but by comparison, I can buy a full size 9mm 1911 Standard (not a GI, I hate GI sights) for $330. $346 shipped was my last order. Tisas can't beat that. The B9 Duty is the closest I could find at $100 more shipped, the B9R was actually a little cheaper at $75 more but I don't want the pic rail.

I don't pay transfer fees so it's advantageous for me to buy this way. Although, I have bought about 15 recently from a local store just to share the business, otherwise, I've been ordering out of a brick and mortar store down in TX.

 

[joepistol]

With all your recent purchases, if you weren't on a watch list, I'm sure you are on one now.
Had a BATF agent show up at your door, asking questions yet ?

 

[Bob Lee]

With all your recent purchases, if you weren't on a watch list, I'm sure you are on one now.
Had a BATF agent show up at your door, asking questions yet ?

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[philmo11]

With all your recent purchases, if you weren't on a watch list, I'm sure you are on one now.
Had a BATF agent show up at your door, asking questions yet ?

I was thinking the same thing.

I am in gov security. I am always being watched. There is nothing unusual about the volume for me. Its been like this for years, I just don't always post about non-1911 stuff on here. I have purchased hundreds in the last 5 years.