I thought that I was the only one with a dedicated LLama lower for a .22 conversion.
Mine is a full size though.
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True enough. He was a "Battleship Marine" serving on the Pennsylvania", during the Korea "dust up" he fired more rounds as a member of a "clandestine" organization (he never would talk much about this even after it was declassified - I'm not sure whether he re-activated his Marine service during that time or not - I guess we could ask Lindy ).
Most folks know, but people use the term "Colonel" as the shortened version of Lt. Col. In fact, people in the military called me a "Colonel" simply because they found out I was a "Ky. Colonel" (don't let that impress you, it is an easy "rank" to get! - though I might be the only one to gain it due to firearms instruction
) - I put the kibosh on that pretty quick - it was way too confusing in a military setting...besides, I'm not much on titles.Riposte
I believe I first read that in the Guns and Ammo "Cooper on Handguns" 1974 special edition with a red cover (before he opened Gunsite in Arizona). I think it was memorable in that it cost around $5 when the regular editions were cheaper.
I may still have it in an old box somewhere.
“An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it. This book will examine one particular form of weapon: the handgun. The handgun is an interesting artifact, and its mastery is a notable accomplishment. Those who master it achieve a peculiar satisfaction, for they partake in some measure of one of the attributes of the gods: The ability to point the hand and smite at a distance. This idea existed millennia before anyone ever saw a pistol. So, it must be an innate human aspiration, independent of technology. It is obviously the basis of the pleasure we take in pistol craft. As the handgun has no evil of its own, it has no skill of its own; however, in a master’s hands, its efficiency is almost unbelievable. As with all instruments, it is the man, not the tool, that makes the difference. The more subtle the tool, the greater the difference. Skill with a shovel makes less difference than with a violin. The handgun lies somewhere between.”
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