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[Dark Reaper]

We got two new guns yesterday! This one is mine:


https://imgur.com/2M74624


It is a 45; Regent R200S (a 1911 from Turkey). It is hand hammered stainless steel according to the description of it. I am going to be testing it out this afternoon. Right now I like it better than my 9mm; but I haven't tried it out yet. The guy at the gun shop said it has a powerful kick.

I will take a pic of my husband's shotgun and post it later; didn't get a pic of it yet.

So it's a .45, not .45 ACP which is a bit weaker, right?

Yes it is ACP.

Here is my husband's new shotgun:



https://imgur.com/hs6BA6c

Nice guns!

[mALX]

Very nice, is it a Winchester? It looks like my 1300 Turkey.

Mossberg. It shoots great! Mine (unfortunately) had the bad feeding magazine from Turkey that everyone on the internet said they had to replace on theirs; thank goodness all the parts for 1911's are interchangeable with American models!!! I will have to test it out again after that magazine is replaced.

Nice new guns, mALX!

Thank you!!!

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Dang mALX, those guns are niiiiice! I especially like that 1911!

[mirocu]

Dang mALX, those guns are niiiiice! I especially like that 1911!

Me 2. At least Khajiit can actually get it

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Dang mALX, those guns are niiiiice! I especially like that 1911!

Me 2. At least Khajiit can actually get it

One day, Khajiit shall get one in honor of you, Birb.

[mirocu]

How about sending it in two parts with the package marked "CO2 version spare parts" ....?

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

[mirocu]

I s'pose I could get a real CO2 version 1911 but I haven't found one I like enough.

[mALX]

How about sending it in two parts with the package marked "CO2 version spare parts" ....?

I would send you one for Christmas if I could, lol.

I love the way the 1911 feels, and I was actually able to shoot it without taking my face out, lol. It was MUCH easier for me to handle than my 9mm; (which was brand new and needed A LOT of breaking in). Even after two years the 9mm is stiffer and harder for me to shoot than the 1911 was. (and kicks back as hard if not harder, but it is totally reliable on firing so it is still my 1st choice to carry right now).

The 1911 is so pretty that the picture doesn't do it justice at all. Also, I have seen a lot of vids of this particular gun/make and have yet to see any two people with the same hand grip as anyone else; not one! Every single hand grip in the pics and vids was totally different than anyone else's as if they just made each design/pattern once. Really cool.

I am bringing it to the Gunsmith to get the feed ramp totally polished and going to buy a couple new magazines for it.

Dang mALX, those guns are niiiiice! I especially like that 1911!

Thanks Khajiit!!! I love it, too. We went to the shooting range with all our guns, and believe it or not my husband's ugly old 357 was the one that tore through the targets and hit the dirt hill WAY behind it = throwing chunks of dirt in the air after going through wood and traveling the long distance afterward! My 9mm may have gone through the target, but didn't hit the hill; neither did the 1911. I can't even lift that 357, it is a really old revolver and way too heavy for me.

[Acadian]

Not surprised, mALX. It is the extra powder behind the 357 bullet (magnum) that gives it extra muzzle velocity.

It's good old mass x velocity = power. At one extreme, your 45 has high mass but a low muzzle velocity of about 810 fps. At the other extreme is a 5.56 military round that has barely the mass of a 22 but an astounding muzzle velocity of 3200 fps. Your 357 is medium mass with a high muzzle velocity of around 1500 fps. 9 mm is also medium mass but has a lower muzzle velocity of about 1000 fps.

[mirocu]

Makes me think of the difference between the two rifles I've had.

The 9,3 X 62 dropped the deer like a knockout punch from Mike Tyson while the 7,62 X 63 didn't even though both hit where they should. Basically the same cartridge length but the bigger bullet is what made most of the difference I think. Haven't run the specs or anything but I wager the 9,3 because its slower speed gives off more of its energy earlier (combined with a larger wound canal) when entering but doesn't travel far, while the 7,62 goes deeper but doesn't give off as much energy as early, which may be why that deer could run off before bleeding out.


Idk

This post has been edited by mirocu: Nov 24 2025, 08:18 PM

[mALX]

Not surprised, mALX. It is the extra powder behind the 357 bullet (magnum) that gives it extra muzzle velocity.

It's good old mass x velocity = power. At one extreme, your 45 has high mass but a low muzzle velocity of about 810 fps. At the other extreme is a 5.56 military round that has barely the mass of a 22 but an astounding muzzle velocity of 3200 fps. Your 357 is medium mass with a high muzzle velocity of around 1500 fps. 9 mm is also medium mass but has a lower muzzle velocity of about 1000 fps.

What does all that mean? I'd like to see a drawing please ... (just kidding).

Seriously though = wow, I never realized all that or what would cause that much of a difference in shooting. I know the bullets for my 9mm are small, but make a good hole in the target = they just don't go real far after hitting it though. The 1911 has bigger bullets (much fatter and just a little longer) but they made a smaller hole in the target = but then didn't go far if at all after hitting it. Then Greg steps up = has to hand load each bullet in the revolver, and they are bigger length wise but about as narrow as the 9mm, maybe a little bigger = and he blows through the target and chunks up the hill WAY back in the field!!! I'll tell you this, it made me feel much safer knowing he carries that 357 with him all the time, lol.

Makes me think of the difference between the two rifles I've had.

The 9,3 X 62 dropped the deer like a knockout punch from Mike Tyson while the 7,62 X 63 didn't even though both hit where they should. Basically the same cartridge length but the bigger bullet is what made most of the difference I think. Haven't run the specs or anything but I wager the 9,3 because its slower speed gives off more of its energy earlier (combined with a larger wound canal) when entering but doesn't travel far, while the 7,62 goes deeper but doesn't give off as much energy as early, which may be why that deer could run off before bleeding out.


Idk

I want one that gives the Mike Tyson knockout punch!!! (but without knocking ME out with the kickback, of course, lol). Do you have a pic of that one?

[mirocu]

I want one that gives the Mike Tyson knockout punch!!! (but without knocking ME out with the kickback, of course, lol). Do you have a pic of that one?

Sadly no. I traded in that one almost twenty years ago now and I never took a pic of it. It was an old rifle, Stiga brand, bolt action.


Not mine but this is how it looks

[mALX]

I want one that gives the Mike Tyson knockout punch!!! (but without knocking ME out with the kickback, of course, lol). Do you have a pic of that one?

Sadly no. I traded in that one almost twenty years ago now and I never took a pic of it. It was an old rifle, Stiga brand, bolt action.


Not mine but this is how it looks

Oh, how pretty!!! Why would you sell the one that would drop the deer like Mike Tyson without the ear biting?

[mirocu]

Oh, how pretty!!! Why would you sell the one that would drop the deer like Mike Tyson without the ear biting?

Had some problems with it, was a bit unreliable at times. Plus after a few years I wanted an autoloader which I still have. Browning BAR, great gun with a great trigger. Can't compare to the Stiga at all. Don't regret trading it in but wouldn't have minded if I still had it.

[mALX]

Oh, how pretty!!! Why would you sell the one that would drop the deer like Mike Tyson without the ear biting?

Had some problems with it, was a bit unreliable at times. Plus after a few years I wanted an autoloader which I still have. Browning BAR, great gun with a great trigger. Can't compare to the Stiga at all. Don't regret trading it in but wouldn't have minded if I still had it.

That is what I am hoping DOESN'T happen with my pretty pistol. Right now it is unreliable, I am going to take it to a gunsmith and hope he can make it reliable. I researched it on the internet, they said to clean and polish the feeder ramp and change out the magazines for better quality ones than the Turkish one that came with it.

[mirocu]

So it doesn't feed the rounds as it should?

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

What is your 9mm mALX?

[mALX]

So it doesn't feed the rounds as it should?

No, every other round isn't feeding right. I read on the internet that all these 1911's from Turkey were having that problem and it was usually the magazine causing the problem because the walls of the magazine made in Turkey are so thin that they are not stable to feed the ammo into the chamber.

What is your 9mm mALX?

https://imgur.com/L6mQdHu

https://imgur.com/18THFaz


Smith & Wesson. (pics above)


It came with the three magazines, three grips, the lock and the case. It fires perfectly every single time, but it is VERY stiff still (we bought it new and have had it two (?) years (I'll have to check) = it still needs A LOT of breaking in).








This post has been edited by mALX: Nov 25 2025, 08:57 PM

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

So it doesn't feed the rounds as it should?

No, every other round isn't feeding right. I read on the internet that all these 1911's from Turkey were having that problem and it was usually the magazine causing the problem because the walls of the magazine made in Turkey are so thin that they are not stable to feed the ammo into the chamber.

What is your 9mm mALX?

https://imgur.com/L6mQdHu

https://imgur.com/18THFaz


Smith & Wesson. (pics above)


It came with the three magazines, three grips, the lock and the case. It fires perfectly every single time, but it is VERY stiff still (we bought it new and have had it two (?) years (I'll have to check) = it still needs A LOT of breaking in).

Hey! That’s what I have!