M-Taliesin
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Howdy Folks!
My wife and I went to visit that new gun store down in Franktown, run by a couple of the most OC friendly shop owners you'll ever hope to meet. We hoped to meet up with Keens while there, but he ended up with a change of plans so we missed getting with him today. We'll want to make that up soon!
Anyhow, I had been to the Franktown Firearms store awhile back, right after they first opened for business, and I saw a beautiful 1911 for a reasonable price. I don't know much about Rock Island Armory, but that surely is a handsome handgun. So I paid the balance of what I owned on the pistol and did the whole background check thingy. While waiting for it to pass (a given, BTW), wife and I headed up to Parker to have a brunch at McDonalds. Part of the reason for my desire to visit that specific location was the last time I ate there, somebody called in a MWAG to the local Parker constabulary. That resulted in the nicest pair of cops you'd ever hope pulled you over and we had a pleasant visit with them. They seemed almost embarassed to be dropping by, but we had a great time with them. Anyhow, I digress.
We got word my background passed (a given, BTW), and we returned to Franktown to pick up my handgun.
Now I had a new problem. The good men of Franktown Firearms don't have much in the way of holsters yet. So we headed up to Gander Mountain to see if I could score a serpa holster for my new 1911. They didn't have any, so I settled for a Fobus for the time being. We will be heading to Oklahoma for a metal detecting competition next weekend, and I didn't want to run all over town when we are on budgeted time right now.
So I got the new pistol home and took some photos to show you what a beauty it is. Now, of course, I can't hardly wait to fire the thing.
Click image to enlarge!
The whole time we were out and about, I was carrying my XDm-.40 compact in a serpa holster. Of course I was open carrying (a given, BTW!!!)
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
My wife and I went to visit that new gun store down in Franktown, run by a couple of the most OC friendly shop owners you'll ever hope to meet. We hoped to meet up with Keens while there, but he ended up with a change of plans so we missed getting with him today. We'll want to make that up soon!
Anyhow, I had been to the Franktown Firearms store awhile back, right after they first opened for business, and I saw a beautiful 1911 for a reasonable price. I don't know much about Rock Island Armory, but that surely is a handsome handgun. So I paid the balance of what I owned on the pistol and did the whole background check thingy. While waiting for it to pass (a given, BTW), wife and I headed up to Parker to have a brunch at McDonalds. Part of the reason for my desire to visit that specific location was the last time I ate there, somebody called in a MWAG to the local Parker constabulary. That resulted in the nicest pair of cops you'd ever hope pulled you over and we had a pleasant visit with them. They seemed almost embarassed to be dropping by, but we had a great time with them. Anyhow, I digress.
We got word my background passed (a given, BTW), and we returned to Franktown to pick up my handgun.
Now I had a new problem. The good men of Franktown Firearms don't have much in the way of holsters yet. So we headed up to Gander Mountain to see if I could score a serpa holster for my new 1911. They didn't have any, so I settled for a Fobus for the time being. We will be heading to Oklahoma for a metal detecting competition next weekend, and I didn't want to run all over town when we are on budgeted time right now.
So I got the new pistol home and took some photos to show you what a beauty it is. Now, of course, I can't hardly wait to fire the thing.
Click image to enlarge!
The whole time we were out and about, I was carrying my XDm-.40 compact in a serpa holster. Of course I was open carrying (a given, BTW!!!)
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
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