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Post by TBT on Feb 27, 2006 15:43:50 GMT -5
Anyone know anything about these things? Some of them look goofy with that finger groove thingy on the frame. Seems like a decent quality 1911 though that you never hear of. www.olyarms.com/?page=m2_matchmaster |
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Post by TBT on Feb 27, 2006 15:45:25 GMT -5
Matchmaster with goofy thingy on grip frame:  Matchmaster without goofy thingy on grip frame:  |
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Post by "DoubleAction" on Feb 27, 2006 16:12:04 GMT -5
I once read alot about the Olympic Arms Pistols and Rifles, but during the same time period I was buying available Colts on the new and used markets, along with a few Sigs.
There were a couple of other manufacturers who did the finger groove front strap on their 1911s, which many disliked.
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Post by TBT on Feb 28, 2006 19:31:42 GMT -5
Not really priced all that well for being a no-name in the 1911 market. Gunbroker has them around $700 which puts them right there with Colt, Kimber, Smith and Wesson, and Springfield Armory.
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Post by TMan on Feb 28, 2006 19:42:46 GMT -5
I noticed that they have a 6" i.e. Longslide version. I wonder how many other companies make Longslide models. I was only aware of the Springfield Armory one.
I wonder what the trigger is like.
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Post by 5ontarget on Mar 1, 2006 7:38:33 GMT -5
Uh-oh, I see where this is going Tman. How much room do you have left in the handgun safe? ;D
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Post by TMan on Mar 1, 2006 8:03:52 GMT -5
5OT, handguns aren't a problem. It is the rifles that are killing me. I bought 14 gun locked cabinets for the upstairs closets. However, these are set up for full size rifles. The carbines (M1, 94's, etc) don't fit well in there, and I don't know what to do with them. A problem I have to solve before the end of the month when my wife comes home. (I'm also anal about not getting scratches or dings on them too, so I need something "safe").
Putting cabinets in the downstairs bedroom's closets is out of the question. She may be little, but does she have a mouth. When we went to BMW driving school, forgive me if I've told this before, on the second day the instructors were quite comfortable with us. There were only 5 couples in the class with 3 instructors. The second day at the Michelin Proving Grounds, one of the instructors called out to the other and said that my wife only weighed 100 lbs and 98 of it was in her right foot. The other instructor yelled back: "Yeah, and the other two is her mouth". Well, they had the ratio wrong, and she weights 115 lbs.
Although I'm very careful about protecting my hearing at the range, if I did lose my hearing, I wouldn't have to listen to her. She was brought up in an anti-gun environment, and she doesn't want to see guns anywhere. My refinishing the MN stock in the family room while she was home for Christmas worked out well because she appreciated the beauty of the wood in the stock.
The Longslide hasn't made it to my want list yet, but I'm interested. I don't want more than one, and I want the right one, so I'm not rushing into this.
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Post by 5ontarget on Mar 1, 2006 9:54:16 GMT -5
I must have too much time on my hands today.
TMan, To help the carbines fit better in your cabinet, you can take some 2x4s or other appropriately sized and cut lumbar and glue and/or staple some automotive carpet/upholstery to it and place it in the bottom of the cabinet. This usually elevates the carbines enough to get them to fit in the cradles better. I prefer the automotive carpet/upholstery because it is more pliable and easier to wrap than household carpeting. It is generally available at local car parts stores for a few buck a roll. Doesn't scratch either. A vendor I've bought gun rugs from for my handguns actually told me they used surplus/scrap/remnant from automotive interiors for their rugs.
/end thread drift
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