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The affectionate nickname given to the 1911 pistol, owing to the slab-type grip panels.
That fucking banger keeps it up, he's gonna get a lecture form old slabsides.
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The absolute closest you can get to the fround without cutting the buttons off of your uniform. The place to be during a mortar attack, haji drive-by, grenade attack, or ambush.
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A generally harmless but annoying person who has logged thousands of hours playing "Navy Seals" on a gaming system and mistakenly thinks that this makes them an expert in real world combat. Usually never off of their game long enough to have been in a real fight, but the first to offer their "expert opinion" an weapons and tactics.
They are easy to identify, as they often use terms like ".308 Lapua Magnum" or ".45 Magnum" and love to talk fire-power although they have never used anything other than the virtual firepower on their game. They love to espouse superiority of weapons, yet lack a "gunner callus".
They are usually pale from lack of exposure to sunlight, and smell of Mountain Dew and burnt rope.
Did you hear that guy talking about carrying a Desert Eagle into a firefight? He's just a playstation commando.
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conspiracy theorists, whether the conspiracy is real or contrived. Usually convinced that whatever politician they dislike is a "reptillian alien" and that standard jet exhaust contrails are actually chem-trails of chemicals being sprayed down on the earth by the Illuminati.
The name originates from the belief that we are being brainwashed by mind control beams, and only hats made of foil or tin will keep the evil brainwaves out.
That guy over there is a card-carrying member of the tin foil hat club.
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When a woman gives a man oral sex with a mouth full of ice-cold Coke, or other carbonated beverage.
Your mom gives a mean coca-cola cowboy.
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Military slang for a soldier who in spite of being sent to a choice duty like Germany (PARTY PALACE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMAND) decides to stay in the barracks wasting valuable youth, life experience and a helluva good time out "on the economy". Usually they are young soldiers who are so far away from home for the first time.
Damn dude, here it is Octoberfest, and Hammond won't leave his room, what a barracks rat.
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.45 Auto generally refers to the Model 1911 .45 caliber auto loading pistol.
Origionally designed by John Moses Browning and marketed to the U.S. Army for use by the Cavalry. The 1911 is a single-action,semi-automatic, gas blowback operated, magazine-fed pistol. It fires a 230 grain, .45ACP bullet at speeds of less than 1000 feet per second. Generally the magazine holds 7 rounds of ammunition, but larger capacities are available.
The 230 Grain slug was actually designed to stop horses in mounted cavalry battle. The 230 grain slug moves slowly, but gives up 100% of its delivered energy into 6" of tissue.
Although the 1911 was replaced by the Baretta Model 92 chambered in the less effective 9mm, the U.S. Marine Corp as well as the Special Operations community have returned it to service.
The 1911 has seen many changes over the years although no signifigant mechanical changes to its overall design. There was the release of a Colt "Series 80" model that unneccessarily included a firing pin block in case a loaded pistol was dropped. This additional safety was later discontinued. The ejection port was also lowered and flared to facilitate better ejection of spent casings.
The 1911 has undergone a rennasiance recently. Without the need for high-performance, or gimmick ammunition, the .45ACP cartridge remains one of the most effective manstopping rounds available.
Several companies make clones of this classic piece, although you do get what you pay for.
Among the higher end clones are Kimber, Les Baer, Wilson Combat, Double Star, Para-Ordinance, Detonics, and George Heinie.
Mid-Market quality clones include Springield Armory (Though they make a higher quality clone too), Rock Island Armory, Charles Daily (RI and CD are both produced by Twin Pines in the Phillipines) and Norinco of China (Yes China makes a great clone, though they are no longer imported and hard to find).
Low-end makers are Century Arms (Made by Shooters Armory) and Llama (now out of business).
The design of the 1911 is simple enough so that with a well made frame, money spent on parts, and some time with basic hand tools, all but the cheapest of the 1911 clones can be brought up to better than acceptable accuracy.
Colt still produces a version of the 1911, but they are expensive, and most are ordered through their Custom Shop with up to a 6-month waiting list.
I love my 1911 .45 Auto (not in the Biblical sense, but almost).
Feel safe at night, sleep with a .45 caliber teddy-bear.
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