Hi ! i have watched most of your videos and theyr very imformative..actually all of them are... just curious, How come u know a lot about handgun particularly 1911 model?
Guy I knew was cleaning his .45 in front of his girlfriend and a buddy. Shot himself through the femur at point blank range. Devastating wound - most of his femur shattered throughout his thigh meat from the concussive force and he had to get a metal rod implanted to replace his exploded leg bone... Is double-idiot-checking your gun really something to complain about?
im tired of everybody being so worried about checking if you have a round chambered, its your weapon first of all, and if you don't know whether you have a round chambered in it then you shouldnt have a gun.
Is it normal for a thumb safety on a 1911 to fail when excessive pressure has been applied to the trigger? I'm talking about more than my index finger can pull. Like if I were to use my thumb to REALLY press on the trigger. I can get my Para 1911 Hi-Cap thumb safety to fail but only after extreme pressure. Normal? Comments?
Get your child shooting asap! I know an officer that had a one year old son that got his hands on his service revolver. His son didn't have the finger strength to pull the trigger, so he turned the revolver around and put both thumbs on the trigger. As you might imagine, it was a tragic ending for the family. Take your child shooting asap, let him hold your hands while you shoot your pistol. They will then understand and they wont be so curious.
Get your child shooting asap! I know an officer that had a one year old son that got his hands on his service revolver. His son didnt have the finger strength to pull the trigger, so he turned the revolver around and put both thumbs on the trigger.
As you might imagine, it was a tragic ending for the family. Take your child shooting asap, let him hold your hands while you shoot your pistol. They will then understand and they wont be so curious.
By the way, they used to train in the Army to push your body up against an enemy that is right next to you (like a foot away or so) and has a semi auto pistol pointed at you. It sounds counter intuitive, but the whole idea was to push the slide back to operate the disconnect, or at least so the hammer couldn't drop, so the weapon would be rendered inoperable. Then, it's hand to hand, and let the best man win! Oh, those were the days when the Army still fought and didn't bargain!
Finally, all anyone needs is a m1911a1. With proper maintenance and care, the weapon is extremely reliable and very accurate for its caliber. With proper training it's extremely safe. There is no need for any of these "custom" m1911's I see all around for the past 20+ years unless you're in some sort of competition. Then again, is it really a competition if you have an "accurized" m1911? It's like NASCAR. They used to race real cars; now it's all fake with their suped-up "cars".
Okay. First, I can't believe that your lever safety failed once. Very, very rare. Second, you don't need to "test" the disconnect like that. Just pull the slide a 1/4" rearward and pull the trigger. Also, you need to lock the slide rearward, then pull the trigger and release the slide simultaneously forward for a full disconnect check. Next, the firing pin "test" is just absurd and your firing pin will never fail unless you don't clean the weapon or you abuse and fail to maintain it!!!
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Im all for gun videos, but whats with the "function check" videos, or "how to recognize a 1911". You shouldn't even be interested in 1911s if you have to watch a video to see what they look like...
@bigblockcrx I think this takes the cake for stupid comments. We all get introduced and interested in new things every day that we have no prior knowledge of. So we look it up and learn and our interest grows... Your comment is the equivalent of saying, "You shouldn't be interested in books in you have to go to school to figure out how to read." We all need to start somewhere in learning and someone needs to be willing to teach the basic stuff.
Want a M1911 45 ACP with ALL the extras,for $420.00 NIB?? Check out the Metro Arms "AMERICAN CLASSIC II"......Wow what a gun. Fit,finish and reliability are outstanding and shes made in the Philipines! Get one before the folks find out how SWEET these are! Keep all those Kimbers, Ill just buy LOTS of ammo with the difference in price!A gun store here has one and they already want $550 for it.....move fast!
@limalife i want combat sights on my les baer but the slide is cut for target sights. Will combat sights fit on there or am i going to have to get a brand new slide?
@TheChamberofFarts For starters, why do you want to replace the sights? is there anything wrong with them?
Pending on what type of adj sight /sight cut you have you have you may be SOL. If the slide has a BOMAR cut or LPA cut you can get a Harrison rear sight from Brownells.
If you don't know the slide cut, talk to Baer, then call Brownells, they'll steer you in the right direction.
@limalife I like combat sights better. I was wondering if baer could give me a slide without the front serations. And while i was at it id have it cut for combat sights but if those brownells sights fit i guess i wont need to get a new slide.
@TheChamberofFarts have you tried contacting les baer? they have great customer service and they might even put the sights you want on for you....just a thought
This video saved me $900! I had a used Colt Series 70 1911 put on hold until I went home and watched this video. I went back to the store and did the checks. On the second test (gun fully cocked, safety off, and no pressure on the grip safety), the hammer fell when I pressed the trigger! I declined this one, and bought a brand new Colt series 80 Government 1911 instead. Many thanks from a Canadian fan!!
Awesome pistol, solid presentation/information, and your super nerdy-hot-mom thing had my full attention. A baby maker and a life taker LoL! Seriously, good stuff Mommy.
"...rules are meant to be broken" then flash an embarrassed 'micro expression' by looking away from the camera (or husband?) sorry been watching that lie to me show with Dr. Lightman.
nice video very good info to me i am Glock guy but i also love the look of 1911's oh and very lovely baby !! i love it when Weman like guns and at last my feonsay start to ask me about guns !!
Thanks for the video information, limalife. I am teaching my daughter how to function check her 1911. Like they say.. "A picture is worth a thousand words!"
Nice review and test....your husband is a lucky man.....I like the way you handle weapons....That is a true compliment....you are very versed and relaxed...
Also, testing the disconnect can be handy. With the gun empty (naturally), thumb safety disengaged, grip safety disengaged (gripping the gun as if to fire) retract the slide a half inch or so. Pull the trigger. While keeping pressure on the trigger, allow the slide to return to battery. The hammer should not fall. Disengage the trigger, pull the trigger and then the hammer should fall.
When doing a visual inspection, particularly for a used 1911, check the condition of the receiver feed ramp.
You should show a picture of what the receiver feed ramp is supposed to look for 1911s without integrated feed ramps.
But anyways, if it looks like the previous owner tried to make the feed ramp "blend" with the barrel clearance (throat), then the pistol was ruined, likely by "Danny Dremel."
Check for hammer follow. With hammer down and safety-checked pistol pointed in safe direction, pull and hold the trigger and then cycle slide while keeping the trigger held down.
The hammer should stay cocked. If hammer drops when slide goes to battery in this case, there is a problem.
If hammer stays cocked, release trigger. A click sound will be made by the pistol. Then pull trigger again for dry fire to see if hammer will drop.
thanks good educational video, just popped up on my youtube page i dont own a m1911 but its always good to know how to perform a functions check, thanks :D
Your gonna smash your finger with the hammer one of these days, and you won't try to act so cool with it after that. You were doing it especially when you were checking the beaver safety.
im glad i ran across this video because i just got a 1911 i let the gun dealer talk me in to it. i haven't shot the gun yet because of work but will be shooting this saturday ..the gun was used so it came with no manual so running across this video was very good thanks. ps you just gotta love youtube :]
love those baers and am considering one. how does your husband/you like the trs vs. other les baers, i assume it shoots like butter. Btw, what kind of sights are mounted on your trs?
Lady, your alright! I love your videos!! Always great information. I am emailing your Youtube video link to all my friends and family members. We enjoy you and the information you give us. (BTW Don't let the turkeys get you down)
This is a dumb question but I've never bought a gun from a store before (all mine are hand-me-downs). Is it ok to pull the trigger of a gun in a store? I'm thinking of getting a 1911 but I've never shot one before so I want to try the trigger but also don't want to get yelled at if it's frowned upon.
test everything that moves dry firing is ok you gotta make sure everything works before you buy look up things to watch out for with whatever model youre looking at
Blacklight she probably knows more about weapons than you do. She seems to know alot about a 1911. She knows more than most marines I knew in the corps. She didn't muzzle her hand. She made the gun safe before she demonstrated. Keep up the good work Lima. Some men don't like women handling weapons. My sister holds the range record for women at Paris island when she was in bootcamp. Thanks
@stevensrsp Some guys feel threatened by a woman who knows about guns, and their insecurity compels them to find the slightest fault. Thanks for your service in the Corps.
This user's videos provide good introductory material for people who may be interested (for the first time in their lives) in owning or carrying a weapon.
Of particular note is the fact that this lady is small-framed and quite feminine, yet seems to have no trouble cycling the slide on a .45 caliber handgun. This should help alleviate some of the apprehension that some ladies may have about semi-automatic handguns.
Remember, bigger holes make bad guys dead-er faster ;)
I think you need to teach kids about firearms the younger the better. I think it takes the mistery out of it. Kids understand more than you think. If you wait for someone else to teach your kid it will be too late. Just putting your head In the sand or demonizing them isn't going to help. If you teach your kid and he's around other kids that pick up a gun he can let someone know. That's the problem today alot of parents want the government to do everything. Not me
Great video, It is not guns that are dangerous, its people who do not know how to properly handle a fire arm that are dangerous. I am sure their child will proper instruction in weapons safety. Better to learn about something than to ignorant and scared of it.
i agree with the whole bringing kids up around firearms , i think that its always the kids who havent been brought up around guns that want to play with them, but then at the same time you need to teach your kids that guns are dangerous, i know my dad used to leave his .357 just laying around the living room , and he dared me or my brother to touch it when he wasn't around . I owned my first 12 guage when i was 12 years old. be responsible about it though...
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I don't think the kid was in the room while she was doing the check, though I did hear him in the background somewhere. Bad idea if he was, even with an obvious safe'd weapon.
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@Keith02 There's a period between 2 and ~8 when they don't really get the connection between pulling the trigger and Bad Things Happening. You have to be really careful about how you present firearms to kids, especially the very young. If he regularly sees Mommy "playing" with her pistol, aka inspecting it, he may get the idea that it's fun to play with guns, too. Then he gets hold of a gun, snaps the hammer on his finger, and Mommy gets to talk to the Nice Social Services Lady in the ER.
Orion, my son was being held by my husband in the other room. It is our responsibility as his parents to familiarize him with firearms and teach him firearm safety. He sees Mommy and Daddy with firearms almost daily and until he can understand firearm safety it is our job to keep the firearms away from him which my parents did to me, my husband's parents did to him and countless other parents do. It's called responsibility.
@limalife I agree with you completley.Wwhen cnn did a study on children and firearm.sYthey put kids in a room that knew gun saftey and when they found the pistol in toys they told an adult. The second group did not know gun saftey. The second group had 1 kid pick it up and pointed it at all the other kids.
@OrionCA1 Do you just Bop around giving unwarranted and unnecessary advice to people doing Vids? Do you see a child in the video. How about you go talk to the Mind your business lady in the Dummy room.
@scumgod13 I mean do ya see a child and gun in the vid at the same time.Its not like she had the baby out playing cops and robbers with her gun. Nosey people are so damn annoying!
O.K. That's funny. Glad you could gather such a psychological profile on me from my two comments. Of course they're are people that should't have guns, but I've watch many of this ladies vids, I don't think she's one of them. Keep up the long distance psychoanalysis though, you're good.
@scumgod13 Your handle is "scumgod13". How much psychoanalysis does that really need? You have authority issues and you're unoriginal to the 13th degree. I'm sorry your father slaps you around when he's drunk. I'm not your father so don't take it out on me. There's a number for child protective services in the phonebook: call it.
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Function check; not 'functionality'. Women, toddlers and guns: bad combination. Ok, so I'm going to get a bunch of negative red ratings for that comment. I really do not care. I really do not like the idea that pencils are abused. You know how many trees gave their lives for your 'functionality' check?
Wow! well done. I have a 45 Ruger and so it operates quire differently but I will be testing such things as the "sear" on mine. I want a 1911 so your info will be used when I find one I like. Thank you thank you thank you.
The "pencil" my son has at the end of the video is not the pencil I used to do the "firing pin check." If you watch the video again the pencil I use is a tan wooden pencil. The pencil he is holding is actually a Chinese Marker or grease pencil (VERY blunt, soft tip) that he pulled off the counter top when his father (who was holding him throughout the entire video) gave him to me. Watch it again and you'll see.
Actually, they're as simple as they are fascinating! You poor guys in the UK, your govt. gives you all a very raw deal! (And our govt. is doing everything in its' power to do the same!)
Just my opinion, but this type of comment doesn't do anything for the 2nd Amendment cause. This gal is quite a welcome soldier in the cause for not only our constitutional rights, but also for promoting our hobby among women AND men. Yes, she is attractive, but the crude sexual remark is way out of line. Limalife can help build some bridges between our gun issues and that large group of women who still fear even the mention of a gun. She's a very nice lady . Try to behave, please!
I have heard that dry fire of center fire weapons is safe. The problem is with rim fires where the firing pin has a chance to hit the chamber where the rim of the case should be.
Some you can, some you can't. I broke a firing pin on an H&R single shot Hornet years ago by dry firing. Actually, I like that little pencil trick she showed, first time I've seen that. I would think that would be pretty safe on the pin.
On any firearm I've ever seen the hammer does not "stuff" the firing pin into the primer, rather it's enertia that carries the pin to that point. In other words, if you were to just slowly use the hammer to puch the pin as far as it can, the pin will still not extend beyond the bolt face. The pencil trick was proving that the pin is, in fact, being "launched" under enertia, to protrude beyond the bolt and strike the primer.
Some models have the serations on the slide, used for racking the slide, on the front. some tactical instructors prefer this. i personally do not, but it is accecptable. Nice job on the video.
this is a good video. she really knows a lot about guns... i wish every woman did! i actually do not like les Bauer, i own a colt 1911 .45 and i love it. very nice video!!!!!!
What grain bullet do you prefer to use for home defense in 45 ACP.
philly4458 2 weeks ago
If I found my wife doing a video on a 1911 and I didn't know, I would take her out for a very nice dinner.
4AJWP 2 weeks ago
@LIMALIFE I LOVE YOU LOL
lakinl86 1 month ago
DONE WELL. YOU ARE A REALLY NICE PERSON. GOOD KARMA.
UNIDEN2211 2 months ago
DONE WELL. YOU ARE A NICE REALLY PERSON. GOOD KARMA.
UNIDEN2211 2 months ago
That baby came out of nowhere!!!!!
iS THAT STANDARD WITH A 1911?
redcat223 3 months ago
Hey baby... Would you check my gun?
Kneecap22 3 months ago
Hi ! i have watched most of your videos and theyr very imformative..actually all of them are... just curious, How come u know a lot about handgun particularly 1911 model?
fourthofsix26 4 months ago
BABY FROM OUT OF NOWHERE
PVFF87 4 months ago
Your husbands a lucky man.
philly624 5 months ago
@Pill88Dickle peeping tom .
thc2468 5 months ago
I never like the idea of sticking my finger in the chamber for the tactile check. That slide would not feel very good if it were to close.
hostilerosstyle 6 months ago
Woah ....Her and a Les Bauer 1911 ....
Some guys have all the damn luck.
rcruz003 6 months ago
Sweet .. I am on my way in 10 min. to look at a les baer ...caught your review just in the nick !!
Good Job and Thanks.
JonMcClinton 7 months ago in playlist Reviews: Handguns - 1911
Thanks for your videos, they're very informative and non meathead lol. Keep up the good work educating the public on firearms.
Bait4snake 7 months ago
@GW445 It's a 1911 and weighs about 2 pounds 7 ounces with mag.
reafdaw01 8 months ago
thats one girl i wouldnt fuck with
izachia99 8 months ago
Guy I knew was cleaning his .45 in front of his girlfriend and a buddy. Shot himself through the femur at point blank range. Devastating wound - most of his femur shattered throughout his thigh meat from the concussive force and he had to get a metal rod implanted to replace his exploded leg bone... Is double-idiot-checking your gun really something to complain about?
gourdbox 8 months ago
im tired of everybody being so worried about checking if you have a round chambered, its your weapon first of all, and if you don't know whether you have a round chambered in it then you shouldnt have a gun.
GALAHINA 8 months ago
@GALAHINA If you alway follow this protocol nothing will EVER happen. Anything else is just careless.
reafdaw01 8 months ago
Is it normal for a thumb safety on a 1911 to fail when excessive pressure has been applied to the trigger? I'm talking about more than my index finger can pull. Like if I were to use my thumb to REALLY press on the trigger. I can get my Para 1911 Hi-Cap thumb safety to fail but only after extreme pressure. Normal? Comments?
HunterWarrior 8 months ago
Great introduction video. Please don't get discouraged due to assholes. Thanks.
MrSimonGirty 9 months ago
Hilarious wrong spelling
Cscottrun53 10 months ago
Hilario
Cscottrun53 10 months ago
but that dont have that gun in red dead redemption!!
peezer92 10 months ago
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conservativlysound 10 months ago
Bah, shes married! shes still a hot gun chick though :D
brandonhornsby 10 months ago
i wish i was a 1911 ;)
bow503 10 months ago
@bow503
lol u just said u wish u was a piece of metal o_O
TMBlackCat 10 months ago
your husband is a lucky man =)
bunkerking73 11 months ago
I didn't know you could have guns in the kitchen
chadreedfan221 11 months ago
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Get your child shooting asap! I know an officer that had a one year old son that got his hands on his service revolver. His son didn't have the finger strength to pull the trigger, so he turned the revolver around and put both thumbs on the trigger. As you might imagine, it was a tragic ending for the family. Take your child shooting asap, let him hold your hands while you shoot your pistol. They will then understand and they wont be so curious.
Electromag50 11 months ago
Get your child shooting asap! I know an officer that had a one year old son that got his hands on his service revolver. His son didnt have the finger strength to pull the trigger, so he turned the revolver around and put both thumbs on the trigger.
As you might imagine, it was a tragic ending for the family. Take your child shooting asap, let him hold your hands while you shoot your pistol. They will then understand and they wont be so curious.
Electromag50 11 months ago
By the way, they used to train in the Army to push your body up against an enemy that is right next to you (like a foot away or so) and has a semi auto pistol pointed at you. It sounds counter intuitive, but the whole idea was to push the slide back to operate the disconnect, or at least so the hammer couldn't drop, so the weapon would be rendered inoperable. Then, it's hand to hand, and let the best man win! Oh, those were the days when the Army still fought and didn't bargain!
cpp1 11 months ago
@cpp1 It sounds like a risky tactic that could get you killed. Not all automatics can be pushed out of battery. You're dead if it doesn't work.
esh325 11 months ago
Finally, all anyone needs is a m1911a1. With proper maintenance and care, the weapon is extremely reliable and very accurate for its caliber. With proper training it's extremely safe. There is no need for any of these "custom" m1911's I see all around for the past 20+ years unless you're in some sort of competition. Then again, is it really a competition if you have an "accurized" m1911? It's like NASCAR. They used to race real cars; now it's all fake with their suped-up "cars".
cpp1 11 months ago
Okay. First, I can't believe that your lever safety failed once. Very, very rare. Second, you don't need to "test" the disconnect like that. Just pull the slide a 1/4" rearward and pull the trigger. Also, you need to lock the slide rearward, then pull the trigger and release the slide simultaneously forward for a full disconnect check. Next, the firing pin "test" is just absurd and your firing pin will never fail unless you don't clean the weapon or you abuse and fail to maintain it!!!
cpp1 11 months ago
Wow the gun is HUGE for your hand!!!
NC77583 11 months ago
Bwaaah the guns beautiful :O
devilzzzzzzzzzz 1 year ago
Thumbs up if that pencil launching made your day.
or if you went and tried it too.
Cube210 1 year ago 9
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Im all for gun videos, but whats with the "function check" videos, or "how to recognize a 1911". You shouldn't even be interested in 1911s if you have to watch a video to see what they look like...
bigblockcrx 1 year ago
@bigblockcrx I think this takes the cake for stupid comments. We all get introduced and interested in new things every day that we have no prior knowledge of. So we look it up and learn and our interest grows... Your comment is the equivalent of saying, "You shouldn't be interested in books in you have to go to school to figure out how to read." We all need to start somewhere in learning and someone needs to be willing to teach the basic stuff.
limalife 1 year ago 42
@limalife I couldn't agree more limalife. Excellent video and presentation. Your husband has great taste in handguns.
Yebache 9 months ago
that full sized 1911 looks huge on your hands.
rabbiteh 1 year ago
what's the name of the vid where limalife talks about dry firing a 1911??
paikmendez 1 year ago
i like the pencil test
silver78camaro 1 year ago
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alphadogs1 1 year ago
@alphadogs1
The South lost, get over it.
Loser
limalife 1 year ago
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Want a M1911 45 ACP with ALL the extras,for $420.00 NIB?? Check out the Metro Arms "AMERICAN CLASSIC II"......Wow what a gun. Fit,finish and reliability are outstanding and shes made in the Philipines! Get one before the folks find out how SWEET these are! Keep all those Kimbers, Ill just buy LOTS of ammo with the difference in price!A gun store here has one and they already want $550 for it.....move fast!
HerbWalker 1 year ago
@limalife thanks!!!! i called les baer and they told me i had a Bomar cut so now im just gonna switch the sights instead of buying a new slide
TheChamberofFarts 1 year ago
@limalife i want combat sights on my les baer but the slide is cut for target sights. Will combat sights fit on there or am i going to have to get a brand new slide?
TheChamberofFarts 1 year ago
@TheChamberofFarts For starters, why do you want to replace the sights? is there anything wrong with them?
Pending on what type of adj sight /sight cut you have you have you may be SOL. If the slide has a BOMAR cut or LPA cut you can get a Harrison rear sight from Brownells.
If you don't know the slide cut, talk to Baer, then call Brownells, they'll steer you in the right direction.
limalife 1 year ago
@limalife I like combat sights better. I was wondering if baer could give me a slide without the front serations. And while i was at it id have it cut for combat sights but if those brownells sights fit i guess i wont need to get a new slide.
TheChamberofFarts 1 year ago
@TheChamberofFarts have you tried contacting les baer? they have great customer service and they might even put the sights you want on for you....just a thought
bunkerking73 11 months ago
Great vids. It's like Guns for Dummies. I'd love to see more vids on other guns.
battletoads22 1 year ago
Not a bad video.........Kinda reminds me of Joan Cusack....but cuter......
centurion205 1 year ago
This video saved me $900! I had a used Colt Series 70 1911 put on hold until I went home and watched this video. I went back to the store and did the checks. On the second test (gun fully cocked, safety off, and no pressure on the grip safety), the hammer fell when I pressed the trigger! I declined this one, and bought a brand new Colt series 80 Government 1911 instead. Many thanks from a Canadian fan!!
rockyspace 1 year ago
a more attractive version of sarah palin
sharki9876 1 year ago
@sharki9876 and appears to be very intelligent too boot.
ttaylor667 1 year ago
YOU ARE THE ANTI-SARAH BRADY!!!! THANK GOD WOMAN LIKE YOU EXIST!!!
IlovemyGlock21 1 year ago
nice video!! and beatiful lady! graet job!
competicione 1 year ago
cute baby
theeb191145 1 year ago
Im just being truthful... but that 1911 is allmiost as sexy as you! who do I lust for more!?!
Usmcspartan420 1 year ago
@Fatboy222222222 yeah but those pussies with gun could certainley drop your ass.
1775proudamerican 1 year ago
That gun is as big as your arm....
Hungry baby at 2:45 ?
Lucky husband. 8o)
TASTEmyJABUSOW 1 year ago
Well done!!!!
stephanie23665 1 year ago
I like it when other peoples guns have multiple safeties :)
ArtisanTony 1 year ago
teh gun looks hueg in your hand
rabbiteh 1 year ago
hot girl with gun, awesome
laproxl 1 year ago
women have already 2 weapons what do the third weapon with ner
MegaGlibber 1 year ago
nice video, cute kid. rock on.
felicks 1 year ago
I am very impressed, I would feel absolutely safe being around you with a firearm.
Ulai777 1 year ago
Haha. Love the pencil trick.
picure 1 year ago
This all seems so very complicated. God bless Gaston Glock.
amaya1000rr 1 year ago
That Thunder Ranch Special is a beautiful 1911. Is that one blued or bear coated?
nateorade07 1 year ago
Very through and well put. Thanks. I dident know about the half cock. good to know.
kd5tdb 1 year ago
Awesome pistol, solid presentation/information, and your super nerdy-hot-mom thing had my full attention. A baby maker and a life taker LoL! Seriously, good stuff Mommy.
DADDY8BALLDEEP 1 year ago
One of the few women who actually GET IT!!. She should run for public office!!.
leesherman100 1 year ago 2
that pencil thing was the cooling thing i have ever seen
bigredonedday 1 year ago
"...rules are meant to be broken" then flash an embarrassed 'micro expression' by looking away from the camera (or husband?) sorry been watching that lie to me show with Dr. Lightman.
jman9295 1 year ago
adorable woman
lioncrater 1 year ago
what is the purpose of the half cocking of the hammer??
JoeDaddy40 1 year ago
Very well made video. America needs more women like yourself. 2 thumbs way up. Take care
vabch82 1 year ago
your son is sooo cute!
sw33tdreamzzz 1 year ago
awww. married. ;P
cceessaarr234 1 year ago
nice video very good info to me i am Glock guy but i also love the look of 1911's oh and very lovely baby !! i love it when Weman like guns and at last my feonsay start to ask me about guns !!
sargon08 1 year ago
damn.........
bubblezq 1 year ago
I think I hear your baby shooting in the background at 3:02 into your video...lol
MasterMind757 1 year ago
Thanks for the video information, limalife. I am teaching my daughter how to function check her 1911. Like they say.. "A picture is worth a thousand words!"
MyYogiB 1 year ago
Nice review and test....your husband is a lucky man.....I like the way you handle weapons....That is a true compliment....you are very versed and relaxed...
Again Good Vid...E1
ETHRON1 1 year ago
Also, testing the disconnect can be handy. With the gun empty (naturally), thumb safety disengaged, grip safety disengaged (gripping the gun as if to fire) retract the slide a half inch or so. Pull the trigger. While keeping pressure on the trigger, allow the slide to return to battery. The hammer should not fall. Disengage the trigger, pull the trigger and then the hammer should fall.
rhardiii 1 year ago
@rhardiii Yup. That's one of the functionality checks I was waiting for that she missed.
palerider1775 1 year ago
The other thing:
When doing a visual inspection, particularly for a used 1911, check the condition of the receiver feed ramp.
You should show a picture of what the receiver feed ramp is supposed to look for 1911s without integrated feed ramps.
But anyways, if it looks like the previous owner tried to make the feed ramp "blend" with the barrel clearance (throat), then the pistol was ruined, likely by "Danny Dremel."
Watcher3223 1 year ago
Couple of other things to check:
Check for hammer follow. With hammer down and safety-checked pistol pointed in safe direction, pull and hold the trigger and then cycle slide while keeping the trigger held down.
The hammer should stay cocked. If hammer drops when slide goes to battery in this case, there is a problem.
If hammer stays cocked, release trigger. A click sound will be made by the pistol. Then pull trigger again for dry fire to see if hammer will drop.
Watcher3223 1 year ago
thanks good educational video, just popped up on my youtube page i dont own a m1911 but its always good to know how to perform a functions check, thanks :D
Erik604 1 year ago
Your gonna smash your finger with the hammer one of these days, and you won't try to act so cool with it after that. You were doing it especially when you were checking the beaver safety.
SupraTuned 1 year ago
nice Girl..... gruß aus Germany
MrTommi1111 1 year ago
im glad i ran across this video because i just got a 1911 i let the gun dealer talk me in to it. i haven't shot the gun yet because of work but will be shooting this saturday ..the gun was used so it came with no manual so running across this video was very good thanks. ps you just gotta love youtube :]
1of2dogs 1 year ago
Limalife is so epic. I shall NEVAH stop watching your vids. And if all goes well I shall get a 1911 for my 18th birthday. XD
fm2h3 1 year ago
love those baers and am considering one. how does your husband/you like the trs vs. other les baers, i assume it shoots like butter. Btw, what kind of sights are mounted on your trs?
robs104 1 year ago
great woman . Know her fire armes
jaay334 1 year ago
New viewer and subscriber...
Lady, your alright! I love your videos!! Always great information. I am emailing your Youtube video link to all my friends and family members. We enjoy you and the information you give us. (BTW Don't let the turkeys get you down)
MyYogiB 1 year ago
intelligent and sexy, your husband is a very lucky man
nightrider2k6 1 year ago
This video is good for someone who would go around "half cocked " with this pistol.
l2a3sterling 1 year ago
cute kid
xbox360master5 1 year ago
She's fun to watch. It's the voice.
TargetGuy2245 1 year ago
OH man bored Soldiers now have a new means to get in trouble, the pencil test.
Khanclansith 1 year ago
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boooooooooooorrrrrrrriiiiiinnnnnnnnggggggg
BlackInventor 1 year ago
Educational. Jerk
tylerpomeroy 1 year ago
Love it!
cuntbollockswank 1 year ago
Who the hell painted those walls?? It burns my eyes!
cynik45ACP 1 year ago
you held that up i said les baer haha got it right.
milleniumproof 1 year ago
This is a dumb question but I've never bought a gun from a store before (all mine are hand-me-downs). Is it ok to pull the trigger of a gun in a store? I'm thinking of getting a 1911 but I've never shot one before so I want to try the trigger but also don't want to get yelled at if it's frowned upon.
whitey211 1 year ago
@whitey211 When you are at the store ask the counter person if it's OK and if they have a Snap-Cap to put in the chamber.
Tardisius 1 year ago
OK, thanks!
whitey211 1 year ago
test everything that moves dry firing is ok you gotta make sure everything works before you buy look up things to watch out for with whatever model youre looking at
verdemanthe1 1 year ago
Blacklight she probably knows more about weapons than you do. She seems to know alot about a 1911. She knows more than most marines I knew in the corps. She didn't muzzle her hand. She made the gun safe before she demonstrated. Keep up the good work Lima. Some men don't like women handling weapons. My sister holds the range record for women at Paris island when she was in bootcamp. Thanks
stevensrsp 1 year ago
@stevensrsp Some guys feel threatened by a woman who knows about guns, and their insecurity compels them to find the slightest fault. Thanks for your service in the Corps.
hovanti 1 year ago
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ok for the novice novice, but try not to muzzle your hand
BlacklightHunter 1 year ago
Was there a place where I muzzled my hand?
limalife 1 year ago 12
@BlacklightHunter shut up
xraidedlok 1 year ago
This user's videos provide good introductory material for people who may be interested (for the first time in their lives) in owning or carrying a weapon.
Of particular note is the fact that this lady is small-framed and quite feminine, yet seems to have no trouble cycling the slide on a .45 caliber handgun. This should help alleviate some of the apprehension that some ladies may have about semi-automatic handguns.
Remember, bigger holes make bad guys dead-er faster ;)
webfulcrum 1 year ago
I think this is Sarah Palin's sister.
BebumbleBee 2 years ago 2
I think you need to teach kids about firearms the younger the better. I think it takes the mistery out of it. Kids understand more than you think. If you wait for someone else to teach your kid it will be too late. Just putting your head In the sand or demonizing them isn't going to help. If you teach your kid and he's around other kids that pick up a gun he can let someone know. That's the problem today alot of parents want the government to do everything. Not me
stevensrsp 2 years ago 2
Just found your channel becasue of hicock45. Very nice review. Thank you.
NoSavageNation 2 years ago
I just found your channel because of hickock 45 too. Ill be subscribing.
Kevin32001 2 years ago
To me or to limalife :-D?
NoSavageNation 2 years ago
Ill be subscribing to her but i wanted to let you know that i found her through Hickock 45 too =D
Kevin32001 2 years ago
god .. im in love ..... MARRYY MEH!!
batman4ever666 2 years ago
Great video, It is not guns that are dangerous, its people who do not know how to properly handle a fire arm that are dangerous. I am sure their child will proper instruction in weapons safety. Better to learn about something than to ignorant and scared of it.
Bighubb1 2 years ago
i agree with the whole bringing kids up around firearms , i think that its always the kids who havent been brought up around guns that want to play with them, but then at the same time you need to teach your kids that guns are dangerous, i know my dad used to leave his .357 just laying around the living room , and he dared me or my brother to touch it when he wasn't around . I owned my first 12 guage when i was 12 years old. be responsible about it though...
pr0t0c0n 2 years ago
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I don't think the kid was in the room while she was doing the check, though I did hear him in the background somewhere. Bad idea if he was, even with an obvious safe'd weapon.
OrionCA1 2 years ago
@OrionCA1 what the hell are you talking about?
Keith02 2 years ago
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@Keith02 There's a period between 2 and ~8 when they don't really get the connection between pulling the trigger and Bad Things Happening. You have to be really careful about how you present firearms to kids, especially the very young. If he regularly sees Mommy "playing" with her pistol, aka inspecting it, he may get the idea that it's fun to play with guns, too. Then he gets hold of a gun, snaps the hammer on his finger, and Mommy gets to talk to the Nice Social Services Lady in the ER.
OrionCA1 2 years ago
Orion, my son was being held by my husband in the other room. It is our responsibility as his parents to familiarize him with firearms and teach him firearm safety. He sees Mommy and Daddy with firearms almost daily and until he can understand firearm safety it is our job to keep the firearms away from him which my parents did to me, my husband's parents did to him and countless other parents do. It's called responsibility.
limalife 2 years ago 41
@limalife I agree with you completley.Wwhen cnn did a study on children and firearm.sYthey put kids in a room that knew gun saftey and when they found the pistol in toys they told an adult. The second group did not know gun saftey. The second group had 1 kid pick it up and pointed it at all the other kids.
zacharyandrews89 1 year ago
@OrionCA1 Do you just Bop around giving unwarranted and unnecessary advice to people doing Vids? Do you see a child in the video. How about you go talk to the Mind your business lady in the Dummy room.
scumgod13 1 year ago
@scumgod13 I mean do ya see a child and gun in the vid at the same time.Its not like she had the baby out playing cops and robbers with her gun. Nosey people are so damn annoying!
scumgod13 1 year ago
@scumgod13 : There are some people who shouldn't be trusted with guns. You I put in the category, "No Shoelaces".
OrionCA1 1 year ago
@OrionCA1
O.K. That's funny. Glad you could gather such a psychological profile on me from my two comments. Of course they're are people that should't have guns, but I've watch many of this ladies vids, I don't think she's one of them. Keep up the long distance psychoanalysis though, you're good.
scumgod13 1 year ago
@scumgod13 Your handle is "scumgod13". How much psychoanalysis does that really need? You have authority issues and you're unoriginal to the 13th degree. I'm sorry your father slaps you around when he's drunk. I'm not your father so don't take it out on me. There's a number for child protective services in the phonebook: call it.
OrionCA1 1 year ago
Great vid. It's got everything. A pretty lady, a nice gun, and even a cute kid. Plus it's educational.
KarrensMan69 2 years ago 2
Informative vid. Thanks!
TheYTViolation 2 years ago
Good informative video. I liked it..
The pencil check is a very good way to check your firing pin, without firing a round at the range.
She obviously paid attention in class..
Xringer 2 years ago
you look so sexy with that gun
MrWeedplant 2 years ago
Great job. No matter what the pencil lovers say.
skmarden 2 years ago
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Function check; not 'functionality'. Women, toddlers and guns: bad combination. Ok, so I'm going to get a bunch of negative red ratings for that comment. I really do not care. I really do not like the idea that pencils are abused. You know how many trees gave their lives for your 'functionality' check?
tmallow2004 2 years ago
good video.
matty0566 2 years ago
i hope i find a woman like this
CrazyAuthor201 2 years ago 25
@CrazyAuthor201 You and me both, brah.
jmerrife 1 year ago
@CrazyAuthor201 brother i know what mean
TheWarriorchamp 1 year ago
Thanks for the helpful and informative video. Just bopught a 1911 SA and it is all good to know.
TheStarkmojo 2 years ago
A woman who knows her guns.....
beautiful !
TeamLibertyExpress 2 years ago 2
I gotta get me one of those.
SwanKong11 2 years ago
I used to have a 1911. It had nothing on the glock. In fact, I prefer the p90, but then, I'm not a wealthy man, so I now shoot an XD or a revolver.
libertarianjury 2 years ago
holy cow i havent seen avid from u in along time.
lynette1953 2 years ago
very well done!!
thank you!
im2501 2 years ago
Wow! well done. I have a 45 Ruger and so it operates quire differently but I will be testing such things as the "sear" on mine. I want a 1911 so your info will be used when I find one I like. Thank you thank you thank you.
scotfab 2 years ago
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seriously? with a toddler? what kind or irresponsible person leaves pencils within reach of a toddler?
and yes, the pencile is a good way to check your fireing pin/hammer... if you have kids around don't keep it sharp for safety sake \/
filefish949 2 years ago
The "pencil" my son has at the end of the video is not the pencil I used to do the "firing pin check." If you watch the video again the pencil I use is a tan wooden pencil. The pencil he is holding is actually a Chinese Marker or grease pencil (VERY blunt, soft tip) that he pulled off the counter top when his father (who was holding him throughout the entire video) gave him to me. Watch it again and you'll see.
limalife 2 years ago 3
@limalife
Rephrase:
'You should show a picture of what the receiver feed ramp is supposed to look for 1911s without integrated feed ramps.'
I meant to say what the receiver feed ramp is supposed to look like on 1911s that do not use a barrel with an integrated feed ramp.
Watcher3223 1 year ago
Since there illegal in the UK I never knew a pistol was so complicated!
PS the "pencil gun" made me LOL
watts4563 2 years ago
Actually, they're as simple as they are fascinating! You poor guys in the UK, your govt. gives you all a very raw deal! (And our govt. is doing everything in its' power to do the same!)
flyurway 2 years ago
Just my opinion, but this type of comment doesn't do anything for the 2nd Amendment cause. This gal is quite a welcome soldier in the cause for not only our constitutional rights, but also for promoting our hobby among women AND men. Yes, she is attractive, but the crude sexual remark is way out of line. Limalife can help build some bridges between our gun issues and that large group of women who still fear even the mention of a gun. She's a very nice lady . Try to behave, please!
hickok45 2 years ago 3
really?.... come on
mrfiux 2 years ago
Never can get enough videos on gun safety. Nice work.
Meade1863 2 years ago
That's a big pistol! I didn't know that 911's are that big! Never seen one in real life though!
demonslayer55555585 2 years ago
Nicely done, thanks
akouzi 2 years ago
I have heard that dry fire of center fire weapons is safe. The problem is with rim fires where the firing pin has a chance to hit the chamber where the rim of the case should be.
disturbedone5009 2 years ago
Some you can, some you can't. I broke a firing pin on an H&R single shot Hornet years ago by dry firing. Actually, I like that little pencil trick she showed, first time I've seen that. I would think that would be pretty safe on the pin.
flyurway 2 years ago
Thats interesting. I wonder if it has to do with a floating firing pin or just some part of the design.
disturbedone5009 2 years ago
On any firearm I've ever seen the hammer does not "stuff" the firing pin into the primer, rather it's enertia that carries the pin to that point. In other words, if you were to just slowly use the hammer to puch the pin as far as it can, the pin will still not extend beyond the bolt face. The pencil trick was proving that the pin is, in fact, being "launched" under enertia, to protrude beyond the bolt and strike the primer.
flyurway 2 years ago
I wish all women knew what you know about guns. I gotta train my gf to be like you lol.
jk.. or am I?
Thefilthsurroundsus 2 years ago
Some models have the serations on the slide, used for racking the slide, on the front. some tactical instructors prefer this. i personally do not, but it is accecptable. Nice job on the video.
evolesel 2 years ago
this is a good video. she really knows a lot about guns... i wish every woman did! i actually do not like les Bauer, i own a colt 1911 .45 and i love it. very nice video!!!!!!
PinappleXpress4401 2 years ago
Its a les Bauer custom she said. I bet your husband paid a pretty penny for that piece! Nice gun:)
myglockneverjams 2 years ago
Is that S.E. Cupp?
DEP717 2 years ago
nice tool, isn't that a 2500 to 3000 dollar gun
Baphometsblood 2 years ago
Not quite that much... but it's not cheap.
limalife 2 years ago