DWM 1911 Namibia

[Piet]

I hesitate to submit this confession on the board.----Yessss ----I am familiar to fire a 1911 DWM.
In South Africa, the Boers and firearms are seen as one. The country was wide and wild, and food had to be kept on the table. Other great countries from way up north, had an economy to grow, and posed a threat to a steady growing new Nation.
No wonder that even today, it is not uncommon to gather the children and wife for shooting practice. The opportunity to educate and train. A farm of a family member, or friend is just fine. A good spot somewhere in a low lying area, amongst bushes and safely protected by the river banks, is just the thing.
The targets are makeshift. The cans vary in brand, but the favourites are Castle, Black Label, Coca Cola and Fanta. Each family member gets 2 shots with the Luger, 5 with the Beretta 9mm para and 10 to 15 shots with a BSA .22 rifle. Ordinary 9mm parabellum PMP, or Winchester is jus fine.
Last year a 10 year old took her Lugershots and never looked back. The comment is always the same: The Luger has got less kick-up and is more balanced - even in a 10 year old slender girl's hands. (two hands!) On twenty meters, more cans goes down with the Luger than with the 1982 Beretta - always!
Never had a jamming problem - using the original magazines and full copper jacket ammo.
I am sure that I wil now be banned from this forum - but I did it for "Volk en Vaderland"
Piet