My Llama 45

I took my new Llama M1911A1 clone out today to the range with T-Cog. We went to The Bullet Hole, a decent enough place here in Omaha. I have to admit I wasn’t super impressed. The range itself is fine, but it’s hard to sight in a pistol when your target dances around due to crappy air flow like Pinocchio on LSD.

T-Cog (Tracy) is a former tanker in the Army Of One / Army Strong and also a former Combat Arms Instructor. I grew up shooting rifles and shotguns, with the occasional dabble in pistol shooting. Tracy is an awesome guy and was nice enough to group a smiley face with his Smith and Wesson 99 even with the target bouncing around like it was on a bad trip. What can I say, he’s a show-off.

Together we went through his excess nine millimeter ammo and then another 75 rounds or so of .45 caliber ACP. My pistol shoots pretty accurately up to 15-20 yards, just drops an inch or two but it’s consistent and now that I know how it shoots it will just get better.

Tracy and I are going to hit up The Bullet Hole again to take the Concealed Carry class now that Nebraska has a concealed carry law.

To hop on my soapbox for a minute; there are many places you can’t take a weapon if you are licensed to carry, including hospitals, the Post Office, Schools, Banks, or anywhere with a sign posted. My office being one of those.

What the hell is the purpose of that? Statistically it has been proven that cities and states with a concealed carry law have a lower violent crime rate. Posting a sign is not going to stop the violent offender or shooter who goes on a rampage. Instead of having the ability to defend yourself, a constitutional and human right, you are handicapped.

This is NOT to say I want to carry a weapon at the office. There are times and places where I wish I could carry a weapon because of the environment. That and I believe I have the right to carry a weapon. I grew up with them, I’ve handled them my entire life, and I understand their true purpose.

To make everyone feel better, I have a large steel gun safe with multiple locks to hold my firearms. Not only that but I keep the keys on me (or near me) at all times. There will be no cleaning accidents or accidental misfires because I know guns, as do ‘most’ gun owners.

Tracy snapped some pictures on his camera while we were out. Once I get them posted I will upload them here.