Did You Qualify With A .45 Pistol??

Yes I did, and believe it or not I also had an M3 Submachinegun (greasegun).

In '95 I was working for the S-3 Section at Parks RFTA vic Dublin, CA. I was closing in on retirement and thought this would be a cool assignment. I got to be the range control NCOIC for this little, out of the way place no one I'd met had ever heard of. While it wasn't career enhancing it was fun. The rodent hunting was the best I've seen anywhere and I met some very nice and interesting people. All the federal law enforcement agencies within a couple hundred miles train and qualify there. Marines and Sailors from the USS Carl Vinson, SFPD SWAT, CA Horse Racing Board, you name it. MPs from the Presidio used to be detached to Parks RFTA but eventually they were replaced with GS L.E.O.s. I was sort of friends with some of the M.P.s and one day they invited me to qualify with them. Being a grunt, I'm like, hell yeah! They still had the option of carrying M1911A1s and thats what their NCOIC did. We shot strong and weak hand; from behind cover; prone, kneeling and also wearing an M17A2 protective mask. I had a blast and scored 49 of 50. Not sure what I did wrong with that one bad shot but oh well. So the remarkable part of this is that it occurred in 1995, like 10 years after the transition began right? The guy's name was Robert. Its too long ago for me to remember his last name but we used to trade .357 Magnum and .38 Special reloads back and forth. It was a really fun tour. Got that M16 qual range running like a top while I was there too. Just a relly gratifying experience overall.

M-1911 in Boot Camp and on the Security Alert Team USS California CGN-36 and USS Arkansas CGN-41. In Boot Camp also qualified with the M-14 and the Mossberg 12 Gauge on USS Arkansas CGN-41.

No, We qualified with M9

yes

I still recall how to field strip a 1911 Colt .45 pistol and here's is how it is done by the book And when you were at Inspection you held the clip on your left hand palm and held your .45 in your right hand holding it facing upwards and often you were asked the serial number for your pistol ..I think once I was so nervous I gave the Inspector General my M-1 serial number by mistake. And our 1st Sergeant pulled my liberty card for a week or two & was given extra duty.
http://how-i-did-it.org/detail-1911/field_strip.html

We did a couple of times on Sea Duty. At the range at Rota. Is this still the same?

MM 190

SS 290

Ex 330.

Out of 400.

Of course every time I take out a klatch of zombies, I feel like that is a kind of qualification.

Walt

I missed out. I joined in 1994.

A long long time ago, in another life.

Yes.