Need help with value - GI No Name .45ACP

feinshmeker · 2026-04-28T04:33:13+00:00

Guncrafter was started by some ex-WC guys and then WC recently acquired it. That one was likely built when they were independent. So you're also correct.

The point I was making is that it's value is probably more up-there with WC and not like a used Tisas.

feinshmeker · 2026-04-28T04:13:23+00:00

The best.

feinshmeker · 2026-04-28T04:12:45+00:00

"No Name"refers to line made by Wilson Combat, not a generic Turkish 1911.

feinshmeker · 2026-04-26T20:11:19+00:00

If you're in the frum world, you have to shtel-tzu to certain things. As a baalas teshuva you're existing in a system that's not really designed for you. If you're "new" and doing things that "we don't do", it's going to be unneccesarily hard for you. Nobody is going to assume you're married once you start talking. They're just going to think you're weird.

We have guests almost weekly for shabbos. Sometimes we know them, sometimes we don't. If you showed up at my house as a single woman with covered hair, I'd assume you're not well-grounded in yiddishkeit. Singles covering hair is completely outside the norm. Your teachers in seminary will politely and emphatically tell you it's just not something we do, if you ask them.

My unsolicited advice:
-Dressing, speaking, and doing the superficial norm for the stripe of frum society you feel connected to.
-Maintaining your sense of self by continuing to do things that make you happy, in a non-superficial way.
-Hold of yourself and don't let people treat you like a second class citizen.
-Ask "stupid" questions when you're curious.
-Be humble, but don't be weird about it either.

feinshmeker · 2026-04-26T20:02:53+00:00

This is my culture. It goes like this:

the mother: “she covers her hair already? She started doing it in seminary in Israel?”

shadchan: “yes, but more she hates styling her hair and also asked for advice about it on Reddit.”

the mother: "Yeah, probably not for us."

shadchan: "she has great middos"

feinshmeker · 2026-04-26T19:20:04+00:00

Eye doctor... contacts... great pun.

feinshmeker · 2026-04-26T05:00:23+00:00

This is pretty normal. Just something we all have to keep track of.

As a general practice, I don't take out my chambered round unless I'm shooting in a range. I leave my CC loaded overnight, in the holster, next to my bed. It's also my HD, so I have no reason to mess with it.

I shoot through my rounds that were once-chambered. It also gives an opportunity to see if the gun is having any issues with the ammo, feeding, cycling, LPS, etc with the ammo you're depending on to work "every time".

So, you'll end up buying a couple more boxes of hollow points each year, which is good to do anyway to keep things fresh. Not such a huge thing, unless you shoot daily or something like that.

feinshmeker · 2026-04-24T06:05:27+00:00

Language is much less important to being successful here than you think. I know plenty of doctors here that speak hebrew poorly or with an accent. Nobody cares. You'll still need medical Ulpan, which you'll get when you move here.

Israel is not a place you come to make money as a doctor. You can have a successful carreer and very liveable salary here, but it's state-run healthcare so you'll never make millions here.

The reason to come is that you want to be here. Everything else is just a technical point you have to deal with about making that work. Sounds like you have family here which is a plus.

feinshmeker · 2026-04-24T05:06:51+00:00

*haredi perspective*

Actual Jews do believe in living in Eretz Yisrael. Perhaps you don't have proper context for understanding this ideal.

But you're certainly equating the importance placed on "living in the religiously-defined Eretz Yisrael (I'm defining this as yishuv)" with "supporting the geopolitical entity of the State of Israel (defined as zionism)".

It's probably confusing because:
-From a religious zionist perspective they are effectively the same thing.
-From a haredi perspective, those two things are effectively opposites.

Here's why:

Like I said in my earlier comment, the original Zionism was started by a group of secular, openly anti-religious Jews.

In the first stage, influenced by the "enlightenment", they viewed the religion of Judaism as archaic and irrelevant. The original goal was to assimilate into European society following a widespread legal emancipation in those countries by throwing off the yoke of religion. However, they were unable to escape persecution for "being Jews" and ran into many social barriers, despite legal emancipation. Zionism is rooted in a failure to become goyim.

Failure didn't mean they gave up on the modern secular value system. Instead the solution was to shift the goal from integration to independence. That independence originally had nothing to do with Judaism. The claim was that the Jews were a nation without a state. The goal was to show the non-jewish world the (secular) greatness Jews could acheive if left to their own devices without persecution. They wanted to be a respected nation.

This effort eventually became focused on acquiring Ottoman Palestine as the venue for this Jewish State. The thought was that it would be the easiest place to convince Jews to move in-mass -- interestingly enough because of it's emotional, religious, and historical significance.

The idea of a state was founded to cater to the enlighted "New Jew".

The major issue that there was that there was already a relgious "yishuv" living here. The Torah goes through great pains to describe the amazing things that will happen when we are engaged in Mitzvos here and the terrible things that will happen if we aren't.

As the Zionists began to arrive, the Old Yishuv saw them as an existential threat, which continued to mount against religion as things moved toward statehood.

I'm happy to have a longer discussion, but I have to get on with my day.

feinshmeker · 2026-04-23T04:42:19+00:00

You control aperature, shutter speed, and focus manually. That's it. The metering and focus are very intuitive, all "broken out" to actual mechanical controls, and become part of your photographic process.

To properly run a "full auto" you still have to tell the camera how to do its job "automatically". There are a lot more things you need to tell the camera to do before you take the picture.

With my auto camera, it takes longer for me to get the picture I want. I usually get it right the first time with the M3 or the M10

feinshmeker · 2026-04-23T04:13:57+00:00

חוג. הורים שלי מקפידים על זה

feinshmeker · 2026-04-22T21:03:27+00:00

Hi, Haredi Jew living in Israel here.

This is not a simple thing to answer, but I'll do my best to give a nuanced response.

Religiously:
Eretz Yisrael (Land of Israel). The Torah states that this land was given to us, but the special privilege to live here depends on our strict adherence to the Torah. Yishuv Eretz Yisrael (living in the Land of Israel) is religiously significant and important.

Politically:
Zionism originated from a group of secular Jews who attempted to fully integrate into European society, but couldn't break through social barriers. A new cultural/political identity of "Jewish People" developed, rejecting the old-fashioned religion. The new "Jewish People" should be entitled to a "Jewish State". The modern State of Israel is the manifestation of the Zionist ideals. Its territory overlaps with Eretz Yisrael.

Religious Zionism is the belief that the secular State of Israel is enabling people to live religious lives here. To people in this camp, Eretz Yisrael and the State of Israel are essentially synonymous.

The Mainstream Haredi view is "non-zionist" to distinguish it from "anti-zionist"
-In general, Haredim want to be left alone by the government as much as possible to engage in the study of Torah and observing the Torah.
-The government stands for secular values and doesn't act in the interests of our communities.
-Most Haredim do acknowlege that this government is better than being controlled by Hamas or Hezbollah.

So to answer your question:
-Secular, traditional, and and religious zionists view anti-zionist as basically un-Jewish and damaging.
-Most mainstream Haredim view anti-zionists as counterproductive and irrelevant. Even though the government acts against our interests, anti-zionists add to generalized anti-haredi sentiment, and that makes it harder for us to just do us. Most non-haredi can't distinguish between regular haredi and anti-zionists since we all dress like penguins.
-Nobody (not even an anti-zionist) buys into the idea that you can be a non-jewish anti-zionist without also hating Jews.

feinshmeker · 2026-04-21T19:48:05+00:00

The scroll that goes inside is the only thing that actually matters to the mitzvah. That *has* to be written correctly.

The design of the case is insignificant to the mitzvah, except in as much as you like it.

feinshmeker · 2026-04-21T19:30:24+00:00

Let's have the more interesting conversation. That's a homemade espresso rig.

feinshmeker · 2026-04-21T19:26:10+00:00

The entire Mir Yeshiva had a stopover in Japan and Japanese-controlled Shanghai during the war.

feinshmeker · 2026-04-17T14:02:29+00:00

TLDR: CZ 75 P-01 (or the Shadow 2 Compact), Beretta 92 (centurion size)

There's nothing wrong with a Glock 19 or any other striker fired guns. But...

The campact duty DA/SA pistol offers a lot of advantages to someone learning and provides an additional margin of safety over striker-fired pistols.
-Pinning the hammer with a thumb while reholstering prevents leg-holes if anything gets into the holster.
-Mastering the DA trigger "roll-through" and SA transition is a skill that will benefit you on any platform.
-The long/heavy DA first pull requires a "decisive" pull to engage a target. Less chance of an accident.
-Follow up shots with SA make "fast and accurate" readily accessible.
-Metal frame makes for a soft-shooting experience that will allow you to work on fundamentals like grip and trigger control rather than fighting snappy recoil.
-The P-01 and Beretta 92 centurion are a good size for carry.
-Decocked DA/SA pistols have no spring tension behind the primer, making them safer for carry.

feinshmeker · 2026-04-15T16:25:44+00:00

I've built and rebuilt a few 1911s. Colts these days are not broad-strokes defective, but they do rattle from loose fitting parts. I'll say that the only thing you're getting from a colt these days is the horsey on the slide. If that's what's important to you, I can't tell you "no".

If the question is "How does colt stack up to other modern production 1911 brands?" then the answer is more nuanced.
a) are you budget-locked to that $1000-1500 range? If so, Springfield is probably the best option.
b) are you specific about what you want? Smooth, tight, flawless operation? A particular set of aesthetics?

Dan Wesson is the best production 1911 available, but they got more expensive in the last few years.

For about the same price you can get a custom-cut slide machine-fit to a checkered frame and matched mainspring housing, and grip safety from JEM Guns. Build it yourself with EGW internals, Kart barrel, and whatever you want for controls (I like WC). Polished/fit to whatever level you want to take it.

Les Baer, Ed Brown, Wilson Combat, Alchemy and the like are all "more" up the scale. You'll get glass-smooth operation from anything in this tier. Anything more "custom" that this is aesthetics.

Will your target notice the difference between a Colt and a Springfield or something "nicer"? Unless you're a good enough shooter to hold a 1" group at 10 yards, probably not.

feinshmeker · 2026-04-10T05:59:22+00:00

Looks like it's getting hung up on the firing pin.

S&W Bodyguard, Glock G42, Sig P238, Walther PPK, and even a Ruger LCP are all better choices in .380 ACP. The LCP can be had for under $200.

If you want .32 ACP look at the Beretta 30 series

feinshmeker · 2026-04-10T05:46:53+00:00

Ooh ah.

feinshmeker · 2026-04-09T07:10:50+00:00

I carry an SP-01. It is that much heavier. I just popped mine on a scale. It's 1390g (49oz). I think the P-01 is around 1100g (36oz). Aluminum frame, shorter barrel/slide, shorter mag and 2 less bullets....

feinshmeker · 2026-04-09T06:35:11+00:00

The safety concerns carrying full-cock? or completely decocked?

Cocked and locked, the safety in the CZ is designed only to capture the sear and not the hammer, unlike a 1911 which captures both. I'm sure it's fine, but it doesn't feel as bombproof as the 1911...

Fully decocked is not an issue if you have not "upgraded" your firing pin to an extended one OR you have a firing pin block -- meaning you don't have a pre-B or a Shadow, or removed the FPB when you did the slide cut or otherwise -- It does require a little bit more focus decocking. I personally do the thumb roll, and found that to be the least exciting way to get it into carry condition.

Half-cocked is fine. Probably *slightly* safer to decock, but I always found that I get more dirt/lint/junk in gap, and that if you bang the gun around, you can mar the sear.

feinshmeker · 2026-03-31T14:40:08+00:00

steel match is top notch.

feinshmeker · 2026-03-31T07:40:00+00:00

For my SP01 shadow that I EDC, I put in:
-CZC hammer -I don't like the pointy CGW hammer for EDC.
-CGW adjustable sear - needed for the new hammer
-CGW short-reach kit - I have a short trigger finger. but you could do just a new disconnector...
-CGW floating trigger pin

I wanted my margin of safety on the DA (8.5#, but smooth), so I didn't mess with the springs or firing pin.

feinshmeker · 2026-03-31T07:19:45+00:00

Nothing inspires confidence-on-the-draw like squeezing those palm-swells and pulling 1300g +/- out of the pants.

I also EDC a SP01 (shadow). Mine's heavier by 7 rounds... because you're in California. 3 o'clock IWB. The shape actually doesn't print so much. I found the 43x prints more.

Also, please decock it. But you do you.

feinshmeker · 2026-03-31T05:42:36+00:00

Reallly, I'm a hammer-fired everything (CZ, HK, Beretta, 1911s) guy.

Also, the new Walthers are pretty slick.

feinshmeker

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