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Gold Cup National Match in .45 ACP by bullseye shooter and retired highway patrolman, Jimmy Gale Rose out of Jacksonville, Fl. For decades Jimmy made BE guns for hundreds of accomplished shooters in the southeast. He passed away in 201. Custom grips by Steve Herrett
Scattered Shots 
I might’ve said this before, but an Aristocrat or simular rib on a 1911 is, regardless of functionality, aesthetically displeasing to me. To put it another way, that gun may well be a tackdriver, but jeez it’s fucking ugly.
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I hate them too. They look awful. Never cared for the rib on single barrel shotguns either
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I always liked the vent rib on a shotgun but some of the extra tall trap ribs look goofy
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i agree but the do work for the purpose
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