members' 1911's

[Optimus Prime]

I guess I'll start the 1911 pictures just for sh*ts and giggles...

Here's my Kimber Custom II that constantly taunts me about not being able to afford more ammo...

[M1 Tanker]

My PX special Colt :)

96

[k98k792]

Auto Ordnance,Millet orange bar front sight,Mec-Gar white outline rear,Wilson 2 piece guide rod,Kim Ahrends grips. Bought it in 93. Thousands of rnds down the pipe.

[omerta123]

sorry for the crappy pictures but its better than none my springfield and first handgun so it has a special place in my heart :) only interesting pic you guys get for a backround is my closet to so enjoy

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/omerta211/45.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/omerta211/45-2.jpg

[halfmoa]

Here are some of my 1911's, please forgive the Baby Eagle in the photo, but it is .45ACP.
Jim

[tump]

sa mil spec i luv it!:)

[The Great 308]

Here is my Springfield Armory 1911.

[Grasshopper]

My work in progress; a Norinco with bells and whistles and my Night Commander Colt, number 82 of 500 :)

[kevin]

here is my RIA .45

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/kevin917z/P1010022.jpg

[Robert @ RTG Parts]

http://www.robertrtg.com/Blackbigbore2.jpg

[Player]

seems like we all like that houge grip
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/baylorhenry/DSC_4069a.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/baylorhenry/DSCN58153874usa.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/baylorhenry/DSCN58133872usa.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/baylorhenry/DSCN58083867usa.jpg

[Optimus Prime]

I don't know about the Hogue grips... I still want to find some nice wood to put on it for none social occasions. The plain Kimber rubber that's on it are grippy enough for serious work though, at least with bare hands.

[kpd007]

Sold it to a friend, traded a High Power Compact to get it back.

[kpd007]

And one more shot:

[GearShanty]

Please have respect for your elders.

Old Remington Rand. The s/n puts it into production in 1943.

[Player]

I don't know about the Hogue grips... I still want to find some nice wood to put on it for none social occasions. The plain Kimber rubber that's on it are grippy enough for serious work though, at least with bare hands.

i like the finger groove grips just cause they're cheap and i can ding it up and not worry
for my 1911, i don't think it's really nice enough for a set of nice wood grips

[doubleaes2]

My turn

Kimber Raptor 2 with CT Lasergrips, 1943 Remington Rand.

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5179/gunpics015ws4.jpg

[nightprowler311]

My RIA and my newest PARA p12

[WildBillCody]

Don't have it anymore, I bought it for Bull'seye shooting, wayyyy to hard to shoot with one hand, Try shooting 50 yards with one hand!!! It was built by someone named KART. I will get a Plain Jane 1911 when I leave this place, too much B.S. buying a handgun.

[wonderwolf]

My 1911 Rock island frame with the 2 slides I've been working on since august. They were 2 rejects from Springfield arm at camp perry during rifle championships I asked if I could bring my frame in to hand select the slides (some where really bad)...turns out they just needed some sanding, drilling and love. They need to be parked still. I got the 2 slide and a set of NM sights for ..........(drumroll) $75 HA...the rep thought it was cool A junior was working on 1911's and though it was smart of me to bring my frame in to fit the slides...The one slide is going to have the dovetails filled in so it is just stricktly a NPA gun (natural point of aim) this is what I will use in combat matches and such. Oh and you wouldnt BELIEVE the differance in hardness from the bottom frame to the one on the gun. I went through 3 drill bits to drill the firing pin hole clean through. the other one just took 1 resharpened twice.

I also installed the beaver safety and hammer. A guy in my area is a old 1911 specialist and installed the short trigger for me as well as honed the sear.

[industrialstrength]

Here is my Springfield 1911 Ultra Compact I bought for CC and backpacking. The grips were made by myself out of walnut with a maple inlay.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b349/tomsmith101/ucgrips.jpg

I hate to admit it, but the only problem I've had with it was through my own ignorance. I was letting the slide fly after I manually loaded the chamber w/a round. I eventually had problems with casing extraction. I came to find that I bent the extractor. Since then I had the problem fixed and the gun functions 99.99% flawlessly.

[wonderwolf]

Those are some sweet grips man

[Longhorn789]

My Colt XSE.....My favorite all around defense shooter. Not the greatest concealment gun, but a good shooter never the less. It just feels right!

My government marked 1911 made in 1914. Still looking for a front sight blade and some original grips.

My Series 80 1911A1. Recently sold. Don't know why, but everytime I would clean it, I rubbed rust off the park like it was stored in a bag of salt. Not a big fan of the plastic trigger either.

[Player]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/baylorhenry/19112.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/baylorhenry/19111.jpg

[wonderwolf]

Urban Camo?

[Longhorn789]

WOW Henry!

Where'd you get that!??!

Looks like it was excavated from someplace..

[industrialstrength]

Those are some sweet grips man

Thanks!

[Player]

WOW Henry!

Where'd you get that!??!

Looks like it was excavated from someplace..

man i WISH it was mine, it looks so sweet. it's this guy's 1911 and it was posted on the 1911 forum earlier. apparently, they knocked the slide loose and it started shooting again. could you believe it?

[rep30cal]

It's not much of a looker but it's an awesome walker and talker.
This is a parts gun that a buddy put together for his son back in
the 80's when they were shooting bowling pins. I bought it and
have loved the 1911 types ever since.

[Grasshopper]

I had a dream last night about one of these!:icon_razz:

http://www.paraord.com/product/product.html?id=77

[texlurch]

Here are a couple of mine

1st is a Caspian, Hard Chrome, Wilson guts, 45 ACP

http://www.militaryfirearm.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=552&stc=1&d=1173613883

2nd is a Essex frame and unknown slide, 9mm

http://www.militaryfirearm.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=550&stc=1&d=1173613883

3rd is a Essex frame and 22LR Ciener conversion

[Jagman]

I have a colt .22 conversion on a 70 series. Heres a pic.http://images14.fotki.com/v377/photos/1/139782/2222886/_22conversion-vi.jpg
Jagman

[97th Signalman]

Here is my Rock Island Tactical model. I have since added a Champion Adjustable rear sight and a taller Novak white-dot front blade. I will have the reshoot the photos soon to show these changes.

[fal_762x51]

Here is mine. I know, not WWII like, but now the grips have been replaced and the mag is a Novaks. I just don't have an updated pic yet.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i219/calegal/da45.jpg

[Phirebug]

i'm a bastard for not posting pics, but when we got to the range the camera batteries were dead.

I bought me a shiny new Springfield TRP about a week ago. That thing is schweeeet. Turns out the wife didn't want flowers or diamonds as a peace offering for buying the TRP. She just wanted a gun of her own! So she picked out an XD9 sub-compact.

[wonderwolf]

Ok, I posted pics of my 1911 on page 3 of this thread and now 1 slide is parked (the NPA slide) but the other one turned out to be high grade stainless...I really do not like the unfinished look of it on my parked frame so any thoughts on what I should do with a stainless slide? My fav color is deep dark green and I'm thinking dura coat it.

[RandyCOG3]

Please have respect for your elders.

Old Remington Rand. The s/n puts it into production in 1943.

Indeedy.
Mine's an Ithaca from WWII, forget the year, '44?
Posted to another thread before I saw this one. http://www.militaryfirearm.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=1423&page=2

It was never as bad as the one Henry posted, but it was much worse than it is now, when I got it.

RandyCOG3

[GearShanty]

Please have respect for your elders.

Old Remington Rand. The s/n puts it into production in 1943.

Let me add to this.
- On top is the kit gun I just finished on a Rock Island frame.
- The other one is my 1911 in 9mm. It's just missing a few parts.

[97th Signalman]

Here is my Rock Island Tactical. I have since added a Champion adjustable rear sight and a Novak white dot front blade.

[MicroPilot]

Polymer frame with double stack 13 round magazine.

[3fgburner]

Far right of the pic. It's a bit blurry, it was a shooter-n00b's phone pic.
http://k41.pbase.com/o4/24/534624/1/55258636.thearsenal.JPG

For them what hasn't seen a virgin RIA:
http://www.dawson-trading.com/IMAGES/Rock%20Island.jpg

All I did with mine was swap out the cocobolo wood grips for a cheap, used set of black pebble-grain rubber ones.

[jonboy20]

Polymer frame with double stack 13 round magazine.


How good are the poly kimbers?

[MicroPilot]

How good are the poly kimbers?

What do you mean by "good"? I can't tell any difference between a metal frame and the Kimber except the grip is thicker. I can shoot 4 inch 10 round groups at 25 meters.


Some drawbacks to this gun are:


It's hard to find a good fitting holster because the frame is a bit wider than an original 1911

You can't change the grips or add things like grip laser

Proprietary magazines

[Planning]

My PX special Colt :)

96

did you get your colt at the PX? if so do they still sell them there? i never saw them there before..

[yongxingfreesty]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/yongxingliang/colt%20gold%20cup/DSC00011-3.jpg.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/yongxingliang/norinco1911/DSC00006-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/yongxingliang/norinco1911/DSC00007.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/yongxingliang/norinco1911/DSC00015.jpg

i miss my norinco 1911.

[grifter95]

Here's my one and only. I built it about a year ago on Caspian Slide, Frame, Ed Brown barrel, and various other parts from the major manufacturers. It is all I could have hoped for in a 1911. It out to be because I dropped over $1200 in buying exactly the parts I wanted to build it on. Oh well....just money!

[Longhorn789]

did you get your colt at the PX? if so do they still sell them there? i never saw them there before..

No no Planning..He ROBBED the PX with that special......:icon_biggrin:

[Player]

springfield 1911, double stack
trigger's quite nice

[SteelCore]

the fullsize HK USPs in .45 are big too...might try one of the holsters for those.

[Chipmunk]

Hope this works........
hmmmmm, pic too big
here's the link.....
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u164/WhiteBuffaloChip/UltraLE.jpg

[k98k792]

Resized it for you.

[Chipmunk]

Thank you K98
muchly appreciated.
Chipmunk:fn-fal:

[jfowl31]

just picked it up about 4 hours ago

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i15/jfowl31/6.jpg

[Buelligan]

Henery, Has the coolist looking 45 . Now I have to start testing some acid to eat the steal like that of Henerys freind for one of my 45s

[lilwoody]

Here's the one I just saved, A 70 seris Colt. Some one had left it in a ACed glove compartment in the south Florida humidity and it rusted up bad. It wasn't in as bad of shape as the other rust bucket posted but it wasn't pretty. It's still pitted but it looks much better, now if I can get it to extract on a regular basis I'll be happy. I don't know though with my luck with semi autos lately I thik maybe I'd be better off sticking to revolvers, levers, pumps and bolt guns.

Mark

[papaieil]

My one and only 1911 type pistol

[vpost]

the colt I inherited from my dad, bought new in 83 for $353.00.
you will have to forgive me for the LlAAAAma, I got it cheap and am determined to make it 100% reliable.

[Old Jimmy]

Nothing fancy but they will do when it hit the fan !!!

[97th Signalman]

Here is my Rock Island Tactical model that I upgraded with a fully adjustable Champion rear sight and a .225" high Novak white dot blade up front.

[jfowl31]

97th,

Where'd you get those finger grooves that don't cover up the wood?

[97th Signalman]

97th,

Where'd you get those finger grooves that don't cover up the wood?

Pearce makes them. They fit under any ordinary grip panels and cost only $11.00. Grip screw length can sometimes be an issue with these. It took me a while to find the what is the optimum grip arrangement for me but this is it along with the Arched MSH. For details see this link:

http://www.pearcegrip.com/colt-gov.htm

By the way jfowl did you see my two PM's that I sent to you last night re AR sling swivel sale?

[trigger643]

1968 Clark Hardball gun, 1913 ser# 24212

[exotic-toys]

My 1943 United States Property US ARMY 1911

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3125/1942coltusarmy3pd6.jpg

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/1337/1942coltusarmy4xg7.jpg

That's not a scratch - a hair or something.
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/5467/1942coltusarmy2qi4.jpg

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/3705/1942coltusarmy1oh2.jpg

[97th Signalman]

Exotic;
That's a beautiful wartime 1911A1. Is that superb finish original?

[jfowl31]

Is that the 1911 holster or the older one for the old 45 revolvers? My wife's great granddad kept his 45 ACP revolver from WW1 and it is still in the holster just like that one marked with his name on it.

Just wondering if they used those holsters for both.

[exotic-toys]

This old war horse was re-done and featured in a magazine in the late 80's or early 90's. I acquired it from the guys son after he passed away and realized it was more of a collector piece than a shooter. He traded it to me for a LMT AR15 a few years ago. As 'toys' come and go this one is sure to stay in my collection for years. I wish I could tell you more about that enthusiast that restored it.

I have a 1932 commercial that I'll post a little later today. That piece was restored by Bill Adair to its original glory.

The holster is from WWii (I believe dated as well). My grandfather wrote all over his stuff in the same manner that LT did as well.

[trigger643]

The WWI revolver holsters are the M1917 pattern, pretty much the same as the M1909 pattern. They were carried butt forward. The M1912 pattern "swivel" holster remained in production until 1918 or so. The M1916 holster is pictured above and was issued from 1916 until the 1980's.

Below is a picture of the M1917 (dated 1917), M1912 (dated 1916 and unit marked 10th Cav) and an M1916 (dated 1917 and unit marked 1st Div. Mule Supply Train).

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/3860/dsc000049vh.th.jpg (http://img194.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc000049vh.jpg)

[avord70]

Both are Springfield's, Top one is a champion and the other is a V10

[knockonit]

Heres a few I've picked up, these are my favorites today, ha

at noon is a older pretty worn Ballester molina shoots great
at three oclock is a Norinco, very accurate and reliable
at six oclock is another Molina, exceptional shape with fancy sites
and lastly at 9 am, is a Riguad in extremely good shape,
all are shooters, and shot regularly, will try and pull out some of the others, yeah I got a colt or two, but I have found some of the off beat brands are exceptional in reliablity
thansk for looking

[Old Jimmy]

Hiya Grasshopper,
I was wondering about your night commander, are your rear sights on backwards or are they like that so the bad guy knows if you got him sighted right or not?

just kidding, I never seen sights with the white dots on both sides.
Old Jimmy

[trailblazer]

So it's a 357 mag but it takes a lot of 1911 parts. :wink:

[K.O.A.M.]

My Colt 1941 Government Model-Brazilian Contract.

[tumbleweed1002]

My two .45s

[IndianasFinest]

Springfield 1911-A1 w/ pachmayer grips

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b12/Fordwizkid/45.jpg

[ruarmed]

makes me fell bad
now looking at all of those make me jealous
i need one of my own to join in on this

great post

[mojo00]

Mojo's Beretta M-9 & Remington Rand (1943)....since we are posting non-military 1911's as well, I thought I'd post my non-1911 Beretta. :rolleyes:

[Player]

i had to update my 1911 to this link!!
http://www.militaryfirearm.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4933&stc=1&d=1195967953
http://www.militaryfirearm.com/Forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=4934&stc=1&d=1195967953

[Phirebug]

this is my springfield trp. the grips are desert ironwood. omega custom made them for me. if you want his contact info, pm me. he does some really beautiful work for some pretty reasonable prices.

[ctdemolay0405]

I hate to admit it, but the only problem I've had with it was through my own ignorance. I was letting the slide fly after I manually loaded the chamber w/a round. I eventually had problems with casing extraction. I came to find that I bent the extractor. Since then I had the problem fixed and the gun functions 99.99% flawlessly.

wait, when u pull back on the slide, ur not supposed to just release?

[Optimus Prime]

You're not supposed to let it close on a round in the chamber, it should strip off the top one from the mag and load itself.

[Phirebug]

that's why some companies have been making 1911's with external extractors. the standard 1911 extractor was not designed to close on a chambered round and you will eventually break it or wear it out. the regular extractor has to bend around the rim, an external extractor operates on a pivot point with a spring.

[Grasshopper]

Well, this will be my next one, my camera blew up so I have to post product that I have bought.

I have to lap the slide to get it to go smoothly, I measured the cut and the rail, I was hung up half way back. It was the bottom of the slide, too deep to the rail/slide guid. It is still all rusty.

[Grasshopper]

[QUOTE=trigger643;36235]1968 Clark Hardball gun, 1913 ser# 24212
I just got a chubby!:nonono::icon_biggrin:

[Grasshopper]

Ok, I'm going on a mission!
My buddys' Dad was the ossifer that took out a .45 and threatened to shoot General Patton to keep him from engaging the Russians.
My buddy has this firearm at his home, locked up. He shoots the ******** out of it, like his Dad did and taught him to do.
I'm going to try to get a picture of it for you guys.
Wish me luck.

[amd65]

Here are my 45's--
Top is a Phillipine Shooter's Arms Manufacturing (SAM) Commander clone called a Blue Thunder Commodore. I have about 400 problem-free rounds through it, and it is most often my HD pistol. Excellent fixed sights, good trigger, and I like the Bobtail, extended safety and slide release ( all features I thought I wouldn't like). Got it as part of a trade two years ago.
Bottom is my Ballester Molina. I often use this for an HD pistol as well. Again, I have close to 500 rounds through it without a single malfunction. It is very tight and accurate. The arched mainspring housing seems to fit my hand well, making it a good point shooter, and the 5" barrel seems to just hang right in my hand.
One good thing about both pistols--They both came to me in trades, no paperwork, no tax, my favorite way to aquire firearms.

[sabashimon]

Well, why not.
Here's a couple of my 1911's. I keep a tac-light on the Operator usually, as it's typically found next to my bed.
I also have a couple of Taurus Millennium Pro's, a 40 cal and a 45.
Maybe I've been lucky, but I've never had any problems with any of them (knock on wood)

[jerrymrc]

Here's mine. I started with a bare RIA frame and went from there. I only have about 200 rds through it but it is a nice shooter. Did not want anything too trick.

[K.O.A.M.]

My 1947 Colt Super 38.

[K.O.A.M.]

My 1940 Argentine Navy with a Swartz safety.

[loner42]

Here's a few of my first 1911 bought new in 1992 and the Guinea Pig for everything i learned how to do on 1911's. Never did refinish it because i was allways trying something new on it , plus i just like the look of nicely worn steel.
This gun has seen alot of different modes. Started out as a carry, then went to a bowling pin gun( hence the extra holes you see in it) it had a 40mm red dot ProPoint on it for that, then IDPA and a little bit of IPSC, and PPC.

I'm gonna be changing it again in the near future.

Some of the features are: Nice and tight slide to frame fit, Kart match barrel, Briley spherical barrel bushing, BO-Mar rearsight melted in, Raybar shotgun bead front sight, Ed Brown Wedge mainspring hsg. ( not available anymore) and all other components are Ed Brown, Flat top and serrated slide.
The only parts left that are original to the gun are the slide and the frame....




6032

[Carguy]

My one and only...1918 1911 with walnut grips...foolishly refinished in my youth by a not very knowledgable gunsmith...or maybe he was knowledgable and these just weren't worth as much in the 70's?!?
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u182/carguy714/DSCF0156.jpg

[xernex]

Finally able to join this thread

http://a463.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/14/l_8c24cd12080be6b94b2690307753ccee.jpg

[wwIIBuff]

Below is my fusion, great 1911

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg212/baietim/hk/FusionRR.jpg

[Sidecarnutz]

Great thread!

Mine's nuth'n fancy. I don't need bells and whistles. Just three dot sights is fine.

My SA SS Mil Spec.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b155/rgmaund/SA%201911/1911006.jpg

[ctdemolay0405]

Here's my US Army Issue Colt M1911, made pre-WW2 (i'm 90% sure, does anyone have information where i can give them the SN, and they know the exact date of assembly?)

[97th Signalman]

Here is a site that you might try:

http://armscollectors.com/sn/usmilookup.php?file=us_m1911gvt.dat

[ctdemolay0405]

ok, then mine was built in 1918

[ctdemolay0405]

same year as my M1917

[97th Signalman]

Glad I was able to help. I have some data on Winchester model 1917 rifles that will correlate SN to a specific date but I have not seen anything so precise for 1911 pistols. Maybe Colt can provide the data to the day (for a fee like S & W does). Anyway, that is probably a very valuable WWI 1911 that you have there.

[ctdemolay0405]

i'm still looking for a firing pin, firing pin spring, firing pin stop and a front sight, other than that, to the best of my knowledge, its in full working order. i still have original web gear and 2 magazine (+2 more in another web pouch at another family member's house i'm trying to get hold of it). how much do you think its worth?

[Rexican]

I hadn't seen any Les Baers posted, so here's one of mine.
6" premier II, they are all CNC machined, and this one is guaranteed from the factory to shoot five shot, inch and a half groups at 50 yards. It gets boring shooting at human silhouette targets, you have to start at the center and just gradually make the hole bigger. :icon_biggrin:

[xernex]

^I want...so bad...

[wwIIBuff]

Nice Baer....:rockon::rockon:

[Old Jimmy]

I polished it

Old Jimmy

[Old Jimmy]

My Springfield

Old Jimmy

[tony]

U.S. Army Ithaca 1945

[Chipmunk]

Howdy folks
Figured I might get the crew together for a pic.
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u164/WhiteBuffaloChip/IMG_0016copy-1.jpg
Chipmunk

[ctdemolay0405]

see u got a kimber there, how do u like it

[Optimus Prime]

Don't know about Chipmunk, but mine (1st post in the thread) is sweet now that I've figured out what ammo it likes best (Winchester White-box of all things). Now if I could only afford to shoot it more...

[mojo00]

My "poor mans" Gold Cup

[Chipmunk]

Howdy ctd
The Ultra is great, very accurate,probably
the best of the bunch.The S&W was bought
last Sat.,haven't fired that yet though.
Be Safe people
Chipmunk

[ctdemolay0405]

My "poor mans" Gold Cup

na, its the Hitman pistols!

[HoseDragger]

this one is a pre wwii build up- RIA. Colt slide with "US ARMY" stamp and Essex frame with "UNITED STATES PROPERTY" stamp. The slide is blued and the frame is phosphated. I looked up the manufacture date a long time ago but forgot what it was. I don't care- it shoots quite well.

[rifleman]

how do you like that essex, i was looking at a colt with essex stamp.

[HoseDragger]

I like it, but as I didn't build it- got it at a gun show back about 98 for $425. The other tables were scoffing at it, so I bought it since i was looking for one. The fit is a little sloppy, but the parts are 60+ years old. I have changed the barrel to a roto4m and have put a full length recoil guide in there, which has helped. I just need to tune up a couple of things on it and it will be sweet. It is rugged and I like the fact that if I hit something with the Hydra-Shoks that I carry for defense, I have a 94% chance according to FBI tables of stopping the argument in one shot!

[Flesh Thorn]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Flesh_Thorn/1911.jpg

My Kimber Custom II and P-O 14.45 LDA. The Kimber is with me everywhere, but the P-O is a very good excellent shooter too and functions flawlessly.

[Rexican]

Here's my les baer concept 3, with a tungsten guide rod to give me an extra 3.5 ozs up front
The stainless slide I built: it is a duracoated auto ordnance frame, series 70 gold cup slide and barrel. I went a little crazy on the trigger pull; I need to gauge it, but it's probably around a pound and a half. It's almost as fun as the baer

[7.62guy]

if you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics sux

[BigBoy99]

Here are some pictures of my Singer Colt. It was refurbished after WWII and was issued for the Korean War. I got it from the estate of the GI who brought it home from Korea. The originally blued slide has been parkerized during the refurbishment after the war. The receiver is not Singer made but is a Colt frame. During the refurbishment, no attempt was made to match receivers with slides, hence the mismatch.

Bill

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t308/i422twains/SingColt1.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t308/i422twains/SingColt2.jpg

[Rexican]

3 baers, a couple of series 70's, para ordnance with a gold cup slide, and I threw in my novak custom hi power for kicks

[rifleman]

can we get a close up on the colt in the box.

[exotic-toys]

can we get a close up on the colt in the box.


+1 I would love to see a closeup as well.

[Templar]

Springfield

[Rexican]

I'm goin back home in a couple weeks, I'll take a pic then. It's a gold cup national match my dad bought in an estate sale an army colonel about ten years ago. It's absolutely beautiful, produced in the mid 70's and in mint condition except for 2 scratches about the size of a head of a pin.

[eldogg]

here is my new S&W 1911PD 4.25 in. barrel.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g258/eldogg/myguns002.jpg

[wwIIBuff]

Nice looking 1911

[Grizzly45]

I have four, my big boys are a pair of Lar grizzlies 45Win Mags with conversion kits for 357Mag and 45acp. 1911 on steroids!

[wwIIBuff]

Sweet 1911's

[Rexican]

I've been busy and haven't checked the site in a while, but here are the pics of that Gold Cup y'all asked for.
I hadn't included my dawson precision or combat commander in previous pics, so here they are too.

[wwIIBuff]

very nice:thumbup:

[rifleman]

thanks boss, very nice pistols

[cz759]

My IPSC single stack Kimber Custom:2pistol:

[Grizzly45]

Finally got time to post my favorite 1911, my baby, my carry!

I love the 70 series, it also has Crimson Trace laser grips zeroed at 50yds. That make a really deadly small package! The Colt is with my daily carry folder the Benchmade 800 AFCK.

[punisher338]

Here is a pic of my Para P-12 Limited

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c191/loborojo338/001a.jpg

[Grizzly45]

Nice, really nice! 1911's Kimber, Para, Colt, and all the rest just makes me smile!! I wish it was warm enough to go to the range. Thank you all for sharing.
:2pistol:

[Optimus Prime]

Nice, really nice! 1911's Kimber, Para, Colt, and all the rest just makes me smile!! I wish it was warm enough to go to the range. Thank you all for sharing.
:2pistol:

There's such a thing as too cold?

[Emiliojr]

Pic of my charles dayl 1911.:2pistol:

[trigger643]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj19/gcrookston/dsc000953ef.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj19/gcrookston/Picture_022.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj19/gcrookston/DSC00047.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj19/gcrookston/DSC00048.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj19/gcrookston/DSC00069.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj19/gcrookston/Copy3ofdsc000873is.jpg

[brian]

8/42 colt 1911a1.

and i r awning all ur page 15's

[Grizzly45]

There's such a thing as too cold?

I lose interest when you have to snowshoe to the range, if it's nessasary I can live in a snowbank, but, right now it's indoor practice sessions. Though right now with the country going the way it's going I may have to change that to live fire practices.
"The Constitution is not an ever changing document, it is the beating heart of a Free Republic"

[cwo4uscgret]

Hi all - Just got back from picking this up from my gun dealer - got it on Gun Broker from a shop in Phoenix called The Shooter's Vault. The only nice thing I will say about them is that they advertised the gun as new, in the box - and it was.

http://iwantthatknife.com/Gallery/albums/EBR/delta_elite_2.jpg

[97th Signalman]

Good looking Delta 1911 there. I think that you will enjoy it.

[Grizzly45]

AWESOME!! The Delta is a fine tool!! Exellent find!:hubba:

[wwIIBuff]

nice 1911's

[cwo4uscgret]

last week. While I was arranging to have the Delta Elite transferred the shop pointed me to a gentleman who had this:

http://iwantthatknife.com/Gallery/albums/EBR/colt_super_1.jpg

Colt Blue Series 70 Mk IV Government .38 Super. New, in the box; unfired.... Although the box is well worn (1980 - 81 gun) the gun is in almost identical condition as the Delta Elite. It probably could well be unfired other then in at the factory...I got it with everything that came with it when it was purchased back when it was new...

I thought I was going to take it easy on gun purchases this year (getting married next month) but I guess I'm failing miserably at that. So far this year I have bought the following:

Colt Series 80 Mk IV Combat Elite enhanced (used)
Colt Model 1908 Pocket Auto .25 acp (used)
Colt Combat Commander Lightweight .38 Super (used)
Smith and Wesson 1911PD, Commander sized, scandium frame (NIB)
Ruger Super Blackhawk, blued, 7-1/2" barrel .44 Magnum (used)
Colt Series 70 Mk IV Government blued .38 Super
Colt Series 89 Mk IV Government Delta Elite SS 10 mm
Schultz and Larsen M70 .22 lr single shot bull barreled target rifle

[turmanator]

I bought a Rock Island and got a set of WWII plastic grips and got rid of the wood.
They also fit my hand better. The grips look more red in the picture flash.
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/turmanator/100_3706.jpg

[rifleman]

beautiful 1911's guys keep em coming.

[Grizzly45]

I am definately living in the wrong part of the country! Nice 38 super!! You made a couple of great buys there! I need to go buy something now, Although that tri caliber Grizzly MK V set my budget back a tad.
Always nice to see exellent old weapons!

[javiernix]

Hello to all: Here are my Remington Rand (my best!) and a Colt MkIII I use almost every weekend for target shooting (I promise, I didn't do any of the "improvements" she carry. It came to me just as you can see. I also have a M1911 veteran, but I better post it at bubba place.

greetings

[Otis61]

Nice pistols!!! I don't have one myself. I need one though.

[The War Wagon]

Pic's a little fuzzy, BUT...

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/The_War_Wagon/Pairo45s.jpg

Springfield 1911A1 on top - S&W 1911 bottom. Ambi-safeties added to both; SA has a Hogue wraparound grip, Smith has tritium nightsights, both are stuffed with Chip McCormick 10 rouund mags. http://www.militaryfirearm.com/Forum/images/icons/icon10.gif

[M14sRock]

I dug these out while looking for another pistol, and decided to take a pic.
Top left is a 1932 Commercial Gov't model, all original though I did put on a vintage set of diamond stocks. 70 Series Gold Cup, 80 Series Gold Cup with some upgrades, 70 Series Gov't by Jim Hoag, 70 Series Jim Clark Longslide, 80 Series S/S Gov't with full melt job, 80 Series S/S Enhanced Commander with full melt job and two tone paint, 80 Series S/S Gov't in .38 Super, Pre-70 Series LW Commander by Jim Hoag, Star PD, STI LS9 (9mm), Mint unfired 1937 Colt Ace .22lr, Randal Commander frame with Marvel Precision .22lr conversion (also two tone), 1943 Remington Rand with period correct US&S top end. I have Navidrex Slimline Micarta stocks on the ones I use regularly.
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff349/M14sRock/DSC02691.jpg
And some close ups of a few.
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff349/M14sRock/DSC02695.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff349/M14sRock/DSC02694.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff349/M14sRock/DSC02693.jpg
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff349/M14sRock/DSC02692.jpg

[wwIIBuff]

nice batch of 1911's

[Patria Povo]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UZkSSTt3PSw/ShtL0KFaK3I/AAAAAAAAA5A/wAtiWhB66s0/s1600-h/GeneralMonteiroPNTL30April2009-764405.jpg

Not mine - just a cool pic of the new East Timorese police force training with their 1911A1s earlier this month.

[rudrules]

Here are a couple of mine, Kimber Tactical and Colt series 80 SS

[7.62guy]

two nice colts.:2pistol:

[Drew]

I finally joined the 1911 club. After I got my dad a kimber for fathers day last year I had to have one myself. Picked up a Tactical Pro II. Its a sweet pistol, took it up to the mountains and popped some rounds off. The trigger is insanely smooth. I love the how natural the 1911 design feels in your hand.

Here's my attempt at a good picture.

[Old Jimmy]

Looks great Drew!!! Good luck with it...

[Drew]

Good luck with it...

Hopefully I'm not reading into this too much... but... I've read up on some of the problems people have had with kimbers. Several folks in my family own one, and have zero problems with them and would swear by them.

That just leads me to believe the crowd who has experienced issues is far louder on the internet than the folks who are happy with theirs. I always read about FTF's and other malfunctions when they are straight out of the box. Mine has eaten its first 200 rounds flawlessly. I'm happy with it so far!

[Old Jimmy]

I am not knocking Kimbers at all and would buy another if the chance came up on a good deal, I have friends that have Kimbers and I have shot theirs and they ran flawless.

I didnt know about the match cut chambers when they first came out so mine had feeding problems with cheaper ammo so I sold it before I knew what the problem was,I think it was Blazer ammo I was shooting so mine was probably catching the soft aluminum lip on the cases on the sharp edge of the chamber.

[truckguy]

Here's my 1911 i Just picked up this afternoon Springfield Armory GI .45

[Buelligan]

My Daughter in Iraq and her Army unit are ordering PARA nite-tacs with 1st CAV inscribed on them. HAS Any one seen what they look like???

[Grizzly45]

Looked them up on paraord, nice looks alot like the P12-45 with a 14+1 cap. Nice looking pistol! your duaghter will have a shooter with that one!
:America:

[concretus]

I saw this forum, started to read into it and it's just as good as all the others
I thought I'd leave a pic of one of my side arms: A first generation Delta Elite. It's been tuned up a little.....

[Schultz]

Pt1911

[Templar]

Wilson CQB circa 2006.

Smith & Alexander magwell and micarta grips added.



Springfield Armory MC Operator, 1st Gen.

Night Hawk Ind. mainspring housing and mag well, Gunner G10 grips.




Colt Commerical Government Model, .38 Super, circa 1947

[FullAssault]

My 70s Colt.
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7678/27188465.jpg (http://img502.imageshack.us/i/27188465.jpg/)

[RMTactical]

http://www.minutemanreview.com/2009/11/dan-wesson-cbob-1911-range-report.html

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/RMTactical/IMG_6061.jpg

Dan Wesson Commander Bobtail .45 ACP

[Orlando]

Dan Wesson CCO
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/Dan%20Wesson%20CCO/MVC-007S.jpg

Gotta Love those Dan Wessons!!!

1945 Remington Rand
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/Garandlover/Remington%20Rand/MVC-001S-1.jpg

[larryp]

My Springfield Mil-Spec: Hogue grips,Wilson trigger,Chip Mc Cormick ambi safety (I'm a lefty),Wilson 18lb recoil spring. Paddle holster by Bianchi. Wolff magazines.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/lwrnc1963/DSC00463.jpg

[7.62guy]

dug a couple more up out of the colt locker.

[shadycon]

My first 1911,West Hurley-Auto Ord. Stainless with Pachmayr grip.Nice shooter. :2pistol:

[Otis61]

Been thinking about a 1911 for a long time now. Thought about builing a double stack frame, but when I saw that Rock Island had some hi-caps I got one. Here's my first 1911 14rd clips.

[tumbleweed1002]

just got this about a week ago.

[unforgiven5150]

Kimber Pro Tactical II. Stock so far.

[AURktman]

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i77/ETriggs/Guns/DSCN2217.jpg

Nickel in .45 ACP, the parked one I have converted over to .400 Corbon.

[97th Signalman]

Nickel in .45 ACP, the parked one I have converted over to .400 Corbon.

I like the nickel plated Rock Island.

[rudrules]

I had to sell some of my Colts earlier in the year:icon_neutral:

But in the last month and this Month I added a couple back in to the Family.:icon_biggrin:

First A Gold Cup Trophy and Second a Gold Cup National Match, Hope I will never have to part with them.

Here they are with the rest of the Family!:America::2pistol:

[Optimus Prime]

Got new grips and a new mainspring housing today. It's pretty.
G10 Operator's II from VZ Grips (http://www.vzgrips.com).

Hard to believe it's the same gun in the first post of this thread...

[rudrules]

Those Grips are Beautiful!

Might have to get me a pair for one of my 1911s.

Thanks for sharing.
:America::2pistol:

[Optimus Prime]

Those Grips are Beautiful!

Might have to get me a pair for one of my 1911s.

Thanks for sharing.
:America::2pistol:

Just keep in mind they Operator's II grips like I have are very grippy. I was OCing with that gun the other day and it felt like I was going to rub a hole in my arm from brushing over it while just walking... might take some super-fine sandpaper and knock down the dimpled front portion actually.

Full confidence in holding on to the gun though!

[mga4848]

I really like these Coonans but didn't know if they counted as 1911's so I threw in a pic of my commander. The Coonans have great triggers right out of the box and I seem to hit better with them than any other handgun I own. To bad mags cost so much. The commander is pretty clean for it's age,
Mike Alberts

[rudrules]

Another new Colt!
I must be sick, I need to see a doctor!

I just got this 1991 Goverment, I did not need it but I could not help myself!
Its a disease I got.
:America::2pistol:

[7.62guy]

one can never have too many colt 1911's.

[rudrules]

Well its been raining and got bored and went to a gun shop to browse and there she was begging me to take her home, its been sitting in a safe for 18 years!


Yes I got another GUN. Its a decease I tell you!

My wife is going to be kept in the dark on this one!

Here are some Pictures, its an Unfired Colt Gold cup National Match in Stainless Steel thats all, with the original box and a Colt barrel wrench, if she finds out I will just tell her it was only $300.00,LOL

I hated when it rains!
:America::2pistol:

[tumbleweed1002]

Some of my 1911 collection.

[wwIIBuff]

great nighthawk

[98Wagoon]

I think the 1911 was one of my first loves in the firearms world. Unfortunately, I havent gotten around to purchasing a "proper" 1911 yet..


I do, however, have this to offer!

behind the blur is my LAR Grizzly MkV 50.ae


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/mrangerroy/IMG00481.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/mrangerroy/IMG00270.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/mrangerroy/IMAG0212-1.jpg

[M1Marksman]

Here's mine. Another RIA GI model. Not even paid for yet, it was my Christmas gift to me.

[bladeworks123]

Nice....Simplistic beauty.

[shibbykins]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/shibbykins/IMGP3399.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/shibbykins/IMGP3401.jpg

[0002s]

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/ff339/000002s/Man%20Cave/COLT2.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/ff339/000002s/Man%20Cave/COLT1.jpg

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/ff339/000002s/Man%20Cave/IMG_9904.jpg

[7.62guy]

beautiful colt 0002s, has it been refinished?

[0002s]

beautiful colt 0002s, has it been refinished?

Short answer "not sure". It's WWI late production.

Part of a collection of WWI and WWII the came my way via a Great Uncle who served in both wars.

[7.62guy]

to me it really wouldn't matter. either way she's a beauty.

[0002s]

to me it really wouldn't matter. either way she's a beauty.

Thank you

[hypotenuse1]

I picked up a new 1911-A1 over the Holidays. It's a Regent Just too good of a buy to pass up.

I’ve only added a set Wilson Grips not sure if I will do anything else---I kinda like the old combat look of it (simple but nice).

I have fired over 300 rounds through it so far, all reloads—about 5 different case manufactures. It only choked on one brand the other went through flawlessly without a jam. This gun shoots nice and really is a good value.
I also used three different mags---once again no problems what so ever.
ACT-MAG-7rd
MEG-GAR-7rd
Chip McCormick-8rd

[Hickok]

No one should be without a good 1911, and here is mine, a Kimber Royal. It has run perfect right out the box with fmj or hollowpoints, and groups very tight @ 25 yds.

[df662]

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk150/df662/DSC01157.jpg

[Grizzly45]

AWESOME!! What a beauty!

[Black Blade]

My carry model 1927 Sistema Colt

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll287/jhwarner1/SheridanGuns/SistemaCCW3-1.jpg

[72guns92]

only have a few,semper fi

[rudrules]

SWEEEEEEEEEEET!

Love 1911s

:America::2pistol:

[Buddymack]

I agree that is one sweet collection, I got to get at least one this year, someone should have a group buy this year its the 100th anniv. would be a nice custom grip too that would have a MFA logo on it done by Bladeworks..

[7.62guy]

I agree that is one sweet collection, I got to get at least one this year, someone should have a group buy this year its the 100th anniv. would be a nice custom grip too that would have a MFA logo on it done by Bladeworks..

sounds like a good idea to me.:2pistol:

[BGS455]

Here's mine. Taurus PT 1911 ALR.

[SLiP]

Got tired of my buddies callin' my Beretta the "girl gun". So I finally got a sweet 1911 .45 like I've always wanted! Here she is: barely used with all the trimmings and laser grips. I practically stole this thing! Just picked it up yesterday - had to wait two weeks for my communist state of Hawaii to approve my handgun permit...

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm72/G_I_Jeezuz/IMGP0818.jpg

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm72/G_I_Jeezuz/IMGP0820.jpg

[ghitch75]

where to start?...

http://i55.tinypic.com/2vt7gph.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/2mwrz21.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/2qwmni0.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/2encf9f.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/mli0t0.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/dfzt37.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/b87khx.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/2l7s6t.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/wbzyw7.jpg

to be built...
http://i51.tinypic.com/309tu1c.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/153nuc2.jpg


baby's...
http://i52.tinypic.com/27zgch2.jpg

22lr's...
http://i55.tinypic.com/jaxag7.jpg

[Noskov]

My dual AMT Hardballer Longslides. The one with the Hogue grip is the custom gun my dad got me for Christmas. The stock one I picked up recently; I'm considering either modifying to match my custom or make a custom of my own...or sell it and pick up something else to diversify my collection.

[Silvera]

Bought it as an out of the box slab sides and I did a "street" package

[Girth]

My Pro Carry II

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/34468_1147573864841_1692391978_283677_5507093_n.jp g

The wife's Dan Wesson Bobtail commander. (with her Sig P6)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/208557_1019176894997_1692391978_37744_5532054_n.jp g

[ghitch75]

http://i51.tinypic.com/2d0ayiu.jpg

[MJ11]

My old .45
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/montereyjack/6df05fa5.jpg

[ghitch75]

My old .45
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/montereyjack/6df05fa5.jpg

don't look that old to me:rolleyes:

[MJ11]

Mid 80's and this one is a 1957 unfired M27

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/montereyjack/5c2910f2.jpg

[tumbleweed1002]

Family picture :America: http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/tumbleweed1002/1911s2003.jpg

[RMTactical]

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/RMTactical/2011-04-11_12-34-06_887.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/RMTactical/2011-04-09_16-34-14_82.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/RMTactical/IMG_7097.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/RMTactical/IMG_7108.jpg

[lucifer]

here are a few of my carry pistols...

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j122/lucifer944/IMG_1105.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j122/lucifer944/IMG_1120.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j122/lucifer944/IMG_1315-1.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j122/lucifer944/d1a8d906.jpg

[bladeworks123]

I really like that top Caspian.....:rockon:

[SLiP]

Lucifer is a friend of mine from AZ. Blade - that top Caspian is the same gun as the lower Caspian - second pic being a little more modded. He has some awesome firearms! He's jonesing for an HK so I dragged him over here to meet all of you great guys that coached me through my build.

[I_Am_Oz]

Close enough? Of the 49 parts in a 1911, only 11 aren't interchangeable.

Grizzly Win Mag in .357 Magnum
http://www.aaronoz.com/images/IMG_0383.JPG
Not going to win any beauty contests, but she's a great workhorse and a shooter.

Oz

[bladeworks123]

Lucifer is a friend of mine from AZ. Blade - that top Caspian is the same gun as the lower Caspian - second pic being a little more modded. He has some awesome firearms! He's jonesing for an HK so I dragged him over here to meet all of you great guys that coached me through my build.

Well....some of us Hk nuts have been known to trade once in a while......:icon_biggrin:

[SLiP]

Really like your 357, Oz! Sweet - I'd love one that shot that round!

[I_Am_Oz]

Really like your 357, Oz! Sweet - I'd love one that shot that round!

Thanks SLiP. It's a favorite of mine. Plenty of revolvers in that caliber and to have it in a semi-auto is just a blast. The downside... chasing my brass ;-)

[omerta123]

sorry for not posting a pic ( ive already threw my 1911 in here) but i cant wait to throw up my new springfield range officer that im pickin up this week :-) its makin me more excited to make pics once i get it

[Grizzly45]

I managed to get two Grizzlies both can shoot 45win mag, 357mag, 10mm, or 45acp! They are big, not for people with small hand for sure. But they are accurate as all get out, consistent 50yd shooters freehand.

[BadGnus]

2x RIA 2x KIMBER TLE II SPRINGFIELD GI TAURUS PT 1911

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm198/TopBanana0998/1911s/2011-05-01_10-50-09_334.jpg

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm198/TopBanana0998/1911s/2011-05-01_10-36-52_92.jpg

[Stillife]

Started as a "Plain Jane" Springfield Armory Lightweight Champion G.I.
List of upgrades:
Smith & Alexander .220 beaver-tail grip safety
Wilson Combat Ultralight Match Trigger
Wilson Combat Deluxe A-2 Sear
Wilson Combat Hammer Ultralight Skeletonized Bullet Proof
VZ Grips "Limited Edition" Operators II Black/Gray G10
Slex bushing screws
Pierce Grips finger groove insert
Polished chamber hood and feed ramp
Interior fully stoned smooth

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n299/peitha/SN151313.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n299/peitha/SN151310.jpg

[I_Am_Oz]

I managed to get two Grizzlies both can shoot 45win mag, 357mag, 10mm, or 45acp! They are big, not for people with small hand for sure. But they are accurate as all get out, consistent 50yd shooters freehand.

NICE! I figured I'd be the only one posting a picture of a Grizzly Win Mag. Then you show up with TWO of 'em. The only "one-up" I have on you is that I've visited the LAR Grizzly shop -where these were made all those years ago. It's about 20 minutes from where I work. Those are a couple of clean looking guns, especially giving their age!

[Grizzly45]

Well Oz that is a one up for sure! The closest I came was talking to them on the phone when I had the first one built, then I found the second at Cabelas, go figure. And I picked up a new in the box 10mm conversion kit on gunbrokers.com . There is one kit that is super rare that I seem to remember it was a 9mm mag and the 50AE but I believe that doesn't fit te GrizzlyV. I bought it originally to hunt hogs with my dad, then he past away and most i've done is hunt whitetail with it! I even bought the lefthand leather shoulder holster that they offered. So, I guess I have a soft spot for Grizzlies, and gunbrokers often has Grizzlies on auction. Take care Bro! Steve

[omerta123]

New friend... Springfield Range Officer, ill post a review in a week or two
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/omerta211/0652.jpg

[cwo4uscgret]

I know I've posted these elsewhere; but they are 1911s after all!

http://iwantthatknife.com/Gallery/albums/FN-49/coonan_4.jpg
Coonan Model B .357 Magnum, along with the Cadet, I bought these both from the original owner, never fired before...
http://iwantthatknife.com/Gallery/albums/FN-49/coonan_3_001.jpg
Coonan Cadet .357 Commander sized
http://iwantthatknife.com/Gallery/albums/EBR/auto_ord_2.jpg
Kahr made Auto Ord 1911A1 WWII style
http://iwantthatknife.com/Gallery/albums/jager-galil/para_gi.jpg
Para Ordnance GI Expert .45
http://iwantthatknife.com/Gallery/albums/FN-49/para_1.jpg
Para Ordnance 14-45 LDA
http://iwantthatknife.com/Gallery/albums/EBR/delta_elite_2.jpg
Colt's 10mm Delta Elite (second edition)
http://iwantthatknife.com/Gallery/albums/EBR/gsr_3.jpg
Sig Sauer GSR Revolution .45

This is my favorite off-duty carry 1911 variation; it is a Detonics MKVI Professional .45. Call it the original sub-compact 1911; the intent of moving the rear sight forward like it is was to carry the gun with the hammer down on a loaded chamber and cock the hammer on the draw. That means you'd have to drop the hammer on a loaded chamber; not a really safe thing to do. With the grip safety and the slide lock safety, it is just as safe as any other 1911 with the same safeties.

I counted them the other day; I have 26 1911 type pistols; including three .38 Supers, one .22 lr, one Colt .22 lr conversion slide/barrel combo, one 9mm 1911, one 10mm; the rest are .45 acp. Love them 1911s.

I sent 2 Commander sized 1911s (Colt Combat Commander and a Charles Daly/Bul M5 hi-cap poly frame steel framed pistol) to David Sams, a gunsmith in Virginia for a well deserved overhaul for the Colt and for the M5, to make it function as it should...photos and range reports will follow when they return.

[I_Am_Oz]

Coonan Model B .357 Magnum, along with the Cadet, I bought these both from the original owner, never fired before...

Coonan Cadet .357 Commander sized


Ohhh... I need to track down a .357 Coonan for myself one of these days.

[Oxmix]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/Oxmix/Collection/IMG_1543.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/Oxmix/Collection/IMG_1544.jpg

Regards

Ox

[vmkeith]

Picked up my first 1911 this morning...a Rock Island Armory 1911 Tactical .45 ACP...and she's a beauty.

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m540/vmkeith/RIA1911_a.jpg

[hunter_la5]

Picked up my first 1911 on Friday: A Regent R100 1911a1 manufactured in Turkey by the Trabzon Gun Industry Corp and imported by Umarex. I went into the store wanting to get a Springfield Armory GI model, but they were on backorder, and this one was about $200 cheaper anyway. Feels pretty solid for such a cheap gun. I can't wait to get her to the range.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b99/hunter_la5/khukuri/IMG_0108.jpg

[shootingmonkey]

Here is an older pic. Some of them have had some work done since this pic was taken, mainly the Superhawg.

Top Left- Para SSP Nite-Tac(With Streamlight TLR-1)
Top Right- Springfield 1911-A1
Bottom Left- Para Super Hawg
Bottom Right- Colt Delta Elite 10mm(Early Production)

http://i56.tinypic.com/2hx0vow.jpg

[Stillife]

Here is an older pic. Some of them have had some work done since this pic was taken, mainly the Superhawg.

Top Left- Para SSP Nite-Tac(With Streamlight TLR-1)
Top Right- Springfield 1911-A1
Bottom Left- Para Super Hawg
Bottom Right- Colt Delta Elite 10mm(Early Production)

http://i56.tinypic.com/2hx0vow.jpg

Mmmmmmm Para Super Hawg. Single stack is a bit rare these days.

[shootingmonkey]

Mmmmmmm Para Super Hawg. Single stack is a bit rare these days.

So is the Nite Tac SSP. You see alot of the SSPs, but you don't see very many SSP Nite Tac models with the light rail frame. It is an older gun they produced a few years back.

I had the option to get either the double or single stack Superhawg, and went with the single. The main reason was the mags. I could use the existing mags I had, and had heard bad reviews of the factory mags. It has been completly deMIMed with the exception of the front sight. I also sleeved the slide to be able to use a regular extractor. It has been worked over by me and it is super smooth and one of my favorite guns to take out.

[akarfal]

ones none .. twos one

http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo14/akarfalal/carry1001.jpg

[BMG 7.62 A4]

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