1911 Lovers

I came in here to see some narco stuff. Gold everything and no one came thru wtf…..

 

There was a time when Toyotas had accelerators that jammed.

 

Had this engraved for my son when he graduated from college / ROTC a little over a year ago. He is currently in Army Ranger School.... Hope he makes it!!

 

1921 COLT Commercial Model




2018 COLT Competition 9mm


Side by side almost 100 years apart (before the mods started on the comp model)

 

Guys, this is a Tundra forum, we prefer reliability, right? 1911s are the Rams of the handgun world.

That being said, i have the gen 1 kimber desert warrior, regular warrior and commander. all bought before kimber their QC went to sh_t.

 

Does carl, my llama, count?



.380 7/8 scale 1911 with tilt locking barrel and grip safety. Built the same month and year my dad was born, and i found it in an attic.

 

Sounds like that's a keeper!!!

 

pops shells straight up and i can catch em.

 

What no Dan Wesson owners? I will have to take some pics of my tricked out DW CBOB. It has a chamfered barrel crown that is blacked out, a recessed take down pin, a blackened stainless frame with a brushed stainless upper, a beveled mag well, and birds eye maple grips. It has also been all gone through with the internals polished and tuned. It is my BBQ / Going to church gun. My daily carry though is a Springfield Hellcat.

 

Operator

 

Had my Colt Mark IV Series 80 9mm out the other day. This gun was a poor purchase decision that was kitchen table bubba’s before I got it. Nobody wants it in trade so I’ve been doing things to make it more shootable. It came with an extended, un threaded barrel I had cut and crowned. Put some ugly but comfy Hogues on. The Innards were hacked up to lighten the trigger pull and it had hammer follow. Got a new sear and commander hammer to make it a safe shooter. Never grouped well with these aftermarket sights that came on it so I finally tried a little front sight paint and that made a world of difference picking up the front at the 25. Finally getting close to being a gun I have an urge to take out when I open the safe to choose. Eventually I’d like a new barrel fitted as I think the one in there is a major limiting factor compared to how my 9mm Kimber groups. May also do a refinish job down the line.

 

I just got this Taurus 1911. Haven’t shot it yet.

 

Kimber and Ruger, I love 1911s.

 

Some good looking guns in here...adding my 2:

 

My 1911 - it's my "Bubba gun". I hand fitted everything including the slide to the frame, and the barrel fit. Took many, many hours to do but it's a joy to shoot. I did have it professionally refinished when I was done.

 

I'm anything but new to gunspace, but did pick up my first 1911, a Rock Island M1911 A1, nice 5" full size.

I don't like the sights, but I'm having trouble deciding what to get. I don't really feel like throwing $150 at a fiberoptic set for a firearm I only paid $300 for, but I'm also having a hard time rationalizing not spending that much when any good set of dotted sights is going to run $90 anyway.

That being said, I'm really very happy with the firearm. I put a $15 rubber grip replacement set on it for hand comfort, and it reliably fires hollowpoint and FMJ at the range, easily have my first 100 rounds through it. $20 of Wilson Combat GI length guide rod and cap to replace the full-length set, so I can toolless field strip, and all my wants are almost met here with this gun.

 

Springfield Armory with a Clark 460 Rowland conversion. I get to shoot the 45 acp plus the 460 Rowland....boom!!

 

Been trying to scratch an itch for a 10mm 1911 strictly for camping and to put in the nightstand rotation, which consists of a pair of DW Discretion Commanders in 9mm/45. I have a DW ECO 9mm for EDC.


I've been searching for a Springfield RO Elite, DW Bruin or Specialist but I'm having a hard time justifying the cost ($1500+) when I can get this guy for less than half and have $$ for ammo.




Scrolling through this thread I didn't see any RIA's or 10mm? Reviews on it are pretty good and I figure with some minor tweaks it will be a great gun for the camper...

 

Appreciate the input...

For reasons i really cant explain, Im really drawn to the RIA because of the full rail.

 

Friends come in all different shapes and sizes

 

I waited and when I when to buy it was out of stock...oh well.

Just came across a Sig TacOps 10mm at my LGS. Other than the weight it felt good; I might pull the trigger if it's still there on Monday.

 

Just bought my second 1911, this one a Tisas with optic cut and rail. Uhoh. Collection starting...

 

Is it the Night Stalker, pics?

 

FYI, the most expensive pistol on Gun Broker right now is a Nighthawk 1911 for $235,000: RARE! 1 OF 1 NIGHTHAWK CUSTOM MODEL WALL STREET ENGRAVED 1911 .45 ACP - Semi Auto Pistols at GunBroker.com : 1070178311

 

Just picked up another 1911 on GB yesterday: Springfield Operator 10mm NRA Ed. Should have it in hand by the end of the week.

I've been wanting a 10mm for a while now and as much as I wanted to get another DW, I also wanted a something I could customize a bit more.

I found this 1911 on GB; it checks all the boxes and just resonated with me:

I don't have specifics, but production is est to be 2020. I could care less about it being a special/limited edition, all the NRA markings will eventually be removed. A few quick searches lead me to believe there isn't anything special about it as far as value or collectability. It basically specs out as a Range Operator Elite.

Plans are for cerakote (FDE), magwell, night sights, grips and a X300. Ideally, I'm looking to end up somewhere in between these two:

 

Added an X300 and swapped in some extra grips I had lying around. Still want to add a magwell and put some rounds down range: