Colt series 80 officers

[ltxi]

That did cost you............................................... .....................................

That it did, but at least with a few minor tweaks to suit my preferences it was way good to go right otb.

Also picked up a new, discontinued in 9mm Colt New Agent I stumbled across at the same while I was lookin' time. Got that for noticeably less than half what the the DW cost me and I do like it. But it isn't my preferred slide/barrel length, it's been back to Colt to fix feed problems, thumb safety sharp rear edge chewed the hell out my shooting hand first time out, and other not nearly as good as the ECO build quality observations.

Also, fwiw....methinks if one isn't as obsessed with the 1/2 " shorter barrel length configuration as I am, the Springer RO Compact is the best buy on the market/way to go for a production, short handle 1911.

[340pd]

I have owned and carried a Kimber Ultra CDP II for a very long time. The frame has not been a problem as long as you use magazines with a rounded follower as opposed to the flat steel ones Kimber supplies the gun with. This eliminates any possible of chipping the feed ramp. My gun has shot everything I can handload and in all those years I have only changed the recoil spring once.

The light weight of the alloy frame Kimber makes that gun weigh in empty at just 2oz. over my all steel j-frame.

[ltxi]

^ Kimber seems to have worked out the 3" bbl .45 ACP 1911 pretty damn well. I have a bought new pre-II version lw CDP and I can't remember it having ever malfunctioned. It's the only 3" .45 I own. Works fine but not quite the right gun for. Wife, on the other hand...it's her preferred 1911.

[scotty_MK9]

Nor here either, haven't seen on in a long time

I actually saw a couple Detonics last gun show, don't see them very often anymore either.

oh dont get me started on those combat masters! Been looking for one for years but never seen one in person. Arent those made to be carried with the hammer down? I think thats why the rear site is further up on the frame

[berettabone]

That it did, but at least with a few minor tweaks to suit my preferences it was way good to go right otb.

Also picked up a new, discontinued in 9mm Colt New Agent I stumbled across at the same while I was lookin' time. Got that for noticeably less than half what the the DW cost me and I do like it. But it isn't my preferred slide/barrel length, it's been back to Colt to fix feed problems, thumb safety sharp rear edge chewed the hell out my shooting hand first time out, and other not nearly as good as the ECO build quality observations.

Also, fwiw....methinks if one isn't as obsessed with the 1/2 " shorter barrel length configuration as I am, the Springer RO Compact is the best buy on the market/way to go for a production, short handle 1911.

Except for the fiber optic sights.......................can't see them any more.....orange, green, pink, it doesn't matter. Thinking about getting that changed to something more realistic for me.

[berettabone]

Like this one ?????????????????????????????????????

[ltxi]

Except for the fiber optic sights.......................can't see them any more.....orange, green, pink, it doesn't matter. Thinking about getting that changed to something more realistic for me.

Yeah, you're right about that bit. For us, at least, the FO sights would have to go.

[yqtszhj]

I wonder if John Moses ever imagined that in 2016 people would still be enthusiasts of his 1911 pistol?

[Gun Doctor]

What I find amazing is the fact that the US Military (With the exception of the USAF, I'll explain in a bit) used the 1911A1 from 1911 all the way up to 1985, when we bowed to pressure from the rest of NATO to standardize ammo, and went to the 9mm. We ALSO used a Johen Browning design from 1935 until NOW. This is the M-2 Machine Gun. Ma Deuce. Let's finish this by talking about one of his last designs, which we know as the Browning Hi-Power, or GP. 1932, and yup, still in use by the Brits, and most likely a few others.

Now, as to the Air Force: At the beginning of the jet fighter era, pilots found themselves buried under all the new gear they had to wear. Pressure suit, "May West" vest, helmet, Parachute, etc. They wanted to carry something a bit smaller than a 1911, and sought permission to equip themselves with S&W airweight snubbies. Well, in an effort to simplify supply, the powers that were decreed that the entire USAF would go to .38 cal revolvers. Mostly S&W model 10s, but a healthy sprinkling of Rugers, too.

Back to the matter at hand, which is John Moses Browning. The man was a certified mechanical genius, innovator, and I think we can agree that if their is a Shooting God, his Prophet must sure be Mr. Browning.

[Gun Doctor]

Oh, and by the way, I hate, Hate, HATE front serrations on a 1911. They are an abomination. (And please don't feed me the line about "press checking." I ain't gonna get my hand near the business end of a pistol to check and see if the darn thing is loaded!) They only came about because guys with competition pistols needed them due to the scope mounts obstructing the rear serrations. And while I'm on the subject, if you are going to compete, it should be with a stock weapon, not some formula 1, star wars, tricked out sort-of-real-gun.

Now, please excuse me while I catch my breath, and climb back down from this stupid soapbox. I think it's time for my meds...