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Pre series II's. Shot the top one a thousand with cast bullets & no cleaning, zero failures. I did the 30 LPI front strap on the top one, the skateboard tape is just as effective & my elbow thanked me for pushing the easy button.

I've got an even half-dozen right now, no pics, though.

Custom Shop Colt 1991A1, plain-looking, but loaded with neat stuff and a great trigger. .45
Ruger SR 1911T, .45
RIA 10mm 6" Ultra whatevertheycallit.
RIA Standard Rock .45
Springfield Armory Range Officer 9mm (soon to be converted to .38 Super)
Springfield Armory Garrison .45

All of them shoot reasonably well, even the RIAs, which are surprisingly good, and all of them are reliable with the old magazines I've had since forever, and whatever magazines they came with. I like them all, but the newest (the SA Garrison) has the nicest bluing you'd ever want on a production gun, it's a Loaded without the front slide serrations, basically, and it's trigger is tolerable as-is.

Over the years, I've gotten so I don't like a 1911 without a beavertail grip safety, and all of these have that item and the requisite hammers they require.

here's mine. Rio7

I'll play!

My first 1911 that I recently received from the CMP. Rack grade with Ithica slide on a Remington Rand frame. Officially have the 1911 bug

Colt Wiley Clapp .45



SIG 1911 built for the USAR Service Pistol Team by the SIG custom shop


Minty '43 Colt

I have this old Colt....






....from the early days.

1943 Property of the US Army Colt. Two mags of 230 gr. ball at 7 yards...

Nice!

Good looking guns.....

Nice example of what US soldiers would have been issued up through the middle 1980s. Very cool.

Tisas makes a fine pistol.


LOL. Just kidding. That's way cool.

My very minty 1943, er, Tisas.

Any idea whats with the paint stick on some of these?

I think it's a thing in the US Military, because my M4 bayonet scabbard came with some on it, too.



PS The other one is a French bayonet from the early Cold War period.

1918 Colt

Nice old Colt, Barry. And those dipped mags are like hen's teeth.