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Damn! You guys are gonna make me have to buy another 1911.

Mint series 70 .45. Changed out the stocks for Hogue double diamonds.
Bob

One of my first handguns was a brand new Series 70 purchased in the early 1980s, just before they switched to Series 80. Another on a long list of guns I wish I never sold. Nice grips.

Perfect!

If I carry a 1911, it's usually my Sig Stainless Carry.


My newest 1911.

Very nice! The sights of the gun look higher than normal. Are they original? And nice holster, too. What maker?

Elmer, good eye. Those are not stock combat sights. They are Wilson Combat. Excellent sights for this gun. At this point, have no intention of changing back to original. I'll leave that to the next owner.

The holster is from Sam Andrews Leather. That model is one of Sam's Hybrid Saddle Holster models.

http://www.andrewsleather.com/traditional.htm

Commercial model,1912

70 series Commander

Series 70 Gold Cup (circa 1978); 1913-vintage Colt 1911, having gone through a WWII-era arsenal refurb; Colt .22 Conversion Kit.

Nice!

I had a mint Colt Ace once.

It just didn't shoot very well, accuracy wise. Kinda wish I had it back.... I tend to sell or trade off inaccurate guns. Might should have kept that one though.

Oddly enough, the worst shooting 1911 I've ever owned was a Gold Cup National Match ('70 Series), it was a problem child from the git-go, it didn't shoot very well, lost parts regularly (front sights, back sights, roll pins, the collet bushing broke, and on and on). I have had two LWT Commanders that outshot that thing. Never had an Ace, but I had a Delta Elite, a .38 Super (it shot GREAT, despite the Colt barrel, and REALLY shot great with a new Barsto), but none of them were as bad as my GCNM. I didn't like all the sharp edges on it, either, during an IPSC match it could cut you wide open. I sold it for something or other and never looked back. I think I've owned 16 different 1911s over the years (I might have forgotten one or two), but that GC was the worst of the bunch.

My favorite and most accurate semi-auto. It has taken a lion and a cow elk so far.
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Bumping this thread up.

Just produced a batch of hot 200 grain SWCs and used a couple different 5" 1911s in velocity testing, then ran some through one of my carry guns, a 1973 LW Commander.

This was a pretty good carry combo 25 years ago, and still is today.

Kicking it back up. Love 1911's. These are all 45's and all 5".

Jeremy Reid top, Jason Burton bottom:



Jim Garthwaite Full build from 2000. He passed last year:




And the semi-customs. Top: Baer TRS & SA Pro. Middle: Old RRA Tactical. Bottom: Guncrafter No Name & New RRA Carry.

Nice wood on the Reid.

Jeremy made those out of desert ironwood. He wanted to checker them. I wanted them smooth with some nice grain.

I was able to meet him here in Lubbock to tell him what I wanted with the understanding he had some artistic freedom. I was also able to meet him for lunch at Rudy's to pick it up when he finished it. Very nice guy...and he shoots a lot!

ETA: Those are Spegels on the Burton pistol. I bought it with G10 grips on it, but the build sheet said it had Spegel Kingwood. I called Craig Spegel and talked to him. Nicest man on the planet. Told him my predicament. He said he couldn't get Kingwood any more, but to hold on. He went back and found some Kingwood blanks and I ordered them. Told him I just wanted to get in line and didn't care how long it took. I had them in 30 days. Cost was $65. Amazing.

The last date on this is 1913. My Grandfather carried it through both World Wars.