[Guest]

Yes, its my first 1911. No, it isn't a Fisher Price.

I purchased a Springfield 1911 in their blackened stainless steel finish. It looks very nice, matte black on the top, bottom, and front with a sort of "smokey mirror" finish on the sides. It came with adjustable night sights, mag well, ambi safety, front and rear slide serrations, adjustable trigger, and a host of other little "custom" goodies. At $750, I couldn't say no.

In addition, I installed the Crimson Trace laser grips, the rubber ones that wrap around the front of the handle. I can't say enough about how nice these grips are and how handy the laser is. The laser helps at the range, as you can see when in the trigger pull you twitch, etc. It also makes it much easier to engage multiple targets quickly, especially if you are moving. Using S&B 230 grain and a varmint rest (I don't own a pistol rest) I was able to get 1" groups at 53' feet while fine tuning the laser.

The pistol had to FTF in the first 60 rounds and has had no problems since, with 290 rounds through it now. It feeds hardball, SXTs, and Hydra-Shocks with no problems either with the 2 7-rounders that came with it or the 8-rounder Wilson Combat I purchased.

I've wanted a 1911 for awhile, and finally had the money to get a nice one. I figured I'd be dissapointed with a bargain basement model. I'm glad I held out.

 

[22man]

beats the hell out of MY first one. My first 1911 was an old Remington Rand GI clunker. I paid $15 too much for it,in 1969. the total was $40, which was 40 hour's pay for me. It came with 10 rds of steel cased ww2 ball. I reloaded each of those cases many times, with a Lee Handloader and bullets I cast on the kitchen stove, in a single cavity lyman mold, when my folks were gone. I hand lubed each bullet, and hand sized them. I was SO glad to get a ($70) Colt .22 unit for it, in 1970, that I've never gotten-over what a big help they are to having real speed shooting and fast draw skills. NO speed safety, terrible sights, a hammer that bit the hell out of my hand, terrible trigger, no feed ramp job, no stippling, no enlarged ejection port, no NUTHIN, basically. by the time I paid a smith to correct even the BASIC shortcomings, I had a month's pay in it.

 

[blzn69]

Congrat's DocWagen. I too own a Springfield loaded 1911. Mine is parkarized has fixed novack tritium sights and all the goodies. I took and take a lot of slack from my friends, they seem to like the newer stuff. They shoot H&k, Glock and Ruger .45's. I even own a Glock 22, but when I did my informal research and held the 1911, I said the hell with what my friends say and bought it. I have never looked back and I love shooting the 1911. I feel that is the gun I was born to shoot. I like and have other guns, but the 1911 is for me.







I bring the flash and brash









blzn69

 

[dvdstdg]

Welcome Docwagon. My little brother is an LEO and teaches firearms/marksmanship at the state acadamy. He carries a Glock because it is issue and has a SW for his personal gun. He recommended the Colt when I was looking because having had first hand experience with most of them he believes it is the best 45 pistol on the market. I haven't regretted buying mine. The only thing I have done to it is add an adjustable rear sight. I have a Wilson 8rd mag I keep in the drawer with the pistol at home. I also have 5 Chip McCormick 8rd mags and have never had a failure to feed with any of them.

He is not impressed with the Ruger pistols' ergonomics. He said that the few guys who go thru the course with them often have trouble in the clearing drills and get their hands cut from sharp edges.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the info on the Chip McCormick mags. They are significantly cheaper, and if they perform just as well I'm more interested in value than name.

 

[CrazyMiniMan]

I just recently purchased a brand new Kimber 1911 Stainless Custom II pistol, and I love it! I am thinking about sending it back to the Kimber Custom shop, and having them install an adujstable sight on it, as well as put some front strap checkering, preferably 30 LPI.

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[quadfan]

I've been through several "1911" style .45s,but I've finally (pretty much) settled on my Para-Ordnance P-14 Limited Stainless. 14rds in the clip and 1 in the pipe+all the 1911 styling and features=one heck of a handfull of firepower!!Plus,it is "match grade" in form,function and accuracy!