My old Colt from the first picture is pretty rough on the other side from poor storage. Rough and beat up is perfectly OK...I never worry about taking it out and shooting it.
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My old Colt from the first picture is pretty rough on the other side from poor storage. Rough and beat up is perfectly OK...I never worry about taking it out and shooting it.
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Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
The blue on that repo is beautiful and you can shoot her!
My shooter is a Colt O1991 (sans plastic MSH)...
https://imgur.com/cWrsWlF.jpg
Hasn't had a hiccup that was its fault, I blame the cheap Colt factory mags. Bought some Mecgars that have run great and keep wondering if I should pick up some of the Wilson mags, but I don't shoot this gun enough to justify the $$$.
Need moar 1911 pics gents!!!
The rest of my 1911 herd:
https://i.imgur.com/Gc5XYmU.jpg
Same but when I went through the thread, I was seeing a few guys with numbers below 10000 that just got their numbers last week. The thread has closed so the latest info in it was dated Mar 7.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
I've found the Kimber Tac-Mags and the McCormick PowerMags work best in mine. I love the Wilson mags but hate plastic followers. If they had a metal follower they'd be pretty much perfect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skip
That's the funny thing about 1911 mags... There are gazillions of them and it's such a basic design, a decent one should be $7. But nope, you're spending $35+.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
Plenty of reasons to buy guns, one of which is regular shooting. When I get my 1911 from CMP I'll shoot it, but I've got plenty of modern, less valuable, non-collectible guns that will I'll shoot far more regularly. And if anyone questions if these guns are worth what CMP is asking, all you need to do is attend auctions or look at Gunbroker to see that comparable USGI 1911s almost always sell for more.
My Colt. This is right after I bought it 2005. I took it to the range and put 200 rounds through it, had two FTF, no FTE. After that it has never malfunctioned, not once. It shoots to point of aim and while the trigger is nothing to write home about, it works fine for combat type training when at the range. I have had a few others before and since, I will keep my Colt. I have one Colt mag and three Wilson Combat, all work just fine. Round count is not much, maybe 3500.
1911 is still my favorite handgun to shoot. You fellas have some nice examples.
I like 1911s too, the MC Operator is my favorite. I don't have any collectibles though, I do admire them at the Collector's Show in May.
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