Annihilator
Emissary
You have to love them Colts......I know I do
Show off your 1911
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Randy_Mac
Elite
Yes sir I hated to cut loose of the cash but glad I did
Randy_Mac
Elite
@Annihilator a younger guy that helps me out has been shooting some with me and I got this colt and couldn't wait to show him??? He pulls up big grin on his face ,I told him want to show you something. He said me too and pulls this out won it in a raffle ???
mikegc
Elite
Here's what I've been doing to some of the slide stops in inventory:
I cut those little notches so that, when being inserted, they rest right on the plunger and keeping the slide stop from scratching your frame. Now, I had these units in stock when I scratched the new Gold Cup. Hey, they ain't called "idiot scratches" for nothin'. Feel free to pile on.
Mike
Randy_Mac
Elite
Thanks because I put a tiny IDOT SCRATCH and my new one. 50 years of 1911 and the first one was my new colt. I bought this little plastic paper thin thing but still
Annihilator
Emissary
If it works, that’s great, may try that on my Colt Classic, it’s a well you know to put back in
No way can your purchase be a moment of weakness. I have one in polished stainless that is an amazing gun.
libertasdon
Alpha
How is the recoil in the EMP? Do you do anything to mitigate the recoil?
HayesGreener
Ronin
A thing of beauty!
Bragah
Elite
Man I really want a Ronin, but I'm so torn on which one to get!
Hammer67
Professional
I would start by getting the EMP3 and the 10mm. And then you can fill in the rest of the Ronin models over time.
RickAnderson
Custom
My auto-ordnance M1911A1
According to multiple sources it is the closest reproduction to the actual USGI 1911A1's....
I did replace the USGI plastic grips with walnut that stripped and finished the old fashioned way with pure tung oil...
It motivated me to dig up my old M7 Holster out of boxes in the basement and clean it up....
So, Auto-Ordnance....
Developed a bad rap for poor quality later in their career..
Was bought by the Kahr group, that most believe has improved the quality drastically...
My experience, seemed like reasonable quality, fit, finish, operation, reliability and accuracy all seem status quo for a $600 1911...
But, after a couple hundred rounds I had the extractor clock and had progressively more frequent extraction failures, to the point every other round failed to eject. I got a wilson combat extractor and firing pin stop plate just drop them in, no fitting, and its back to working flawlessly....
So mixed review on the quality of Auto-Ordnance, the pistol seems to be the expected quality of a $600 1911, till the extractor clocked way to early... ...at the same time, it was one part that was cheap and easy to fix...
According to multiple sources it is the closest reproduction to the actual USGI 1911A1's....
I did replace the USGI plastic grips with walnut that stripped and finished the old fashioned way with pure tung oil...
It motivated me to dig up my old M7 Holster out of boxes in the basement and clean it up....
So, Auto-Ordnance....
Developed a bad rap for poor quality later in their career..
Was bought by the Kahr group, that most believe has improved the quality drastically...
My experience, seemed like reasonable quality, fit, finish, operation, reliability and accuracy all seem status quo for a $600 1911...
But, after a couple hundred rounds I had the extractor clock and had progressively more frequent extraction failures, to the point every other round failed to eject. I got a wilson combat extractor and firing pin stop plate just drop them in, no fitting, and its back to working flawlessly....
So mixed review on the quality of Auto-Ordnance, the pistol seems to be the expected quality of a $600 1911, till the extractor clocked way to early... ...at the same time, it was one part that was cheap and easy to fix...
RickAnderson
Custom
My first 80% build, an M45A1 Clone, well, an M45A1 OSP clone....
Unfortunately the laser engraving didn't come out deep enough on the roll mark on the slide, after cerakoting it is rather hard to see...
Unfortunately the laser engraving didn't come out deep enough on the roll mark on the slide, after cerakoting it is rather hard to see...
RickAnderson
Custom
My second 80% build, well I really did them at the same time, completing this one just a couple days after the first...
I call it my Warhawk 1911A2.... ....The frame is an 80% rock island double stack frame, that they call a 1911A2...
The laser engraving on the slide came out really good on this one, it is suppose look weathered and pock marked, it looks better IRL than in the photo...
I call it my Warhawk 1911A2.... ....The frame is an 80% rock island double stack frame, that they call a 1911A2...
The laser engraving on the slide came out really good on this one, it is suppose look weathered and pock marked, it looks better IRL than in the photo...