1911 Show-N-Tell

[KG1]

My latest acquisition for carry rotation after I get a chance to run some rounds thru it..

DW Vigil CCO. Extremely hard to come by in a CCO configuration. Really liking the durable Duty finish.

 

[MindfulMan]

My latest acquisition for carry rotation after I get a chance to run some rounds thru it..

DW Vigil CCO. Extremely hard to come by in a CCO configuration. Really liking the durable Duty finish.

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Very nice !

 

[churchmouse]

My latest acquisition for carry rotation after I get a chance to run some rounds thru it..

DW Vigil CCO. Extremely hard to come by in a CCO configuration. Really liking the durable Duty finish.

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Me likey muchly...

 

[JGIBSON]

My latest acquisition for carry rotation after I get a chance to run some rounds thru it..

DW Vigil CCO. Extremely hard to come by in a CCO configuration. Really liking the durable Duty finish.

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Been looking for a Dan Wesson my self. Beautiful weapon sir.

 

[Bill2905]

This old 1911 was given to me by my father about 25 years ago. I believe he purchased it through the CMP when he left the Army in the early 60's. With the help of fellow forum member Hkindiana, I determined that this gun was assembled from mixed parts some time during or after WWII. The frame is from a gun manufactured by Colt in 1913 and was part of 5,800 allocated to the Navy. The slide is stamped Remington-Rand, Syracuse NY USA, which makes it WWII vintage. The mainspring housing is also WWII vintage.

It still shoots fine. It's kinda cool to own a piece of history like this. I always wonder where it has been and what, if any, action it may have seen.

 

[Steel and wood]

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This old 1911 was given to me by my father about 25 years ago. I believe he purchased it through the CMP when he left the Army in the early 60's. With the help of fellow forum member Hkindiana, I determined that this gun was assembled from mixed parts some time during or after WWII. The frame is from a gun manufactured by Colt in 1913 and was part of 5,800 allocated to the Navy. The slide is stamped Remington-Rand, Syracuse NY USA, which makes it WWII vintage. The mainspring housing is also WWII vintage.

It still shoots fine. It's kinda cool to own a piece of history like this. I always wonder where it has been and what, if any, action it may have seen.

Thanks to all you guys for showing these Great War horses.

 

[Colt556]

An old Clark Longslide I’ve had for a while. Very accurate Bullseye shooter.

 

[Bill2905]

An old Clark Longslide I’ve had for a while. Very accurate Bullseye shooter.

That front strap texturing is unique. Never seen that before.

 

[Colt556]

That front strap texturing is unique. Never seen that before.

Old school stippling. Very sharp but the pistol ain’t slipping!!

 

[armalitesheepdog]

This is my newest. I bought it for a test subject to swap parts in preparation of building a 1911 from the bare frame slide. So far just a mag well and grips but I have a cylinder and slide trigger kit ordered. I thought I should tinker with a known working pistol prior to my first build.

 

[KG1]

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This old 1911 was given to me by my father about 25 years ago. I believe he purchased it through the CMP when he left the Army in the early 60's. With the help of fellow forum member Hkindiana, I determined that this gun was assembled from mixed parts some time during or after WWII. The frame is from a gun manufactured by Colt in 1913 and was part of 5,800 allocated to the Navy. The slide is stamped Remington-Rand, Syracuse NY USA, which makes it WWII vintage. The mainspring housing is also WWII vintage.

It still shoots fine. It's kinda cool to own a piece of history like this. I always wonder where it has been and what, if any, action it may have seen.

Very nice piece of history. Always love the old worn finish too. It adds to the character. Congrats.

 

[dw.watts]

Dan Wesson…some work still to be done. Found some old style DW grip emblems from revolver grips that are the exact size of a dremel rotary cutter that I have laying around. Going to put those in the grips this weekend.

 

[KG1]

Picked up a budget range toy just to try out and have some fun with.. It's a Tisas imported by SDS. I went for a GI style this time. This particular model has more modern upgraded features such as a flared and lowered ejection port and a flat mainspring housing.

The fit and finish are both very nice, can't find anything to complain about so far. The slide and frame are both forged as well as a forged hard chrome plated barrel. Lockup is solid with a nice barrel to bushing fit. The slide to frame action is very smooth without excessive play. Nice trigger to boot. All in all I would compare it to RIAs that I've previously owned quality wise. It appears to be very well made for a budget 1911. There is a lot here for the money.

 

[wcd]

Picked up a budget range toy just to try out and have some fun with.. It's a Tisas imported by SDS. I went for a GI style this time but this particular model has more modern upgraded features such as a flared and lowered ejection port and a flat mainspring housing.

The fit and finish are both very nice, can't find anything to complain about so far. The slide and frame are both forged as well as a forged hard chrome plated barrel. Lockup is very solid with a nice barrel to bushing fit. The slide to frame action is very smooth without excessive play. Nice trigger to boot. All in all I would compare it to RIAs that I've previously owned quality wise. it appears to be very well made for a budget 1911. There is a lot here for the money.

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Have you shot it yet? Wondering about the sights?

 

[KG1]

Have you shot it yet? Wondering about the sights?

Haven’t had a chance to shoot it yet. Just picked it up today. The sights are typical GI sights. Nothing fancy.

 

[wcd]

Haven’t had a chance to shoot it yet. Just picked it up today. The sights are typical GI sights. Nothing fancy.

Please let us know how it does.

 

[DadSmith]

Picked up a budget range toy just to try out and have some fun with.. It's a Tisas imported by SDS. I went for a GI style this time. This particular model has more modern upgraded features such as a flared and lowered ejection port and a flat mainspring housing.

The fit and finish are both very nice, can't find anything to complain about so far. The slide and frame are both forged as well as a forged hard chrome plated barrel. Lockup is solid with a nice barrel to bushing fit. The slide to frame action is very smooth without excessive play. Nice trigger to boot. All in all I would compare it to RIAs that I've previously owned quality wise. It appears to be very well made for a budget 1911. There is a lot here for the money.

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I've seen that brand in lgs beside RIA and they run about the same price. Give us a range report when you get around to it.

 

[JGIBSON]

Added another one to the mix. Ruger sr1911 10mm goes nice with the others

 

[dw.watts]

Dan Wesson…some work still to be done. Found some old style DW grip emblems from revolver grips that are the exact size of a dremel rotary cutter that I have laying around. Going to put those in the grips this weekend.

Turned out better than I thought it would! Emblems are high density plastic with a foil layer, so I’m sure they’ll wear out relatively quickly, but I’ll be damned!

 

[doublegunbum]

Don't post often. First time caller ,long time listener you might say. Couple I've recently picked up. The wilson is 38 super and 9mm combo. The other built by Ross Clark @2010 (best guess).