Colt "Black Army" by MARS

[Paulinski]

Came out very nice.

It appears that many people choose WWI Repros as bases for their build as of late.

[George Mac]

Very nice looking pistol. I could not agree with you more on Steve's work and customer service.

[David Thomas]

Thanks for all of the compliments.

I hope to get a chance to go to the range this weekend. I cannot wait.

[d90king]

Why did you decide to keep the barrel? John Harrison was not able to get the groups I was looking for out of the gun with the Colt barrel. John fitted a Kart and it made a big difference. Here's a pic of my build on the same gun......

[David Thomas]

Why did you decide to keep the barrel? John Harrison was not able to get the groups I was looking for out of the gun with the Colt barrel. John fitted a Kart and it made a big difference. Here's a pic of my build on the same gun......

Very nice. I have a WWI (blued with the WMK suffix in the serial #) that I might use for a more traditional/retro build similar to yours.

While I would agree in principle that Fred Kart's barrels are better than Colt barrels (I have several Kart barreled 1911's), I do not think they are needed on every build. Why not give the Colt barrel a chance? A Kart or Bar-Sto could always be fitted later if needed.

[jtb0311]

It's beautiful.

[David Thomas]

[mike240]

Is this the same guy that shut down to work for SAW and now he is back on his own?

Nice nice pistol.

[SeriousStudent]

Such a beautiful, classic pistol! The phrase that comes to mind is "Everything you need, and nothing you don't."

I really do love the old Colt's. I have a 1954-vintage Colt 1911 sitting in the safe. It's never had a bit of custom work, but regularly out-shoots "custom" guns, even as poorly as I shoot.

Thanks for posting the photos, Mr. Thomas!

[jtb0311]

Were you able to get to the range yet?