The 1911 Handgun Picture Thread

[Lawdog-1]

jtbo311, tell me what parts you used and work in did in your rebuilding and building it a MEU-SOC type clone?

[VA_Dinger]

VA Dinger,

Did you have Springfield install the 10-8 rear sight when you ordered the gun, or did you send it back to them to have it installed?

No, they were installed by a gunsmith after I had owned the gun for a few months.

[Hawkeye]

This steel is Hawkeye's old baby. She'll be well taken care of ( aka, USED HARD! )






- Sook

S/F

You better take good care of it.....lest I have to go all Gunny Hartman on you.

[OD*]

I didn't build this from scratch - I rebuilt a Colt I'd had for years into something a little different. It was inspired by the old USMC MEU(SOC) 1911. The biggest thing I accomplished was fitting an Ed Brown match grade barrel. It is very accurate.

Good looking Colt.

[Sam]

I hate you all.

I've got this sick feeling in the pit of my stomach that I'll be flying home from SHOT with an order for a new 1911 in my bags. Please, for the love of all that is good in this world, please stop posting pics of these beautiful 1911s!

Mr. Green:
If you want to drool over some really nice 1911s (though some folks say they are antiquated), gander over to the Louderthanwords booth at the SHOT show and handle those 1911s by Harrison Customs, Heirloom Precision, Chuck Rogers, Stan Chen, Don Williams and Ned Christensen. After that, you won't look at a factory or semi custom 1911 the same way.

[jtb0311]

jtbo311, tell me what parts you used and work in did in your rebuilding and building it a MEU-SOC type clone?

A gunsmith did most of the work years ago with Ed Brown parts. A couple of years ago I had the factory sight replaced with Novaks. All I did was swap out the rear sight with a 10-8, shaved the trigger down a tad (it was sticking in the frame), break down some sharp edges on the front of the trigger and the safety, fit an Ed Brown "drop in" match barrel, and refinish it.

[johnson]

[OD*]

That is a sweet Dan Wesson!

[doc45]

Going back way old school. Colt WWI repro. The fit & finish on this is outstanding, no rattles, nice & tight. If it shoots half as well as it looks I'll be one happy camper.

[The Dumb Gun Collector]

I love that Dan Wesson! Looks very nice and clean.