What were some of the others Nitesite? Good to know what to look for when I start shopping for one that size.
Great lookin Colt yardbird!
I've had a Kimber Ultra CDP II .45 for several years and it runs like a top. Has since day one...
dieselmudder said:
I've had a Kimber Ultra CDP II .45 for several years and it runs like a top. Has since day one...
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Words escape me. Like an M1 Garand that has been scarred as it endured the fields of battle, or a Winchester 1894 .30-30 that's been passed down thru generations, this Colt 1873 SAA is just amazing even though it is pretty worn out.
Words escape me. Like an M1 Garand that has been scarred as it endured the fields of battle, or a Winchester 1894 .30-30 that's been passed down thru generations, this Colt 1873 SAA is just amazing even though it is pretty worn out.
Re: What an amazing historical Colt SAA, and incredible phot
I noticed that the factory letter said it shipped with rubber grips and now has wood on them.
Either I misread it, or I would have to dispute that.
I noticed that the factory letter said it shipped with rubber grips and now has wood on them.
Either I misread it, or I would have to dispute that.
Re: What an amazing historical Colt SAA, and incredible phot
I'm not sure much was made out of rubber in 1883... but I could be wrong
It's a beautiful piece though, thanks for sharing nitesite!
John A. said:
I'm not sure much was made out of rubber in 1883... but I could be wrong
It's a beautiful piece though, thanks for sharing nitesite!
Re: What an amazing historical Colt SAA, and incredible phot
Hard rubber grips were REALLY hard back then, almost like plastic or bakelite. The rubber was so hard it could chip and break. Maybe that's why a wood set eventually found its way on to this gun.
They weren't like Pachmayer or Uncle Mikes rubber grips you see today.
Hard rubber grips were REALLY hard back then, almost like plastic or bakelite. The rubber was so hard it could chip and break. Maybe that's why a wood set eventually found its way on to this gun.
They weren't like Pachmayer or Uncle Mikes rubber grips you see today.
Re: What an amazing historical Colt SAA, and incredible phot
I learned something new. Thanks again nitesite.
nitesite said:Hard rubber grips were REALLY hard back then, almost like plastic or bakelite. The rubber was so hard it could chip and break. Maybe that's why a wood set eventually found its way on to this gun.
They weren't like Pachmayer or Uncle Mikes rubber grips you see today.
I learned something new. Thanks again nitesite.
Bobster
.30-06
1991 "Gov't", bought in 1991. A friend and I each bought one at the same time from an FFL friend. I think we paid $410 each. (reminds me, I need to look him up...)
A squib load early on (the perils of noob reloading) "forced" the purchase of a Nowlin barrel and Wilson? bushing, full-length guide rod, springs, long trigger, ext. mag and slide releases and Pacy grips and MS housing. Trigger breaks smooth at about 3.5lbs. 1000s of 185 home-brewed semi-wads so far--will put all in the black at 50'. Sights never adjusted or slide reworked--has shot straight out of the box.
A squib load early on (the perils of noob reloading
) "forced" the purchase of a Nowlin barrel and Wilson? bushing, full-length guide rod, springs, long trigger, ext. mag and slide releases and Pacy grips and MS housing. Trigger breaks smooth at about 3.5lbs. 1000s of 185 home-brewed semi-wads so far--will put all in the black at 50'. Sights never adjusted or slide reworked--has shot straight out of the box.Attachments
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Bobster
.30-06
It was a "budget" Colt at the time. A parkerized Series 80 knock-off of the M1911A1. Series 80 have a firing pin safety plunger in the slide. Mine is an early, early model and came with plain, "tall" sights, "M1991A1" stamped in the side, cheap black plastic slabs, plastic (I think) trigger and flat mainspring housing. I also flared the ejection port a little to keep from denting brass. Serial number range took over where the original M1911 left off.
Later model 1991s "upgraded" to better grips, matte blue, dot sights and other mods. They also say "COLT'S-GOVERNMENT MODEL-.45 AUTOMATIC CALIBER" and some even come polished blue.
Later model 1991s "upgraded" to better grips, matte blue, dot sights and other mods. They also say "COLT'S-GOVERNMENT MODEL-.45 AUTOMATIC CALIBER" and some even come polished blue.
TomcatPC
.270 WIN
I know the difference between the M-1911 and the M-1911A1 and that is about it. Throw in things like "Series 80" and that and it is downhill for me LOL. Shot one a few times and that was about it. Had a quick "orientation" on it in Boot Camp (USN was still using them in 1989) and that was it. Would not mind having one, but it would not have to be a Colt, I'd take any of the War-time makers, or a bunch of WWII Parts thrown together LOL.
Mark
Mark
Don't rule out some of the new kids on the block.
I know it's blasphemy to some, but there are companies out there relatively new to the 1911 game that produce pistols which rival anything Colt has put out on the market...
I know it's blasphemy to some, but there are companies out there relatively new to the 1911 game that produce pistols which rival anything Colt has put out on the market...
