1911

Lately I've been considering getting a second 1911 to go with my Colt Competition in .38 Super. The Delta Elite in 10mm is very high on the list, primarily because it was a very close decision between the Competition and a Delta when I picked out the .38 Super. (The Super won purely on the...

Hi all... Not having too much luck with google. I've just recently acquired an RIA officer's size (3.5") 1911. And I don't plan on modifying it much yet, however I do know these small 1911s are hard on their springs, and I very much take pride in maintaining guns myself when it's reasonable and...

I have been looking for Para pistols and Buds has one model, GB has a lot of used or new old stock and some other sites have none. Are they on their way out? If myself or anyone else buys a Para gun is there still customer support? I have never had one so I never had any experience with them...

Associate Deputy Director Ronald Turk at BATFE has released an amazing white paper, Options to Reduce or Modify Firearms Regulations, with some welcome recommendations. Full paper courtesy of WaPo...

I got it for nothing. Apparently it's been sitting in a basement forever. There's some corrosion on the outside, but the internals and barrel are spotless. On the slide it says "1917 world war I commemorative 1967", and there's an engraving depicting some battle. I'm attaching some pics...

Hey everyone, I've been concealed carrying for a few years now but have never carried a caliber larger than 9mm, but in the summer I'll be taking a trip to Montana for a camping trip and I am considering carrying a 1911 in 45 that I just purchased in case we run into bear or any other dangerous...

I shoot a Springfield XDs and a 1911 built on an Essex frame with a Barsto barrel and a list of nothing special parts. Both guns are reliable and never give any issues with factory ammo. Hardball, hollow points, personal defense, blazer brass, whatever. I tried reloading some and the XDs seems...

Good afternoon and Merry Christmas! Just wanted to share a couple of photos of my new Colt 1911. This is the stainless Competition Model in .38 Super. Allow me to say that I really like this pistol! It shoots great. After years of shooting mostly polymer 9mms and K/L-frame S&W revolvers, I...

Good morning. Pretty much what the title says, I'm looking for experiences and opinions on the .38 Super. Specifically in a 1911-pattern pistol. I'm very, very close to making the decision to purchase a stainless Colt Competition model and right now the .38 Super is beating out the 9mm and .45...

Does anyone know if the Kimber rimfire target conversion kit for the 1911 will fit any 1911 platform, particularly the Rock Island Armory? I have a brand new kit that I dug up out of the safe, never even used it and sold my Kimber, but I do have a RiA 1911 in 38 super so I was wondering if I...

Been a long time since I last checked out this site, but I need some help deciding on this handgun. I bought my first 1911-style handgun about 5 months ago. A used Metro Arms American Classic II, relatively inexpensive and comes in as, what I believe from reviews and personal use, about the...

So two things from the get go. I am new to the concept, but there are two things I see pretty often with respect to 1911 comps. (1) "Bushing compensators are useless because there's too much space around the bullet leaving the muzzle" (2) "Compensators aren't useful for 45 ACP because the...

My Eclipse Custom II has some corrosion on the barrel. This came from storage in a high humidity environment that I did not adequately prepare for. Now I want to see if I can clean it up. Related, I'm looking into adding a mag well, extended slide release, and compensator. The comp means...

Hello everyone, what does it take to install a wide spur hammer on a series 80 (1991 blued Colt)? AS I understand you can't just install a series 70 hammer even with minor fitting. How could I get a wide spur hammer installed on a Colt? I could remove the series 80 components and install the...

Hello everyone, I found this Sistema Colt listed on a site. It claims the gun is blued but the bluing looks different from other Sistemas i've seen. Is it really blued? Is the finish original? Would the Colt Custom Shop refinish it? I don't know if they'd count it as a Colt gun or not. The...

Hello everybody! Welcome to the final installment of my Cimarron blued 1911 thread series. What a journey this has been! I promise this is the last one, because I'm now searching for one to acquire myself, and will do so pretty soon, as soon as I can find one. I guess that shows what my...

Hello everyone, Ray here, once again. Sorry for creating a new thread, but the last one's topic rather got buried and I figured this one would be more effective and organized, if that makes any sense. I made this thread in the hopes of having some questions answered and doubts put to...

Hello everybody, I've been hunting for a particular 1911 for a while now and cannot find what i'm looking for. I'm starting to doubt it exists apart from in my mind. I dearly want a GI 1911 with a shiny blued finish (not matte or black). Preferably with an old style spurred hammer and thumb...

Yeah, everyone knows Llamas are worthless. Except that they aren't. Depends on when they were made. Gabilondo & Urresti were gunmakers in Eibar, Spain in 1904, moving to Elgoibar in 1918 and after WWII to Vitoria. In 1993 a co-op of gunsmiths and employees took over, opening a new factory in...

I've used the search function and come up empty. :confused: What kind of value bump do I get from having the Factory Letter on a pre-war commercial Gov't Model? My gun was produced April 27, 1925 and part of 5 gun shipment to Chicago hardware store: Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. This store...