jr_roosa
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Here's a story you guys might like.
I just started shooting bullseye pistol, but I only shoot .22 because I didn't have a .45.
My dad had an old surplus .45 that had been refinished back in the 60s, and I though that since the non-original finish ruined any real antique value, it would be an inexpensive start for a bullseye gun with a little work. Plus we used to shoot it all the time when we were kids. He doesn't shoot much anymore so I had him send it out.
So, what did I find when I went to the gun shop to pick it up? An almost completely original (except for front sight, recoil spring, and extractor) 1911 that Colt shipped to the US Army in 1913, SN 25,xxx. Who knew that's what we were shooting all those years.
There goes that plan.
Instead of having my gunsmith tune it up, we tuned it down. I had him straighten out some mechanical issues (fix a bad trigger job, swap out the rear sight for one that matches the WWII replacement front, put a lanyard loop back on, replace the 11lb recoil spring), fix some minor cosmetic issues, pop on some reproduction grips, and I got this:
Not too shabby, although I still need to find a bullseye gun.
-J.
I just started shooting bullseye pistol, but I only shoot .22 because I didn't have a .45.
My dad had an old surplus .45 that had been refinished back in the 60s, and I though that since the non-original finish ruined any real antique value, it would be an inexpensive start for a bullseye gun with a little work. Plus we used to shoot it all the time when we were kids. He doesn't shoot much anymore so I had him send it out.
So, what did I find when I went to the gun shop to pick it up? An almost completely original (except for front sight, recoil spring, and extractor) 1911 that Colt shipped to the US Army in 1913, SN 25,xxx. Who knew that's what we were shooting all those years.
There goes that plan.
Instead of having my gunsmith tune it up, we tuned it down. I had him straighten out some mechanical issues (fix a bad trigger job, swap out the rear sight for one that matches the WWII replacement front, put a lanyard loop back on, replace the 11lb recoil spring), fix some minor cosmetic issues, pop on some reproduction grips, and I got this:
Not too shabby, although I still need to find a bullseye gun.
-J.
