Reunited (with my 1911) and it feels so good.

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Last year around april i started selling off my semi auto pistols to fund more wheel guns. Well Last month at some point i realized how much i missed my sr1911 and would love to get another. Well lucky for me i sold mine to one of my closest friends. I mentioned it to him and he was all for selling it back for the same amount i sold it to him for. He shot it once,cleaned it and its been sitting in his safe since. So last week I got it back,and tossed a set of g10 grips on it. Looking forward to taking it out and shooting it again! Ive decided to fallow my old mans rule and stop selling/trading guns from here on out.
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I really like mine. I had one before and sold it, regretted it and bought a new one, won't be selling this one. It has all the features that I have wanted in a 1911 at a good price point.
 
Armored farmer writes:

..and now my only 1911 is my ruger SR1911CMD.
I dont plan on parting with it.
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I have a Remington that looks almost identical (minus the black finish where it appears on your gun.) Admittedly, I have yet to shoot it, but it looks and feels great. I expect to enjoy it, and desire to keep it, as much as you do your Ruger.
 
I had a Kimber 1911 back 10 years ago and loved it, I sold it like a moron and regretted it ever since. Last year I got another Kimber 1911 5" barrel and I'll hang on to this one.

A few weeks ago I came real close to scratching it and it made me sick so it stays in the safe full time (except for range days) and I got a cheap Tisas 1911 5" barrel to be my do everything 1911, if it proves to be reliable, haven't shot it yet.
 
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... and it's understood.


I've been on both sides of those back & forths and each side has its pleasures. Good for you getting the same one back.

Todd.
 
We all love a happy ending ...a 1911 happy ending, that is.

(And I'm sure we all learned the hard way not to sell or trade guns unless they're absolute junk.) I miss every 1911 I ever traded off or sold and strangely, I remember each one quite well..
 
MidRoad

Way to go on getting your 1911 back! I have told this story before but many years ago I had a Colt Combat Commander that was part of a limited edition made up by Colt's Custom Shop. It had been accurized, had the barrel throated, been fitted for a Gold Cup trigger, had a rear adjustable MMC sight installed, and had the prettiest bright nickel finish I had ever seen on a gun! And that was the problem: I thought the gun was too fine looking to ever shoot it! Now a friend of mine didn't have that problem and made me a very generous offer to buy it and I accepted it with one proviso: that I had the right of first refusal should he ever decide to sell it.

Some years went by and I had moved out of state for awhile but had now come back home. First thing I did was check on my friend to see how the Colt was doing. Oh it shoots really nice he said, like a Gold Cup only less finicky about ammo. Now I had to get it back! So when Colt introduced the Officer's Model ACP, my friend wanted one but didn't have the money at that time. So I picked one up and added one of those surplus Walther P1s to the deal and so I got my custom Combat Commander back!
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MidRoad

Way to go on getting your 1911 back! I have told this story before but many years ago I had a Colt Combat Commander that was part of a limited edition made up by Colt's Custom Shop. It had been accurized, had the barrel throated, been fitted for a Gold Cup trigger, had a rear adjustable MMC sight installed, and had the prettiest bright nickel finish I had ever seen on a gun! And that was the problem: I thought the gun was too fine looking to ever shoot it! Now a friend of mine didn't have that problem and made me a very generous offer to buy it and I accepted it with one proviso: that I had the right of first refusal should he ever decide to sell it.

Some years went by and I had moved out of state for awhile but had now come back home. First thing i did wass check on my friend to see how the Colt was doing. Oh it shoots really nice he said, like a Gold Cup only less finicky about ammo. Now I had to get it back! So when Colt introduced the Officer's Model ACP, my friend wanted one but didn't have the money at that time. So I picked one up and added one of those surplus Walther P1s to the deal and so I got my custom Combat Commander back!
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Thats fantastic, beautiful gun, glad to hear you got it back!
 
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