Some old school .45ACP shooting irons
Back in the early 1990's I picked up a S&W 1917 Brazilian 1937 contract pistol for a song. Awesome revolver. Great to shoot. Solid old school heavy metal.
After getting it and spending some range time with it, I knew I needed to pick up a Colt 1917 to complete things.
A while back I stumbled on a Colt New Service Canadian issue .455 Eley converted to .45 Colt. It was nice, but I was trying to reduce the calibers I was shooting and I sold it a year or so later.
A few weeks back, this Colt 1917 popped up locally. It was reblued which hurt the value and I think kept collectors at bay, but I was more concerned about the mechanical condition and shooting it. I also thought the reblue came out nice. The grayish patina going with the age of the revolver. This one has solid timing, good lock up, and the trigger is awesome thanks to the replacement main spring.
Last edited by mrbieler; 03-06-16 at 18:47.
- Jeff
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