I just had to have it and a buddy of mine wanted me to have 1st dibs. I’ll change the grips and he may have just put me back on the 1911 carry bandwagon again…for a little while anyways
I just love this set up. It has everything my Lightweight Commander didnt with the correct beavertail and chopped officer frame. If it prints like a fullsize, I am carrying full size!!
It has everything my Kimber Compact pre series II doesnt with the standard Commander recoil spring and length. BUT my KImber COmpact has been 100% so I cant complain 1 bit.
It does still have the series 80 firing pin set up and the back sight looks more ugly than it is NON functional but at a trade + a little cash I couldnt resist.
Going to run a few rounds through her tomorrow if I am lucky!!
I am jealous. That is a neat gun. All that gun needs is some grips (tru-ivory, cough, cough) and either a gold bead or tritium front. Send me a PM if you decide it isn’t for you!
You got it. Samuel Colt formally opened his factory there in 1855, and it’s been the home of Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company ever since. Even today, it is impossible to drive through Hartford on the highway and not see the blue onion-shaped dome sitting atop the old factory, itself capped off by a rampant Colt in bronze.
It’s sort of like saying “a Shelby original” for the edged-weapon guys who have been fortunate enough to discover who B. Goode is, and what he’s up to.
man I cant get a good picture of this thing!! Wife left battery out of good camera.
I shot 85 rounds this morning just like a good .45 should!!! No problems what so ever. Last owner says he had 200 perfect rounds through it while he had it.
The rear sight is uglier than it needs to be but the sight picture is damn near the same as my 10-8 rear sight set up on my Baer