I present my "upgraded" Colt

General Firearms Handguns - Semi Auto
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I picked up my Colt that has been having some work done today.

It started out as this:

And now looks like this:

The upgrades on this 1911 are as follows:

  • Bar-sto barrel and bushing
  • Wilson Combat trigger
  • Wilson Combat night sights
  • Wilson Combat mainspring housing w/magwell
  • Wilson Combat fitted ambidextrous safety
  • Wilson Combat slide stop
  • Wilson Combat fitted beavertail safety
  • Wilson Combat hammer
  • Trigger job at a crisp 3.5
  • Duracoat black
  • Series 70 conversion

I am beside myself with how beautiful this 1911 turned out. The work was performed by the Scottsdale Gun Club.

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Damn… That is one lovely looking Colt you have there pleaforwar!!! :smiley:

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Thanks DesertSpringer and welcome to M4C! :slight_smile:

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Those WC parts are second to none… Very nice rig…

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Make sure you give us a range report!

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Very nice! That Colt looks great. Let us know how it shoots.

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Thank you gentlemen. I will be focusing on my G19 over the next couple of weeks but I will post one as soon as I get a chance. :wink:

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Awesome gun. How can you pick it up at SGC and not blast away, right away?
Congrats on the nice piece.

pb

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Nice touch. Way to keep it clean.

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Oh I did put down 100 rounds after picking her up. :smiley:

Thing is that money is a little short after buying a case of .223, a case of 9mm, a 03 MSF, insight flashlight, you get the idea. :frowning:

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Very nice!:smiley:

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Super Sweet!

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Holy crap! You looking to adopt a brother that is also a fellow firearms enthusiast :smiley:

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LOL, don’t have the room, sorry. Trust me, this hasn’t been easy, I foresee a lot of Ramen this month. :stuck_out_tongue:

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That’s one of fine looking Colt. Lots of nice upgrades. How’s it shoot now?

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Like I mentioned, I put 100 rounds down range after picking her up. The duracoat was a little fresh and there wasn’t much lube on her, so there were a few FTF’s. Not sweating it, she is dripping wet now and shouldn’t create too many issues.

As far as accuracy, I only shot at the 7 yd line but was impressed with the accuracy. :smiley:

I need to perform a more in-depth range report later on this month.

ETA: Welcome to M4C!

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I totally know how that is! I ate ramen for 5 months straight when I picked up a Springer TRP and Loaded… I will never do that again, what am I kidding, I know I would do that again in a heart beat