I'm sold. I did not think about the shadowbox. My grandfather won the DSC in WWI and my Father a Silver Star in Korea. It would look good next to those decorations even though its a civilian model. It's well cared for, it's clean, oiled and in the safe. And just for the hell of it I will...
My Father shot it very little, I'm not sure how much my Grandfather shot it. My idea was to replace the internals and fine tune it for bullseye shooting. So really, all I need is the frame. Store all the original parts. I do not want to part with the gun itself and would never sell it...
I recieved from my father, who got it from my grandfather a Colt 1911 made in 1917. It has a lttle wear to it, but not too bad. I rarely shoot it because of its age.
My problem is I have it just sitting there and I use my Colt Commander frame to mount my Marvel Unit One for competition. Do...
I started shooting a Marvel Unit one last year and it is great. My bullseye scores went up dramatically. I still have My Ruger Mk II Slabside but there is no comparison to the accuracy and handling of the Marvel sitting on the top of my Colt Commander.
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