1903 Colt goes to the range

[The_Antibubba]

If you cruise the Buy, Sell, and Trade forums you might remember this thread: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=287576&highlight=Pimp

Well, she went to the range with me today. I am torn between the desire to pass it on some day and the desire to be buried with it.

Everyone was amazed at how well it fits the hand, and the clean, even sexy lines. It points so naturally! One can spend hundreds of dollars to have a modern gun "melted"; perhaps this the gun that inspires them.

I put 50 rounds of ball and about 80 of SJHP, and it was flawless--I could not get it to jam. With the grip safety it's impossible to limpwrist it. I'll have to try some widemouth HPs to see what happens.

It took me a while to find the Point of Aim. It's at 50 feet, and I still have to aim a little left.

I know the 1911 and Hi-Power will always be J.M. Browning's most popular handguns, but the 1903 is his most beautiful--a near-perfect blend of form and function. Simple, elegant, and effective.

I can't wait to go to the range again.

 

[Old Fuff]

It took me a while to find the Point of Aim. It's at 50 feet, and I still have to aim a little left.

Like the .45 Government Model, the rear sight is mounted in a dovetail, and can be moved to the right to correct the POA/POI.

 

[Stoney]

What took ya so darn long to get to the range mister?. I'm glad your happy with the Colt. I don't recall one jam or any other trouble with the pistol. Same with this one, I put 200 rounds through it last week. These are top notch little pistols.

 

[The_Antibubba]

The PRC

What took ya so darn long to get to the range mister?

California has a "one a month" handgun policy, and a "10 day cooling off period" which I had just started on an old S&W revolver even as you were shipping the 1903. I couldn't even start the "cooling off" until 30 days passed. I finally got the darned thing this past week.

I WILL leave this place someday. But today I refuse to allow it to dampen my delight in my new gun.