gsbuickman
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I was perusing the local gun Grapevine looking for another handgun to add to my collection to go with the FN Belgian Hi Power I picked up recently, looking for something that piqued my interest while avoiding all the Tupperware Canik's and Blocks whenva pair of 1911's caught my eye. The 1st was a Ria loaded with Wilson components and the other was a newer Taurus PT-1911.
I tried to contact the guy with the ria but wasn't able to, however I was able to touch bases with the guy for the Taurus 1911 & Not only was he right here in town but he was at a little shopping center right here in my neighborhood so I hooked up with him to get a Hands-On look at it. I've handled and owned a few Taurus 1911's in the past and I wasn't real impressed, however it seems that Taurus has decided to step their game up a bit since then from the looks of this one. It's dowetailed with adjustable hiney Novak sights, a commander style hammer and a skeletonized trigger. Surprisingly the trigger on this one is smooth and light and can't be more than 3.5 - 4 lbs w/ a clean break . It also appears to have a hammer forged barrel that's clean and bright and the lock-up is nice and tight with no rattles anywhere and it feels good in the hands with the grips that are currently on it. He was only asking 4 Ben Franklins to break even on it & I liked what I seen, so I decided to bring it home with me and it won't cost me much to clean it up and make it nice ...
I was perusing the local gun Grapevine looking for another handgun to add to my collection to go with the FN Belgian Hi Power I picked up recently, looking for something that piqued my interest while avoiding all the Tupperware Canik's and Blocks whenva pair of 1911's caught my eye. The 1st was a Ria loaded with Wilson components and the other was a newer Taurus PT-1911.
I tried to contact the guy with the ria but wasn't able to, however I was able to touch bases with the guy for the Taurus 1911 & Not only was he right here in town but he was at a little shopping center right here in my neighborhood so I hooked up with him to get a Hands-On look at it. I've handled and owned a few Taurus 1911's in the past and I wasn't real impressed, however it seems that Taurus has decided to step their game up a bit since then from the looks of this one. It's dowetailed with adjustable hiney Novak sights, a commander style hammer and a skeletonized trigger. Surprisingly the trigger on this one is smooth and light and can't be more than 3.5 - 4 lbs w/ a clean break . It also appears to have a hammer forged barrel that's clean and bright and the lock-up is nice and tight with no rattles anywhere and it feels good in the hands with the grips that are currently on it. He was only asking 4 Ben Franklins to break even on it & I liked what I seen, so I decided to bring it home with me and it won't cost me much to clean it up and make it nice ...