Your wish is my command.And that rear sight - can you show a better detailed picture of that?
I think most folks would overlook that when looking at the non-blended beavertail
Off the top of my head the loads you speak of sounds very light, so I suspect the previous owner must have put in a lighter spring to get it to cycle reliably.
My aim with it is practice and competition, CC and hunting being illegal in Norway. Yes, lots of scuff marks and scratches, but I'm not yet sure if I'll shine it up or just keep it as is and maintain the innards. I have a Dremel and polishing paste in the basement, and I'm not afraid to use it. But not yet, not today. The outside was dirty when I got it, yet the inside looks clean. I'm not entirely satisfied with the filed down trigger, so I may replace it.Keep us in the loop as to what you're planning on doing with your new Colt and how you actually go about it!
paid $ 250,- for it with a homemade shoulder holster,
I wish to know the benefits of what's done to it. I take it the added mag well makes magazine switching easier and the magazine rubber protects it from being dropped. I assume the trigger work is done to perfectly fit former owner's finger, 'cause it sure doesn't fit mine. The altered thumb safety switch is probably easier or quicker to operate than a regular one, I'd assume it's used in competition where time is essential and one starts out with chambered round. Beyond that, I don't know.So, what's the real question here? Its a Colt Series 80 1911 with some custom touches.
I'm sure there's a reason for it.Looks like he did alittle work on the ejection port also.
Perhaps I should replace the spring before shooting at all. I can't tell how much of that spring is missing, having nothing to compare it with. My impression is that he's been using it with light loads for a while, broken spring or not.Please install a new recoil spring before shooting heavier loads.
Alas not available here in Norway. I'll ask for recommendations at the local gun shop and the nearby gunsmith.Flitz and Mother's Mag
Thanks for the offer. Quick check at local Brownells tells me I'll probably get both springs for less than the cost of shipping from Missouri alone.I'd give you a spare 18# I have if shipping wouldn't make it not worthwhile.
I know which loads, powder, bullets and seating depth he uses, as he wrote down his setup. I also have a handful of rounds that came with the gun.indeed you have no idea if they had it configured for some funny load so replace before firing one shot.
I have a Dremel and polishing paste in the basement, and I'm not afraid to use it.
Alas not available here in Norway. I'll ask for recommendations at the local gun shop and the nearby gunsmith.
Quick check at local Brownells tells me I'll probably get both springs for less than the cost of shipping from Missouri alone.
It's presently around $35,- Money wise it costs more, according to hamburger index, it's more or less the same. Might as well order it right away.I hope 350 Kroner isn't as much money as it sounds like.
A mate just told me there are easier guns to shoot than the 1911. A cousin let me know that no good home is complete without one, so he has 4, including a 1914 Kongsberg. Either way, I expect to get more enjoyment out of it than I paid for.I couldn't hit the side of a barn with one
A mate just told me there are easier guns to shoot than the 1911.
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Try looking for Mother's Mag Polish at Walmart; they may also have Flitz which is available through Brownells as well.
I got to play a little with a Pardini GT9 last year and did fairly well. Owner told me the GT45 is just as target happy. Yet one will at least cost 7 to 10x more.There are easier guns to OPERATE without so many confusing buttons and levers and easier to field strip, but there are few full size service pistols so easy to get hits with.
I checked. No Walmart in Norway, and Brownells in Norway only have Flitz microfiber cloth and tumbler media. Anyhow, there's a decent gunsmith just over an hour's drive from here. I'll call and ask what he suggests.I'm not sure if they have Walmart in Norway.
sadly there's no such thing here in Norway.I support the Second Amendment but...