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Also make sure that you can use an auto in the academy. Back when I went through (years ago) we had to use wheel guns.

As with any new technology I am sure it was met with all three "praise, skepticism and ridicule". Some like new stuff, some scratch their heads and some just refuse to accept.

Your point? I'm guessing you have one.

I think you answered for me in the third sentence of your post. "Looks, feel, classic" Some things just never go out of style. Now if I could just find an old 57 Chevy to go with my 1911's I would be all set.

Not as pretty, much easier to see all the parts move. Note that the bullet leaves the muzzle before slide movement on this one also. :( http://www.m1911.org/loader.swf

Les Baer with out a doubt. I have a SA mil-spec and Baer TRS. The SA is a nice gun, but for an extra 200.00 you are getting a much better weapon.

An officers most important "weapon" is the one between his/her ears. If that one is working properly he/she may never have to use their side arm. I was a LEO for 11 years and only shot during quals or special firearms training. On my days off the last thing I wanted to do was strap on the...

Beautiful gun and good story. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy.

Some 1911 manufactures instruct you to NOT disassemble and clean prior to shooting for the first time. I go with the manufactures recommendation in these situations. I know I probably never would have been able to put my Les Baer back together had I not shot it a few hundred rounds to loosen...

You should get together with this guy: http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=253660&highlight=free+hand+checkering Together y'all could really go places. Just razing you man. It's your gun and if it works for you that is all that matters in the end.

A weak recoil spring will affect the timing of the gun. When the timing between the slide movement and magazine change all kinds of strange things can start happening.

Are you trying to put the hammer back in with the main spring housing installed? If so do not push the MSH all the way up, just push it up far enough for the hammer strut to sit inside the main spring cap.