Colt 1911 WW1 Repro...shoot It Or Not

To shoot or Not to Shoot?

  • Go Ahead! Shoot it! Guns are meant to be shot!

    Votes: 73 83.0%

  • No! Yer a bubba! Dont ruin a future collectible!

    Votes: 6 6.8%

  • I dont care one way or the other, its your gun...

    Votes: 9 10.2%
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OK enough of this RKBA arguing and 9mm vs 45 whining, this is a SERIOUS yestion...and Im doin a poll...

I have enough 1911 WW1 repros in stock (at last) so that I can consider having one fer....ME!!!!!

I dont really klike safe queens...although the sights on this pistol suck, it is sort of...well traditional...

Shoot it or not?

WildconundrumAlaska
 
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My irrelevant opinion is that it just ain't rare enough of a collectable to save it from its intended use.

Some gold-inlaid, engraving-encrusted showpiece that shipped with a certificate of authenticity and a glass display case might get a pass from me. So might some ultra-rare pristine antique. A currently catalogued Colt is gonna get some shootin' done, though... ;)
 
Are you talking about the WWI and WWII's? Or the series 70?;)

This is a tough one really. I guess if you own a bunch of guns, say over 25, I can see the point of having a few that aren't shot. Then again, what the heck are they for? I'd at least shoot them some - and kind of baby them and keep them nice. Then again, they are tools and should be used.
If I'd have the money, I'd have a WWI and WWII in my collection and they'd be shot SOME. Probably with clean burning powder and handloads. Maybe a couple hundred rounds a year. Then again, for the $1k asking price, that's a lot of dough.

First time I got my series 70 I thought it was too nice of a gun to shoot a lot. My guess is after I shoot the heck out of it, I'll swap out some parts and customize it a bit. My favorite gun in the whole world is my dad's old single shot .410. I am getting it reblued, but the wear marks on the wood from the field could tell a thousand stories.

Then again, so could a new WWI.

Ok, I rambled and didn't help any. :confused: I abstain from voting:D
 
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Does that mean I need to go round up a bunch of people and promise them smokes if they vote my way? I think my neighbor's kid is out playing in her sandbox... Be right back... :D
 
I say shoot it!

Wildalaska, I have Colt's WW2 repro (which I shoot---great gun, 100% reliable), and I'm thinking about getting the WWI repro to go with it. What is your impression of Colt's WWI repro? How is the fit/finish? Would you recommend it? Also, if you do shoot it please post how it performed, ect....





nero
 
I would shoot it. It isn't that rare and it probably won't be that rare even in my lifetime (I'm 22). The WWI repro is beautiful and I'm sure it will shoot beautifully as well.
 
I don't know about WW1 repros but I've got an Army Colt 1911 Mfgd in 1918 I think (sn.385xxx) and accurized by the AMU in the 50's that gets shot 2 or 3 times a week every week. I cannot imagine owning a gun that I would not shoot. My $.02, shoot it! Nick
 
Your gun, your money.

If 'twere mine, I think I'd shoot it. If an original service pistol from the nineteen 'teens, maybe not, but this is one that would CRY OUT to be shot. Again, if I owned it.

Besides, if you've shot it, and get tired of it, and want to offer it on the Buy/Sell/Trade forun, I can say, "Hey, Wild, it is no longer NIB - - Cut me a little slack on the price, Huh?"

Enjoy!

JohnnygeeiwishitwasmypistolGuest
 
NO! NO! NO!!!!

DON'T SHOOT IT!!!

Instead send it to Tuner and have him test it like he recently did with a Springer .... If it survives you'll know it works ... If it still can.
 
and I'm thinking about getting the WWI repro to go with it. What is your impression of Colt's WWI repro? How is the fit/finish? Would you recommend it? Also, if you do shoot it please post how it performed, ect....
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I like the looks better than the WW2 repro..the Carbona blue is super, the fit is perfect.

I didnt buy enough of the WW2s when they came out, not making that mistake again...

'shrek' says "No". you get bored with anything that cant shoot one holers, remember?
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Dont ya just hate shootin with me...doesnt yer ego get deflated :)

Besides, if you've shot it, and get tired of it, and want to offer it on the Buy/Sell/Trade forun, I can say, "Hey, Wild, it is no longer NIB - - Cut me a little slack on the price, Huh?"
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Well hell if ya want one that bad I'm sure I can help ya

WildfrenziedtodayAlaska
 
NO NO NO!!!

Fuff said:

Instead send it to Tuner and have him test it like he recently did with a Springer .... If it survives you'll know it works ... If it still can.

:D

Sorta like a "Top Gun" match, eh? Who's the tuffest kid on the block?
I like it....:cool:
 
Dont ya just hate shootin with me...doesnt yer ego get deflated
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my egos been deflated long before i started absorbing the WA essence.

besides, as long as i have empty shotgun shells to plink at 25 yards i'll have a smile on my face.
 
i must admit that the sarcastic side of me was really tempted to anwer option three :). I voted with go ahead and shoot it instead. Its a repro, not a originial, it was meant to be shot and enhoyed.
 
Actually, I expect most of those Colts of that style will be put away and not shot. I am amazed how many "NIB never fired" Colts you find for sale.

I have on layaway a NRM stainless 1991A1 - I have one already, but this one is the tightest Colt I have ever seen, bar none. The damn thing is as tight as a Baer. The finish is darn near flawless, too, only a very slight over-run on the slide sanding. My earlier gun has a couple minor cosmetic flaws, in contrast. It is a flawless shooter, however.

I am thinking seriously about putting away the new Colt, just because it's exceptional, and because the vast majority of 1991A1's are getting fired. If I do so it will be my only safe goddess:)

Incidently, I have noticed that "unfired" late model Colt Single Actions often sit at dealers for months, but the ones that have been shot a little, and are discounted a bit, sell like hot cakes. The same seems to be true of Randall knives - I had a model 25 that I carefully sharpened once, and sold on Ebay for 10% more than I paid for it.

A good "using" early Colt replica probably won't bring as much as an unfired gun, but I bet it brings good money, and sells quick. I want an early 1911 myself, but a repro wouldn't be a bad alternative.:)
 
I pistol, by it's very nature, was designed and built to be shot.

Anything less would be an insult to Dr. John Moses Browning himself.


Cameron


edit: Shiner Bock was doing my spell checking.
 
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