wanderinwalker
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In the vein of the current threads, I thought it might be fun to look at the "I always wanted one of those and am glad I finally do" guns.
For me it's my Colt Government Competition in .45 ACP. I've wanted a 1911 or "a forty-five" since before I was even a gun guy. There was just something about the big old pistols that attracted me to them. However, it took me years to finally drop money on one of my own. I'd toe the edge of the water, then step back and do something else.
For my 21st birthday, I looked hard at the various 5" 1911s from Springfield Armory. Then I turned around and grabbed a 6" S&W 629 in .44 Magnum instead.
Come up to my 30th birthday. Looking at Ruger SR1911s, Colt 1991s and others in that price range. Pretty sure I bought a Nexus tablet instead.
Wedding present time? Again, 1911s were on the radar. But when the money came out, it went to a Colt 6920 carbine. The political climate of 2014 wasn't looking good for ARs, and a low-capacity, big-bore pistol didn't seem like something I'd be legislated out of owning.
Finally, summer of 2017, on a bit of an impulse after the marriage was over, I grabbed the first blued Series 70 Colt Competition Model I saw in .45 ACP. And it has absolutely lived up to my expectations of a 1911. It's accurate, reliable, easy to shoot and launches big chunks of lead. Plus, it has The Pony on the side and has all of the modern enhancements we take for granted on 1911s.
I'll post a picture later when I'm not on mobile, but it's just a plain stock blued Colt. Nothing fancy, just exactly what I wanted.
Let's hear some more stories of "I waited so long and it was worth it in the end."
For me it's my Colt Government Competition in .45 ACP. I've wanted a 1911 or "a forty-five" since before I was even a gun guy. There was just something about the big old pistols that attracted me to them. However, it took me years to finally drop money on one of my own. I'd toe the edge of the water, then step back and do something else.
For my 21st birthday, I looked hard at the various 5" 1911s from Springfield Armory. Then I turned around and grabbed a 6" S&W 629 in .44 Magnum instead.
Come up to my 30th birthday. Looking at Ruger SR1911s, Colt 1991s and others in that price range. Pretty sure I bought a Nexus tablet instead.
Wedding present time? Again, 1911s were on the radar. But when the money came out, it went to a Colt 6920 carbine. The political climate of 2014 wasn't looking good for ARs, and a low-capacity, big-bore pistol didn't seem like something I'd be legislated out of owning.
Finally, summer of 2017, on a bit of an impulse after the marriage was over, I grabbed the first blued Series 70 Colt Competition Model I saw in .45 ACP. And it has absolutely lived up to my expectations of a 1911. It's accurate, reliable, easy to shoot and launches big chunks of lead. Plus, it has The Pony on the side and has all of the modern enhancements we take for granted on 1911s.
I'll post a picture later when I'm not on mobile, but it's just a plain stock blued Colt. Nothing fancy, just exactly what I wanted.
Let's hear some more stories of "I waited so long and it was worth it in the end."