My first 1911

[Kingofthehill]

Congrats! I bought my first 1911 when i was living in California and it too was a Springfield Stainless Loaded. I paid $700 and it had $1400 in receipts from Jim Hoag's custom shop. I got an amazing deal and its still my favorite 1911 due to its unmatched accuracy and being my first 1911. On a rest it out shoots my other 1911 much more expensive wearing the Wilson,Fusion,STI,and Nighthawk.



I recently had it re-finished with Cerakote to match springfields new black stainless loaded.

 

[Badkharma]

robctwo: actually it IS a .45.....the link I provided was just to take me to the picture of the SS loaded that had the correct grip coloring I was looking for, but did not get on my .45. A 1911 in 9mm - hmmm, while I guess some would say it's heresy.....I want one anyway.

 

[Badkharma]

Kingofthehill: do you have pics of your black stainless?? That sounds awesome!

 

[asahrts]

nice looking gun Kingofthehill!

 

[Magoo]

To the OP: Olympus has posted a few times, and has humbly not touted his craftsmanship. (hint) Look at his sig line. He makes some awfully nice looking grips out of a variety of woods. If you wan't checkered grips though, you'll likely have to move away from small-shop craftsmen.

Nice gun. Other than grips, don't get too carried away with mods until you've shot it a bunch. It doesn't sound like you've got "gotta mod it" craziness tho .

Novaks will fix you up with night sights. You can send them your whole slide and they'll do it all.

 

[Kingofthehill]

Kingofthehill: do you have pics of your black stainless?? That sounds awesome!

BadKharma- See how all the only the flats are stainless and the rest are black, thats what Springfield called it "BlackStainless" where kimber went with "Eclipse"

Kimber Eclipse


Springfield "Black Stainless"


and mine was a kind of an in between.

 

[robctwo]

Here's the SA Black Stainless Target in .45


Here it is with the Ceiner .22 Platinum conversion


here's a 9mm 1911 from Les Baer