1911Tuner
Moderator Emeritus
Mother of All 1911s
Plinkerton said:
Do you own one that's up to par with that one?
Nope...Not in the accuracy department. I think I got lucky with that one...
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I would imagine that at some point you have built yourself a 1911, to end all 1911's.
Nope...I built one about 5 years ago that I'd call Bling-Bling...upswept
ducktail safety...undercut trigger guard...fancy Novaks, and an old
Barsto barrel. It would also outshoot me, but not like that other one did.
Sandbagged 3-inch 50-yard groups with the right ammo...but I've never really been into the full customs. Nothing against'em, by any means...just not my cuppa tea. I've been more into salvaging and rebuilding the old
GIs and some commercial Colts. When I get through with'em, they look and shoot pretty much like what the are...or were originally. I tried to
maintain the fitting that was done to pre WW2 issue pistols. More accurate than was realized by most, and dead reliable.
I played with the pistol for about 4 months and sold it to a guy who wanted it more than I did.
My other thing was/is repair and reliablity tuning on problem guns...The ones that had been back to the factory and returned with the same problems. I get a charge out of fixing one in 10 minutes that the warranty station didn't nail. Doesn't happen too often, but often enough.
I also like to run up on a"deal" on basket case that the owner is tryin' to
dump on another poor sap. The best ones are around to see the gun run.
They get a sorta lost expression on their faces when I tell'em that it was somethin' simple...which it sometimes ain't...but I tell'em that anyway.
That'll teach'em to dump a lemon on a workin' stiff...
Aside from that, I'll leave the full customs to the big boys...The do create
some beauties, don't they?
Later on!
Tuner
Plinkerton said:
Do you own one that's up to par with that one?
Nope...Not in the accuracy department. I think I got lucky with that one...
______________________
I would imagine that at some point you have built yourself a 1911, to end all 1911's.
Nope...I built one about 5 years ago that I'd call Bling-Bling...upswept
ducktail safety...undercut trigger guard...fancy Novaks, and an old
Barsto barrel. It would also outshoot me, but not like that other one did.
Sandbagged 3-inch 50-yard groups with the right ammo...but I've never really been into the full customs. Nothing against'em, by any means...just not my cuppa tea. I've been more into salvaging and rebuilding the old
GIs and some commercial Colts. When I get through with'em, they look and shoot pretty much like what the are...or were originally. I tried to
maintain the fitting that was done to pre WW2 issue pistols. More accurate than was realized by most, and dead reliable.
I played with the pistol for about 4 months and sold it to a guy who wanted it more than I did.
My other thing was/is repair and reliablity tuning on problem guns...The ones that had been back to the factory and returned with the same problems. I get a charge out of fixing one in 10 minutes that the warranty station didn't nail. Doesn't happen too often, but often enough.
I also like to run up on a"deal" on basket case that the owner is tryin' to
dump on another poor sap. The best ones are around to see the gun run.
They get a sorta lost expression on their faces when I tell'em that it was somethin' simple...which it sometimes ain't...but I tell'em that anyway.
That'll teach'em to dump a lemon on a workin' stiff...
Aside from that, I'll leave the full customs to the big boys...The do create
some beauties, don't they?
Later on!
Tuner
