1911 survey.

Customized Springfield Armory 1911A1 (Alex Hamilton)
70 series Colt Combat Commander
Springfield Armory Champion currently in the hands of Alex Hamilton for some custom touches.

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Rick
 
Right now I only have one 1911, and that is a Charles Daly FS model. Gun has been reliable right out of the box. Haven't had one jam with ball or hollowpoints,and has great accuracy to boot. When you shake the gun there is no rattling, everything is fit very well.
 
Made by Colt in 1943, this has British proof marks. Reworked from GI by Alton Dinan for Camp Perry by previous owner,bought it from his widow for a song. Told her it was worth more than the $250 I could come up with, but she let me have it anyway. Came with an Ace kit also.

I put in hardball springs and an unneeded full length guide rod, added a little paint to the Bo-Mars, and stuck on a set of Herrett Shooting Star grips.Totally reliable, accurate and powerful.
 
Caspian frame (20lpi) and slide, BarSto 45ACP barrel, Nowlin TiN trigger group, McCormick trigger and DeActivator grip safety, Ed Brown/Caspian/Nowlin/EGW parts, Caspian optic-fiber front/Caspian ghostring on Bomar base rear sight, 18.5lb Wolff, Ahrends Mayan Bloodwood grip panels, Robar NP3, 400CorBon barrel from Clark, Mag Pack 8-round mags, 'smithed by friend Scott Chapman (but I did the trigger and the finish 'melt'), carried in a 1AT or Galco Royal Guard.

All metal.

Accurate beyond reason (will ALL loads; weird but true), 100% reliable (so far, maybe 8-10,000 rounds through it), and with the NP3 coating it LEAPS out of its holster.

I love my Witnesses best, but I shoot this gun well, and it carries like a dream.
Oh me oh my what a dilemma....what to carry or compete with...

Insured for $3500.

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"All my ammo is factory ammo"
 
Kimber Ultra Elite with slim-tech grips, brown wedge msh and extended magwell, sti short carbon fiber trigger. Colt ltwt. commander tricked out the same way with mccormick ambi safety and slim rosewood grips. Sistema 1927 (1911 exact clone) with kart barrel and bushing, mccormick safety and extended slide release, slim-tech grips, wilson hammer and sear and beaver tail. Another sistema on order.
 
My one and only is a Series 80 Gold Cup. It was a steal at $500 when I bought it used from an ex-bullseye shooter. The trigger isn't as good as you can get with earlier series Colts, but for the money, she'll do.
Neil Casper
 
1) Colt 1911A1 Government Model pre-WWII
2) Kimber Custom/Classic all stainless 1911A1-type
3) Sig P-220
4) H&K USP .45 Tactical

While 3 and 4 certainly are not 1911s, all are outstanding .45 ACPs!


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ArmySon, I bow in your presence....I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy..... My lord man that is an awesome collection. You must be a code jockey of some sorts or just independently wealthy.

Wilson CQB Compact for me.
 
Springfield Compact with a Wilsons matchgrade barrel, Wilsons tactical night sights, full length guide rod with a four pound trigger pull, blued with cocobolo grips.
Good shooting!
Daddycat

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"A rigid investment in flexability is but another closed system of thinking"
 
I have several 1911's and A1's from 1913 on. My current carry pistol is a Norinco, MMC sights, Clark barrel, Micro bushing, Wilson extended, flat grip safety, Wolff springs, King's extended thumb safety, long trigger, USGI arched, checkered MSH (with lanyard loop) and stag grips. It is like a Timex(tm), it just keeps on ticking.

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1911's forever, or at least until they come up with a hand held electronic rail gun.
Ne Conjuge Nobiscum
 
Colt 1991A1 .45 acp. Only mod is the Hogue grips w/fingergrooves, otherwise as it came out of the box :)
 
A military issued Colt made in 1918. It belong to my grandfather who later used it to commit suicide.

It was found years later tucked into some old linens in the closet of the farmhouse he used to own. It was found cocked and ready to go with five G.I. issued hardball in the magazine and one in the chamber.

After I fired a few rounds out of it, I had my friend shoot it. I asked her how she felt shooting a firearm that is 82 years old, and she could not believe it!
 
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