highpower3006
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I am always looking for deals on guns, to the point where I will often buy things I don't really need just because the price is right. Case in point is my latest Colt 1911. A few days ago I stumbled into what I though was a decent deal on something I had never seen before, a Colt 1911 frame that was sold by Colt as a frame only.
This was bought new in 1995 and never used, the feed ramp was unmarked and you could tell that there had never been a magazine inserted.
Now, I already had eight 1911's and need another like I need a cement bicycle, but the price was right and the next thing you know, I bought it and was trying to figure out what to do with it. Perhaps use it as a dedicated lower for my Colt.22 conversion unit?
Just two days later I stumbled onto a deal on a M1991-A1 slide assembly that was complete including the barrel, bushing, recoil spring/plunger and spring guide. Once again, the price was right and the die was cast so to speak. I guess I have nine of the darn things now, all in .45 (God's chosen caliber for a 1911). I am pretty happy with it and since I only have $500 in it, my bank account is still largely intact.
Today I am going out into the desert and wring this thing out. I will say that the trigger is remarkably good for a out of the box series 80. I am planning to use it as a test mule to see what mods I can do to improve the trigger (remove the firing pin block, etc.) and maybe try to improve the accuracy depending on how it shoots.
This was bought new in 1995 and never used, the feed ramp was unmarked and you could tell that there had never been a magazine inserted.
Now, I already had eight 1911's and need another like I need a cement bicycle, but the price was right and the next thing you know, I bought it and was trying to figure out what to do with it. Perhaps use it as a dedicated lower for my Colt.22 conversion unit?
Just two days later I stumbled onto a deal on a M1991-A1 slide assembly that was complete including the barrel, bushing, recoil spring/plunger and spring guide. Once again, the price was right and the die was cast so to speak. I guess I have nine of the darn things now, all in .45 (God's chosen caliber for a 1911). I am pretty happy with it and since I only have $500 in it, my bank account is still largely intact.
Today I am going out into the desert and wring this thing out. I will say that the trigger is remarkably good for a out of the box series 80. I am planning to use it as a test mule to see what mods I can do to improve the trigger (remove the firing pin block, etc.) and maybe try to improve the accuracy depending on how it shoots.
