My first 1911,a Springfield Armory.Whats your" first 1911."

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Been a shooting enthusiast for years but always felt sort of like a commie because I didn't own a 1911. Finally treated myself while evacuated from Irma and got a Desert Eagle 1911G because I just loved the trigger. Having put a few hundred rounds downrange, I realize why there are so many 1911 fanatics. It is awesome to shoot abd amazing accuracy - was putting holes through holes. New favorite gun.
 

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I just picked up a stainless Springfield 1911A1 GI for myself, as well as three more Rock Islands for my small shop. There's a seller on GB with the RIA's @ $369.99 + $14.05 shipping, which is less than my dealer cost. :eek:
 
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My Springfield Armory, bought with my IRS tax return in 1989 ($400)(stock), mil spec. I added ; an Ed Brown barrel and firing pin, Wilson Combat sear, hammer, trigger, bushing and guide rod, Diamond Wood Rosewood grip slabs, Brownells SS grip screws. I really like the floral carved El Passo Saddlery Pancake holster.
 
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My first 1911 was a Springfield Armory gun that I bought in 1998. It's been gone for a while now and every 1911 I now have is a Colt.
 
My first 1911 was a Colt Combat Elite from the 1980s. It is a Mark IV Series 80 but it is evidently a transition gun since it had (and still has) a collet bushing.

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Here are the original grips I still own:

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First 1911

My first 1911 is a Colt Government MkIV Series 70 bought in 1978.
Served as my EDC for 40 years. Still as reliable as ever, it could use a reblue, but I take perverse pleasure in it's honest wear.
 
Mine was a Remington Rand 1911A1, an Army issue gun that I carried for part of my first tour in Nam. Loved the old beast, and at the time it would stay on a coffee cup at 25 yds from a rest. Used a "tanker" type, cross chest holster (kept it out of the way with the acft's shoulder harness). With a cpl extra magazines, I felt well armed in a slit trench or mortar pit on some really dark nights. Wish I still had it but my DEROS required an equipment turn to the squadron clerk...Rod
 
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