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Where the fuck are all of the Springfields edition
colt here
>no pic related on phone but
Sig Scorpion 1911 here
It's a bit beat up and scratched but hey it works just fine...
>>30074500
Anybody have a 9mm Range Officer?
I want another 1911 but I have enough .45s.
MAYBE a Delta Elite but I'm not enthused about getting into a new caliber.
>>30074500
Here's my memefield
>>30075434
>>30075432
I do, it's good shit.
>>30075446
Great! Any reliability issues?
its basically down to a Range Officer or one of those new Colt Competition models.
>>30075507
Thinking of adding a Springfield soon. Maybe a pro or build a meusoc clone
>>30075462
It's really light recoiling since it's in 9mm, real pleasure to shoot.
You can't go wrong with either colt or springfield though.
>>30075628
Excellent. Thanks, anon.
>>30074570
How is it? I was thinking about getting one.
Just got this in a trade. How did I do /k/?
>>30075799
I love it and would highly recommend it. I've shot multiple Springfields/Colts/etc., and my Sig is by far my favorite and the one I'm most accurate with. Only one I would say could possibly beat it out is the Springfield TRP.
>>30075823
That was before and after cleaning and adding the rail.
I'd very much like pic related.
>>30075879
what's wrong with that horse?
wait, Cimarron's making 1911s now?
>>30075946
Yes. A pseudo 1911.
>>30075960
psuedo how?
like a Llama?
Memefield memory 19memememe chambered in 9memememe
>>30076036
It's not exactly the model it's reproducing. They're aiming for the ww1 version and they're off in a couple of ways but it's still a cool gun. I guess RIA is the actual manufacturer.
>>30075627
Worn 1911 is pure sex
>>30076085
>off in a couple of ways
still parts compatible though I guess. so still a 1911.
Llama was psuedo in that parts were completely incompatible with all other 1911s
>>30076237
Yeah. The parts are interchangeable and there are lots to make it more historically correct.
Personally I think the finish is sexy as hell.
>>30076271
>lots
kits
Is a 9mm 1911 good as a CCW gun?
>>30076326
It's big and it's heavy and it has less capacity then a glock 26.
That being said it's fair easier to shoot and very thin.
>>30074500
A couple of my 9mm Springfields.
>>30076500
>it's big
Not the Range Officer models
>it's heavy
Do u ebin lift?
Shitposting aside, I can conceal carry the full size no problem with a open shirt the only thing would be limited capacity but carry extra clipazines and you'll be ok.
>>30075462
what competition is a Colt Competition designed for?
Here's my Springfield and Colt
Mein Sig
>>30076887
>external extractor
disgusting.png
>>30075398
Well that's one way to make up for the vestigial GI sights
>>30076560
Well the range officer comes in govt and commander sizes so.....
But yeah a Commander, CCO or Officers model with non ambi controls is pretty svelte before even getting into bobbed frames, alloys or keeping the rat tail instead of an extended beaver tail.
People carry sp101s and k frames after all
I got a question for ya'll about a malfunction I'm experiencing. Last round of the mag, case gets horizontally stovepiped bad enough that the front of the case is eaten by the slide. Any ideas?
>>30076988
Purist bullshit aside, the internal extractor is the worst part of the 1911. Thats why pretty much every pistol afterward has an external.
Second would be the barrel link but that has pros and cons
>>30076149
That just looks scratched to shit and abused. Usage and holster wear is sex on a 1911 though
>>30079031
nearly 2k rounds through my internal extractor sig sp2022, zero failures whatsoever
Picked up a champion operator last week. Got a CC holster and some Wilson mags. The only thing I'd consider changing is the grips. Any suggestions?
My Springfield Armory 1911 after a post range trip cleaning. Me and 3 friends put 250 rounds through it with no malfunctions.
got this baby now, 9mm sperglords
Was at CZ Customs the other day talking about Dan Wessons 1911's. Ive never really wanted a 1911 before but mentioned to the guy that if I were to get one, it'd be an older milspec style one. He than introduced me to the CZ 1911 A1.
Fucking god damnit. CZ made my 1911.
>>30075946
its basically a ww1 1911 upgraded to ww2 1911a1
Heres what cimmaron took from both versions
1911
>no finger cut
>flat msh
>small ass rear sight
>polished blueing
1911a1
>short trigger
>extended grip safety with hammer
>small ramped front sight
Is this wear on my trigger a common thing?
I installed this wilson match trigger and i had to remove quite a bit of material from the top and bottom of the trigger to get it to fit properly. I liked that, because the trigger fits very snug and has zero rattle (unlike the stock polymer trigger).
However, it fits so tight that the finish on this side of the trigger is wearing down. This is how it looks after about 700 rounds with the new trigger in. Kind of makes me wish I had gotten just the bare aluminum finish trigger instead of the black.
This ever happen to any of you faggots?
>>30081355
>polymer trigger
>>30081355
Yes. I just put a Wilson short match trigger in a combat elite. Fits great, a little rub mark in one side.
You could remove the trigger and clean up the side of the trigger channel where the but is.
It doesn't bother me.
>>30081793
Where the burr is
>>30081793
>You could remove the trigger and clean up the side of the trigger channel where the but is.
That's what I should have done right there. Guess I can minimize the scratch getting worse.
Not sure why i didn't bother cleaning up that part of the frame when i first installed the trigger.
>>30081808
Generally you would take material off the trigger (cheaper part) but that would make it sloppy.
Use a sharpie to find the high spot on the frame and knock it down.
>>30079025
something wonky with the extractor/ejector. easy answer is make sure your extractor is properly tensioned.
>>30075823
>>30075851
i'm going to guess that the grip safety isn't original to the gun. it's blending to the frame tangs is non-existent.
>>30082158
Might have something to do with the trigger. I'm assuming it's aftermarket as well. Has one of the easiest trigger pulls of any of my firearms.
>>30079367
I'm assuming you pulled a stock photo, but in the chance you didn't: how do you like those grips? I want t replace the wood on my champion operator, but I'm stuck between VZ and Pachmayr. I like the look and slimline options for VZ, but I don't know that the material would be as beneficial to CC as the plain rubber of the pachmayr. This is open to anyone.
>>30074500
Operators operating
>>30083148
the grip safety doesn't really effect the trigger feel, IIRC. that would be the sear/disconnecter/hammer contacting surfaces and the sear spring. even using it's OEM parts a person could have given it a nice trigger job.
>>30074500
In the process of cleaning and repairs.
>>30075823
>>30075851
It'd be better without the rail. That rail is absolutely disgusting.
>>30076326
If it's like a Defender, yeah. I love me some Defender.
I can't really find any good pictures of a Defender.
my Star BM.
Gonna be going for a Springfield EMP in 9mm as my first 1911 and CC gun.
Good idea y/n?
Does anyone have an opinion on the Sig P238? Kind of want to get a pistol in 380, buddy of mine has one and really likes it.
>>30085527
i really really want the pearl handled stainless one
I am having a really hard time deciding on what to get. Either a Ruger SR1911 and a bunch of ammo of some kind of tactical rifle. (AR, mini14, AK variant, maybe a used tavor, etc.) What do you guys think?
>>30085911
depends what you already have and what you would use it for.
a 1911 is fun for target practice but also concealed or open carry.
if you already have handguns but no rifles get a rifle.
if you already have rifles but no handguns get the handgun.
cover your bases.
>>30085922
Lol I get dubs and the 1st response gets dubs as well.
I do have a 92fs, a 357 mag, and a pf9 as far as handguns go. For raifus I have a 30-30 Winchester, a 22 semi, and a Lee Enfield, but the Enfield isn't in working order. (No mag and dirty as hell. I bought it spur of the moment like that years ago and never touched it.)
>>30076149
There's one in here.
>>30079031
I haven't had any issues with any 1911 I've owned, except the one that had an external extractor. I don't know why anyone would pointlessly change something on it, that has worked for over a century.
>>30086208
an internal extractor has to have a proper spring temper.
companies cutting corners and saving costs started making all small parts MIM and ran into problems with extractors breaking or malfunctioning.
so they switched to external which uses an easily made and replaceable coil spring.
Muh 10mm Flip pistola.
>>30085527
kimber micro is more comfortable and looks better imho, but p238 is a great gun functionally
>>30085527
I like mine a lot. It is my deep conceal piece for work and summer.
>>30074500
Did Springfield even make 1911s?
>inbefo mah Springfield Armory™®©
>>30086354
As a company? Not during the war or anything, but that's because they weren't a company. Just an armory
>>30075823
Honestly the GI looks better in stock configuration. I would be very careful to make sure the safeties and internals are all functioning properly, no telling what horrors bubba has done to the inside of that thing...
That caspian trigger is nice, I have it on a couple guns, but I would bet money bubba didn't fit it properly, and it looks fucking disgusting on that gun, along with all his other """""upgrades"""""
>>30086420
Yes i mean the armory itself. The same armory that made m1 garands, and 1903s, since they are(were) an armory.
>>30086302
>he didnt get the tac ultra robocop looking version
>>30086443
Fairly sure they did. As a matter of fact, I'm almost positive they did
Picked this up a few days ago. Still haven't shot it yet.
>>30086509
Pretty. I've always been a fan of stainless satin and black
>>30086474
kek...dude in the shop told me finding a holster for that one would be a bitch.
How many mags did you get with yours? I only got one, though there's a cutout in the foam in the case for a second one. Think I'll grab a couple WCA ones.
>>30086545
One. I wanted more. I need to order some wilson combat ones too.
Checking in with my beater.
>>30084450
Operationally?
>>30086570
>beater
>not even a single scratch or sign of actual use
>>30086685
Kimber's stainless finish is pretty tough. I carried it for 2 years and ran almost nothing but 45super reloads through it since the day I bought it. Yes it does have some modifications to handle higher pressure stuff. If you notice it's rusting in places.
>>30074733
LOL thats nothing. I don't have a pic but my les baer looks 10x more worn. Besides your idiot scratch you havn't even broke that in.
>>30086492
The armory did indeed make 1911s. They also inspected the majority of 1911s made by Colt. I strongly recommend a visit to the Springfield Armory National Historic Site in Springfield, Ma.
>>30086532
>>30086789
love those pachmayr grips
>>30086740
>>30074500
Colt brand Colt reporting in
>>30075946
>what's wrong with that horse?
its not a Colt
bumperino
>>30089048
What's that on the dust cover?
>>30086705
>Kimber's stainless finish is pretty tough
I don't...it's just....
>>30075434
The emp is nice
>>30089139
Topkek
>>30089063
I tried looking it up online.
The only thing I can think of is a hole and ridge tapped to a an accessory rail?
Mornin /k/
>>30086047
I'll give $150 for your enfield
so i want to get a 2011 because i'm interested in shooting USPSA Limited.
my options for babby's first 2011 are either find a used one off of the forums - either a used DVC or a really used custom for about $2.6k.
or i could get a new SPS Pantera, a Spanish-made gun, for $1.5k
so what would you do?
>>30084489
>>30092449
Probably not buy a race gun.
>>30081355
Might as well sand the trigger all over. Give it a dirty worn look.
Would look better than having those two bald spots anyway.
Your gun has a clean look to it even though I'm not super crazy about the TM shit on those guns. What grips are those?
>>30092449
Spanish-Filipino with MIM. however, apparently the trigger's pretty decent at ~3lb and the fit has been described as on-par with STI
>>30091516
I tried looking too but couldn't find anything. It certainly isn't standard to a Colt Combat Commander. But it's definitely not for an accessory rail.
>>30092977
The frame is stamped Hartford Conn which mean it must be a Colt frame though.
Maybe it is a dust cover tensioner for better front end lockup?
>>30092494
what's wrong with getting a race gun?
>>30092680
i'd probably also drop in a new grip since i'm not a huge fan of the built-in magwell. i'd like a metal grip but i could probably find a take-off STI DVC grip, get a new MSH and a nice mag well, and fit a SVI trigger and still come in for less than a used gun.
>>30093057
yup, that's it apparently
http://www.1911forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=463459
>For "joebuck," the set screws in the dust cover was an old school method of tightening up the slide to frame fit.
>>30093101
So what do they do to tighten up the fit now?
I was always fond of the old giles method for the barrel to chamber/locking lug support.
Do the newer heavy/cone/bushingless barrels have a better lockup or accuracy?
>>30093226
i think so since the bull/cone barrels have a larger bearing surface, and the lack of the bushing means one less part to have to worry about tolerances.
>>30092618
Yeah i might end up just doing that instead.
The grips are VZ desert color. They look much cleaner and lighter IRL, not sure why they look murky in that pic. I love em
>>30086904
>not deagle brand
baka
>>30095957
i actually took a look at one the other day. a little rattley, but the trigger wasn't too bad. not quite worth the price.
>>30095957
very nice
>>30095957
>1911
>Magnum Research
MUH. DICK.
All-American classic made in my home state. Maximum patriotic lust achieved
>>30076070
Mememmemem3m3m3mm3mmememe
>>30100894
Guys I bought a meme made by meme chambered in meme. Am I meme yet
>>30093101
update: poking around Brian Enos, found these two. left is $2150, right is $2450.
the SPS with a metal grip and some upgrades (mag well, MSH, trigger) would slide in around $2200. plastic would drop it to $1900
>>30075432
interesting hand grips
>>30079367
Lel, the Marksman is my lgs. They aight.
>>30102394
magpul bruh, gotta deck out my 1911 like the videogames call of duty bruh.
I don't like magpul very much, but they're very textured grips with a cutout for the mag release.
Very reasonably priced as well.
>>30102810
jeez, $20 MSRP.
>>30074556
Beautiful slide. I just wish they didnt put that billboard serial number on the frame and went with the regular rollmark and serial number font.
>>30103066
thanks
most everyone on /k/ owns a gun designed by John Browning but not many have his portrait on it
I think what you're talking about is the model number and year. it's a 70th anniversary 1911, stamped "1911-1981"
I mspainted out the serial number, but it's a fair bit more subtle.
>>30074500
What's the best GI 1911 for the price?
>>30084993
Cool.
>>30103102
Auto Ordnance makes a WWII 1911A1 clone that can be found for around $425 and it's American made
>>30101430
Holy shit its summer in here
>>30103215
Nice. That's about the price I was looking for. I'll look into it.
Trying to decide between getting an MC Operator for around $1,100 or a loaded for around $800 and throw on pachmayrs/GI recoil system for a sort of MEUSOC style 1911.
Is the MC Operator's price justified?
>>30107074
Get a RO Operator if youre going to put paychs over it.
>>30074500
how hard is it to add night sights to a 1911? I found one that I really want but I kind of want night sights....
>>30086474
commander length 10mm
>>30107625
Depends, if it has GI sights its a pain in the ass. If it has dovetailed sights its pretty simple. Either way tritium sights is a gunsmith job unless you have a sight pusher, smacking sights with a punch that have glass vials in them is a bad idea.
>>30107074
Are you the guy that mention the Meusoc in every 1911 thread? If so, fucking why? They meu looks like burnt ass. Seriously take the other dudes advice, get a RO, slap the grips on and if that's not good enough drag it through the gravel and hit it with sand paper.
>>30097883
This looks incredibly stupid, how is this in anyway better than a bushing?
>>30076271
>1911
>parts interchangeable
Toplel
>>30086047
>doesn't own an AR
SHAMEFUR DISPRAY
>>30108768
Especially when said vial is filled with radioactive material.
I've done it though, for a shotgun front blade. Squeezed it in with vice grips then a little tappity tap tap from Mr. Claw hammer and a flathead on the base of the dovetail GTG. I gotta figure the shit can take a bit of shock what with it being built to mount on a gun.
>>30109849
It can, but still not worth the risk.
It is however a fantastic excuse to buy a sight pusher.
>>30105463
I would highly recommend you not use the magazine(s) that come with it, AO's are notoriously shit
>>30086705
>stainless steel is a finish
Please kill yourself
>>30110055
on Kimber it is
>>30086190
u need one cerakoted.
>>30086208
Internals can be easily broken by letting the slide ride home on an empty chamber. Its hard sell a gun through a dealer when its breaks after the abuse of people pulling the slide back on it.
>>30110905
thats bullshit
the only thing damaged would be the sear engagement on 1911 with really nice trigger pulls
and thats cause everything's tuned abusing it will ruin the tuning
with your standard 1911 you can let the slidedrop forever nothing will change
>>30110955
i think traditionally you need to look out for the link and the barrel lug developing cracks or egging
>>30074733
>scratched up
only scratch is an idiot scratch. I also own a MilSpec and it;s the first 1911 I have ever owned and even I have managed to avoid putting a idiot scratch on it
>>30086810
did they POLISH a FP-45 Liberator?
>>30091608
any problems with those 10rd mags?
>>30102150
that stippling is an abortion
>>30112552
No. I've had no problems with the cmc, Wilson, or Colt mags. Les Baer mags tend to be problematic.
I use the Baer mags at the range and carry Colt or wilsons. 10 round mags in nightstand gun.
any compact model owners?
Fx45 for teh lulz and 45 stronk
>>30112803
i eventually decommissioned my Baer 8 rounder that came with mine. tried to put in a Wilson 47D kit, but things just weren't dimensionally close enough to make it work. that's about the only disappointing thing about Baer. honestly it's not too much of an issue, though - seriously who uses Baer mags when CMC/Tripp/Wilson mags exist?
>>30113442
I agree. Baer mags are not up to the same quality as his firearms.
Should just come with cmc mags.
>>30113490
yeah. they're just crappy 47D knockoffs. which is tragic considering how great a Baer pistol is.
what do you guys think about the sw 1911 performance center?
>>30086047
You don't need another handgun, you need a semiautomatic rifle chambered in either an intermediate or full power cartridge that accepts detachable magazines of 20-30+ rounds.
Basically you need graduate from fudd status.
