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The Last 1911

Winchester67

Winchester67

Custom
Well gents, after a lifetime of collecting and shooting I have to admit to myself I am slowing down. When Biden got elected we knew he was going to drive the economy into the ditch, and getting out of debt was our best chance at insulating ourselves. When we got married, my wife and I sold our respective houses and started fresh with a new house together. Anyway to make a long story longer, the net result was that most of my lifelong gun collection got sold to eradicate our debt which was the house. I retired shortly thereafter. So this is the long way around of saying I sold a lot of guns. I kept a few examples of the ones I liked the most, but when I saw this Colt I had to buy it. Brand new, but it had all the features of a pistol that just left a custom shop. Beavertail safety with a Commander hammer just like an old Pachmayr Combat Special, no ambi safety because I will carry it and an ambi safety has a tendency to get swept off. Gold bead front sight with Novak rear. Checkering on the front strap. This made the deal for me. Was happy without it for years, once I had one with a checkered or stippled front strap it became a "must have" for me. 70 Series bones, because the added complexity of the 80 Series is not needed, just a lightweight firing pin and strong spring to insure it is drop safe, just like Springfield Armory does. No front cocking serrations because you should never have your fingers that close to the loud end. Blued steel barrel, because I am old enough to remember when stainless barrels didn't perform as well. I suspect that is not the case anymore, but I like blue steel. No light rail. The weight is unbalancing and after decades with the Harries Technique I am not going to go to a weapon mounted light at my advanced age. All it lacks is an arched mainspring housing, and that is easy. I present to you the custom 1911 right off the production line, everything you need and nothing you don't. I will be selling my other remaining full size 1911's, pairing down to this one and my Les Baer. The bases are covered!
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Winchester67 said:
Well gents, after a lifetime of collecting and shooting I have to admit to myself I am slowing down. When Biden got elected we knew he was going to drive the economy into the ditch, and getting out of debt was our best chance at insulating ourselves. When we got married, my wife and I sold our respective houses and started fresh with a new house together. Anyway to make a long story longer, the net result was that most of my lifelong gun collection got sold to eradicate our debt which was the house. I retired shortly thereafter. So this is the long way around of saying I sold a lot of guns. I kept a few examples of the ones I liked the most, but when I saw this Colt I had to buy it. Brand new, but it had all the features of a pistol that just left a custom shop. Beavertail safety with a Commander hammer just like an old Pachmayr Combat Special, no ambi safety because I will carry it and an ambi safety has a tendency to get swept off. Gold bead front sight with Novak rear. Checkering on the front strap. This made the deal for me. Was happy without it for years, once I had one with a checkered or stippled front strap it became a "must have" for me. 70 Series bones, because the added complexity of the 80 Series is not needed, just a lightweight firing pin and strong spring to insure it is drop safe, just like Springfield Armory does. No front cocking serrations because you should never have your fingers that close to the loud end. Blued steel barrel, because I am old enough to remember when stainless barrels didn't perform as well. I suspect that is not the case anymore, but I like blue steel. No light rail. The weight is unbalancing and after decades with the Harries Technique I am not going to go to a weapon mounted light at my advanced age. All it lacks is an arched mainspring housing, and that is easy. I present to you the custom 1911 right off the production line, everything you need and nothing you don't. I will be selling my other remaining full size 1911's, pairing down to this one and my Les Baer. The bases are covered!
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Very nice (y)
 
Trader, it was literally a lifetimes "work" the collection. You have to remember, I have only been married 13 years. That was a LONG stretch there where I had no adult supervision. I live modestly, a reflection on my parents. I traveled a lot for the company, so I never took vacations. Company trips were my vacations. No kids, just girlfriends. So there was nobody to tell me "no" or complain if I wanted to keep the house at 60 degrees in the winter and eat Ramen Noodles for two weeks to buy a gun. Instead of lots of variety, I decided to keep a few examples of the guns I liked the most. A good trade off. Because being out of debt, it is easier than ever to find the funds for a gun I want.
 
I will have to update my photo of my "Keeper" 1911s. Formerly it was the Less Baer and a Springfield with a Loaded stainless steel lower and a Mil Spec upper. (because of the Loaded models forward cocking serrations) Going forward, it will be the Baer and the new Colt.

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Winchester67 said:
All it lacks is an arched mainspring housing,
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You've hit upon a pet peeve of mine. Why the hell do almost all the 1911 makers use flat MSHs these days? They don't fit my hands and cause me to pull my shots low. This is the same complaint from soldiers that made Uncle Sam switch to the arched housing on the A1 model.
It annoys me that whenever I buy another 1911, that I have to spend extra time and money to replace the MSH. 🤬

BTW: nice gun. You did well. (y)
 
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