Comped Series 70
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My dad's personal favorite firearm and his home defense sidearm, a Colt Series 70 .45 with pachmyr grips, was discovered to be getting a little rusty from sitting unused for a while. So we took it out to the shop and I stripped and cleaned it for him.
I've been trying to convince him to put a compensator on it ever since I'd seen it but he refused every time. So this time I convinced him by telling him how flimsy the barrel bushing was for the Series 70 models, and showed him how nice the blued comp looked on it. It installed with no fitting and turned the gun into a recoiless tack driver. Sexy, ain't it? |
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How effective is the compensator?
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Nice looking gun, the comp gives it that long slide look. Those comps are on ebay aren't they? Around 30 or $40?
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This is the only thing this guy is selling anymore, but this is the same thing I bought and the same seller. I bought nickel and mil-spec blued ones though for $50 each. These are 25 bucks more unfortunately. |
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http://www.gunpartswarehouse.com/1911.htm |
As sexy as a series 70 can be.....im a modernist when it comes to 1911s, i like a lowered ejection port with the stainless barrel showing, and a 3 hole trigger and commander hammer . It has some old school charm to it though.
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It's an early Loaded model, I don't think they were available with the checkering and mag-well, Springfield could have done it though. It also came with 3 Wilson combat mags. |
I need front strap chackering, old guns have some style but i want to feed hollowpoints and have a short light trigger pull. Older and especilly military issue 1911 were loose fitted and not well tuned.
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Keep in mind this is the main sidearm of a gunsmith. It is very well tuned and has an excellent trigger pull. Plus the pachmyrs make gripping the gun very nice.
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Thats the thing with 1911s, so much rides on the internals, i see that style and think of 7lb single action pulls when it may be a nice light one. Think of upgrading sights, those look stock.
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Gunmaster45, im afraid you will have to take down that image, we don't alow porn on this site.
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I tolerate porn. Especially when you add in the, um, mature? models:o
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3 dots the way to go, or even a bar/dot setup, i hate stock 1911 sights, steel on stell makes it impossible to see contrast over a dark target and is slow to pick up. In about 9 months ill be 21 and ordering a fusion 1911 with 5 inch barrel, 25lpi front strap checkering, hardwood slim grips, extended controls, extended beveled magwell, undercut trigger guard, novak adjustale tritium sights, no front cocking serrations (look ugly) and serrated top of slide with three hole trigger and commander hamer. Not sure on color pattern though
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No offense. This is just my personal opinion.
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Cause everything the military uses is top notch right....oh wait they issue mostly crap. Find a SWAT team issuing GI 1911s, or get the military model to feed hollowpoints.
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The old look really doesnt do anything for me, dont get me wrong, i hate the looks of glocks and such, but things about the 1911 get me, like the finish, and i like a little contrast in colors. Also, when a 1911 is decked out, it looks "mean."
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IMHO you can't beat a pre-1917 Colt commercial production 1911 for looks.
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I agree with Predator on that one. But just recently my dad got a perfect condition GI issue .45 from 1942 in the shop. It was never issued but was intended for use during WWII. It was beautiful. My dad gave it a three pound trigger instead of the awful 8lb one it had and I was impressed. The retail for it is 2,500 dollars. :eek:
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I prefer flat to arched mainspring housing.
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Ive only held arched, all the shooting is with flat, but it looks neater. The arched looks out of place.
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