Comped Series 70
 

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?

Yes it is.

How effective is the compensator?

I'd say it cuts the recoil down 40%. Instead of feeling the pistol buck in your hands you can feel the slide chambering the new round.

Nice looking gun, the comp gives it that long slide look. Those comps are on ebay aren't they? Around 30 or $40?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1911-45acp-muzzl...item35acb9bbc9

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.

Yeah I did some searching, on their website they have the blued and nickel for $45. If I had a stainless gun I guess it would worth the extra $.

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.

I prefer the old-school plain look. But I did buy this one a few days ago. Around $570 with the shipping and FFL fees.

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.

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.

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.

Gunmaster45, im afraid you will have to take down that image, we don't alow porn on this site.

I agree with Zulu. We don't tolerate porn (even if it's softcore)! ;)

I tolerate porn. Especially when you add in the, um, mature? models:o

They are stock, but my dad likes the sights as they are. I can still hit what I'm aiming with them so they work for me. They're thicker than the GI issue .45s, so I like them. If I ever get my Cara gun built I'm going to put nice 3-dots on it though.

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

No offense. This is just my personal opinion.

http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/3525/1911poster.jpg

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.

Are you responding to me? It's not the military aspect, I just like the classic look. I know, I'm too picky about looks.

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."

IMHO you can't beat a pre-1917 Colt commercial production 1911 for looks.

I prefer the pre-war A1 or a post war, pre series 70 Government.


Pre-war

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:

I prefer flat to arched mainspring housing.

I like the GI's too. I had a chance to bid on a WWII Colt M1911A1 I think it was a '43 (had the hardened front slide), the sights had been changed along with the trigger and mainspring. $550! I'll always regret it.

All of my three have the flat, so I don't have any experience with the arched. I do prefer the look of the flat.

Ive only held arched, all the shooting is with flat, but it looks neater. The arched looks out of place.