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11-29-2008, 03:01 AM
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To be honest, I wouldn't be able to buy it either. I could trade at best but that'd be it. It's real high on my wish list though. What features are on it, though? Trigger guard, grips, sights, what?
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11-29-2008, 03:27 AM
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11-29-2008, 07:07 AM
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Ah, I gotta have the adjustable sight, or if I'm lucky, the post sights and a square trigger guard, the grip doesn't matter cause it can be changed. Still, nice gun.
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11-29-2008, 07:14 AM
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11-29-2008, 07:45 AM
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I gotta say out of all those guns, I'd take a Colt M1911A1 Series 70 over any SIG, Smith, Glock, or Beretta. To me, it is the king of handguns. Ultimatley customizable, fits great in the hand. I prefer condition one over double action myself, which works great since a .45 has a frame safety. And guns like the Para Ordinance P-14 cancel out the whole whining over small capacity. If you have seven shots, you make them count. If you have 15, some people think they can piss away a shot or two (although people should know better).
I'm a 1911 man.
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11-29-2008, 07:58 AM
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You sound like my buddy Mik. I've been dealt a bad hand when it comes to 1911s, though I completely agree that they are, all things considered, the best handguns ever made. The thing is a Series 70 will run you over a thousand, new or original, and if you put down that much money for a gun, especially a high end 1911, you're not ever gonna want to get it dirty. I wouldn't, for fear of the dreaded moron mark that may fall upon it after cleaning. That's why all the wondernines and DA weapons have taken center stage, cause they're cheaper, they perform well enough, and no one's gonna really care if you get some wear on it. Maybe you can afford it, but I sure can't. Also, you're right about the ammo thing, but if you can take down what you have to take down in one shot, you have 15 or 16 instead of 7 or 8, so higher capacity is always a plus. Para grips are a bit too big for me as well, but they are great guns.
If I had to choose a 1911 though, I'd get one of the Cotl made 70s in Electroless Nickel. That or a Springfield GI in Stainless Steel, which I could tune myself to whatever specs I desire, for about half to three quarters of the price. I own a Springfield GI Parkerized, and with the S&Ws flawless Stainless Steel, and the wear the Parking endured, I've learned that a finish is a very serious consideration, which is why prefer Stainless or Electroless Nickel.
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11-29-2008, 11:15 PM
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Eventually...
I'm gonna try to make myself a pair of Series 70s with compensators. That would be cool. My dad keeps a Series 70 as his home defense gun but I want two of my own one day.
I currently have one of my compensators on my Frankenstein .45 "Gladys", it is an M1911 frame and everything else is A1. Doesn't feel right. Besides, akimbo isn't really effective, but it is awesome none the less. "Give a man a gun and he's superman, give him two and he's god!" -Hard Boiled Great quote. Someone should add it to the front page.
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11-30-2008, 02:29 AM
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For the record, I hate the term "akimbo", my gun buddies and I just say "Woo" or "John Woo" when referring to dual wielding.
Ex: "Chow Yun Fat John Woo's Beretta 92s a lot." Again, man, you got your head in the clouds when it comes to your gun wish list. I don't like compensators, though I did fire a custom Springfield Mil-Spec with a ported slide and barrel, and that was awesome. An M1911 Frame? So it doesn't have finger relief cuts? How do you live with that!
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