A new toy followed me home. Need to ditch the grips and find some that will look better on the gun.
Any suggestions?

Flat black wrinkle paint.

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DITCH THE GUN AND KEEP THE GRIPS

PERFECTION!!

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SOS USA

I think the grips match the gun

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You obviously didn't run very fast...

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Thirty characters. Exactly...

ninteen11.com for some nice ones.

I second JcMack on this one. I was going to suggest Altamont Grips with their imitation mother of pearl panels, but those Punisher grips may be even better...

I got most of mine from Esmeralda.

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Mike1957: We're just kidding with you. Nice gun. It is a bit different than most 1911's I've seen. I'd stick with the original grips or black Buffalo horn.

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I also have purchased two sets of her grips and have been pleased with them

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JR

I might have coaxed it along just a little.

I expected more than a little ribbing when I bought it.
I didn`t even get out of the gun shop before I had the suggestion that I should find a red Caddy, round up a string of hookers, and go into business.
I`ve got my share of "practical working" guns, but I`ve always had a soft spot for out of the ordinary guns. Out of the ordinary in either design or looks.

Tune in next week for another episode of "Pimp My Pistol".?

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Mike lets not be demeaning my ride dude

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Now all you need is curb feelers and a purple velvet cowboy hat.

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'Merica!

In the spirit of all this - fake ivory scrimshawed with the Caddy and Big Hat on either side, or seriously, ebony/black horn.

Grips should be made from the bones of a Standard Poodle that your Pit Bull killed for practice.


That gun also needs the Laser/Flashlight/Machete accessory (in gold & ruby, of course) hanging on those handy rails.

And to make it *perfect* the safeties (including that stupid junk they put in so it wouldn't go off if dropped) should be disabled and a 1.2 pound trigger job done. Also have THE heaviest firing pin available installed for balance against the rail accessories.

Load your *clips* with ++P, Squib, ++P, Squib, etc and have A BLAST.

Always wear your helmet, hearing protection, and eye protection when handling firearms. Have non-gangstas stand back aways while using this gun.

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Yellow and black carbon fiber grips from carboncreations.com

+1 for Esmeralda. Look at some Keith Brown work too.

Mother of Pearl is the only way to go with gold and nickel (or polishless stainless).

Ivory?

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You need the ones that came off this gun when I bought it!! The hideous carbon fiber thing leaning against my baby...

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Nothing to see here,move along

Well it is after all a TAURUS, so
Anything "Bullhorn" would do.

I believe enough is enough

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I may have no taste, but I absolutely draw the line at purple cowboy hats.<grin>

Relax. If I couldn`t stand a little kidding and/or laugh a little at myself, I would never have posted this in the 1st place.
And just to show that I do have at least a little good taste, the pic below is of my favorite 1911 that I`ve had for over 30 years.
70 series Gold Cup. Been worked over a little, but still just a bit more conservitive than the Taurus.

Dont worry, i think that he was kidding

Don't forget to give us a range report on that little pimp.

I fed it 100 rounds of my reloads this morning. Had a vacation day and couldn`t resist trying it out.
230gr cast over 5.4gr of Unique and 230gr metal case over 5.6gr of Unique.

It ate them without any problems. Good accuracy, as you would expect from any decent quality 1911. No trick at all to hit pop cans at 20 yards.
I didn`t set up any paper targets to see how good of groups it would produce. Will wait for a day when it`s easier to keep the sweat out of my eyes to try that.
The sights are good and it shoots to point of aim.
Doesn`t have quite the same balance as my other 1911s. I didn`t think the ounce or two of extra weight from that rail would be enough to notice, but you can tell the difference.
Not enough difference to worry about, but might take a little getting used to if you were trying rapid fire strings.
Next time I`ll try some lighter bullets and hollow points. Need to do some reloading this weekend. I`m about out of loaded .45acp.

Decided on grips that were out of the ordinary, but not real high on the "Pimp" scale.

That is hideous, but beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

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White pearl with gold hex screws.

EDIT: HAHA! I got the gold screw part right.

I still say go pimp or go home. White pearl.

The next sound you hear will be JMB rolling over in his grave.

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Mike, I kind of tend to be real conservative in firearms equippage,
but if it shoots where you want it to, all the time, I don't care if
it's got flashing pink strobes on it. End result is what matters.
Thanks for letting us have a little fun with it.
You know, I've never had a red Caddy; when you get yours, I'd
like to see some pics! TACC1

You're not moonlighting as a pimp or bandito on the side are you?

I tried some fake pearl grips on it that a guy I work with loaned to me to see how they looked. But decided that it was just too bright considering what the rest of the gun looks like.

I`ve got plenty of practical use guns, this one is strictly for fun.

It might qualify as a pimp gun, but the one below is the Mexican bandito gun. A 1950s Colt Lightweight Commander in .38 Super. Someone did it up in nickel and gold plate with solid silver grips.
Came from a Texas pawn shop about 12 years ago.



As I said before, I`ve got plenty of guns that are for practical use, but these are just for fun.

Here is my current favorite set.

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Man that thing's awesome lol. Who doesn't need a good mexican bandits gun in the back of the safe?

Perhaps some grips similar to one of these?

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C & L

ROTFLMBO!!!!!! Was pure Hell trying to get through each post. My gut and face hurt from laughing. I hadn't thought of curb feelers in years...........Oh, And the grips on the gun now look green, I mean "just fine". They may laugh, but it will go BOOM every time, one way or the other.......... LOL-----sorry, had to do it........

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Whats that black grip made of? I like the coloring. I doubt they'd show up very well on any of my guns but I still like em.

Water Buffalo Horn! I just sold my last three pair. What was i thinking?

Water Buffalo horn from Vietnam.

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Budsgunshop or Gun Wharehouse had those here in Lexington KY. Did you get it here or elsewhere. Here is there link. Taurus 1191109PSSG1 M1911 45 9R RL GLDSS $504.00 SHIPS FREE

NO! NO! NO!

This is the S&W Forum, not the Gentlemen's Shopping Channel.

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Its the yellow streaking that caught my eye on those water buffalo grips. I really want those for myself for some reason.

LOL, just threw up a bit in my mouth! J/K...it was alot

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