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Tired of the Plastic Fantastic? Step in for some Wood & Blued Steel.
I carried a GLOCK for fifteen years as a cop and in the end, since I've hanged up the badge. I've dug into the back of my safe and pulled out some classic beauties that just scream Americana and quality craftsmanship.
My Colt MKIV Series 80 Government Model (made in 1984) and Smith & Wesson Model 586 (made in 1982).
The Colt Series 80 is loved by some and hated by many. I happen to be in the loved by some category.
The Prancing Pony made the gun "drop safe", but many target shooters disliked the additional bits and friction the firing pin block added to the design and trigger pull. Well, Massad Ayoob shared my thoughts on the matter back in 1990. He stated "the box-stock Government is a combat pistol"; he was referring to the MKIV Series 80 Government Model. I agree with him, the MKIV Series 80 is a combat pistol meant for the two-way range, not a target shooter meant for shooting paper on a one-way range.
My Colt has been spruced up a bit. It has a Wilson Combat checkered front strap, trigger, and two-piece full length guide rod along with a set of three-dot sights installed by Miami area gunsmith, Somarriba. Prior to me getting my grubby paws on it, it was my Father's and it served him well as a off-duty carry piece in the mid to late 1980s.
The Smith & Wesson L-Frame line of revolver though, never had a love hate relationship with shooters. The gun has been loved since the moment it was released in 1980 and it continues to be produced to this day. It took everything that was great from the K-Frame and N-Frame and mated it into the right size.
The gun was sent off to the mothership due to a recall. The original no dash models suffered from primer flow back into the firing pin bushing with some hot 125 grain Remington loads and that would lock up the gun. As such, Big Blue replaced the firing pin bushing with a smaller hole and the hammer nose with a smaller one made for the smaller hole in the bushing.
While it was there, the Performance Center slicked up the internals. This gun is slicker than whale snot. She's very controllable while shooting 125gr .357 Magnum loads. Recoil is very manageable and follow-up shots are no problem.
The Colt is also a very controllable shooter too. .45 ACP is no joke and is a hell of a round. Yes, 9x19mm is fabulous and I finished my LE career carrying a Gen 4 G17. But .45 ACP can do some fun things in a 1911. The usual load I carry isn't a 230gr JHP, it is a .255gr SWC.
Both have had their factory stocks replaced. The wheel gun wears a pair of Herrett's Shooting Star stocks and the slab side wears a pair of Colt OEM Rosewood grips meant for a XSE Model.
In the end, these guns are still great self-defense platforms when they're well maintained. These are guns you have to maintain like a sports car, not like a beater econo-box four-banger. If you treat your vehicle like your lawnmower. Then a GLOCK is for you, not these guns. But if you can properly maintain them, they'll do their job.
Post 'em if you got 'em.
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You're preaching to the choir here, brother. 
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Oops! for some reason...duplicate post. 
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When I want serious steel and walnut, I reach for the good old BHP:
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Here's a couple. So, that's not real wood on the Beretta, but I like those stocks anyhow!
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Every time someone shows me a plastic gun, I want to tell them to take it back to the Walmart toy department they got it from. Plastic and painted guns add a to vulgar to a once elegant sport, IMHO.
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Big fan of blued steel and wood. Levers, revolvers and 1911’s are all firearms I own and enjoy. Like all designs and art, some have aesthetic qualities and some are more utilitarian. Doesn’t make one bad, is just that some art can be beautiful and functional.
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I like'em.
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Right on! Feast your eyes on this beauty...
Bask in the magnificent splendor of the Taurus Judge Magnum! A big, hefty chunk of stainless steel and rosewood meticulously molded into this handsome hand cannon! Witness a level of raw aesthetic beauty which simply cannot be matched by those plastic fantastic tactical Tupperware tools! Can you sense the soul within this Renaissance Revolver?! Answer me! You are obligated to love this firearm because it is wood and steel! Resistance is futile!
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Right on! Feast your eyes on this beauty...
Bask in the magnificent splendor of the Taurus Judge Magnum! A big, hefty chunk of stainless steel and rosewood meticulously molded into this handsome hand cannon! Witness a level of raw aesthetic beauty which simply cannot be matched by those plastic fantastic tactical Tupperware tools! Can you sense the soul within this Renaissance Revolver?! Answer me! You are obligated to love this firearm because it is wood and steel! Resistance is futile! |
Blued steel... thus, you don't pass go and you don't collect $200.
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God I love it when someone comes to his/her senises
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I own only ONE plastic gun - a Sig P365 which has been my new EDC for about 3 years. I did not buy it for its looks but simply because after many years of not wanting to believe, I shot my friends new P365. There was just no disputing the fact that it is 17.8 ounces, holds 10+1 9mm, is super quick, super accurate and very reliable. Throw in the factory equipped night sights and it was a no-brainer that I retired my M60-7 as my EDC gun.
All that said, for every other purpose it will STILL be blued steel and walnut for me. If my EDC got destroyed for some reason, I'd replace it with the exact same gun - but again, only for the purpose of EDC.
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Oh I agree, just waiting to out this in the carry rotation...
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I don't have any need to own poly guns. Obviously I am not the only 1 that feels this way. Approx 5 years ago my last poly left me at the gun show. It was a good move. This is what I traded into. Bob
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Sympathetic fire.... 
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Do rifles count? JK Cloward pre-64 M70
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That's sure is pretty!
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Miami? In that heat and humidity I bet you will be back to lighter plastic before this thread hits a second page.
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LOL, nope.
Been over a year now and I've been going between my SAAs, 1911s, S&W 2nd/3rd Gen .45 Autos, and Wheel Guns. All have been in leather and all have been full-size guns.
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What is that thing in the bottom of that trigger of that pistol? That is new to me...I think. No, I'm pretty sure that's something else I don't know! Both nice guns.
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I like my blued N-frames a lot. They get less use than my 625 or my new plastic Smith, but that's fine - elegance matters.
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The plastic guns certainly have their place. They are great tools, but nothing more. I figure they are all pretty much identical. They are just so boring.
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Crummy pics, nice gun.
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That’s a beautiful Model 70, Skywag. 
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Plastic guns are just the gateway drug, lol.
My favorite below, Korth .22 Sport.
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My Colt Lightweight Commander...or just Commander.
.45acp 1978 vintage.
I pack the Combat Commander.
The lightweight is somewhat of a safe queen.
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Nothing screams blued steel and wood like a couple of old Winchesters ….
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Overtravel adjustment screw, I think. Allows you to adjust the trigger travel to the point where the gun fires, but no more.
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Model 36 Snub and 3" both have holster wear
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Carried the Model 581 on-duty for many years about an hour North of Miami. The Model 58, well, it’s a Model 58….Found it in a Pawn Shop in Pompano Beach. Was my 50th Bday present to myself!
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That's okay, the choir is just singing an encore!
Nothing but steel and wood here:
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