Recent content by JiminCA

Three reasons I can think of: 1) At that time aluminum feed ramps were considered fragile. I have some scarred up Colt ramps from hollow points that nose dived and impressed their tip edges into the feed ramp as the slide came to a halt. The fix for this at the time was a ramped barrel. Ramped...

I bought a JRE with the atomic billboard new back in the day. In short it has been a fantastic gun. I recall being surprised at the accuracy. It was exceptional for this price point. But what has amazed me over the years is the durability of the Sc alloy. I decided to use it as a carry gun...

Thanks to all for the quick responses. Very helpful.

I have a minty 19-3, 4” factory nickel gun. Very lightly fired. Bought it many years ago when I lived in CA. Have a person interested in it and I just don’t have a handle on values anymore. Interested in a reasonable price - not smoking good for either party - just where the market is right...

Have a 5", 4", and 3.75, all in .45. The 5" is bullseye level accurate and very easy to shoot. As mentioned above it has some things 1911esque about it but the grip angle is different and it is bigger. The build quality is obvious and it just feels "put together". The smaller guns in alloy...

I've got a 915 that I just don't shoot. Decided to sell it to make room for different toys. It is in great shape, with box and docs. However, when I pulled it out to make photos I noticed a new mystery scratch on the right side (you can see in the photos). Makes me sick because the gun was...

I am always a buyer of lightly used Wilsons. If you can get a new one with minor cosmetic damage for $1800 buy it. Stick it in your holster and do your best to wear it out.

I have had a number of them. In the accuracy department they will run with the best, including Baer. I am a dedicated 1911 guy so I notice the ever so slightly different grip angle. No offense to the above group, but at 10 yards my 5" will chew out a ragged hole. The 3.75" alloy framed model...

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952 is SOLD 627 is SPF Trying to simplify my life a bit - these two guns just don't get shot. First the 952-1. I bought it from an owner here many years ago, it is very lightly fired - I've put maybe 200 rounds through it in the time I've owned it. It is of course very accurate. The build...

Wow, I have a 5" blued 952-1 in nearly new shape. Are they going in the 3K range too?

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If you want to isolate the potential cold lubrication problem, don't change anything but the temperature of the gun and see if it runs. It ran for you before with the same lube regimen. Isolate that first. On another front, are your chamber and extractor clean? Try a plunk test with the...

SOLD I have two each 5906 TSW police trades from last fall's AIM Surplus sale. Great guns but I've decided that as a 1911 guy I just can't manage the DA/SA trigger (OK, I'm just not willing to put in the time to build the skill). I have cleaned them and test fired - they run great which of...