Who Doesn’t Like A Shiny New 1911??

[LEO918]

Here's one of mine.

 

[Empe]

1911s are grand, but sometimes they look a bit too samey if you ask me...

I'm sure it's the only one like it at the range .....ANY range !

 

[dsf]

The often quoted advantage of a 9mm over the 45 ACP is its greater magazine capacity -



Not always.

 

[rickyt]

This is my collection , a wonderful collection with one problem .There not real. Sadly, this is as close as I can get to the real thing.

 

[crazyphil]

Beware the man who only owns one gun. He probably knows how to
use it.

 

[Mortimer94]

Here are 2 of mine

 

[LEO918]

One more shiny 1911.

 

[sceva]

I just got this one from the classifieds here; Springfield Armory Ronin 9mm. All forged, stainless frame and blued slide. Very tight and smooth; the frame slide match up is darned near perfect. Machining is very good with nice squared corners; right on the edge of being too squared and sharp but not sharp enough to cut you. This is a very early one from what I understand and is marked Ronin Operator I need to get some better photographs but here are a couple of stock photos and a photo of mine. This is tighter than the Colt Series 70 I had in the early 1980's.

It will be wearing a nice set of Culina Myrtle wood grips with stainless slotted screws once they arrive and I get the grip bushings changed out ) it came with thin grips and their thin bushings) The Bushings and screws will be Challis which seems like a very good improvement in the bushings. I think the myrtle will look great with the stainless frame

 

[sceva]

My Ronin 9mm wearing the Culina Myrtle Grips.

 

[Glenn R. McMannly]

Nice beginner level base gun for a custom build. What work are you going to have done to it?

 

[M29since14]

…I think the myrtle will look great with the stainless frame

It does!

And thank God slotted stock screws are still made for 1911s.

 

[sceva]

Nice beginner level base gun for a custom build. What work are you going to have done to it?

Nothing planned other than the grips ( not a thin grip fan), a possible change to an arched MSH, and different springs. Other than that it has pretty much the things I like. I changed the grip bushings to Challis standard bushings along with a set of his slotted stainless screws

While most makers are using a 12# recoil spring Springfield uses a 9# recoil spring in their 9mm 1911's along with a 23# mainspring and I believe an XXP firing pin spring with a titanium firing pin. I shoot 124 Gr hardball and 124gr +P Gold Dots.
I am going to try a Wolff 12# recoil and Wolff XP firing pin spring and I have a 19# mainspring internals from Ed Brown ;I think this will be a better balanced spring set up.

 

[oldbrownhat]

This is my collection , a wonderful collection with one problem .There not real. Sadly, this is as close as I can get to the real thing.

I fear we're getting close to that situation here in Canada

I do have one real one, an STI Spartan. Not shiny, but mechanically very nice indeed. Got it (slightly) used. Only thing I changed was the red FO front sight, which I replaced with a green rod.

 

[.38SuperMan]

9mm major has become popular in USPSA. Pressures go through the roof and I've seen cases blow. Standard loads from major manufacturers, no problem but USPSA major, problems.

I shot USPSA for years but shot 38 super major which also requires a ramped barrel. Even shooting standard pressure loads in 9mm and 38 super I prefer a ramped barrel for both reliability and to prevent erosion of the built in ramp in some guns when shooting hollow points. I've seen aluminum frame 1911's with integral ramps eroded by shooting a heavy diet of hollow points. The steel ramp on a barrel is much more durable than a ramp in an alloy frame.

 

[RMFnLA]

Years ago I bought a nickeled Colt Government Model through an auction. The auction house had a sense of humor, because the listing talked about it being able to blind the bad guys.

I picked up one of those in new condition for $75 at a pawn shop in Miami around 1970.

Another one I should have held onto…

 

[sceva]

a few more photos of my Springfield Armory 9mm; Changed out the stock 9 lb recoil spring for a Wolff 12 lb, the XX power Firing pin spring for the XP Wolff that came with the 12 lb recoil. cleaned and lubed. Left the Ti firing pin and the stock hammer spring.

 

[mrussell]

My shiny 1911

Bought this on auction last year. An original Kimber Classic Gold Match from around 1999 before the firing pin block safety came out on the Series II. I have had a blued Classic Gold Match since I bought it used in 2004. It is such a great shooter I couldn't pass up this stainless one that looked barely fired.

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

Here's my shiny bbq 1911 not an A1. A Cimarron Rock Island. Runs like a top.

 

[sceva]

Finally made to the range to try out my Springfield Ronin 9mm. ( with a 12# recoil spring replacing the stock 9 pounder) Fed and ejected flawlessly, Blaser Brass 124 FMJ s, Norma 124 FMJ and Speer Gold Dot 124 . Elevation was pretty good and hitting center to left a little. At 71 I have developed a tiny bit of benign tremor in my hand which translated to a small amount of visible shake when shooting although it is seldom noticeable any other time. ( one and (mostly)Two hand hold - Bench resting or support not allowed at this range ) and Progressive lenses and developing cataracts so group sizes were more than I like but usable. I have not shot for 4 or 5 years - need more practice. I have three stainless mags, a Wilson Combat flush base and two Springfield stock slam pads. I fed all three types of ammo thru each magazine to make sure everything's working as it should. The only issue was a failure top lock the slide a couple of times using the Blaser. At a rated 1090 fps it definitely shot milder than the Norma (1200 fps) and Gold Dots (1220 fps) No issues at all with the Gold Dot and Norma FMJ.

 

[Mortimer94]

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