Recent content by dakota1911

With 45 it is easy to see the diff when one looks at the cylinders. Which would you like to shoot reeeely hot 45 in? Also there is a slight diff in the cylinder length.

Maybe Biden will let Norinco sell in the USA again and you will see nicely made 1911s cheaper than RIAs.

The original 5 inch SR1911 in 45ACP of course came out in 2011 as I recall. I wanted one but they were hard to find. Finally found one in the fall of 2012 at an LGS for $599. Nice pistol.

There are inflation calculators online. It is worth it to play with them from time to time.

They are nice and as far as I know all come with two cylinders. I bought a short barrel one after I bought a Ruger SR1911-10. It is where I shoot heavy 10mm loads. I was impressed enough that I bought one with a longer barrel. Here with my 1976 Blackhawk in 357 mag. I think with this...

Had one since the spring of 2013 and love it.

Would take a new one in in 22/22mag convertible to make me rush to the bank.

RIAs would be what I would also suggest if you want a new pistol. Several years ago a friend bet me a nice steak dinner I could not find any Colt 1911 I would want to own in a gun store for less than $500. This took me to many gun stores I had not been in before and several I am not ever going...

They are nice. I saw a 45/45ACP convertible in a LGS years ago and had to have it. Then a couple years ago a shorter one in the same LGS. My thumb is O.K. with the hammer.

When I was trying to sell my Kimber Target Elite II to a friend he wondered about the conversion and would it work for pests on his ranch. I put it on and shot at just over 20 yards holding the pistol with two hands at my "high class" target using CCI HP ammo as I recall. Now my Kimber unit...

I am not sure what "covid" things Ruger is doing at their manufacturing plant but I know gun buying has sort of gone insane around where I am. Having been in the puter world I know one can not triple production in a week or two. So production is the same and demand went through the roof.

Although Brownell is out right now there is a spring tester out there if you reeeeely want to know. https://www.brownells.com/search/index.htm?k=1911+recoil+spring+tester&ksubmit=y

Sadly Colt is putting them outside on the frame; at least on the new Python I looked at. Now Colt has been putting them on the frame under the MSH on their 1911s for years; at least since 2015. The serial number is also there for all to read.

Not 100% on target but I was comparing my 357 Blackhawk (top) I bought new in 1976 with my new 2017 Blackhawk in 10mm/40S&W. It looks to me like at least a little more time was put into these in the old days finishing the metal of some small parts.

I have a model 00659. I bought it new in 2003 but the fired case dates it to 2002 production. It is under my 1977 Single Six Convertible in the picture below.