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I love my crossbreeds :tu Carry one every day. |
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Not sure if I shared before but this is my first build. I do have the front site. This was as I was finishing it.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...ps5159c819.png This is my second build in progress http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...ps434a4c6c.jpg |
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Any thoughts on sig 1911s? Bought two of em yesterday. Haha BOGO :)
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Here's a pic: http://cdn2.armslist.com/sites/armsl...dp_pro_640.jpg Just my :2 |
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http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2824/1...0b46c1db_z.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3804/1...e9d419fcda.jpg Springfield Stainless Mil-Spec with a few tweaks. My jewel of the collection. |
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That's a beautiful piece. I'm super jealous. My next handgun will be a 1911.
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Tharpt is one purty gun.
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Both Springfield and Kimber are well made 1911s, better than most. What I would suggest is make sure that you pick one with the hard to change features included. For example grip safeties and mag releases, are for the most part, drop in replacement parts. Ejection ports being lowered and flared, as seen on both of the above 1911s, is something that requires skilled machining. Likewise with dovetailed front/rear sights. If you have dovetailed sights you can easily swap out sights later on. Without dovertailed sights you have to have the old ones machined off and so on. That is something the Springfield above has only on the rear, not the front sight. I'm not nit-picking the Sprinfield, just using that as an example.
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I don't know much about 1911's other then the fact that I want one.. no check that.. I NEED one. But i've heard that the new springfield and kimber 1911's aren't nearly as good as they used to be and that S&W and Sig make the better 1911's now unless you go custom built or very high end 1911. Just what I've heard from forum talk at least.
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Not sure about Springfield but the knock on Kimber is the MIM (metal injection molded) parts and the plastic main spring housing. All drop in replaceable parts if you should ever have issue with them. I haven't had any issues that weren't self imposed. I rounded out the mag release catch pin, which is a small allen wrench head. I'm replacing it with a Wilson Combat one, that uses a flat head screw rather than an allen, and it costs $3. The mainspring housing takes almost no wear and Kimber went that route to decrease weight.
That said my Kimber is 12 years old so I can't say much about the newest ones other than the two my BILs own. Both have had good luck as well. |
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Most production guns have MIM parts. Nothing wrong with them. My oldest Springer has over 10,000 rounds through it and no problems. As long as it's put together well, it will last a long time. Poorly fitted parts...no matter HOW they are made...are on borrowed time. The grips are from http://www.thefinergrain.com |
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All kinds of good advice boys, thanks! I am almost certain I will buy a series 80 (internal firing pin safety) due to a ridiculous policy at work. So that does limit my list of options quite a bit. I will let you guys know what I end up getting. Thanks again. :tu
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That's a good looking rifle. Where did you get the custom rail covers? |
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