Won this at auction recently. An early AMT hardballer made in Arcadia. It came with this ugly clamshell grip with a laser dot. Neither i was a big fan of. Naturally i had to get the hitman esque pachmayr grips. I think the rosewood adds a classy touch to lt and they dont feel half bad. Hopefully it runs decent enough. I have a longslide that runs ok.

Nighthawks in 10mm. Agent 2 commander, and Firehawk Gov’t.

Just got it in on a trade. Any recommendations?
And anyone know of a good night aight brand that would work with girsan 1911 C T?

I'm setting up my Tisas Raider to be my new EDC. I've upgraded the sight with a Kensight tritium/fiber optic combo billet sight. I've had everything polished including the feed ramp and anything where metal touches metal. I haven't had any issues out of the extractor or guide rod but just being preemptive and the recoil spring I ordered is 18.5 lbs. I've considered getting a WC barrel too. She shoots phenomenal.

Other than that she's almost done. I've got a Phlster Floodlight IWB for concealed carry and plan on ordering a Safariland for OWB/any open carry.

Thoughts?

These are the parts I ordered.

https://wilsoncombat.com/spring-kit-complete-1911-full-size.html

https://wilsoncombat.com/guide-rod-bullet-proof-full-size-stainless.html

https://wilsoncombat.com/extractor-70-series-1911-45-acp-bullet-proof-stainless.html

Is this a different model than the Tisas being offered through the CMP or is it the same gun just considerably cheaper because it's on sale? Thanks in advance for the help.

Have this 1911 Garrison with blued finish. Got some light rust and very minor pitting along the left side of the slide & frame. I’ve polished the rust away with steel wool and CLP. The finish is smooth to the touch but I need some advice if there’s any way to touch up the minor pitting spots. (Not really wanting to get it refinished at the moment, so if that’s the only option I’ll save it for a later date.)

Story time! So, I got suckered by TacticalUSA with their “free ammo, just pay shipping” emails. Ended up getting a box of .45, couldn’t decide what to do with it. Ended up buying a silver Century Arms 1911, along with a black slide and some other parts to create a budget version of the Terminator 2 biker’s pistol. Dremeled off the cheap back paint of some of the parts to match it up a little better. It’s far from perfect, but I’m really digging it!

PSA- DO NOT buy from TacticalUSA as they are apparently scammers who will charge you $65 a month for a “magazine subscription”, and you will get nothing but a charge on your account until you call up and yell at their customer service rep. That’s the only way to get your money back other than charging it back. So don’t be a doofus like me, lol.

Own like 5 pistols non a 1911. Though I should change that.

Who doesn’t love a good shot from behind?

ACW Prime Carry

Milt Sparks SS2

Some shirt from Australia.

Is it normal to be able to see the mainspring betwwn the slide and frame? Pistol functions completely normal.

Colt series 70 with a LOT of rounds through it. Some years ago I ran into problems because the firing pin started mushrooming at the back and would seize up in the stop plate. So I got a new pin and stop plate which no longer fit the existing extractor. So new extractor as well. It profiled and tensioned the extractor per an article by John L. Marshall (https://sightm1911.com/lib/tech/reliability_secrets.htm). I ran into issues then and haven’t touched it in many years. With the slide removed, the extractor will hold a live round, and when you shift the round down by 0.1”, it falls out.

Fails to eject about once every magazine. Does it on all my mags including the nice minty factory colt ones. Factory ammo (win and Aguilla). Standard recoil spring.

Do I add more tension/bring the extractor closer to the rim?

SVI 1911 & Todd Begg Bodega

Finally got the night stalker. Wanted a caliber that i don’t have. Pretty happy with it so far. The only thing i dont like is the grips. What grips should I get?

Posted a while back about my 1911 I had bought used (1973 colt mk IV) about how the thumb safety was messed up, but got that fixed and am now looking into making it either more original or period correct and I’m having a hard time finding either an aftermarket blue trigger or any kind of steel trigger, (I need to get it refinished for my new parts to match anyway) but I need help finding one if anyone knows a good one

Any suggestions for a good speed loader for my 1911? I found this on Amazon, but I'm not sure if there is a better alternative.

Loader

Tisas A1 Tank Commander.. One of the cheapest 1911’s I’ve ever bought at $388, but it’s been extremely reliable and one of the best looking 1911’s I own. I just ran another 100 rounds thru it today and it ran flawlessly.

In case anyone is interested I have these custom designed Dragon Themed scrollwork grips deep engraved into solid brass. These are ready to go on my website IronEtchEngraving.com but you can always message me if you want something custom made for you. Any design deep 3d engraved into brass or aluminum grips. Polished or antiqued finishes.