I lovelovelove my Browning HiPower, but if somebody said “You can only have one firearm” (hypothetically, of course) it would be either the M1991A1 or the Kimber full-size Custom Classic I own, both built by Alex Hamilton and dead reliable. I use them only for shooting matches because the idea of them in an evidence vault after a justifiable shooting unnerves me.
“Mommy buy me ‘dat!†It’s the marriage of art and engineering. The allure of cold blue steel. The smell of gun oil and fine leather. The feel of finely checkered American walnut. The snort and buck of something chambered in .45. Me want. Now.
Gonna be a good thread.....bflr.
I do love my colts, old and new. My every day concealed carry is a defender, box stock and not one ftf thru a couple thousand rounds of mostly reloads and wwbox ammo.
This thread will quickly devolve into nothing but ... gun porn!
Ping me when the pics arrive!
LOL!
As long as it is reliable, a 1911A1 does not need anything done to it. Better sights and a slightly beveled mag well are probably a good idea.
I have owned probably a couple of dozen .45s and have been lucky that they were all reliable.
The most beautifully finished was a Series 70. The most accurate and by a good margin was a surplus Argentine military model.
My favorite of them all was a Combat Commander which I got used. It was in electroless nickel finish. It had a bit of rust on the back of the grip safety which to my surprise wiped off with an oiled cloth.
It just felt perfect in my hand.
Now we see several over-the-counter offerings that refine those early customs and make them available to average shooters. Real combat pistols designed to be carried and relied upon.
Life is good!
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