[Squantos]

2 colt factory 1911A1’s an 4 Springfield Armory of which two I built from just SA frame an slides

Also have the TANK of 1911A1s.....a 180$ Norinco. Ugly but I use it sometimes in IDPA an 3 gun matches to prove its the skills not the tools to the gadget gun fools

Stay safe....

[MileHi]

I have a Norinco that runs fine, keep it in the pickup. It is one of 3 makes (Colt, Kimber and Norinco) that Wilson will take for a builder as I have it because the steel is good.

[Stonewall Jackson]

The first 1911A1 I ever bought was one made by the Essex Arms Corporation for the Brazilian Army in 1961. A previous owner had a gunsmith work it over, including installing a new trigger assembly and low-light sights.

Fortunately for me, it had the ugliest white plastic handgrips (I guess that they were attempting to mimic Patton), so I was able to get it for $300. On the way home, I stopped at the local gunshop and picked up a set of Pachmayr handgrips and it looks great.

It isn't quite as accurate as my Colt Govt. model, but it is pretty close, and the price was hard to beat.