My first ever ceracoat camo job (could have been better, i see some improvement potential but for first ever job its ok i guess )
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View threadA good budget 1911. I shot and carried one for years.So my Stepdad passed about a year and a half ago. My Mom texts me the other and says, I was cleaning out closets and found a gun. Okay, what is it? So she sends me a picture of this Norinco 1911. I take it home, give it a good tear down and ultrasonic cleaning, and put her back together. Take it back to Mom, and she can’t rack the slide, tells me to just keep it. I’ve got some grips ordered, will probably put a beavertail on it, and somewhere around here there’s a box of 1911 goodies. Now if I can just remember where I put it.
Thanks, that seems to be what I've found on the nets. Gonna throw some grips on it and see how it shoots soon.A good budget 1911. I shot and carried one for years.
True, i think that my only original parts are the frame, slide, and barrel.I like the Norincos 1911s
Had a few over the years
They’re good starter 1911, mines always end up with almost all EGW, Ed Brown and Wilson parts down the road.
No pythons here, yet. But cutting my grass last week as I approached the end of my fence a 6' king snake scurried back into my yard I usually don't mess with snakes unless they become a threat to me or my domestic animals. Last one I killed was a baby timber rattlesnake that was where I had been laying on the ground working on a truck just moments before. My dogs were after this healthy copperhead, hate killing them I think they're beautiful animals.This isn't my pistol or snake but thought it worthy of posting here. This could be entitled, "A Black Mamba Kills a Python."
I just ordered a G45 this week. When I get it I’m planning to send it out to Jagerworks for the same optics cut (Steiner MPS). Any idea if those are the Jagerworks sights, and if so which ones they are?Took one of my friends a week ago that I have known since middle school out to zero his new Jagerwerks slide with an Aimpoint ACRO cut he just got back after getting it back. Jagerwerks did a fantastic job! I love how low the Dawson BUIS is, it looks and feels great for an old Gen 3 Glock.
I zeroed it for him at 10 yards with 115gr Critical Defense (What we had on hand) and the 124gr S&B was pretty close to that zero as well.
I also helped his wife with her new P365 while I shot my Franken-P365 Spectre Comp with a Wilson Combat 365XL frame and my Glock 19.5 MOS with an Acro which is my carry gun. - Richard
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I just ordered a G45 this week. When I get it I’m planning to send it out to Jagerworks for the same optics cut (Steiner MPS). Any idea if those are the Jagerworks sights, and if so which ones they are?
Sorry, I wasn’t clear. Are those the absolute cowitness or lower 1/3? I’m curious how much sight occlusion I should expect with the direct cut optic mount.
Sorry, I wasn’t clear. Are those the absolute cowitness or lower 1/3? I’m curious how much sight occlusion I should expect with the direct cut optic mount.
Here’s a few of them. The Glock, well that’s my sons and not much I can say about that gun.
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Great looking pistol, I would have snapped it up. Who’s grips are those?Sorry for the novel, but it's kind of an interesting story...At least, to me it is...
Well... Last Saturday I was in the local gun store, and they occasionally have a few really nice used S&W wheel guns... So I happened to look in the glass, and what did I see? An extremely good looking S&W M19-7 2.5" .357 Mag with the original cardboard box and paperwork... Which is a fairly rare barrel length these days. It looked good from 1.5 feet away, so I had my buddy who works there show it to me... Nobody knew anything about it, because one of the former employees put it on their personal "HOLD" shelf in the back, and it got pushed to very back and forgotten about for several years. They had just happened to luck up and find it when they had to move some boxes up there and saw it under a bunch of stuff shoved into a corner.
So, back to the story, when he pulled it from behind the glass, it was in absolutely amazing condition. There is absolutely zero carbon deposits on the gun...Not even on the face of the cylinder and forcing cone... Even the bluing finish inside the barrel is bright blue, the muzzle has zero evidence of having a bullet and hot gasses expelled from it, and honestly, it doesn't look like it's ever even been shot. I'd say this gun is easily 99% mint condition (Collector Grade). After getting it home I wanted to figure out what year it was. Being that it was a round butt, and came with the blue paper (cardboard) box, that puts it at a 1995 model. So, this gun is essentially a brand new 30 year old gun. I'm guessing some old man must have bought it, and loaded it, and kept it in his nightstand for 25+ years, and never had to use it, and then he either traded it in, or maybe passed and his widow or relative traded it in? Who knows... It did come with the original grips (NOT pictured), but they don't fit my hands, so I ordered a really nice set of burled black walnut grips for it (as pictured). I think the new grips really do it justice...
One thing to note, any "scratches" or smudges are just swirls from the factory polishing job, or dust or fingerprints from handling it. And also, the picture with the flashlight in the bore, those "marks" or "streaks" in there are an optical illusion, it's just dust and lint and stuff.
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Thanks! Yeah, it was a bit pricey, but I've seen quite a few on GB going for several hundred more, and they were in obvious "has been shot" to "has been well shot" condition.Great looking pistol, I would have snapped it up. Who’s grips are those?
I thought that’s where they came from, I have few sets from the dark ages. They look great!Thanks! Yeah, it was a bit pricey, but I've seen quite a few on GB going for several hundred more, and they were in obvious "has been shot" to "has been well shot" condition.
The grips, believe it or not, are made by Hogue. They're part of their "Exotic Wood" collection.
S&W K/L-Frame Round Butt Conversion: Smooth Hardwood Grip with Finger Grooves - Walnut
SPECS • Precision fit for Smith & Wesson® K/L-Frame Round Butt Conversion models • Material: Hardwood with finger grooves • Texture: Smooth • Color: Walnutwww.hogueinc.com
The shape is very much Hogue....
The grips, believe it or not, are made by Hogue. They're part of their "Exotic Wood" collection.
S&W K/L-Frame Round Butt Conversion: Smooth Hardwood Grip with Finger Grooves - Walnut
SPECS • Precision fit for Smith & Wesson® K/L-Frame Round Butt Conversion models • Material: Hardwood with finger grooves • Texture: Smooth • Color: Walnutwww.hogueinc.com
Always wanted a 2011, but hated the idea of expensive and problematic magazines. Along came the platypus. It was customizable which i loved as i wanted it to be tan and look different than all other factory pistols. I wanted to do some basic pistol matches. Also wanted a home for a ir/white laser/illuminator and suppressor host for night time critter removal. Finding a holster is another journey.... here is my stealth arms.View attachment 8434857View attachment 8434858
I like stuff that does all the things. I also like availability and function. Glock mags do all of that. I am only 300 rounds in with zero malfunctions, but i do not think it would replace a glock for reliability in any way. I do plan on dragging it around as my sidearm on hunts.Very nice.
The mag issue was initially a concern for me, but for my 2011's, and it's intended role, I think I am ok with mags that don't have glock reliability. I have glocks to do glock stuff, the 2011 to do 2011 stuff.
I like stuff that does all the things. I also like availability and function. Glock mags do all of that. I am only 300 rounds in with zero malfunctions, but i do not think it would replace a glock for reliability in any way. I do plan on dragging it around as my sidearm on hunts.
Interesting.If it was good enough for the Deutsche Polizei...
I'm told Caniks are pretty good, especially for the price. Even decent triggers that can be further improved without too much difficulty.Two cheapies and a good un!
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And a Canik TTI combat because, well, I don’t know why
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I think I’m done for a second or two!
Good God what a terrible design.
I have a 915. The weirdest combination of the most atrocious double action trigger I've ever seen and one of the absolute best single action triggers I've ever seen.'Old school' S&W Model 910, re-import from Israel via Century Arms. For a 30-year old handgun, it is in very fine shape.
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Good God what a terrible design.
FYI I have actually shot someone's G34 with that on. So not just going off a photo.