My Final Purchase of 2011

[David the Gnome]

Well, I decided on December 31st that I couldn't let the 100th anniversary of the 1911 pass me by without honoring it in some way. I was lucky that my local shop was still open and I was even more lucky that I managed to grab the very last Colt Commander they had in stock (they had only just received a batch of them a few days prior and all but this one were gone). I won't waste time with words other than to apologize for the poor quality of the pictures, the weather hasn't permitted any outdoor photography as of late.

Then I went to install my beautiful set of grips from Sarge and this happened...

Oh well, you can't have all the luck right?

I'm hoping to shoot it with a buddy of mine sometime in the near future. I think this gun is going to earn itself a permanent place in my collection, which is not an easy thing to do in my collection.

 

[gyvel]

What were the grips made of?

 

[David the Gnome]

Amboyna Burl

 

[ahanson0812]

Sorry to see the broken grip. Congratulations on the new 1911.

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[Kreyzhorse]

Congrats David. That is a fine looking Colt and it really makes me want to go shopping for one myself.

 

[3kgt2nv]

After alot of looking I decided to get a few new toys for myself for xmas this year. I got a colt rail gun and a springfield trp. As I was about to leave the store this caught my eye and i had to get it.

Hammerli p240 in .32 s&w long wc. never shot but has slight scratches from the factory bore brush. The owner currently is the largest collector of hammerli pistols in the NE as he used to be an importer.

also has the factory small grips and all the related information and factory target in the box still.

 

[David the Gnome]

I just replaced the factory rubber grips with a set of the factory wood grips. I think it's a big improvement in looks and feel.

 

[3kgt2nv]

the grips definitely make the gun look classy vs a modern firearm where plastic and rubber is used to cut costs.

 

[David the Gnome]

I agree, and classy is definitely what I'm going for with this one.

The only downside I can see with those grips is that I'm going to have to do something about that black trigger now. It just looks out of place when you get rid of the black grips.

 

[3kgt2nv]

get a nice 3 hole skeleton trigger that is adjustable and end up with a crisper trigger without the slop.