New S&W 1911PD

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Patriot86

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Picked up this Gem from the LGS yesterday. My first 1911 woot!
Fresh, crisp , new S&W 1911PD (commander length). Though come to look in the box I guess the gun was made in 2007 and it has to be the dryest gun out of the case that I have ever purchased. After a healthy oiling it is good to good though.
Going to take it to the range this weekend and put some rounds down range, will make sure to post a range report.
After I break her in I plan on sending the gun off to Novak to have some night sights installed.

I like the CT grips for now but one day I must just sell them and put G10's on.

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Patriot86

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Yep! Only downside so far is that one of the magazines that came with the gun was a Lemon, for whatever reason it does not like to lock into place. The other mag that came with the gun and the additional wilson combat mag I purchased both lock into the gun smoothly without issue. Good news is S&W is sending me a pre-paid lable and I will be getting a new mag from the factory soon. The reviews were right, S&W has some pretty good customer service!

Problem is now I made the fatal error of finding a local gunsmith who is short on work...says he can install sights in 2 days...Might be getting those night sights sooner than I thought!


Dumb question for someone who knows more about gunstuff than me when measuring the front sight "blade height" you do not include the "base" just the blade itself right?
 
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tom234

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IMHO you'll be making a terrible mistake unloading the CT grips. They are great for low light use especially HD at night. Night sights are an unnecessary expense and they won't hold a candle to the CT laser.
However, I couldn't stand ivory or white colored grips; black is much better for concealed carry.
 
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