Eh. It’s a cool gun. And everyone likes the old Colt bluing since it’s not really made that way anymore. But I wouldn’t oversell the fit ,machine & hand finish on these guns. Yes, it’s rare. Yes, it’s historically significant. Yes, by virtue of its uniqueness, it has a certain innate quality. But no way, no how is the “fit” comparable to what the very highest end 1911 smiths are doing with tolerances these days: holding consistent, flat, even tolerances to the thousandth of and inch. Get out the calipers and check one when if you ever get the chance. Regards, Marky
@John1911 Gun Blog So custom gunsmiths can improve the fit on production guns. Okay, I agree. I gave my old Colt to Wilson Combat and they did indeed improve it. Three thousand dollars later it far exceeds off the rack, but that has nothing to do with how much quality was available off the rack in years past.
@@brianmoore1164 I think if you got out the calipers and checked modern CNC machining on production firearms, you might be surprised at the consistent tolerances you would find. Some makers more than others obviously. But not uncommon at all. Especially when compared to stuff like this made 100 years ago. It’s a cool gun. But you don’t buy this gun expecting performance under-girded by 100 year old machining tolerances trying to be cleaned up by hand fitting. Just keeping it real. Regards, Marky
@John1911 Gun Blog I'm a machinist and know what CNC can and can't do, but that isn't where the bottleneck occurs. The bottleneck is two fold. First is fashion and taste. Many modern buyers actively want plastic in the shape of a video game firearm. I will never enjoy that. Second bottleneck is cost cutting. The cheapest thing in the store is often what sells. Again, that just isn't me. If the choice is cheapo or nothing, I choose nothing and to wait and save my pennies till I can get quality. My last purchase was a Standard Manufacturing Single Action. A tour de force of what modern machinery can do when backed up by skilled hands. The finish is the equal of any of the old time finishes. Technically an off the rack gun, but it comes at a custom price. Bead blast and plastic is cheap and cheap sells. I am okay with that, but it isn't for me.
Wow! The featured 1910 is a whole development story unto itself. Next stop is the 1911 we all know and love. Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece of firearms history.
my 1942 colt 1911a1had an old early style mag catch screw its a dish with no slot cut into help removal! so i ordered a new standard one and sold the old one for a ridiculous price for a tiny screw unless you have a first year 1911 that needs an original part! i only payed 300$ for the pistol and a shoe box of extras that included a whole set of original internals the correct barrel and bushing a micro adj rear sight and 2 very early two toned mag and a later key hole type.witch made it the deal of the century! i sold the mags for more than the whole thing cost to start out and wen i checked the pistol closer i noticed it had ben gone over top to bottom with military contract numbered nm parts! and had a nice partridge front sight and a sweet chunky fixed rear.the reason it was so cheap was that it had ben polished and blued! it was done very well all the markings are crisp and deep still and all the flat surfaces are perfectly flat and the polish shows the correct grain directions still. witch is rare to see kinda! im leaning toward it possibly being an aamu match pistol that a team member had fitted up and re finished to look like a pre war match pistol. best 300$ ive ever spent! i didint even try to talk him down to 275 i just handed over the cash fast as i could!
I'mma say it and I feel No Shame, I love the Short Tang Grip Safety, Wide Spur Hammer, and the Long Trigger on the M1911. I've shot it a few times and I had No hammer Bite like some people say it gives you. Other than that... All 1911's that Aren't Series 80 Variants are my favorite as a whole besides the Beretta 92
When i first heard both garand and 1911 style pistol were canadian, and then the first auto rifle being a mexican design, my world felt like lies✋but then I thought, its just my arrogance. I think that made me a better person and to keep my b!tch ego in check, that said, guns have made me a better more responsible person all my life. 🇺🇸
Good catch there...you've discovered what WAS supposed to be a secret! Before you so clumsily let the cat out of the bag, this was to be Steve and Keith's AUDITION video to be Armorers on the next Alec Baldwin movie!!!
