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kd5zex wrote:After looking at this thread for nearly a year it is finally time to post.

My first 1911 :D

Pro Carry II Stainless with Night Sights

Sweet! I think you'll really like it. And you'll be surprised at the accuracy from that short barrel.

(Psst. When the hammer's back, the safety should be on. )

txlouie wrote:It's sooo shiny I couldn't use the flash......

And then there are all the Arturo Fuentes...

mkim1120 wrote:my 1911's

My new friend!

FightinAggieCHL wrote:I've decided that I need a 1911.

Absolutely, positively, without a doubt.

carlson1 wrote:Wilson CQB in .38 Super and .9mm.

I want a Wilson. I don't have a Wilson. I really want a Wilson. Maybe Santa is listening...

ScubaSigGuy wrote:

HighVelocity wrote:Ahh yes, such beautiful hardware. Since I changed ISP's, none of my old pics work so I guess I'll just have to repost them.

That is one sharp setup! Great looking grips.

You need to work on the grouping a little

Yeah; HV has to be at around seven yards to put five rounds through the same hole. And out at 25 yards, you sometimes can't even cover his five-shot groups with a nickel. But he's still young. He has more time to practice.

HighVelocity wrote:Where did you get those grips?! I want some!

Wow. The only accessory I think I have that HV doesn't.

http://www.gripus.com/

They're mesquite. How great is that?

Kinny, ooh...a Nighthawk. This is quite a 1911 collection you're putting together.

I showed the newest member of the family to Venus Pax yesterday at PSC, but since this thread has been too quiet recently and I know that Longtooth will appreciate seeing the new carry decision, here are some small snaps of the Kimber Ultra CDP II (3-inch bull barrel, Tritium night sights, 7-round mag):







I posted his big brother last January: http://www.texasshooting.com/TexasCHL_F ... &start=288

Excuse me, sir. There is a big ragged hole in the middle of your target...

carlson1 wrote:Well after selling some others I finally picked up my 1911 in 9mm.

Let us know how she shoots!

I have a dumb question that's off-topic, but won't take long. I've never owned or handled a bushingless 1911. What's the procedure to get the tension off the recoil spring to remove the slide stop?

Tote 9 wrote:Your right my friend, I remember. Where else could I buy a gun like this for ?$ and get 500 rds. of ammo, cleanin kit, holster and training.

And I think the Eclipse is one of the finest lookin' 1911s, too boot (I know, I know; we had a conversation elsewhere about pretty vs. plain guns, but if one looks like what it is--a slab of milled and polished stainless--I don't think lookin' good is a bad thing). And we all know that LT took good care of that one before you got it.

But for 1911s that have been around a block or two, here's my first Kimber, a Classic Target (series 1) I bought in '96. I bought it as an HD and range gun; didn't have a CHL. So the mileage is fairly low for its age, about 10 thousand rounds, and it was never a daily carry. The holster wear at the barrel-end of the slide is from practice. Cheapo Hogue grips but, darnit, I like 'em. Something about having those three fingers in the same place every time. Sacrilege, but I've even covered up the nifty 30 lpi front strap checkering on my new Kimber Super Match with a Pachmyr American Legend.

longtooth wrote:Mature & reliable.

Amen.

Tote 9 wrote:Bought this one from longtooth. Don't know why he let it get away. I think he wanted to buy a Bereta or something like that.

I think it was a Block, Flock, Schlock...something like that...

Lettin' Gary know he's popular, and keepin' Carl's Kimber company (say that 10 times fast):





I posted photos of my Kimber Christmas present (to myself) under Longtooth's tree, but I'll keep them here for posterity.