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Posted by greenbarn
- February 02, 2016, 17:35:04 PMGrips makes a huge difference on a hand piece. That 1911 comes with 4 mags? pretty good deal.
Posted by Troll
- February 02, 2016, 11:50:23 AMThey are Pachmayr American Classic composite. Wood and a wrap around rubber insert. The original grips felt a little thin to me, and I wanted something that gave it a little more heft. I have a fairly wide hand, and these fit it better. I did pretty much the same thing with the Judge. Replaced the factory grip with a bit bigger one.....
Posted by gdrudd13
- February 02, 2016, 10:16:37 AMWood grips on the 1911? Those look nice. Mine has plain wooden ones without any texture. I've thought about upgrading to VZ Alien grips in some color that resembles wood. I like the feel of G10, but the looks of the wooden ones.
Posted by 49Reo
- January 30, 2016, 10:37:42 AMQuote from: greenbarn on January 18, 2016, 21:53:30 PMpretty impressive, and nice credentials for the price. A Kimber would likely be twice as much as you paid, doubtful it would have shot any better.
Just a side note... nice doily, but shouldn't that picture be taken on a deer hide, or biker jacket, or piece of roughcut oak lumber or something?? But a heart-trimmed doily?
he's just showing us his soft and mushy side. 
Posted by Troll
- January 30, 2016, 09:14:24 AMA little tuning and a little customizing...since the judge is 99% perfect, I'm working on the 1911....getting there.
Posted by Troll
- January 19, 2016, 08:21:24 AMIt's a family portrait.... 
Posted by greenbarn
- January 18, 2016, 21:53:30 PMpretty impressive, and nice credentials for the price. A Kimber would likely be twice as much as you paid, doubtful it would have shot any better.
Just a side note... nice doily, but shouldn't that picture be taken on a deer hide, or biker jacket, or piece of roughcut oak lumber or something?? But a heart-trimmed doily?
Posted by Troll
- January 18, 2016, 15:01:18 PMResearch, again...and 2 months waiting...YES a TAURUS. Here's a "family portrait". Just a little side note. I took it home, field stripped and cleaned it, checked for any assemble problems, and took it to the range. Put 50 rounds through it without any kind of issues and it basically put every shot through the same hole...
Posted by greenbarn
- January 18, 2016, 11:52:44 AMTaurus??? I think he wanted to "keep it in the family" maybe.
Posted by DC
- January 18, 2016, 09:37:10 AMWilson, Kimber?
Posted by Troll
- January 16, 2016, 19:45:24 PMYeah, well....but that one was a very basic 1911...this is a top notch version..all forged, not cast parts, hand fitted and numbered slide and frame....ported ejection port, trigger job, ambi safety, polished feed ramp and barrel port, lots of stuff that would cost another $500 on anyone else's version....comes with 2 8 round mags, adjustable low profile 3 dot combat sights, and it shoots 16 through the same hole, even with me running it...Almost as soon as I got home with the Judge, I realized I missed having a 1911 around....did I mention it shoots REALLY WELL?
Posted by greenbarn
- January 16, 2016, 19:10:39 PMI thought you just got rid of a 1911??? Just couldn't stay away....
Posted by Troll
- January 16, 2016, 19:00:47 PMA little more tuning on the "non-adjustable" sight on the Judge yields this result..250 gr. Hornady Half jacket Hollow point extreme terminal performance ammunition....10 rounds....and a trip to the local gun show nets me a PT-1911.....and it's first trip to the range rewards my patience with this....16 rounds, fresh out of the box...230 gr. hardball:
Posted by greenbarn
- December 27, 2015, 17:27:26 PMLooking good Troll. I think either one would do the trick.
Posted by Troll
- December 27, 2015, 11:46:40 AMI've been messing with the front sight and I have also settled on just two types of ammunition. 250 gr. Lead .45 colt and Hornady Triple Defense shot shells with a .41 cal hollow point slug and 2 .35 cal lead balls behind it. Both types shoot very consistent groups. So, now that the gun is well sorted (350 rnds through it), it's going to be a matter of improving my own skills. I used to be pretty good, so I have a memory to work toward....Pic 1 is .45 colt, 10 shots, 2 hand hold...some of the rounds went through the same hole The second pic. is the triple defense...just 5 shots. The round holes are from the slug and the lead balls, the jagged holes are from the base wads...The whole point of this kind of firearm is to "change" behavior...by having several levels of escalating force available. I also like to know where the first one is going, so there may not be a need for a second....The one in the 8 ring is my fault, I let my wrist break a bit...