Recent content by Podmonkey

The model @dsdmmat suggested above would be a great option however given your parameters I would try to hunt down a somewhat older production 586 L-Comp. It is a 7 shot L Frame in a matte blue finish and a 3" ported barrel. A Performance Center model It was introduced in 2000 and has been in...

Well I certainly didn't find my 1911 wanting for accuracy. I often found MY personal accuracy wanting. The 1911 seems somehow particularly sensitive to technique. Punishing of sloppy technique and rewarding with great accuracy when I bore down on good fundamentals. The Colt Competition does...

So I have heard of the "idiot scratch" and in fact asked about it when I picked my pistol up. The fellow behind the counter very helpfully demonstrated the proper disassembly and reassembly of the 1911. Not an especially difficult process. That said I wonder if there is also an "idiot mark"...

My new Colt Competition 1911. Ordered it last , picked it 8/16 and picked it up 8/21 and shot it for the first time today. Put 500 rounds of 230gr Federal FMJ through it and am pleased to say I encountered not one malfunction or hiccup. It shot well for me too This was the first target I...

It pains me to say as I like them but I would avoid new manufacture S&W revolvers. Both the ones I got had to go back for service right out of the box and one of em I had to send back a second time. Probably better off with a Ruger. Taurus has been noted for much improved quality lately. Are...

First outing with the first 1911 I have owned. It performed admirably.

I did. Last Thursday. See? I ordered it before I got those grips.

"Is it safe?"

If you are referring to the louvers on the back that everything mounts to that is the back wall of the safe itself

When I ordered my new 1911 I wanted it in .45 specifically because all my other pistols were 9mm. I wanted a 1911 because I wanted something different, something new to me and the choice of caliber went along with that. In your case I would choose the gun that is the most different from all...

Seems to me the real question you need to answer is which caliber you'd prefer.

Colt Competition. The Blue G10 grips are factory, the other ones are Hogue Rosewood and I like them rather better. "An elegant weapon for a more civilized age".

Found a home for those wayward grips. To be clear I ordered this pistol last Saturday, BEFORE I ordered the grips. It is a Colt Competition model in .45. The grips are Hogue Rosewood.