On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 19:34:04 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



"J Herring" wrote in message
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On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:52:32 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


If I ever get another pistol type handgun, I might get a S&W 1911
"Elite" .45 cal. Don't know what the heck I'd use it for, but it's
a absolutely gorgeous handgun. The gun shop had a regular S&W 1911
without the tactical accessory rail, but I am holding out for the
Elite model.

Oh...glad to hear the 'problem' wasn't. I still get mixed up. I am
also in the market for a 1911,
but I'd like a Colt...just for grandkids sake. (This is what grandpa
carried in the war!) I think
they'd get a kick out of firing one. Plus, they *do* have some
stopping power if needed.

I assume you mean one of these two: http://tinyurl.com/ax2ur3v
They're beautiful weapons. Get one
and let me know what you think. Personally, I think the rail detracts
from the looks, so I wouldn't
push for one. Also, a laser sight is cool, but when a friend was
thinking of buying one at the last
gun show, I asked him to hold it up and point at a spot on a wall
about fifteen yards away. Then I
mentioned that on a range, everyone else could see how much that laser
spot was bouncing around! He
changed his mind. Try it next time you're in the store.

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I've looked for a Colt 1911 M1 but they are hard to find and those
that are available command big bucks ... well over $2k used around
here.
The new ones are not MA compliant, so legally I can't buy one. If I
can find a used one that is grandfathered, it has to have been always
owned in MA, further limiting their availability.

I almost bought the Ruger version that *is* MA compliant ... until my
buddy bought a new S&W E-series. It's the closest to the authentic
Colt 1911 that the Marine Corps is adopting as their primary sidearm.
That's why it has the tactical accessory rail on it.

The few times the Navy trusted me with a sidearm it was always an old
Colt 1911 ... probably from WWl or WWll. Didn't happen often and we
had to turn them back in to the Gunner's mate after we got off watch.


Ditto. There are serial number listings on the web by which one can determine the year the Colt 1911
was made. They go back a long way. And, they're not near as beauteous as that S&W!


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