Three Foot Johnson Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 PSA "Daily Deal", 299 + 17 (?) shipping. https://palmettostatearmory.com/sds-1911-government-45-acp-5-7rd-pistol-parkerized-1911atgovt.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 Not a bad deal . I got mine a year ago for 199.99 And it's a true 70 series GI gun . A Unbelievable Good Buy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 PICKING NITS: IT'S NOT A 1911. IT'S AN A-1. If I didn't already have a few 11s and an A-Is, I'd get one. That's a great price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 6 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: PICKING NITS: IT'S NOT A 1911. IT'S AN A-1. If I didn't already have a few 11s and an A-Is, I'd get one. That's a great price. thank you 40 - i keep saying this but so many dont listen , there is a difference and we need to recognize it [unless you dont care] , when you put both side by side it shows and it makes a difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Wyatt Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Every review that I have read has been good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 How easy is it or is it possible to easily change the sights on that pistol? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 If it's made like a GI pistol, which they claim, the rear sight is easy to change. It's in a dovetail. The front side is staked. You turn the slide upside down and go in with the punch and Hammer and you hit it for a while until it comes out of the slot. Then you get your new front sight and put the little tear in the slot, and take your handy dandy staking tool and squeeze it. Or you can ignore the staking completely and silver solder the front side in, which is much better arrangement but is more complicated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Got one for you. In the first picture you can see the difference between a 1911 and a 1911 A1. The first, and biggest, difference is the notches behind the trigger. But the A1 also has higher sights and an arched mainspring housing and a different hammer design. Now this is my Springfield. And they claim it is a 1911 A1. It does not have A1 sights. It has a flat mainspring housing. It does not have an A1 hammer. And of course it's got those cocking serrations at the muzzle. Is it an A1? Are the notches behind the trigger what makes it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) My favorite is an A-1 with a flat mainspring housing. It's a Rock IsIand Arsenal gun that I have had worked over by David Fink at Gun Sight Academy. Removed almost all markings except serial number, caliber, and RIA under the slide forward of the trigger guard, new springs and guide rod, a very nice but not flashy civilian blue, double diamond walnut grips (because they just look so cool) and Novak tritium sights. It rides in a custom Ted Blocker holster and gun belt with two dual pocket mag pouches by Tagua and a Will Gormley rectangular buckle. It carries Hornady Extreme Defense ammo. My second carry piece is a Colt Government .380 with stock finish, double diamond grip, same internal mods as the .45, and same sights. I even use the same Hornady ammo design in it. It has a one piece frame with an arched housing (major job the change it, probably nearly impossible for most purposes), but on the smaller gun it feels right. I'm still looking for a larger safety lever and a decent holster and ammo pouches. I love Browning pattern pistols. Edited July 23 by Forty Rod SASS 3935 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 9 hours ago, watab kid said: thank you 40 - i keep saying this but so many dont listen , there is a difference and we need to recognize it [unless you dont care] , when you put both side by side it shows and it makes a difference I have my Grandads 1911A1 Remington Rand He was issued in WWII . I own several different brands of 1911's and A1's It doesn't really matter or not 1911 Name is on both guns 1911 or 1911A1 are both 1911's I think people correcting others on spelling or wording is far more ridiculous then dropping off the A1 from a 1911 or not ! So Saith The Rooster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowCatcher Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 For those of you who are members of a CMP affiliated range there is a new pistol being made available. Attached is the link to the CMP page describing it. https://thecmp.org/cmp_sales/cmp-tisas-m1911a1-pistol/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 5 hours ago, Pat Riot said: How easy is it or is it possible to easily change the sights on that pistol? 4 hours ago, Alpo said: If it's made like a GI pistol, which they claim, the rear sight is easy to change. It's in a dovetail. The front side is staked. You turn the slide upside down and go in with the punch and Hammer and you hit it for a while until it comes out of the slot. Then you get your new front sight and put the little tear in the slot, and take your handy dandy staking tool and squeeze it. Or you can ignore the staking completely and silver solder the front side in, which is much better arrangement but is more complicated. Alpo spelled it out perfectly. Before you do that though, take a needle file and open and deepen the rear sight notch. It can help drastically improve being able to see the nearly non-existent front sight. We carry the Tisas at our shop and they are well fitted pistols inside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Slim SASS #24733 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 I have a Ford Ranger LX. If I forget and don't put the LX in the description is it no longer a Ford Ranger? Unless I am selling it it doesn't matter, same for 1911's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 For the price, you can't beat it. Be aware that the sights suck, kind of like the original, and you'll want to replace the grips. The gun itself is very good and would be great with a little action work. If you have the spare funds, buy it...or buy two. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 On 7/23/2024 at 10:43 AM, Rooster Ron Wayne said: I have my Grandads 1911A1 Remington Rand He was issued in WWII . I own several different brands of 1911's and A1's It doesn't really matter or not 1911 Name is on both guns 1911 or 1911A1 are both 1911's I think people correcting others on spelling or wording is far more ridiculous then dropping off the A1 from a 1911 or not ! So Saith The Rooster each to his own , those of us that collected US military pistols and revolvers learned to differentiate and it does in pricing at times make a great deal of difference , as far as im concerned if you choose not to note it im good with that but some of us do care and may well point it out for those that dont know , but i do care and yes i have both , original WWI 1911 and a WWII 1911A1 so i note these things , good we dont all think alike tho , keeps things interesting and conversations flowing , also inspires learning , cant tell you how many things ive learned here through these conversations but a lot , 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 I don't have a dog in this discussion, but I have an observation. From what I have read, here and elsewhere, I would say that The specific military designations only apply to those military pistols: The 1911, and 1911A1. If the pistols in question are NOT military, then they might be best described as 1911 TYPE pistols. Most of the 1911 makers have a military reproduction 1911 or 1911A1, like the one shown here. The rest would be 1911 TYPE pistols, since there are hundreds of different versions available. Even my own 1911 I would call a 1911 type pistol, even though it started out as a Norinco 1911A1 reproduction, since it has been somewhat modified since I got it. We usually call our Cowboy guns SAAs, even though they aren't made by Colt, they're reproductions. I understand that collectors have very specific nomenclature for those collector guns, the rest of us, not so much, I would say. Just enjoy our 1911 TYPE guns. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 Call it a 1911, a Sony, a Glock, a Datsun, whatever, it was a good deal. All gone now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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