Thread: Colt 100th Anniversary 1911 - the 01911ANVIII

Congratulations, Beezer! What type ammo are you going to use for it?

Originally Posted by Herbie

Congratulations, Beezer! What type ammo are you going to use for it?

Loaded up 250 rounds of Berry's 230 gr RN FMJ, on my Dillon SBD, last night.

Originally Posted by beezer66

Loaded up 250 rounds of Berry's 230 gr RN FMJ, on my Dillon SBD, last night.

.45 ACP is pretty expensive. I might have to start doing my own loading, too. We'll see. Have fun shooting that thing!

Originally Posted by Herbie

.45 ACP is pretty expensive. I might have to start doing my own loading, too. We'll see. Have fun shooting that thing!

I figure that it cost me about $10 per box of 50 and an hour in time. Lucky for me, I don't charge myself for my time. I have been doing more shooting this year after getting into reloading. You don't actually save any money by reloading, you just shoot more often for the same price. I have a friend who casts his own bullets, so it is even cheaper for him.

I wish that I had the money to buy two colts, one shoot, one to save. I plan on shooting this one.

Here's a pic of my two new Colt pistols.

I like that the tag says the pistols are WWII 1911A1 reproductions, and they are WWI 1911's. With the price paid for the 1911, the paperwork should have been corrected.

Originally Posted by beezer66

I like that the tag says the pistols are WWII 1911A1 reproductions, and they are WWI 1911's. With the price paid for the 1911, the paperwork should have been corrected.

Yeah. What's that all about? I'm not going to sell the pistols because of it but come on! It's the 100 year anniversary model. Let's get it right!

Took my Colt out today for the first time. It shot really nice, other than the hammer bite that I got.

Colt RK Edition Govt Ser 70. Talo Exclusive 45ACP : Semi Auto Pistols at GunBroker.com

My local dealer has this one. Nice Colt for the money.

I called The Boise Gun Company last week looking for a Colt and the sales rep said they had a couple of the 100 Year Colts in stock. I'm not interested so I didnt inquire more. Might be worth a phone call if anyone is looking.