I fired this little beauty today. My grandson and I went out on a New Years Eve Day blasting session. This was one I took along. I'd never fired one before, thought it might jump out of my hand. It didn't. Firing some of the reclaimed Speer law enforcement flying ashtray ammo 185 gr., recoil wasn't that bad.
I don't think those grips and grip screws are original. The former owner liked to change little things like that. The gold hammer pin says the same thing. As often as not, when he'd get a new Colt, first thing he'd do is order $300 worth of new small parts for it from Brownell's. Now this pistol is in the stack of guns I have to clean. And I'm wondering how it comes apart, because if I'm not mistaken, the recoil spring apparatus is aftermarket (see next picture):
Note the bulbous muzzle end of the barrel. My Ruger SR1911 10mm was like that, only it didn't have a barrel bushing.
Shooting the gun, it seemed to be effective as a weapon at 25-30 yards. We were paired up with another party of shooters who'd set up steel reactive targets. I was able to ring steel with it at those distances.
I don't think those grips and grip screws are original. The former owner liked to change little things like that. The gold hammer pin says the same thing. As often as not, when he'd get a new Colt, first thing he'd do is order $300 worth of new small parts for it from Brownell's. Now this pistol is in the stack of guns I have to clean. And I'm wondering how it comes apart, because if I'm not mistaken, the recoil spring apparatus is aftermarket (see next picture):
Note the bulbous muzzle end of the barrel. My Ruger SR1911 10mm was like that, only it didn't have a barrel bushing.
Shooting the gun, it seemed to be effective as a weapon at 25-30 yards. We were paired up with another party of shooters who'd set up steel reactive targets. I was able to ring steel with it at those distances.
