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I know 1911's (and AR15's) are "Barbie dolls for men" that can be endlessly dressed up. And yeah, it's a lot of fun. But, you know, my all time favorite 1911 was my first generation Springfield A1. Absolutely faithfully mil spec in every regard. Parkerized, teeny little fixed sights, no beavertail, standard hammer that bit the web of my hand every time I held it wrong, arched mainspring housing, short trigger, and on and on. All of the stuff everyone likes to replace. I loved that gun for what it was, and it shot wonderfully.
I wound up giving it to my younger son on his 21st birthday. He had some "history" with it, having first shot it when he was five years old. We went shooting just the other day and, of course, he brought it. I never let him put a round through it - I quickly absconded with it and "made" him shoot my newish Colt Competition, with all the "desirable" modifications. I told him I would trade him on the spot for my "better" gun. He declined... rather emphatically...
There is a certain charm to the mil spec guns that is lacking in the gussied up ones. Maybe a guy should have one of each.
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Jeff
'72 911T 3.0 MFI
'93 Ducati 900 Super Sport
"God invented whiskey so the Irish wouldn't rule the world"
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