Yeah its the lightweight champion operator by Springfield. 4 inch night sights 7 rounds cocobola grips etc

 

does it have an ambi safety?

does it have an ambi safety?

 

Yes.

Yes.

 

I really like it. Front strap checkering and I would pee my pants.

 

You should cover that up before you go flashing it around,

Loaded SS.

 

 

 

Yes...I got a small idiot scratch late last night when I was trying to re-assemble for the first time. Luckily, it isn't deep. I have some scotch brite 7448 pads coming. That should do the trick in short order.

Yes...I got a small idiot scratch late last night when I was trying to re-assemble for the first time. Luckily, it isn't deep. I have some scotch brite 7448 pads coming. That should do the trick in short order.

 

Ah, you busted her cherry. I wouldn't feel bad. Lots of people have done that over and over. Those are the real idiots. Lol.

Yep. Lessons learned. It won't happen again.

couple more.

 

Jeremy, have you thought about skateboard tape on the front strap?

Jeremy, have you thought about skateboard tape on the front strap?

 

Never thought about it before. The gun feels good in my hand and shoots great, But I am not appose to trying anything new that might help improve my shooting.

Never thought about it before. The gun feels good in my hand and shoots great, But I am not appose to trying anything new that might help improve my shooting.

 

try it, you'll like it

I like my skateboard tape for grip but it also serves another function for me: when I shoot weak (left) handed my tungsten carbide wedding band scratches the front strap.

does the skateboard tape damage the finish at all?

does the skateboard tape damage the finish at all?

 

not sure, but your not putting it on a 3000 dollar gun are you? It's just tape

Ah, you busted her cherry. I wouldn't feel bad. Lots of people have done that over and over. Those are the real idiots. Lol.

 

People sweat that WAY to much. Some 1911 purists decided that unless you baby your guns to death and no scratches appear anywhere you must be an idiot. I guess non of them had to strip, clean, and reassemble their gun in a hurry, on a wooden table, in the middle of match, or even worse under stress or under fire. Screw that, its a scratch, I don't care if you have a ravine dug into your frame there, it just tells me you actually use your gun instead of being a safe queen.

 

People sweat that WAY to much. Some 1911 purists decided that unless you baby your guns to death and no scratches appear anywhere you must be an idiot. I guess non of them had to strip, clean, and reassemble their gun in a hurry, on a wooden table, in the middle of match, or even worse under stress or under fire. Screw that, its a scratch, I don't care if you have a ravine dug into your frame there, it just tells me you actually use your gun instead of being a safe queen.

 

Well said

 

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People sweat that WAY to much. Some 1911 purists decided that unless you baby your guns to death and no scratches appear anywhere you must be an idiot. I guess non of them had to strip, clean, and reassemble their gun in a hurry, on a wooden table, in the middle of match, or even worse under stress or under fire. Screw that, its a scratch, I don't care if you have a ravine dug into your frame there, it just tells me you actually use your gun instead of being a safe queen.

 

LOL... If you dont have any scratches on your guns, you are not shooting them enough.

Removed the grip, put a piece of masking tape over non-stainless area near the trigger guard and used scotch brite 7448 pad and idiot scratch is history. Mike's video inspired me.

Rock River Arms Tactical 1911. Very well made semi-custom gun. My Home Defense 1911. Currently wears a Surefire X400 laser/light combo and resides close to the bed.

 

 

 

Very nice.

 

 

 

People sweat that WAY to much. Some 1911 purists decided that unless you baby your guns to death and no scratches appear anywhere you must be an idiot. I guess non of them had to strip, clean, and reassemble their gun in a hurry, on a wooden table, in the middle of match, or even worse under stress or under fire. Screw that, its a scratch, I don't care if you have a ravine dug into your frame there, it just tells me you actually use your gun instead of being a safe queen.

 

To each his own. I don't think it takes much coordination or physical skill to be able to put a slide stop back onto a 1911 frame without scratching it up. You just have to be careful that's all. It takes the same amount of time to replace this part neatly as it does haphazardly. It's not brain surgery.

To each his own. I don't think it takes much coordination or physical skill to be able to put a slide stop back onto a 1911 frame without scratching it up. You just have to be careful that's all. It takes the same amount of time to replace this part neatly as it does haphazardly. It's not brain surgery.

 

I'll commit social suicide in the 1911 thread now .. someone hold my drink and stand back and watch this ...

 

 

So the real problem with that scratch is that John Browning screwed up that part of the design. It is just a flaw in design that is noticeably missing from so many other more modern designs. You don't see Glocks or CZs or anything else really having to worry about putting it back together carefully lest they scratch it. Thats just careless and poor design, really.

 

Ok, someone give me my drink back now, I need to finish it and leave the party before the natives recover from the shock and string me up from JMB's statue out in the parking lot.

To each his own. I don't think it takes much coordination or physical skill to be able to put a slide stop back onto a 1911 frame without scratching it up. You just have to be careful that's all. It takes the same amount of time to replace this part neatly as it does haphazardly. It's not brain surgery.

Mine was a result of never field stripping a 1911 before. While I had a general sense of what to expect when I put the slide stop back in when re-assembling it for the first time, I was giving me a problem, at which point I scratched it. If I had someone to show me how it went back on right the first time, I wouldn't be responding to the thread.

I'll commit social suicide in the 1911 thread now .. someone hold my drink and stand back and watch this ...

 

 

So the real problem with that scratch is that John Browning screwed up that part of the design. It is just a flaw in design that is noticeably missing from so many other more modern designs. You don't see Glocks or CZs or anything else really having to worry about putting it back together carefully lest they scratch it. Thats just careless and poor design, really.

 

Ok, someone give me my drink back now, I need to finish it and leave the party before the natives recover from the shock and string me up from JMB's statue out in the parking lot.

 

LOL. Well played. I happen to agree with you and the design flaw. The plunger tube pin protrudes too much on the standard 1911 and thats what makes it a little tricky to get slide stop back into the frame. Now somebody pour me a drink so we can toast to that.

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Strayer Voight single stack 1911. My gun but professionally taken photo...

 

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Strayer Voight single stack 1911. My gun but professionally taken photo...

 

 

Hey BullzeyeNJ, you have the prettiest 1911 collection here in the forum!!! Maybe, we need to consolidate all your 1911 pics and put them in a separate section all by themselves.

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Strayer Voight single stack 1911. My gun but professionally taken photo...

 

 

Very, very nice!

 

 

Hey BullzeyeNJ, you have the prettiest 1911 collection here in the forum!!! Maybe, we need to consolidate all your 1911 pics and put them in a separate section all by themselves.

He has a nice assortment of 1911's