Sixguns are nice, especially the larger ones.

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Steve;

I have a 625 with a 3" barrel in .45 auto, but if you want fireworks I also have a 3" barrel model 29. At an indoor range you should see the dust rising from the floor at each shot. Oh, I wear Muffs AND earplugs when I shoot this one........ LOL.

( Just factory loads. )

I have a Ruger .357 magnum revolver. That one's fun to play with but it doesn't have very much kick. Then again I'm the person who won't touch 12 gauge shotguns because they hurt too much.

You will probably be happier leaving your 1917 as a 45 Colt. I recall that a standard 1917 that I owned years ago was fairly useless with 45 ACP, so I sold it. The 1917 Colt did not replace the barrel to match the 45 ACP cartridge. So using 45 ACP ammo gives you a bullet that sort of rattles down a slightly oversized barrel. 45 Colt bullets fit the bore, and should hit the target a lot more often.

Please excuse the horrible photo quality... it's been raining for days here, and I got tired of waiting to take the pictures outside before posting this, so here it is. Just a few Colts I have laying around here...

Gordon

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Gordon, fantastic! Colt Rondelle, indeed!

Gordon, with your permission--and as the huge New Service frames pique my personal curiosity the most (my own is in .455, though)--I'll ask my other questions in email. Still, I wanted to ask about the 12 o'clock slot here in the forum.

While generalized, modern firearms talk would be a slippery slope I'd not care for on My Armory (being both redundant given the net's alternatives and ultimately self-defeating), more than a few members have expressed their preference for this general design. Your 12 o'clock appears a fine example of a genuinely seminal development in small arms. And, at the very least, it serves as an historic counterpoint to Jeremy's first post; as I, for one, have little difficulty imagining a WW l dough boy writing home about his new fangled self-loader and his working at improving his skills with same. From thumb-safety and half-cock to firing pin-safety and polymer frame, as it were. And, they both share a grip safety!

Now: flat mainspring-housing, long trigger, long spur, no forward cutouts on the frame (that I can make out), looks like proper wood, I think I see a lanyard ring...Gordon, would you share any history on this beauty? Is it a Colt's factory production, government armory at Springfield, other contractor? Any anecdotes on handling or firing?

I'm as guilty as the next guy of often using 1911 as general designator, when what I should really be saying is 1911A1. It's nice to be so gently reminded of the error upon viewing such a great collection.



Mike


edited: in fact any interesting bits of info or anecdotes of acquisition on any of these historic peices would be appreciated :)

Wow.... That is interesting Jeremy, It sure looks like an amalgamation of a Sig and a Glock, plus a little 1911 flavour thrown in... interesting.

Much thanks, Gordon. It really is a great collection.

And thank you, Jeremy, for kicking off this thread and sharing your new find!


Mike

I like them 1911's...and the black powder's one with a R&D .45 Long Colt conversion cylinder

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Well, I've been thinking of becoming a first time gun owner.

Kind of going through a phase where I don't know if I want to make the leap or not.

I'm in a very gun unfriendly state, and well...