Recent content by Riv1911

Oh, yea, put a couple of hundred rounds of 230grn of various types, and was a pleasure to shoot! Now I'm partial to 45acp, own Colt, Springfield, Walther, Glock so recoil doesn't bother me much, that said, was expecting more effort to shoot but felt it was equal to any of the others I own! I...

Morning Boatdoc! Looking forward to the show. Thank you.......Raul

Thank You CT.

Good Morning KS95B40! Thank You for your service! Once a LEO, always a LEO!!! It's in the blood, nothing can change that. Thank you....Raul.

Also thank you for the info on Turnbull Restorations, I have heard of them. My problem is that I'm a little attached to my toys, have been at my side for so long that I find it hard to send away to be worked on.

Morning Old Gunner, I was very fortunate in my late teens, early 70's, to hook up with a Vietnam Veteran, who was a Tunnel Rat in Nam. He was an expert in with the Colt 45 and an extremely patient guy who taught me the fundamentals of proper gun control, maintenance, and reloading. On his...

Just ordered one! Have the Commander version, absolutely love it! Really like that it's all steel, hoping that the extra beef will tame the recoil a bit.

Just wanted to say thank you to the community for this great forum. I'm a retired LEO, from Chicago with over Thirty years of Honorable Experience! Started my career with a Colt Python on my hip, and a Colt 1911 Commander, 9mm as my trusty backup! Happy to say still shooting both. Hoping to...