Hey All,
I'm in my 60's now but spent most of my life in the Los Angeles metro area. As a teenager, I read everything written by Jeff Cooper and got a Colt MkIV Series 70 at age 16, the first of many 1911's over the years. I was fortunate to live three miles from Jim Hoag's shop and he did a trigger job and installed much better fixed sights and a larger thumb safety on that gun. After serving three years in the army, I returned to the LA area and was a police officer and detective for 25 years, before fleeing California for North Carolina. I now live just across from Charlotte in Fort Mill, SC. While I no longer carry a 1911 for self defense, it is still my favorite handgun.
I'm in my 60's now but spent most of my life in the Los Angeles metro area. As a teenager, I read everything written by Jeff Cooper and got a Colt MkIV Series 70 at age 16, the first of many 1911's over the years. I was fortunate to live three miles from Jim Hoag's shop and he did a trigger job and installed much better fixed sights and a larger thumb safety on that gun. After serving three years in the army, I returned to the LA area and was a police officer and detective for 25 years, before fleeing California for North Carolina. I now live just across from Charlotte in Fort Mill, SC. While I no longer carry a 1911 for self defense, it is still my favorite handgun.