Spring Am, Kimber, or Para-Ord 1911A1?

[Bigsaint]

EMD makes a good point. I am fortunate to still have my pre-teen waist ( well, almost ). If your belt resembles a bull whip when not attired, a belly band holster may not be the best choice. Perhaps a large bowling shirt is more in order.



Scott W.

 

[The patriot]

No belly band for me folks....

Too fat!!

I've tried the holster that goes inside the pants, and a beeper showing. Beeper pal? Pager pal?Something like that.

This would probibally be fine with a small pistol, but not with a Govt model.

Good consealment, but not easy to get to. Works better if you wear Dockers (something with pleats) but I wear mostly jeans.

Eric



PS Oh yea, get yourself a good pistol belt. It will provide the added support needed for the additional weight. It'll be about $50. 00.

 

[Jumbo Jet]

I was going to post a picture of my 1914 Mauser 7. 65mm pistol that was acquired by my Dad in 1956. He swapped a Western Auto Wizard battery charger to our neighbor for it.



I carry a Colt Pocket 9 for my lightweight work.



I have a Beretta 92FS Inox 9mm for heavy duty purposes.



I bought the Colt Pocket 9 right before they announced they were discontinuing civilian firearm manufacture. Can you say asset appreciation?



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[EMDDIESEL]

Colt is still making guns for civillians, but on a limeted basis. Basically they are using up all the parts they have in inventory to build as many guns as possible. The guns currently available are the Defender, 1991, Lightweight Commander, Gold cup series, 1911, Match Target (AKA: AR15), The light rifle, Colt S. A. A. and Cowboy and last but not least, the Annacondas and Pythons although at a VERY high price. Delivery on most of there stuff is slow as hell. We have everything mentioned above in stock except for the Annaconda and everybody is turned away by the high prices. Guns like Kimber give you alot more for your money so they have definatley hurt Colts sales

 

[Steve St.Laurent]

I for one had always wanted to buy a true Colt 1911 to build a race gun out of. Wanted a true Colt because it's the original. However, now you couldn't give me a Colt - I consider them traitors of the American People. Same with S&W, I currently own two S&W's and they're the only ones I'll ever own, couldn't give me one of those now either. JMHO



-Steve

 

[The patriot]

Steve, I could be wrong, but I think S&W has been sold since that crappy deal they pulled.

Please correct me if I'm wrong... somebody?

Eric

 

[KMC]

The were bought from the Brits by a company called SAF-T-HAMMER. They are an American company but some are skeptical of thier committment to the 2nd ammendment and RKBA. Do a usenet search of rec. guns and you will find more info. than you bargained for. Here's one persons thoughts... .



On 28 May 2001 08:48:16 GMT, (MEHLaw) wrote:



"The company that bought S&W (Saf-T-Hammer) did so with money supplied

by a so-far anonymous benefactor. Saf-T-Hammer is listed as a client

of one of the most anti-gun PR firms in the country (Hoffman Group,

LTD. ) Saf-T-Hammer and its five employees designed and patented but

didn't seem to be selling precisely the kind of firearms disabling

devices called for in the S&W agreement. Saf-T-Hammer has had no

profits to speak of over the past five years yet somehow found someone

to fund its buyout of one of America's largest and oldest firearms

firms.



Given all of the funny smells emanating from the above, I doubt

seriously that S&W will try to get that agreement canceled. Rather, I

think that the firm will be used by anti-gun forces to attempt to

"prove" that so-called "smart" guns and guns with excessively

complicated "safety" devices are viable. "



and another:



"Yup. Not hard proof - but what proof do you want? Gail Hoffman's group is

there to mold public opinion - and there's no question that she's anti-gun.



The prez of Saf-T-Hammer said that he studied the S&W agreements in detail,

and planned to follow them. The only conclusion I can make of all this is

that S-T-H does not plan to support the consumers with any type of product,

except those approved by HCI/VPHC. Indeed, Saf-T-Hammer is already on

record as supporting gun locks legislation.



While it appears that Saf-T-Hammer is only trying to increase its' own niche

market, still there remains the question of just who it was that put up the

money for S-T-H to buy S&W. S-T-H clearly does not have the money, as shown

by their own public disclosures to the SEC. And buried somewhere in the

press releases is a note that the real investor will not be revealed until

all the paperwork must be disclosed, in a month or so.



S&W must die! And if Saf-T-Hammer is standing in the way, Saf-T-Hammer must

also die!"





Read up and then draw you own conclusions.....



Here's saf-t-hammer's press release about it:

http://www.safthammer.com/press_release.htm



Ken

 

[The patriot]

Wow, that's too bad.