Colt1911 straightening & tightening? Feasible? Worth it? Get New Gun?

If you are patient, you can get a new 1911 or lightly used on EE, or trade yours in on a new one. Lots of shops take used guns. I know shops low ball you but if you have relationship with a shop you can get a better deal, you save on the HST on the price of the new gun as well. Sometimes by the time all said and done easier than selling on EE and not that much difference because EE shoppers seem to have no problem pay retail at a store but want them almost free on EE.:rolleyes:
 
I dont think my 1911 is worth much for obvious reasons ....

I will be looking out for a used les baer on EE or maybe a new one
 
Nice choice!
Les baer 1911 are addictive!
I just received my second one and I am look for a third one in hard chrome.

Which model did you buy?
 
Teac said:
I dont think my 1911 is worth much for obvious reasons ....

I will be looking out for a used les baer on EE or maybe a new one
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Years ago I had a series 80 Gold Cup.It was one of the worst guns I ever owned:terribly inaccurate and rattled far more than a norinco I bought some time later. To get through a magazine without a malfunction was a novelty as well.I spent a small fortune trying to get it to shoot well,new barrel,small parts etc etc.It never did work well and eventually sold it for a pittance to an amateur gunsmith who wanted a challenge.I think this gun was made when Colt was having a lot of labour issues.This series 80 soured me on Colts forever but I have heard that the newer models are OK.

As regards your gun,I really wouldnt be sinking in money on cosmetics on it or trying to get it to shoot better.You may end up spending a lot of money with no guarantee that it would actually improve the gun.As your suggestion for looking for a Les Baer,I have one of those,fantastic guns,incredibly reliable and accurate,light years ahead of what that old Colt was.
 
sevoman said:
Years ago I had a series 80 Gold Cup.It was one of the worst guns I ever owned:terribly inaccurate and rattled far more than a norinco I bought some time later. To get through a magazine without a malfunction was a novelty as well.I spent a small fortune trying to get it to shoot well,new barrel,small parts etc etc.It never did work well and eventually sold it for a pittance to an amateur gunsmith who wanted a challenge.I think this gun was made when Colt was having a lot of labour issues.This series 80 soured me on Colts forever but I have heard that the newer models are OK.

As regards your gun,I really wouldnt be sinking in money on cosmetics on it or trying to get it to shoot better.You may end up spending a lot of money with no guarantee that it would actually improve the gun.As your suggestion for looking for a Les Baer,I have one of those,fantastic guns,incredibly reliable and accurate,light years ahead of what that old Colt was.
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mine is also an 80 gold cup. However the gun works great! in many thousand rounds I can not remember a functional issue accuracy is fine as much as I can tell ..

However visually its bad (see pics) and it rattles...

Now it is not always better to have a tight gun and there is more to a gun than optics. BUT for a paper puncher it just bothers me...

I cant wait for the registration go through and try out the les bear. It feels like a really well made gun, just very comfortable
 
Gundoggy said:
If you are going to go for line straightening, you might as well go for a 'Full House Build' for your dream gun. The cost of the filing and refinish makes it less than practical if that is all you want done on the gun. You also need a smith who knows what he's doing. For tightening, the best smiths will weld up the frame and then machine and fit the slide on it. Once again very expensive but superior to peening the rails.
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Exactly Right. And if you install an accurail system, plan to spend 1K. I would keep the series 80, or sell it and get a Les Baer, or the Smith and Wesson.
 
CFO was quick :


https://imgur.com/a/1ODl4Mi

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the pic does look like #### though because of the angle but in real it looks very nice. Very well made gun! Cant wait to try it out.

I heard that Baers have thin bluing and this seems to be the case for sure. so far no problem though.
 
Very nice. You'll be going from one extreme to another.

Yes the bluing is a little weak so it will show holster wear pretty fairly quickly. Some mind, some don't.
 
gdawg said:
Very nice. You'll be going from one extreme to another.

Yes the bluing is a little weak so it will show holster wear pretty fairly quickly. Some mind, some don't.
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very true .. its like night and day.

it is a bit baffling why les bear puts on that crappy bluing that would make a norinco gun blush .... for the price something better could be expected
 
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