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Update: "Older" 9mm Combat Commander Rebuild
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:03 am
by doc540
(Well, it's 1977 "old)
Dovetail cut, Novak geezer sights installed, bead blasted and mailed today to Mississippi for Black T.
Ed Brown and EGW stainless externals waiting to be installed.
Gary Dean's doing the smithing.
Then it's gonna get assembled and
smoked, A LOT.:rock:
Re: Update: "Older" 9mm Combat Commander Rebuild
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:36 pm
by KFP
Great work as always Doc! I'm anxious to see the finished product.
Re: Update: "Older" 9mm Combat Commander Rebuild
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:38 pm
by joe817
KFP wrote:Great work as always Doc! I'm anxious to see the finished product.
Me too! Are you going to keep those beautiful Colt grips?
Re: Update: "Older" 9mm Combat Commander Rebuild
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:50 am
by doc540
joe817 wrote:KFP wrote:Great work as always Doc! I'm anxious to see the finished product.
Me too! Are you going to keep those beautiful Colt grips?
Oh, yeah, I keep anything and everything "old".
They have some honest wear on them, but I'm not sure yet if they're going to be the best for competition shooting.
I know it's 1911 heresy but my fav's are the rubber wraparound's like on this LW Commander I had:
Re: Update: "Older" 9mm Combat Commander Rebuild
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:11 pm
by RECIT
You like the wrap around grips for feel or looks?
Re: Update: "Older" 9mm Combat Commander Rebuild
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:48 pm
by doc540
RECIT wrote:You like the wrap around grips for feel or looks?
It's all "feel" with me since I only own shooters.
I have a set of fancy, "Carbon Creations" grips for my 1911 project, but if they don't feel and shoot right, no way they're staying on.