My First 1911 - Printable Version

My First 1911 - Printable Version

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My First 1911 - Gusso - 06-17-2025

I've been shooting Bullseye the past few months at the Palmetto Gun Club. In order to shoot the full 2700, you need a 45. I lucked into a pristine Les Baer 1911. Think I got a great deal at $1300.

RE: My First 1911 - bdutton - 06-17-2025

Nice gun. Are you reloading for 45? Suggest you look into the Star Bullet 185g LSWC and 4.3-4.4g of WST powder.

RE: My First 1911 - Gusso - 06-18-2025

I'll definitely be reloading. The seller told me he had a ton of reloading components he will gather together. Btw, the trigger is fantastic

RE: My First 1911 - Gusso - 06-20-2025

I'm going to look into getting a set of Dick Horton bullseye grips in the near future.

RE: My First 1911 - Gusso - 07-12-2025

(06-18-2025, 06:32 PM)Gusso Wrote: I'll definitely be reloading. The seller told me he had a ton of reloading components he will gather together. Btw, the trigger is fantastic

Picked up around 8000 bullets and Vihtavuori powder from the same guy. 3000 of the bullets are jacketed and the rest are lead (mostly 185gr with some 200gr).

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RE: My First 1911 - Gusso - 08-12-2025

Got my Dick Horton custom grips and added a Matchdot 2. Heading to the range tomorrow.

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RE: My First 1911 - bdutton - 08-13-2025

(07-12-2025, 01:18 PM)Gusso Wrote:
(06-18-2025, 06:32 PM)Gusso Wrote: I'll definitely be reloading. The seller told me he had a ton of reloading components he will gather together. Btw, the trigger is fantastic

Picked up around 8000 bullets and Vihtavuori powder from the same guy. 3000 of the bullets are jacketed and the rest are lead (mostly 185gr with some 200gr).

That is a great haul. Star and zero bullets are great quality. I assume the powder is n310. I used to use vvn310 all the time but it became scarce and switched to wst... 4.3 for 185g LSWCHP and 4.4 for the 185g JHP Zero bullets.

RE: My First 1911 - Gusso - 08-14-2025

5# n310 and 2# n340. I also picked up 4# of Winchester 231 ($80) from a guy I shoot ARA with.

RE: My First 1911 - Gusso - 08-15-2025

Crazy, after not having a 45 for almost 64 years, I'm seriously thinking about getting another. Not a 1911 tho. Palmetto State Armory has the SAR K2. It's a Turkish clone of the cz97. Reviews are excellent .

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$349!!!

RE: My First 1911 - garyNconcord - 08-17-2025

Nice acquisition. I've got three .45 Colts, but somehow I've never got a .45 acp. The old man had one that was military surplus made by Ithaca. I enjoyed shooting the thing as a kid. For surplus, it must have been in storage the whole time because it was tight and showed absolutely no wear. Unfortunately, it got stolen and although the punk was caught, it was never recovered. I keep saying one of these days...