Posted: 2/17/2012 9:55:46 PM EDT
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Any Detonics fans out there ?. I have a Combat Master I just aquired ser # CR123xx, I'd like to find out what mod and yr. it is.
.45 ACP, made in Seatle, Looks stainless but might be plated nickle or hard chrome. It's a shooter but in execlent condition, shows absolutely no wear. If anyone can shed some light on this baby I'd be very greatful. Thanks |
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I had a Stainless Steel Combat Master I bought in 1979 IIRC. This pistol was as accurate as my Colt Gold Cup NM but very concealable and utter reliable. I carried Speer 200 grain JHP ammo 6 in the mag 1 in the chamber but carried spare nickel plated Colt magazines. I changed PD's and wasn't permitted to carry it so I sold it to another officer.
It was kind of expensive in the day however this was before the Colt Officers model and there were not many company's besides Colt producing 45's. Colt, AMT, Randall, Llama, Detonics, Star, Safari Arms and a few Argentine licensed Colts were the only 45's on the market. There were a lot of custom shops tuning Colts but these modified guns from Wilson, Swinson, Hortin ect were very expensive. The Detonics came with the tapered mag well, flared ejection port, polished chamber feed ramp and very good trigger from the factory. These are standard features now but were normally not found on Colts. The Detonics had good visible sights and would shoot like a NM pistol of the day. I never felt ensecure when carrying the Detonics. I dispatched a few injured deer with the 200 grain HP with head shots which also made me a believer. The only guns to come close to the size of the Combat Master back then was the Star PD and Colt Commander. Most cops carried 38/357 revolvers or some 380's like Walther PPKs, Sig 230, Beretta model 84/BDA. I opted for the Detonics because of the SS finish and basically being mil spec whereas the Star PD was imported with little support if something broke. |
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Friday I picked up a stainless steel Seattle Combat Master that had been brought in to the store an hour earlier. BEAUTIFUL.
I field stripped it when I got home and found the tiniest crack on the frame at the top of the ejection port. Broke my damn heart. I took it back, the manager of the shop said they were going to send it off to be welded, and gave me store credit or full refund, my choice. He preferred have the gun back, given it's condition, which they didn't have time to inspect before I had snapped it up. I was pretty easygoing about it, and understand why he wouldn't want it out there. Anyway, the day I had it, at least, I really liked it. Magazines and parts are relatively easy to get now, since the company is back up and running. |