Posted: 5/25/2007 9:03:41 PM EDT
Sometime last year Ted dug out a 9mm Series 80 Colt Commander that I had got for him a year or so earlier to use as a “spare time” project. After retrieving the gun from his hide he waved the un-modified piece under my nose snickering something like “this one’s gonna’ be a ten... millimeter  ". My interest immediately perked and over the next few weeks I watched as Ted whittled away on the gun during the nights and weekends that he and I spend working after hours in the shop. After a while the gun started coming together and it wasn’t long until the next thing I knew we were at the range wringing this bad-boy out... the gun was a blast to say the least and not long after completion it was on its way to a new home. Our pal Steve was kind enough to post pictures of the gun and the next thing we knew we were looking for base guns to do a few more of these conversions as time allowed... but, in addition to finding the time, the trouble is in finding the base guns, as it is optimal to find one without a caliber designation on the slide making these a bit more rare than most 9mm Colt Commanders. But being as how I’m a rather resourceful bloke I was able to find a fairly minty example just waiting for someone to make this gun all that it can be. And after another long stretch of after hours whittling, filling, grinding, and a bit of breech-face “adjustment” one more Yost Custom 10mm Colt Commander has rolled out the door to a very happy owner.  Enjoy the pictures...                  |
