Posted: 1/1/2010 1:23:04 PM EDT
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Picked up a Colt Combat Commander today for $500. The only "bad" thing is that someone tried to "polish" the stainless...thankfully they did not ruin any roll marks.
It will a base gun for a project. 
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Good score. nice piece.
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Looks good, Dog1. 
I have two Commanders myself, a .45 and a 9mm. I can tell you .45 Commanders have bit of a kick to them but they are great pistols. 
1980's era .45 on left, 1952 Light Weight 9mm on the right.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v197/panzersergeant/Colt/ColtCombatCMDR38.jpg Nice |
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Looks good, Dog1.
I have two Commanders myself, a .45 and a 9mm. I can tell you .45 Commanders have bit of a kick to them but they are great pistols.
1980's era .45 on left, 1952 Light Weight 9mm on the right.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v197/panzersergeant/Colt/ColtCombatCMDR38.jpg Nice pair.. I'm no stranger to the Commander size..I have a few in the past. I have not had a 1911 in the stable for about 2 years. I just finished test firing it...I was surprised to see that it fed everything I put in it, ball, Speer GD, Golden Saber and Hydra Shok. |
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Picked up a Colt Combat Commander today for $500. The only "bad" thing is that someone tried to "polish" the stainless...thankfully they did not ruin any roll marks. It will a base gun for a project. http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz150/DKBJR/IMG_1037.jpg?t=1262384539 http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz150/DKBJR/IMG_1036.jpg?t=1262384578 Contratulations on the find!! I recently picked up a SS CC made in 1989 NIB. |
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Update-I tore into it and found some disappointing things.
Under the grips there is pitting. The grip screws were rusted to the bushings, so when I removed the grips the bushings came alone for the ride. It took soaking in penetrating oil for an hour and another 30 minutes of working to free them from the bushings, without damaging the the threads on the bushings. The pitting, while not pervasive, is deep. Thankfully it's under the grips. Inside the slide, where the recoil plug sits, was rusted, badly. It took another soaking in penetrating oil and a scrubbing with a new brass brush to remove, but again, there is some pitting. I'm a tad bummed....I have not yet decided what I will do with it. It cleaned up fairly well. I might take it to another gunshow that I'm going to tomorrow and I might try to sell it. Full disclosure on the issues. |