a chromed series 70 Colt Commander from Yo-Bo
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That's the gun I wish I would have gotten. My dream gun, although maybe the lightweight Commander too.
The Colt shoots great. I've never seem groups so tight and I love the sights. The SA shoots well also but the sights came loose intitially, the Trijicon insert in the rear sight was installed off-center by Trijicon (it's going back for a fix) and I find the rear of the Yo-Bo "Professional Grade" sights a little to tall with the "ears" a little too narrow which for me does't allow a clearly defined horrizontal line with which to align the top of the front sight. They are fast though since the notch is opened to 0.14". I may change them out to Heinies some day if I can't get used to them. The groupings were exellent however.
I use it for IDPA and steel, the darn thing just goes and goes.
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I use a 9mm Springfield XD witha 2 lb trigger, fiber optic sights and a tungsten guide rod for USPSA competiion, and I haven't even shot a 1911 in a about a yesr while I was waiting for these guns so I'm kind of spoiled and used to the low recoil, easy trigger for competition use. It would be a while before I could transition to 1911, but I do really prefer the ergonomics of these 1911s (ove the 9mms) and thus I am enjoying shooting them.
I just picked up a series 70 stainless Colt for a base gun, I'm putting my wish list together & saving my pennies so I can sent it to Mr. Yost. Be careful, his guns have a certain addictive quality!
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I too have a series 70 that's just sitting around, although this has scratched my 1911 itch for a while, not to mention put a dent in the piggy bank. I've got higher priority projects to knock off now: AKs kits and parts to collect. Polish under folder and parts on the way, thinking of FEG kit. I've got to have built my first AKs. I'd like to get my CZ-85 worked over as a great USPSA production gun. I need to finish building a Mid-Length AR that I have most of the parts for. Etc,
All-in all though I think a nicely customized 1911 is possibly the most inspiring work of art gun one can own as a working peice. A customized Colt Commander (either lightweight or steel) would be the 1911 on the top of my list now, although my 1911 list sits below other priorities. A Commander would carry so nice.