Just got the upper, only took 3 days from Eurooptic. Really love the looks and can’t wait to go shooting. Got a G$ Super 42 spring with H2 buffer. Rocking the A2 grip, waffle stock, and Comp M4 for the patrol rifle vibes. Really digging this. Had the LWRC folding grip for yearrrrsss and it fits the look on this perfectly.
Minty with box and papers - from the same collection I recently purchased a 1903 and a Lightweight Commander.
This copy is a 5 1/2in in 45 Colt. 1977 production. There is a cylinder drag ring (cert so barely slight) but the value hit has been taken (also saved me a bit on the price)…so perhaps I’ll shoot this one!
Finally got my Colt letter and now I’m going down the rabbit hole in history. I’m happy to find out where it was shipped and the history of that store
Man I love this thing. Simple, effective, classic.
I gotta say guys, when I got this gun I was so happy. Elated.
Then I shot it. And shot it some more. I've put maybe 500 rounds through it over the last few months.
Every single set of 6 shots, I get a light primer strike. Pull trigger, hammer falls, click, nothing happens. I thought at some point maybe its me, maybe I'm not used to shooting revolvers so I handed it over to a couple friends and even RSO's and let them each shoot 20-50 rounds through the gun. Same thing. 5/6 shots will fire reliably.
For 1500$ this gun is nothing more then a fucking expensive paperweight or office piece. Sure as hell ain't worth shooting.
I've always been a "buy never sell" but I live in CA. Sending this gun back to Colt, just for some underpaid intern to "fix" the gun by staring at it and firing it a few times, and then send it back a few weeks later would only compound my frustration with this firearm.
What do you guys think? Sell this POS and be done with it? Send it to Colt? Or take it to a gunsmith? I am all ears.
Clean, smooth, and elegant.
The Colt 1903, almost 125 years young and still relevant today. A fantastic carry piece and wonderful little shooter, it can still more than hold its own!
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If you have the Flare Pen, I would be interested in purchasing.