New Slide for an Old Shooter
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Bootknife
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Magnumite
Ultimate Member
What does the stamping on the slide say? Why was the slide changed?
Bootknife
Ultimate Member
This frame had a Nic Plated Colt slide, the replacement is a auto ordinance product.
Reptile
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I recently had my 1943 Colt 1911 reparked by South Carroll Sporting Goods. They did an outstanding job for a very good price.
Bootknife
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Thanks Reptile!
Magnumite
Ultimate Member
Thank you for the response. Good luck with the refinish.
Bootknife
Ultimate Member
Thanks Mag.. the gun shoots Very Well Now, the Colt slide was way out of spec possibly do to excessive Polishing prior to plating. Too bad as it was a Rearing Colt and Well Marked.
Reptile
Ultimate Member
Just to ease the pain of other purists, I would not have had this classic reparkerized had it not been for the desert tan and black paint job over nickel plating. I got it for a good price and figured the collector value was already ruined. Now it's a great shooter and it looks great.
If you do decide to reparkerize it, let the folks know that you want little or no bead blasting so you can keep as much of the roll stamping as possible.
Reptile
Ultimate Member
If you want to see before and after photos, go to the industry partners forum, South Carroll Sporting Goods and find the Feb 29, 2016 thread Reparkerized 1943 Colt 1911A1.
Bootknife
Ultimate Member
Reptile that is the exact situation I am in. I was given this firearm but wouldn't do anything until My Brother Passed away....so now i will move forward. thanks for the post. i do Holsters and craft in Wood and Kydex as well as Leather.
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DoubleTap007
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You said the slide was way out of spec (the original one). It hurts to not have a gun like this in original form. What was wrong with the slide ? A good smith can get it back into spec.
somd_mustangs
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- Jul 1, 2012
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Between polishing & plating, the collector value was gone at that point and it may not have been the correct slide in the first place.
A nickel-plated slide on a park'd frame = bleh anyway.
Might as well get it looking good in addition to shooting good !
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