I can't believe it!! - The Firearms Forum

berto64 · 12-21-2007, 12:30 AM

I just bought 2 (two) S/A milspec 1911's for $900.00 total.

I paid $400.00 for one & got the other for $499.00 on AA.

Xaiver56 · 12-21-2007, 01:35 AM

Nice deal!!!!

Pistolenschutze · 12-21-2007, 09:13 AM

Nice deal, Berto! Are you going to leave them stock or build them into custom jobs?

berto64 · 12-23-2007, 04:14 PM

Not sure, one of'em is like new in the case and the other shows some wear.

The worn one may get some attention but just enough to spruce it up a bit.

I prefer them stock.

Shooter45 · 12-23-2007, 04:25 PM

Berto, On any used 1911 I buy, first thing I do is inspect all springs and install what is needed. Usually only a recoil spring.

Pistolenschutze · 12-23-2007, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Shooter45

Berto, On any used 1911 I buy, first thing I do is inspect all springs and install what is needed. Usually only a recoil spring.

It's amazing how much difference replacing the springs can make, Shooter. I once bought a used 9mm S&W auto from a friend of mine for a pittance. He said the pistol was unreliable and basically not worth the powder and shot to blow it to hell, which is why I got it for less than $100. Anyway, I ordered up a full set of replacement springs from Wolff, completely stripped and cleaned the pistol, and then replaced all springs. When I took it out to shoot, it functioned flawlessly. I later sold it for $350.00.

Luv44mag · 01-01-2008, 06:29 PM

nice buy...........

12-21-2007, 12:30 AM	#1
berto64 VMBB Admin Staff Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Owyhee County, Idaho Contributor Posts: 7,385	I can't believe it!! I just bought 2 (two) S/A milspec 1911's for $900.00 total. I paid $400.00 for one & got the other for $499.00 on AA. __________________ Be who you are & say what you will, Those that matter won't mind and those that mind don't matter. I'm a bitter clinger, One Nation Under God. -->

12-21-2007, 01:35 AM	#2
Xaiver56 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Grand Prairie, TX Posts: 526	Re: I can't believe it!! Nice deal!!!! __________________ NRA Member GOA Member "Government's view on the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it" --Ronald Reagan “The United States leads the world in too many areas for us to start imitating those who are trailing behind.” --Thomas Sowell

12-21-2007, 09:13 AM	#3
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: I can't believe it!! Nice deal, Berto! Are you going to leave them stock or build them into custom jobs? __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

12-23-2007, 04:14 PM	#4
berto64 VMBB Admin Staff Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Owyhee County, Idaho Contributor Posts: 7,385	Re: I can't believe it!! Not sure, one of'em is like new in the case and the other shows some wear. The worn one may get some attention but just enough to spruce it up a bit. I prefer them stock. __________________ Be who you are & say what you will, Those that matter won't mind and those that mind don't matter. I'm a bitter clinger, One Nation Under God.

12-23-2007, 04:25 PM	#5
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,749	Re: I can't believe it!! Berto, On any used 1911 I buy, first thing I do is inspect all springs and install what is needed. Usually only a recoil spring.

01-01-2008, 06:29 PM	#7
Luv44mag Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4	Re: I can't believe it!! nice buy........... __________________ *If I lived in a free state... I could but guns like you* A Gun may be a finely crafted tool... but a locked gun is only a boat anchor...