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duckman1911 03-13-2016 04:30 PM

1911 Facelift
 
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Giving my girl a new look. She was still running great but the finish was getting rough. Time to make her pretty again. This was my limited 10 competition gun. She's seen 20, 000/25, 000 rounds of .45. Went with a dark charcoal with silver flake finish this time. Doing the grips a wine color just to contrast. I think she'll look awesome :)

Dogface 03-13-2016 07:19 PM

Gonna look great!!

duckman1911 03-13-2016 10:15 PM

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Gota let the finish cure but here she is with one grip just for contrast. I like the look but that's just me.

AubreyLaHaye458 03-14-2016 06:13 AM

Looks good!


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simplepeddler 03-14-2016 06:13 PM

it looks great......! but I am such a traditionalist......I love every bump. bruise and worn out bluing on old guns......especially ones that I've had since out the box!

duckman1911 03-14-2016 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by simplepeddler (Post 789449)
it looks great......! but I am such a traditionalist......I love every bump. bruise and worn out bluing on old guns......especially ones that I've had since out the box!

Can't argue with that man. There's something about having ole reliable with you. It's like a good mom. She earned her stripes.

duckman1911 03-14-2016 09:58 PM

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Well I was gona let the finish cure another day or two but I'm impatient. Put her together real gentle. Can't wait to shoot her again.

Dogface 03-15-2016 01:46 PM

Wow!! Looks great.....

marty f 03-15-2016 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by simplepeddler (Post 789449)
it looks great......! but I am such a traditionalist......I love every bump. bruise and worn out bluing on old guns......especially ones that I've had since out the box!


I gotta agree with you!! I love the wear marks on my carry guns!! the wears marks on the slide from the in and out of a leather holster give I t "STREET CREED" haha just kidding.

duckman1911 03-15-2016 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by marty f (Post 789592)
I gotta agree with you!! I love the wear marks on my carry guns!! the wears marks on the slide from the in and out of a leather holster give I t "STREET CREED" haha just kidding.

Lol. My girl has been from black (original finish), orange, red and then a combination of both. Oh I left out sandblasted then just clear coated. We've had a lot of fun together. There's that part of me that loved beating people at matches after they asked what the hell I did to my gun. It's a 1911. Short of a big hammer or a torch you're not gona mess it up. I'm not worried about resale value because this girl will never leave me until I die. Then she belongs to my son who loves her just as much.

tboy 10-21-2016 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by duckman1911 (Post 789487)
Well I was gona let the finish cure another day or two but I'm impatient. Put her together real gentle. Can't wait to shoot her again.



That's sexy as hell.

duckman1911 10-23-2016 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by tboy (Post 810150)
That's sexy as hell.

Thanks man :)


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