Wonderful weapon. Enjoy!
Wonderful weapon. Enjoy!
Retar’d LE. Kinesthetic dufus.
Don’t tread on volcanos!
An undercut, a.k.a. relieved trigger guard & front strap, helps me get consistent operation of the grip safety. During my last great 1911 purge, in 2002 I only kept my Les Baer TRS, for that reason. (No worries; I am back up to four 1911 pistols.)
A gas-pedal-sized thumb safety, however, can work against me, negating the relieved trigger guard, as I learned when I bought my most-recent Baer, a Monolith, with an ambidextrous thumb safety, with a wide pedal-like pad for the right thumb, and a narrow pad for the left thumb. The lower-profile thumb pad, on the right side, for the left thumb, when shooting lefty, is no problem. I have not started carrying the Monolith, or keeping it loaded for home defense, so it has been a moot point. I am still deciding whether to try re-profiling the existing gas pedal, or have a whole new safety fitted. (I am reckoning that my re-profiling job will probably look like a pile of crap, unless I can rig an effective jig.)
Retar’d LE. Kinesthetic dufus.
Don’t tread on volcanos!
“That’s nice” is an understatement. I like it a lot. However your user name is now in conflict.
“If you know the way broadly you will see it in everything." - Miyamoto Musashi
Add me to the list of those underwhelmed by gold-bead front sights. I, too, experienced shifting POI, depending upon the direction of the dominant light source.
I think, perhaps, that a recessed gold block, with a flat rear-facing portion, might offer the benefit of gold, without the shifting POI. I seem to remember reading about such custom sights, and by that I mean one-off, made-to-order.
Retar’d LE. Kinesthetic dufus.
Don’t tread on volcanos!
The gold bead on my 1911s and one of my G17 is about the thickness of those with tritium; just about .125. Fiber optics beat gold beads if one is looking to go thinner. However, as the light goes down, indoor or outdoor, I have found that the gold bead reflects ambient light longer than a fiber optic. I don't know by how much, just that when I couldn't see the FO, I still could see the GB, though not as clearly as in full daylight, of course. I'm not sure how much difference it makes for shooting at those times of the day/night as either the target would still be lit enough to distinguish in the now near totally black sight picture, or if it isn't, we'd be using a light, weapon mounted or handheld.
" La rose est sans pourquoi, elle fleurit parce qu’elle fleurit ; Elle n’a souci d’elle-même, ne demande pas si on la voit. » Angelus Silesius
"There are problems in this universe for which there are no answers." Paul Muad'dib
That's a gorgeous sidearm.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
Congrats on your Prime.
I've never been much of a 1911 guy prior, but I *really* like my ACW Prime.
I think the Primes are a excellent value. I almost ordered one when I was looking/into 1911s.
The only thing is for me I would want a rail, other then that it is setup how I would want a 1911.
Congrats, you made a great choice.