FC Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 Really good prices. https://palmettostatearmory.com/black-friday-sales.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted November 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 I got this and a Keltec KS7.https://palmettostatearmory.com/sds-imports-45-acp-semi-automatic-pistol-blk-1911a1.html The KS 7 at Academy was 5% less than PSA as a local price match, so both cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted November 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 $780 pre-tax for both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Wow, that's a deal. And that 1911 for $329? Super deal. I'm tempted myself, but I don't really need one. I like the A1, except for the safety, which I prefer the Series 70 style. I am planning on up-arming to carrying a 1911 versus a 9mm pocket gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted November 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 I couldn’t pass that one up! Academy wanted about $125 more for the shotgun than I paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 For magazines, I bought 8 round Mec-Gar's from Brownells. That gives me a 9 shot 45 plus 8 more in the pocket. If you can't do it in 17 rounds of 45, call in an air strike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted November 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 I'll have to try out the two mags with the gun. One guy said he went with aftermarket. I should find a GI leather holster replica, if there are any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Meg-Gar makes magazines for all the big makers. SIG, etc. They are "aftermarket" in that they don't have the gun maker's name on them, but that's it. They are OEM for many. For pistols, that's all I'll buy besides one with a OEM name. I used to buy those WWII holsters surplus for nothing when I was a kid. I had one velcro'ed over my feet in my Europa back in the day. The Houston PD illegally searched my car and never found it (and it's contents.) They are still around, but you pay for them now. Repros are out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted November 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 I found a good reproduction. Both guns shot well. The .45 magazines were darned stiff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 That's a great price on the 1911. What is recoil like with the kel-tek? Any different than a standard shotgun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted November 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 It kicks hard, but bearable. I see that there's muzzle brakes for sale, but of course, not really cheap. It's hard to wear earmuffs with such a short stock. Kind of pushes the earmuff up on that side. Only 6 lbs. I really like the pistol. I'm buying wooden U.S. grips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlunity Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 You may like rubber grips better. They dont slip should your hand be wet and the rubber takes up some of the recoil. As has been said very good deal sir karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 10 hours ago, karlunity said: You may like rubber grips better. They dont slip should your hand be wet and the rubber takes up some of the recoil. As has been said very good deal sir karl I don't think they're actually rubber, more of a hard plastic. I bought 5 Tisas pistols earlier this year and a couple of them came with both wood and plastic grip panels. Tisas refers to these as series 70, actually they are more akin to the good old ww2 1911a1. I've just been schooled in this subject on another site that I frequent. https://www.1911forum.com/threads/70-series.1060876/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 The series 70 also has a different thumb safety. It has a "ledge" that is longer than the 1911A1. I prefer it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted November 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 I've already ordered the wood grips. I can see why rubber grips, if rubber, would have an advantage. I really don't know anything about 1911s, much less series numbers. I did look at the 1911 forum. Thanks to Erdogan's bad fiscal policies, the Turkish Lira is hyperinflating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 You got a well made 1911A1 at a bargain basement price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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