Colt 1911-A1
May 4, 2024 13:55:21 #
I have owned this pistol since the early 1970's and carried it a lot as an off duty gun back then as a Deputy Sheriff in Santa Barbara County, CA. At the time installing S&W target sights was a common alteration for LEO because they were lower than other target style sights such as Micro or Bomar. The sights were installed by a pistol smith named James Hoag in Canoga Park, CA. He did an excellent job.
Dennis
Dennis
May 4, 2024 14:06:50 #
May 4, 2024 14:08:34 #
kpmac wrote:
Nicely done, Dennis.
Thank you very much kpmac. I appreciate you taking a look and commenting.
Dennis
May 4, 2024 15:50:17 #
May 4, 2024 16:35:36 #
Cbrummer wrote:
Neat. You obviously took great care of this.
Thank you very much for a nice comment. I don't really baby my firearms but I do take care of them. Ones I have had for years such as this one do show scratches, dings and nicks but every one of them can be relied upon as if my life depended on it.
Dennis
May 4, 2024 19:13:57 #
dennis2146 wrote:
I have owned this pistol since the early 1970's and carried it a lot as an off duty gun back then as a Deputy Sheriff in Santa Barbara County, CA. At the time installing S&W target sights was a common alteration for LEO because they were lower than other target style sights such as Micro or Bomar. The sights were installed by a pistol smith named James Hoag in Canoga Park, CA. He did an excellent job.
Dennis
Dennis
Cool set!!!!
May 4, 2024 19:24:19 #
May 4, 2024 21:14:07 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Cool set!!!!
Thank you very much Frank. Glad you liked the photos.
Dennis
May 4, 2024 21:21:13 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Nicely shot. The last one shows some holster wear
Thank you very much Jack. I have carried it quite a bit in a holster but also just stuck in my belt when I first got it. Never did have a problem. It is big enough and heavy enough it never did go anywhere.
It is still a very accurate pistol when I do my part. I am just sitting here thinking I have had it over 50 years now. Both of us still going strong.
Dennis
May 4, 2024 23:01:20 #
May 5, 2024 04:53:39 #
May 5, 2024 06:15:59 #
Great gun and nicely photographed Dennis! Hoag is familiar to any of us into firearms as his reputation was always beyond reproach.
May 5, 2024 07:02:59 #
dennis2146 wrote:
I have owned this pistol since the early 1970's and carried it a lot as an off duty gun back then as a Deputy Sheriff in Santa Barbara County, CA. At the time installing S&W target sights was a common alteration for LEO because they were lower than other target style sights such as Micro or Bomar. The sights were installed by a pistol smith named James Hoag in Canoga Park, CA. He did an excellent job.
Dennis
Dennis
Nice! And still in good shape with some honest holster wear.
Here's a nice little bio of Jim Hoag:https://www.chuckhawks.com/jim_hoag.html
May 5, 2024 07:40:28 #
May 5, 2024 07:51:32 #
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