Sidearms & Scatterguns Frank Paris 1911

[elwarpo]

Picked up an older Bowling pin gun, an 1985 Colt series 80 heavily modified by Frank Paris. I have not been able to find much on him or the gun. It has a custom optics mount replacing the right hand grip, 6" ported barrel and a lot of internal work. I will add some pictures when I get home tonight.

 

[elwarpo]

Some pictures. The previous owner left it in a case and the finish suffered, but the insides are excellent.

 

[hermosabeach]

From another Forum
Frank J. Paris
17417 Pershing St.
Livonia, MI 48152-3822
Frank Paris was a well regarded pistolsmith of 20 or so years ago and has passed away

 

[Lowlight]

His grandson is on here trying to respond to you

@dbpphoto

reach out

 

[Downtown]

Man, those bowling pin shoots were a lot of fun. You really needed to hit those pins hard to knock them off the table, especially as they got heavier from collecting lead. Anybody know if they're still shot? The last ones I remember shooting were late Eighties, early Nineties. Paris guns were coveted then.

 

[Downtown]

Those were the days of 1911s and big revolvers. A 9mm or a .38 Special wouldn't really clear all the pins of the table. 1911 mags were usually limited to six rounds, so revolvers were competitive. The matches were always man on man, so were quite exciting to shoot.

 

[want2learn]

very cool looking 1911...bet it shoots great.

wondering how the compensator mates with the recoil spring rod? would you mind perhaps taking a few photos of this relationship....is it a full length guide rod?

 

[strikeeagle1]

Bowling pin shoots continue to this day. Here's Masaad.

 

[Downtown]

I believe Ayoob always credited Richard Davis with the bowling pin idea. That's the man who developed Second Chance body armor and really popularised the idea of it.

 

[elwarpo]

His grandson is on here trying to respond to you

@dbpphoto

reach out

Have done so sir.

 

[elwarpo]

very cool looking 1911...bet it shoots great.

wondering how the compensator mates with the recoil spring rod? would you mind perhaps taking a few photos of this relationship....is it a full length guide rod?

2 piece guide rod that screws together. Pain to take apart and put back together but works amazingly well. Took it apart so you can see. It was a Series 80 Gold Cup National Match. Built in 1980 and modified in 1985. Low round count and beautifully put together.

 

[want2learn]

really interesting, thank you for do this

it looks like it's a screw together one piece recoil rod that travels through the recoil rod spring plug....so the compensator slides in and out along the axis of the tunnel.

 

[elwarpo]

really interesting, thank you for do this

it looks like it's a screw together one piece recoil rod that travels through the recoil rod spring plug....so the compensator slides in and out along the axis of the tunnel.

Correct. The hole is so you can tighten the 2 pieces together with a punch