Sidearms & Scatterguns Handguns...show 'em

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Turkey, they're part of Tisas. Colt 70 series internals, all machined from billet parts internally, no MIM parts. Shot it for the first time yesterday next to my LTT's and it's fantastic out of the box, soft and extremely flat shooting.

Some have triggers that are a bit firm and generally people thing they're oversprung but that was not my experience. It pretty much settled right back on target and the trigger I'm guessing, is right around 3-4 pounds but you can tweak that pretty easily. Ran about 180 rounds through it, mostly CCI Blazer 124 grain and not a single malfunction and it was as accurate as any of my other guns.

I have a bunch of parts coming but I probably should have waited until I actually shot the gun because I walked away thinking it didn't need anything. They had a Staccato day at my range yesterday but I ran out of time. Was going to go shoot the XC just to see how it compared to the MAC which is 1/4 the cost. This is my first 1911/2011 and I bought it to basically learn how to work/modify them. Sold my Sig M18 and picked this up as a replacement. It was a good move.
 
Figured since we gotta Bolt rifle and Semi auto picture thread in their respective sections, we ought to have a handgun pic thread to go along with em so..

Carry guns, race guns, hunting guns, old school collectible pieces, etc.. whatever ya got/wanna show off - lets see it! Maybe(hopefully?) if we get enough posts, we can turn this into a sticky..
Great idea! Always love seeing a good handgun lineup—I'll start digging through my photos and post a few soon. Let’s get this thread rolling and sticky-worthy! 🔫📸
 
64-2 circa 1981... Don't want to date myself too, but let's just say I'm only 1 year older than this gun. This was originally my grandfather's gun.View attachment 8725723
That is a nice piece, you should check out the BuffaloBore defensive wadcutters for this if you carry it. And I’m pretty sure Underwood carries wad cutters as well.
They are relizing wadcutters track straighter and penetrate threw clothing and do substantial tissue damage for stopping a threat.
Something Elmer Keith new long ago, father of the 357, 41 & 44 magnum.
 
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That is a nice piece, you should check out the BuffaloBore defensive wadcutters for this if you carry it. And I’m pretty sure Underwood carries wad cutters as well.

They are realizing wadcutters track straighter and penetrate through clothing and do substantial tissue damage for stopping a threat.

Something Elmer Keith knew long ago, father of the 357, 41 & 44 Magnum.

Thanks for the information and I'm well aware of the brand. I've gone down that rabbit hole before.

This is always loaded (as in the picture), but is mainly my night stand gun. My father died when I was 8 years old, so it was my grandfather that got me into firearms. I think he would love the fact that his gun sits on my nightstand ...



He would hate the hand applied polish though.
 
Thanks for the information and I'm well aware of the brand. I've gone down that rabbit hole before.

This is always loaded (as in the picture), but is mainly my night stand gun. My father died when I was 8 years old, so it was my grandfather that got me into firearms. I think he would love the fact that his gun sits on my nightstand ...



He would hate the hand applied polish though.

I like that particular polish job. It isn't enough to try to mimic nickel, but it is enough to get the factory swirls in the finish out.

Some of those stainless Smiths over the years looked like they got attacked with a Brillo pad during assembly.
 
I like that particular polish job. It isn't enough to try to mimic nickel, but it is enough to get the factory swirls in the finish out.

Some of those stainless Smiths over the years looked like they got attacked with a Brillo pad during assembly.
Yes, I agree and my 657 is in desperate need to get the scratches polished out.
Wow, that is amazing I thought your gun was a nickle gun, it looks great.
I was going to get some flitz polish and some micro fiber and see if I can get scratches out.
From seeing how yours turned out I am definitely going to polish it.
Will post results at a later date, again great pistol.
 
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Yes, I agree and my 657 is in desperate need to get the scratches polished out.
Wow, that is amazing I thought your gun was a nickle gun, it looks great.
I was going to get some flitz polish and some micro fiber and see if I can get scratches out.
From seeing how yours turned out I am definitely going to polish it.
Will post results at a later date, again great pistol.

Having done a stainless gun to a fine polish before, just use a t-shirt and go by hand man. Flitz works, and so does Mother's mag and aluminum polish. Takes time, but you can't overdo it in a hurry by hand like you can with power tools.

I did the 'nickel' look (uber high polish) once on a stainless gun. I found out quickly that it shows fingerprints like nothing else. Looks pretty for photos though.

I've "restored" about a half-dozen stainless smiths that I bought abused. Usually have to buff out the huge scratches with 400, then 2000 grit sandpaper (or 0000 steel wool), and then a light going over with polish and a t-shirt will get it looking like it should have from the factory.

I'll see if I can find photos of some of these examples when I get home.
 
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