Another "My first 1911" thread!

[Hopper]

Swore I'd never have one. Just wasn't interested in what you get for the $$ when you can buy multiple polymers for the same price.

Until I shot my younger brother's DW V-Bob.

Hello my little friend! Just picked it up tonight at Marksman Shooting Supplies in Westfield. Really great store BTW. If you're around the north side of Indy, it's very much worth a visit.

Can not WAIT to get some range time in! Tolerances are just insanely machined, the night sights are dead-on (according to my laser bore sight tool), and everything has a nice, positive "snickity-click-clack" to it. Racking the slide gives a beautiful "swish" sound.

Sorry about not turning the flash off first...

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[Brewster]

Congrats and sweet gun! I just bought my first 1911 recently as well. Man, do I love it!

 

[halfmileharry]

1911s are Magic.

 

[Drail]

1911s are worse than crack cocaine. Once you start you cain't stop.

 

[45 x 11]

I'm the aforementioned younger brother and I approve this message.

 

[nra4ever]

Oh boy. Your in trouble now. You can't stop at just one. Fine choice and enjoy.

 

[IndyGlockMan]

You picked a good one!
I've had my eye on the full size DW Valor and Specialist for awhile.
hard to beat their quality for the money

 

[wtburnette]

Very nice, congrats! I agree with others that one is not enough. Soon after picking up my SR1911 I picked up two more 1911's and I'm always on the verge of buying another...

 

[bjenkins]

Very nice, congrats! I agree with others that one is not enough. Soon after picking up my SR1911 I picked up two more 1911's and I'm always on the verge of buying another...

Really sweet looking gun! Man am I glad that I am not sick like you guys, hey gotta go looks like Buds is calling to confirm my order from yesterday. LOL.

 

[wtburnette]

Really sweet looking gun! Man am I glad that I am not sick like you guys, hey gotta go looks like Buds is calling to confirm my order from yesterday. LOL.

You've got the sickness worse than I do and that's bad...lol!

 

[Porter]

1911's carry quite the sickness... I went to buy one and had two by the end of the day, and have acquired yet another since then.

 

[CindyE]

Sweeeet! That's a really nice first 1911! I just need to figure out how to work one of those nice DW 1911s into the budget!

 

[Thegeek]

Mind telling us what kind of deal you got on it?

 

[churchmouse]

I like the ultra clean look.
Let us know how it runs.
Yes, they are spendy (1911's)
Yes, they are worth it.

 

[Trigger Time]

I like the ultra clean look.
Let us know how it runs.
Yes, they are spendy (1911's)
Yes, they are worth it.

^^ he needs to stop giving all this advice away for free

 

[Trigger Time]

I love that gun OP!! I've wanted a vbob for a while now ever since I saw my buddy's at USDS (gun shop). Feel very nice in the hand!

 

[Hopper]

I love that gun OP!! I've wanted a vbob for a while now ever since I saw my buddy's at USDS (gun shop). Feel very nice in the hand!

This is where my younger brother (45 x 11) got his V-Bob last summer, at USDS. His is just a crazy sweet shooter, really hoping mine is everything his has turned out to be!

As for the deal I got, I ran across a NIB "blem" on Gunbroker. I can't find the blem (there's got to be a blem somewhere in the finish that I haven't discovered yet), and it has full factory mechanical warranty. This ended up knocking a couple hundred off the "cash price" I saw on Bud's website for the same gun.

Thanks everyone for the great comments, I'm pretty excited about this! And, yeah, I have already noticed (as mentioned by TT, Burnette, and CM) that I may have the 1911 infection I used to read so much about.

 

[churchmouse]

This is where my younger brother (45 x 11) got his V-Bob last summer, at USDS. His is just a crazy sweet shooter, really hoping mine is everything his has turned out to be!

As for the deal I got, I ran across a NIB "blem" on Gunbroker. I can't find the blem (there's got to be a blem somewhere in the finish that I haven't discovered yet), and it has full factory mechanical warranty. This ended up knocking a couple hundred off the "cash price" I saw on Bud's website for the same gun.

Thanks everyone for the great comments, I'm pretty excited about this! And, yeah, I have already noticed (as mentioned by TT, Burnette, and CM) that I may have the 1911 infection I used to read so much about.

I have had the fever since I was 12 years old.....

 

[halfmileharry]

1911's carry quite the sickness... I went to buy one and had two by the end of the day, and have acquired yet another since then.

I'd rather have Herpes. It would be easier to get rid of than the 1911 bug I've been carrying around since my USMC days in the late 60s. I fell in love with 1911s and M-14s then. NO cure known to man

 

[churchmouse]

1911's carry quite the sickness... I went to buy one and had two by the end of the day, and have acquired yet another since then.

I am on the hunt for another one right now.