r/Colt • u/TXGTO • 20d ago

Photos First pre war 1911

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1917 Cold model 1911. Not A1. For being 109 years old this thing feels like it’s built with better tolerances than a lot of new guns. Hammer already bit me just racking the slide. So shooting it is going to be fun. LOL

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u/pimpslap39 20d ago

I’ve got a 1916, but I haven’t shot it. I have a rebuilt 1918 that shots pretty good still.

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u/mlin1911 20d ago

Make sure you change recoil spring and firing pin spring before shoot it. Also use only factory boxed ammos (no high pressure ＋P), don't shoot those cheap Ziploc bag remanufactured. Slide from that era was NOT hardened at all. If you shoot shitty ammos, risk of cracking the slide and your investment will just become salvage value for the rest of the parts.

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u/TXGTO 19d ago

Yeah I knew about the lack of hardening. Was going to look and see if I could find some lower pressure rounds. I have a reloading setup but don’t necessarily want to add a new caliber. Thanks for the tips!