Take a look at the photos I posted already. There is one above the front of the trigger guard, there is another visible in the frame above the grip.
i see them now.....thanks
Take a look at the photos I posted already. There is one above the front of the trigger guard, there is another visible in the frame above the grip.
As has been previously stated, those are not production guns.Sandy Strayer has been building fully modular 1911-pattern guns, made from bar stock, including grips, for at least two years...
As has been previously stated, those are not production guns.
This is the first production gun to offer all these features in one 1911 package that an end user can reconfigure with an off-the-shelf production pistol that is found in retail/stocking gun stores.
. . .What Detonics is doing may be unique among production gun makers, but it is clearly not an industry first.
Time will tell, but I think many would share similar concerns. Then again, there are only 2 little lugs that hold the upper to the lower of an AR15 and some fairly powerful cartridges like the 458 Socom and 50 Beowulf don't seem to be snapping those aluminum lugs. Honestly, I think frame strength its a fair thing to question, we won't have the answer until we see some reports from the field.Why do I get the feeling that the screws holding the grips to the rails would bend/warp/break after a couple thousand shots?
For the same reason that ParaUSA (formerly Para-Ordnance) developed the production double-stack 1911 . . . and then later developed the LDA trigger. For the same reason that someone (no clue who) first "Bobtailed" their grip frame. For the same reason there are lightweight alloy frames. For the same reason that the slide was cut and the barrel coned. For the same reason that all stainless steel pistols were developed that would not gall when the frame and rails rubbed. For the same reason there are 1911 compensators.After looking again at all the pictures, it's an interesting idea, but why try to fix something that isn't broken?
Look for something near the end of this month or the beginning of November . . . presuming they actually ship on/close to the schedule that I'm hearing.melensdad, please post a detailed review with range report when you get yours.
I already have a can of Krylon ready for your guni hear md is gonna buy each of us 1 for the holidays so can i get mine in pink please!
. . . this pistol has my interest.
OMG i want one really bADDDDD!!!
i would sell my kimber for one of those
Your CombatMaster, if it says Professional Model on the slide, is a MK VI gun and should have a satin fished frame with polished sides on your slide. It was different from other MK VI guns only by the words Professional Model engraved on the side. All of the MK VI guns were considered to be the deluxe models as they had the highest level of finish, an interchangeable leaf adjustable rear sight. It probably has a CR prefix serial number and is likely in the 15xxx to 22xxx range.
If you have the box, papers, pistol rug and manual then the value of your gun is a couple hundred dollars higher than a brand new G34 will run you.