Quote from: DenStinett on September 21 2020 09:22:19 PM MDT
Very nice
Always thought the (7") Javelina was a "Sexy Beast"
Now if someone builds one as a Double Stack ! ! !

A double stack 7" 10mm would be great!

...don't know how one can't reload and do any amount of shooting...especially if one wants to get good. I started loading for shotgun in 1966 and rifle shortly there after.  In 1970 when I bought my first handgun I bought a mold, dies and brass and never fired a factory round out of the gun.

As to Longslides...I bought one of the last PARA-USA Elite LS Hunter models before they moved the operation to the Remington plant. It's extremely accurate and zero fails to cycle.

Have been looking at the Dan Wesson Bruin and the Kimber Stainless Target...stupidly I passed on a couple of Bruins at auction that went in the $1500 range and several Kimbers in the $850 range...

Last week was at a big gun shop that I had not been to since last January...and although their inventory was 80% down they did have a Kimber for $1080.00...and a LNIB one for $750...so it is now in the safe...

Pays to be patient....

Bob

That's a nice one.  But I'm a lefty, so I need ambi controls.

..I am no gunsmith or mechanic but have managed to put two or three ambi safeties in a couple of 1911s...there isn't much to it usually. That and ANY local smith can drop one in in about 20 minutes...

Bob

"A double stack 7" 10mm would be great!"

Better start doubling up on your Wheaties! LOL

RJM52,

Whats your assessment of your Kimber?

The Kimbers that I've owned were "nice" but not in the same league as a Dan Wesson.

I compliment you on your find and purchase of your Kimber. Seems like a great deal.

Quote from: phydaux on December 16 2020 04:27:48 PM MST
That's a nice one.  But I'm a lefty, so I need ambi controls.

Adding an ambi safety is no biggie, I wouldn't let that option be a deal breaker. That said the Rock Island comes with the ambi safety.  Mine is a 5" model but I have a Rem R1 longslide on my Springfield .45 V16 lower, and be aware the R1 uses unique dovetails for their sights and if you have a problem with the stock sights you have a problem.

I have two Kimber Stainless Target IIs that started off as .38 Super and 10mm... Had the .38 Super for many years before deciding to get a 10mm not realizing that all I needed was a barrel for the Super...  They both have been excellent shooters right out of the box.

https://singleactions.proboards.com/thread/24056/all-1911

The fit and finish of this Long Slide is flawless...super tight fit of all parts and the finish is super smooth. Have no doubt it will shoot as good as the Target IIs do.

DW make a NICE gun.  Just bought my first one last year this time. It is a Guardian in .38 Super.  Would like a Bruin 10mm LS but they are well over double the price of the Kimber I just bought.

Bob

I am a south paw also. Adding a ambi safty is easy and I have bpught a kimber 1911 in 10 mil. Rock island has a 6 in match  both are good guns , i have both. Now a left ejection port would be nice, only gun I know was Randal firearms mid 80s , they made south paw 1911

As to lefty 1911's I have seen a Detonics from the 70's that was built for a lefty in person.  Left sided ejection, magazine release, ambi safety and left twist rifling in the barrel.  The only ones I've seen since were some customs done by Cabot Guns in a magazine article.  If I remember the article correctly, the left handed slides were originally made by Caspian, but I could very well be wrong, it was a long time ago that I read that.

I don't think that Detonics ever made a left handed 1911.

Randall did make them though in that time period.

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It's quite possible I'm mistaken, it was a pistol I saw in a case at the very first gunsmith I went to around 20 years ago to have an ambi safety put on my first 1911.  I'm pretty sure the gunsmith said it was a Detonics that he used in competition himself.  But again, it was a very long time ago and I am getting up there a bit, so I could be misremembering.

Got to shoot the new Kimber Long Slide along with the PARA-USA Hunter on the 24th... Both shot the  same size groups.

Only issue with the Kimber was with some 200 grain hard cast rounds. Was just putting five rounds in a magazine and one out of each mag would FTF to some extent. The last time it happened the slide was just a 1/4" short of going into battery... Only ran 15 of them through the gun and may just need a little more break-in....  Some Gold Dot HPs and some plated Berry's 155 TC loads all ran fine...

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Quote from: The_Shadow on August 09 2020 02:00:50 PM MDT
You might want to try Fusion Arms  https://fusionfirearms.com/

Give Robert Serva a call

Yes, I mentioned them toward the end of my OP.   Their 10mms are out of stock.  They cost a little more than the R1, but a little less than the TRP.  And I could get one with exactly the features I'm looking for.

Sounds to me like Fusion is the way to go since you can get exactly what you want. You'll just have to wait a bit to get it.


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After my experience with Fusion parts while building my own 10mm longslide...which started out with mostly Fusion parts and I basically paid for 2 guns as I had to replace most of them....I'd stay far, far away...surf the internet I'm not alone.  I bought a Fusion "trigger kit" for example, I had a 9.5lb pull.  Bought a replacement from Cylinder and Slide and it came in around 4lbs.  Changing nothing else.  Pretty much everything from Fusion was out of spec.  The only thing I retained was the barrel, and I'm waiting on good weather for shooting but still not out of the woods with that.

Quote from: phydaux on August 09 2020 01:06:25 PM MDT
I'm considering a 10mm long slide 1911. 

First thing I need to mention is that I'm left handed, so I need an ambi safety.  That cuts out the Kimber and the Dan Wesson, since they don't come from the factory with an ambi.  I'm also a bit snobbish when it comes to 1911s with bull barrels rather than bushings, or external extractors.  So that has me wrinkling my nose at Sig and Rock Island pistols.

Right now I'm looking hard at a Remington R1 Hunter.  A few YouTube videos highlight a FTF problem with the Remington R1 series. 

Now when it comes to 1911s, IMO the pistol is still going through break-in during the first 500 rounds, so I ignore any FTFs or FTEs during that period.  Also, it is well known that 1911 malfunctions & stoppages can usually be traced to the magazine rather than the pistol itself.  So the first thing I do when I get a new 1911 is I get five Wilson Combat magazines, and I only run those magazines, or Chip McCormick's, in my 1911s.

I haven't been able to get a clear answer if Remington R1 series pistols still have FTF issues after a break-in, through cleaning & lubrication, and while using top quality magazines.

Now for a few dollars more I could get a longslide TRP, even though that one has a bull barrel.  But recently I have also stumbled across Fusion Firearms, and their 10mm longslide 1911 pistols (currently out of stock).  As I prefer the profile of a 1911 without an accessory rail (the R1 & the TRP both come with rails), I may go that route.  That would actually be a plus for me, since I could also order the Fusion with three dot sights, and the R1 doesn't come with three dot sights.

Does anyone else know of any good quality current production 10mm longslide 1911s?

rock island tac 2 ultra comes in a long slide/commander size I own one and it is very accurate with whatever I feed it, mines a few years old and is the fde version, look into them they are ambi safety.....