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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - New Springfield GI

Posted: 10/7/2007 11:44:40 AM EDT

I had decided before I came back to the states to get myself a Springfield GI, to build myself a sort of commemorative gun for my tours in Korea. I finally got around to picking up the gun today.

Posted: 10/7/2007 4:53:55 PM EDT

[#1]

That brand new? Haven't seen those grips before.

Posted: 10/7/2007 4:55:59 PM EDT

[#2]

I got them from woodgrips.com. Check this page.

Posted: 10/7/2007 5:53:42 PM EDT

[#3]

What else will you be doing to this pistol? Anything neat not seen?

Posted: 10/7/2007 6:54:48 PM EDT

[#4]

Pondering some retro sights from Yo-Bo, a good trigger job, and Black-T.

Posted: 10/7/2007 10:04:04 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Pondering some retro sights from Yo-Bo, a good trigger job, and Black-T.

Those are what I'm having done to mine right now. I'm also getting some warranty work done to remedy some FTF issues I'd been having.

Posted: 10/7/2007 10:14:21 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
I had decided . . .build myself a sort of commemorative gun for my tours in Korea.

Nice 2ID grips! I checked out the website, but I didn't see anything indicating the pricing on custom military cuts. Do you mind sharing what that cost?

Posted: 10/8/2007 5:22:50 AM EDT

[#7]

They were about 100 bucks. Email them for pricing, you have to provide the artwork.

Posted: 10/8/2007 10:20:21 AM EDT

[#8]

Whoa! Glad you didn't have that with you Saturday!! I wudda had to whup you and take it home with me!! LOL

It is beautiful -- when does the darling bride get hers? (Tit for tat, ya know!

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Posted: 10/8/2007 10:22:56 AM EDT

[#9]

I have two Springfield Mil-Specs and a GI model, she has an STI Trojan...what's this tit for tat stuff you're talking about?!

Posted: 10/8/2007 10:29:26 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
I have two Springfield Mil-Specs and a GI model, she has an STI Trojan...what's this tit for tat stuff you're talking about?!

Ahhh, you know. a little for you a lot for me! (Least that is how it works at my house. A little for me, a LOT for him!!

Posted: 10/8/2007 10:30:29 AM EDT

[#11]

Maybe I outta get her a Springfield EMP...

Posted: 10/8/2007 10:35:33 AM EDT

[#12]

I think we have an EMP on the rental rack -- have her ask me Saturday. I will take it down and let her run a few rounds through it if she wants.

Posted: 10/8/2007 10:40:21 AM EDT

[#13]

I will. BTW, this is the best pic I could manage of the engraving.

Posted: 10/9/2007 1:33:22 PM EDT

[#14]

Took it out today, ran just fine, as expected. Wish I could post a thread about how it needs eleventy billion dollars of gunsmith time to be reliable.

Posted: 10/9/2007 7:25:04 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Took it out today, ran just fine, as expected. Wish I could post a thread about how it needs eleventy billion dollars of gunsmith time to be reliable.

Great!! It's good to hear that at least some mass-producers can still make a good, good-looking, well-running 1911 that doesn't have any issues out-of-the-box.

Now, about that gunsmithing . . . send that champ off to Clark Custom (http://clarkcustomguns.com/) for their Hardball Conversion. Then, get out there and start chasing Leg Points in those EIC matches!!

Posted: 10/9/2007 7:27:54 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
I will. BTW, this is the best pic I could manage of the engraving.

i171.photobucket.com/albums/u317/DoubleARon_2007/DSC01388.jpg

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