So I picked up a new toy today...

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UPDATED!!

check out the new pics below



For a while now I've wanted to start collecting 1911 style pistols, and today I got my first one. I wanted to make sure the first one I got could also serve as my daily carry pistol. Its a Para-ordanance .45. The main reason I went with para-ord for my first 1911 because they offer a 1911 style pistol with double stack mags. This pistol holds 13+1. I got a pretty good deal on this gun. The MSRP is $899, but I paid a couple hundred less. When I got home, I shot it about 40 times, then I cleaned it really good and oiled it up ( I know it looks really oily in the pics, but that was before I wiped the excess away). Let me know what you guys think!!!





Here are a few pics of the modifications I have done so far. I polished the barrel, grip safety, slide safety, slide release, as well as the slide rails (inside), firing pin and pin housing, the feed ramp, the recoil spring housing, the inside of the barrel bushing, the top side of the barrel throat, and a few other pieces. I've ordered the stainless mag release, a wolff recoil spring, a set of wolff mag springs, a full size firing pin stop, and a lightweight hammer. I also put a 30 degree radius on the extractor (no pics sorry) to help prevent any feeding issues that 1911's have. Let me know what you guys think.










Thats mostly dust on the feed ramp. Its so polished that the smallest spec of dust looks huge (the 10 mega pixel pics probably dont help )