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Just out of curiosity, what things *particularly* appeal to you on a custom 1911? I ask partly out of curiosity, but partly to get new ideas. New ideas are dangerous -- they tend to cost money -- but I'm willing to take that risk. :grin:
I have very strong personal preferences. Some are based on experience, but alot are just subjective. No bashing on anyone else is intended here, it is just what *I* happen to like.
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Aside from my desire to show off (a dangerous thing in a forum full of Dane's gun porn :grin: ), my Delta Elite serves as an illustration of what I like.
1. I like Colts with cool-looking roll marks on the slide. I get antsy if it doesn't actually say "Government Model" on the opposite side. This is shallow and irrational. And I don't care.
2. I like the pistol to look as "clean" as possible. That means solid triggers, fixed sights, no front cocking serrations, no magwells, no accessory rails, no wide safeties, and so on. On the other hand, I do like beavertails and (narrow) extended thumb safties because IMHO they are better ergonomically.
3. For me, double-diamond hardwood grips with hex-head grip screws are the end-all and be-all of grip material. Oh yeah, and regardless of the kind of grips it has I think a Delta Elite MUST have the Delta medallions in the grips or it won't look right. Again, I think this for absolutely no good reason.
4. The only frontstrap and MSH treatment that I like is serrations. I've seen some unbelieveably good checkering but the feel of it drives me bonkers.
5. Crowning of the muzzle just looks cool.
6. Finally, while I like stainless as a practical material for handguns, really deep, really black, really glossy bluing is the best-looking thing going IMHO.
Of course, I'm strange to begin with... I think S&W 610 revolvers are unbelieveably cool. :wink:
I have very strong personal preferences. Some are based on experience, but alot are just subjective. No bashing on anyone else is intended here, it is just what *I* happen to like.
Aside from my desire to show off (a dangerous thing in a forum full of Dane's gun porn :grin: ), my Delta Elite serves as an illustration of what I like.
1. I like Colts with cool-looking roll marks on the slide. I get antsy if it doesn't actually say "Government Model" on the opposite side. This is shallow and irrational. And I don't care.
2. I like the pistol to look as "clean" as possible. That means solid triggers, fixed sights, no front cocking serrations, no magwells, no accessory rails, no wide safeties, and so on. On the other hand, I do like beavertails and (narrow) extended thumb safties because IMHO they are better ergonomically.
3. For me, double-diamond hardwood grips with hex-head grip screws are the end-all and be-all of grip material. Oh yeah, and regardless of the kind of grips it has I think a Delta Elite MUST have the Delta medallions in the grips or it won't look right. Again, I think this for absolutely no good reason.
4. The only frontstrap and MSH treatment that I like is serrations. I've seen some unbelieveably good checkering but the feel of it drives me bonkers.
5. Crowning of the muzzle just looks cool.
6. Finally, while I like stainless as a practical material for handguns, really deep, really black, really glossy bluing is the best-looking thing going IMHO.
Of course, I'm strange to begin with... I think S&W 610 revolvers are unbelieveably cool. :wink:
