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If you could have made for you a pistol of ANY specifications, provided that a high-end gunsmith could reasonably do it with "only" a four-digit pricetag :grin: , what would you come up with? Would you just throw a ton of money at Richard Heinie and say "give me something in 5 years," or do you have anything PARTICULARLY peculiar/interesting/unique/dang odd in mind?
[Disclaimer: If I had the dough I just might toss a few grand at Mr. Heinie too!
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A friend of mine has an odd duck, a Colt Gold Cup Commander *two-tone* (stainless frame and blue slide) that is about the coolest thing going. The bluing is a super-duper-deep, very glossy black that is just the bee's knees IMHO.
Where does this lead me? Well, anyone who has seen my previous posts probably knows that I have a serious affinity for Colt Delta Elites, for the deeply rational reasons that:
a) They are Colts, which I like just because.
b) They have groovy roll marks.
c) They are 10mm Auto, the only caliber that matters (ducks to avoid rotten tomatoes). :razz:
d) I've got one that Dane did a bit of work on that is, to my tiny, primitive mind very cool indeed.
So, after seeing a bunch of Dane's gun porno I've settled on the Ultimate No Kidding Dream Piece Till My Next Expensive Idea (TM). Starting with a blued "enhanced" Delta Elite, I'd have the frame hardchromed and the slide given a deep black "blued" finish with polished flats. Other peculiarities: solid long trigger, arched MSH, serrations instead of checkering on MSH & front strap, Novak sights and a bull barrel with a deep muzzle crown. Otherwise, just the usual custom 1911 stuff... extended thumb safety, beavertail, all the guts replaced with "the good stuff."
Getting such a piece would serve absolutely no purpose and there is a very good chance I wouldn't order such a thing anytime soon, if at all. But for me it is the coolest lead-slinger I can think of. What's yours?
[Disclaimer: If I had the dough I just might toss a few grand at Mr. Heinie too!
A friend of mine has an odd duck, a Colt Gold Cup Commander *two-tone* (stainless frame and blue slide) that is about the coolest thing going. The bluing is a super-duper-deep, very glossy black that is just the bee's knees IMHO.
Where does this lead me? Well, anyone who has seen my previous posts probably knows that I have a serious affinity for Colt Delta Elites, for the deeply rational reasons that:
a) They are Colts, which I like just because.
b) They have groovy roll marks.
c) They are 10mm Auto, the only caliber that matters (ducks to avoid rotten tomatoes). :razz:
d) I've got one that Dane did a bit of work on that is, to my tiny, primitive mind very cool indeed.
So, after seeing a bunch of Dane's gun porno I've settled on the Ultimate No Kidding Dream Piece Till My Next Expensive Idea (TM). Starting with a blued "enhanced" Delta Elite, I'd have the frame hardchromed and the slide given a deep black "blued" finish with polished flats. Other peculiarities: solid long trigger, arched MSH, serrations instead of checkering on MSH & front strap, Novak sights and a bull barrel with a deep muzzle crown. Otherwise, just the usual custom 1911 stuff... extended thumb safety, beavertail, all the guts replaced with "the good stuff."
Getting such a piece would serve absolutely no purpose and there is a very good chance I wouldn't order such a thing anytime soon, if at all. But for me it is the coolest lead-slinger I can think of. What's yours?