The CZickness IX Intervention

[churchmouse]

Merry Christmas everyone. Glad to call you my friends.

I'm super stoked that I won something!

I'm still battling a bad cold, had to crawl back into bed for a few hours this morning after we opened presents. But I'm up now and going to make the most of the day.

Cold is kicking my butt as well.
All done now and the house is quite.

 

[RustyHornet]

And with that, the festivities are done. Time for some rest and relaxation. Another one down.

 

[RustyHornet]

I am full beyond belief, but there is still a counter top full of deserts and I am still grazing... This is not good.

 

[wtburnette]

I am full beyond belief, but there is still a counter top full of deserts and I am still grazing... This is not good.

Sitting here indulging in a piece of pumpkin pie and coffee, so I understand

 

[churchmouse]

Sitting here indulging in a piece of pumpkin pie and coffee, so I understand

Oh crap.....reminds me there is pie.......

 

[wtburnette]

Oh crap.....reminds me there is pie.......

 

[SSGSAD]

I just had Peach pie .....

 

[churchmouse]

I just had Peach pie .....

Home made Punken pie with real "Whipped" cream

 

[wtburnette]

Home made Punken pie with real "Whipped" cream

Very nice. We've found a frozen brand we like, Marie Callender. The streusel topped pumpkin pie is to die for

 

[churchmouse]

Very nice. We've found a frozen brand we like, Marie Callender. The streusel topped pumpkin pie is to die for

As to bought pie Marie is the deal. Her apple offerings are very good. Warm with ice cream.

 

[wtburnette]

As to bought pie Marie is the deal. Her apple offerings are very good. Warm with ice cream.

Agreed, only way to eat fruit pies

 

[88E30M50]

Merry Christmas Everyone! I hope all on here had a good Christmas and hope the sick ones (physically sick, not the CZ strain) feels better soon. I finally got to play around with the 9mm Colt 1911 today, but probably won't get to shoot it until later this week. My initial impressions are that it will make a nice project gun. It will be fun to shoot now, but there's a lot to look past in the trigger pull at the moment.

 

[churchmouse]

Merry Christmas Everyone! I hope all on here had a good Christmas and hope the sick ones (physically sick, not the CZ strain) feels better soon. I finally got to play around with the 9mm Colt 1911 today, but probably won't get to shoot it until later this week. My initial impressions are that it will make a nice project gun. It will be fun to shoot now, but there's a lot to look past in the trigger pull at the moment.

How does it appear to be fit up 88

 

[88E30M50]

The slide is not loose, but I have some that are tighter and there are sharp edges all over. When you rack the slide, it feels like it was lubed with lapping compound but I think that's coming from the unbroken machined edges that are everywhere. The machine work on the slide and frame are nice, but not nearly as nice as the CZ 1911. My plans are to gut it of everything except the slide, frame and barrel and replace everything with good quality parts. Right now, the trigger is a gritty 5 lbs.

But, all criticism aside, for $646 it's not bad. With a bit of shooting, it will probably clean itself up a bit but I'll help that process along.

 

[churchmouse]

The slide is not loose, but I have some that are tighter and there are sharp edges all over. When you rack the slide, it feels like it was lubed with lapping compound but I think that's coming from the unbroken machined edges that are everywhere. The machine work on the slide and frame are nice, but not nearly as nice as the CZ 1911. My plans are to gut it of everything except the slide, frame and barrel and replace everything with good quality parts. Right now, the trigger is a gritty 5 lbs.

But, all criticism aside, for $646 it's not bad. With a bit of shooting, it will probably clean itself up a bit but I'll help that process along.

Thanks.
So they have not raised the bar back up yet apparently.

 

[88E30M50]

Not really. This one still has a plastic MSH and the overall feel is 'gritty' if I were to have to find just one word.

 

[churchmouse]

Not really. This one still has a plastic MSH and the overall feel is 'gritty' if I were to have to find just one word.

Sad. But sounds like a nice challenge as a project piece.
Keep us up to fat. I have some MSH's if you need one.

 

[88E30M50]

In their defense, this may have been an older stocked product since they no longer show a 9mm 1911 in their catalog.

 

[churchmouse]

In their defense, this may have been an older stocked product since they no longer show a 9mm 1911 in their catalog.

I keep looking for the proof in the product. Many Colt fanboy's (I am a Springer Fanboy so...) say they are back.

 

[88E30M50]

Thanks CM, I'm not sure what MSH I'm going to go with at this point. I keep hearing the same thing about Colt getting better, but the competition version I held at a LGS last summer should have been their newest stuff, yet it still felt rough. When I pick up a new CZ 1911, Sig or Springer, they have a nice precision feel to them. I just don't get that with the Colts. It feels like there are sharp edges running against each other in there. 2 minutes with a bit of emery cloth would clean that up after the machine work is done, but they just don't seem to do that. Walther PPKs are the same way. You could slice your finger on some of the external edges if not careful.