Colt 1911 .45 Auto

Sergio Natali · 05-04-2016, 03:55 AM

Barry

ESSEX parts are hardly known here where I live, but I assume they can be good parts for the money, if assembled properly.
I see that you've got a COLT frame and my question would be whether that gun was built right.
Essex guns (and parts of) have always been considered rather cheap, and most of the times used for assembling cheapish 1911.
Personally I would much prefer to spend the same money on a decent second hand COLT 1991, or a SPRINGFIELD or a REMINGTON R1
Parts gun are also called "frankenstein guns" and they call them like that for a reason.

My two bob.

Cheers.

05-04-2016, 03:55 AM	#7
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Barry ESSEX parts are hardly known here where I live, but I assume they can be good parts for the money, if assembled properly. I see that you've got a COLT frame and my question would be whether that gun was built right. Essex guns (and parts of) have always been considered rather cheap, and most of the times used for assembling cheapish 1911. Personally I would much prefer to spend the same money on a decent second hand COLT 1991, or a SPRINGFIELD or a REMINGTON R1 Parts gun are also called "frankenstein guns" and they call them like that for a reason. My two bob. Cheers. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.