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Vic wrote:Hey Doc,

I was standing in the lane next to you! You were collecting brass, and I was trying to keep my .40 brass from mixing with your 9mm brass.

You are a very good shot, even though you gave all the credit to the gun.

Hope to see you again.

Hey, Vic! Good to have met you. I went straight from the range to my gunsmith after I got pinched a few times with the stock grip safety. Can't wait to sling some more brass with the new beavertail intalled!

Shoot me a pm, and let's go shoot!

Hammer bite fixed - Ed Brown beavertail installed

joe817 wrote:Well done doc! Beautiful work on the guns! Cutting out a smiley face with shooting the gun is pretty neat too!

Good shooting!

haha...thanks, I'm working on my Mel Gibson technique.

first 4 mag's thru it, 9 round Colt factory mag and three 10 round Virgil Tripps...the gun's perfect, the shooter's got a long way to go!





I love it when a plan comes together.

hahaha...good eye! It's a Snap On, alright.

and thanks, it's been a fun project but it's getting ready to get a lot more "funner"!

Thanks!

This better shows the Ed Brown hammer and safety.

Headed to the range this morning to shoot it for the first time.

The late Walter Birdsong had treated me so well when I called in about his "Black T" finish, when I heard he passed away a few months ago I decided I wanted his finish on it.

It's an excellent finish, but I did it equally out of respect for the man who invented it.

pbwalker wrote:where did you come across the original?

I just found it online in a forum classified somewhere.

It turned out to be a little rougher than I anticipated, but 9mm Commanders are relatively rare, and rough ones are really hard to find.

It's serving it's purpose well so far.

9mm Combat Commander





I'll shoot it for the first time this Saturday.

9mm Colt Combat Commander Update:

Started with this


beadblasted


Today:
FedEx delivered the parts I sent to "Black T"!

Can't say enough for their customer service. Great price and quick turnaround of less than 6 weeks.

Everything looks great (frame, slide, mainspring cover, and grip safety), so it's off to Gary Dean for reassembly and fitting the Ed Brown stainless parts.

Pics and a range report soon cuz this Colt's gonna get smoked!