I know I’ve shared some photos of some of the projects I’d been working on with my Kimbers. Shared some new grips I put on my Springfields. I don’t think I ever shared that I had been working on rebuilding my collection.
I had sold off a few impulse buys in November and February. I was down to 4. Then I took one of those 4 to the auction house to be auctioned off this August. That bought me down to 3. Between mid-March and yesterday, I had bought 14 new ones. 5 are already at the auction. One given to little brother brought me back down to 8 new ones for a total of 11.
The family pic as of yesterday.
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Starting in the first column, these are my hard chrome Metro Arms American Classics, one in 10mm and two in .45. I referred to these as my “Holy Smokers”. The two .45’s are two of the 3 that made the cut from the old collection. These are incredible guns for the money. Normally run $550-$650 when they aren’t in short supply. I had to custom fit the Mammoth grips to these due to the oversized controls but it turned out well.
He’re a closeup of the trio
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In the middle column, the first 3 are my Springfields, one Garrison in 9mm, one Loaded in .45 and one Garrison in .45. Those I recently shared the grips I put on them, but here’s a shot of the 3 together.
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The last one in the middle column is my S&W SW1911 E-Series. It’s the 3rd one that survived the cut from the original collection. I am unsure if it’ll make the cut this time. It’s the odd man out. I do like it, was experimenting with new grip today, but if I find a good price on a new full size Kimber Stainless Raptor 9mm, it may be on the chopping block.
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In the last column are my Kimbers. Kimber Stainless Raptor II in .45, Stainless II in 10mm, Rapide Dawn in 9mm and a Stainless II in 45.
The Stainless Raptor II in 45, I just got yesterday. It’s a beautiful piece. Solid, unique and well put together. My new favorite of the bunch. The only thing I did to this gun is replace the factory plastic main spring housing with the stainless one from my Stainless II in .45.
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The Kimber Stainless II’s I shared in a different thread. These went through a major facelift. New grips, sanded the matte of the slide flats to a light machined face look, installed new main spring housings with flared magwell ports in order to catch the essence of the Kimber Rapide Dawn also pictured below.
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There will be more to come. Not pictured, I have two stainless Springfield Loaded models in .45, a Springfield Garrison in 9mm, a Kimber Stainless II in 10mm and an RIA BBR 3.10 at the auction house right now. Any of those could come back if the price doesn’t get high enough.
Got a Stainless Raptor II 9mm in my sights and a stainless Colt Competition in 45 on backorder still.
I had sold off a few impulse buys in November and February. I was down to 4. Then I took one of those 4 to the auction house to be auctioned off this August. That bought me down to 3. Between mid-March and yesterday, I had bought 14 new ones. 5 are already at the auction. One given to little brother brought me back down to 8 new ones for a total of 11.
The family pic as of yesterday.
Starting in the first column, these are my hard chrome Metro Arms American Classics, one in 10mm and two in .45. I referred to these as my “Holy Smokers”. The two .45’s are two of the 3 that made the cut from the old collection. These are incredible guns for the money. Normally run $550-$650 when they aren’t in short supply. I had to custom fit the Mammoth grips to these due to the oversized controls but it turned out well.
He’re a closeup of the trio
In the middle column, the first 3 are my Springfields, one Garrison in 9mm, one Loaded in .45 and one Garrison in .45. Those I recently shared the grips I put on them, but here’s a shot of the 3 together.
The last one in the middle column is my S&W SW1911 E-Series. It’s the 3rd one that survived the cut from the original collection. I am unsure if it’ll make the cut this time. It’s the odd man out. I do like it, was experimenting with new grip today, but if I find a good price on a new full size Kimber Stainless Raptor 9mm, it may be on the chopping block.
In the last column are my Kimbers. Kimber Stainless Raptor II in .45, Stainless II in 10mm, Rapide Dawn in 9mm and a Stainless II in 45.
The Stainless Raptor II in 45, I just got yesterday. It’s a beautiful piece. Solid, unique and well put together. My new favorite of the bunch. The only thing I did to this gun is replace the factory plastic main spring housing with the stainless one from my Stainless II in .45.
The Kimber Stainless II’s I shared in a different thread. These went through a major facelift. New grips, sanded the matte of the slide flats to a light machined face look, installed new main spring housings with flared magwell ports in order to catch the essence of the Kimber Rapide Dawn also pictured below.
There will be more to come. Not pictured, I have two stainless Springfield Loaded models in .45, a Springfield Garrison in 9mm, a Kimber Stainless II in 10mm and an RIA BBR 3.10 at the auction house right now. Any of those could come back if the price doesn’t get high enough.
Got a Stainless Raptor II 9mm in my sights and a stainless Colt Competition in 45 on backorder still.
