R1 Zombie has new clothes - Page 2

PetahW · March 13, 2013, 08:33 AM

Didja make the grips, or does someone else make/market them ?

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Rabbitt · March 13, 2013, 09:44 AM

Thanks for the comments everyone. A lot more likable comments than last time.

Believe me. This one is not for carry. Fun time at the range is all.

The grips came from ebay. I feel the guy did a fantastic job on them. If I run into other grips I like I will probably get them also.

Not your normal run of the mill 1911 for sure but hey. I am enjoying it a lot. I have not shot it since I put the grips on but it doesn't feel like anything will change.

Foofer · March 13, 2013, 10:20 AM

When those "walking zombies" see that piece they will become "running zombies" in the opposite direction my zombie killing friend

Skadoosh · March 13, 2013, 10:31 AM

Still not my cup of joe. Kinda like a doberman wearing a clown suit. Still a doberman but...

Constantine · March 13, 2013, 10:33 AM

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Still not my cup of joe. Kinda like a doberman wearing a clown suit. Still a doberman but...

That has to be one of the Top 10 funny lines of TFL.

Skans · March 13, 2013, 02:16 PM

I found those grips on Ebay - The vendor makes some pretty cool looking grips and the price isn't too out there either.

chriscraft35 · March 13, 2013, 04:18 PM

Cool! Verry Cool!

Sgt Pepper · March 15, 2013, 07:11 PM

Dude, you are livin' life right!!! These gunboards tend to be too serious much of the time, but that piece is a kick ass work of art. As they used to say, "get on with yo bad self!"

MLeake · March 15, 2013, 07:37 PM

Sorry for the veer, but all I can picture is a Doberman in a clown suit chasing down some guy who is both screaming and insanely giggling....

captainrock39 · March 15, 2013, 08:01 PM

It looks way cool

WiscBuckmaster · March 15, 2013, 08:46 PM

That's a slick lookin rig now with the new grips i think they make the gun look alot better than the stock ones you had on before.

Joe_Pike · March 15, 2013, 08:56 PM

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In fact I wouldn't keep it in the same area with my other .45's for fear it may breed.

It wouldn't breed with them, but it might try to eat their ammo.

ryanryan03 · March 15, 2013, 10:59 PM

It's yours. You like it. That's all that matters. Enjoy it. I think it's very unique.

Rugerismisticness · March 16, 2013, 09:46 AM

I actually really like the gun, more appealing to me than plain old camo, but I'd much prefer wood grips.

WC145 · March 17, 2013, 08:05 AM

I like the paint job, in fact I need to go back and read your original post about it, don't know how I missed it. The grips, though, I don't like so much, I might have gone with stag or bone if it was mine.

ETA: I just read through the other thread, I prefer the look with the black grips you had on it before. The metal ones are cool for presentation but look uncomforatable and slippery for shooting.

dajowi · March 17, 2013, 08:28 AM

Is that motif supposed to represent faces? Rotting flesh? What???

dos0711 · March 17, 2013, 09:08 AM

That is one funky 1911!

Venom1956 · March 17, 2013, 12:08 PM

I like it. Its a fun gun.

You need to get the rest of the accent pieces polished SS to match.

Slide stop, safety, beavertail, and the mag release.

Side note... are those grips even comfy?

CurlyQ.Howard · March 17, 2013, 12:18 PM

Very effective look. It makes me sick to my stomach (that's a compliment). It calls up the whole zombie thing. Believe me, you've hit a grand slam. Ugh!

BrokenBottles · March 17, 2013, 06:10 PM

I LOVE that paint job. but I hate those grips so much that it ruins the look of the gun for me

52 Monster Stack · March 18, 2013, 12:37 AM

Broken bottles i agree the grips don't look right.

Rabbitt · March 18, 2013, 03:03 PM

dajowi and others. There are zonbie faces within the green areas all over the gun. I think I also saw at least one bio hazard symbol.

Here is a close up of one area of the pistol. You should be able to make out 3 faces in it.

Rabbitt · March 18, 2013, 03:09 PM

I do appreciate the comments on the gun and the grips. I do know the grips aren't for everybody. And it is clear that not all like the Zombie motif. That is good. Be a real boring gun world if that weren't so.

I haven't shot it with these grips and I also hope they don't tend to be slippery. I would have preferred that the grips were a bit more darkly burnished. But I didn't like the really lime green ones that are available.

The great thing about grips is one can change them when ever one wants. Lol

ryanryan03 · March 19, 2013, 12:29 AM

It would be cool to have some bone grips too. Cool motif.

JimmyR · March 19, 2013, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by rabbitt

I do appreciate the comments on the gun and the grips. I do know the grips aren't for everybody. And it is clear that not all like the Zombie motif. That is good. Be a real boring gun world if that weren't so.

I haven't shot it with these grips and I also hope they don't tend to be slippery. I would have preferred that the grips were a bit more darkly burnished. But I didn't like the really lime green ones that are available.

The great thing about grips is one can change them when ever one wants. Lol

When I first saw the title of your thread, I couldn't help but think, "OMG what has Rabbitt done to that gun now???"

In all seriousness, I think I'm with you, and a darker grip would look better. It does match your trigger and barrel, so it doesn't look too bad, but, to me, it does seem a little incongruous. Just my .02. If it does end up being tough to grip, I would suggest the VZ grip line. I have a set on my CZ-75, and they are great! Plenty of variety in designs. I can't get to it from my work computer, but I bet they would have a set that would compliment your zombie look.

March 13, 2013, 09:44 AM	#27
Rabbitt Member Join Date: January 25, 2011 Location: Nebraska Posts: 96	Thanks for the comments everyone. A lot more likable comments than last time. Believe me. This one is not for carry. Fun time at the range is all. The grips came from ebay. I feel the guy did a fantastic job on them. If I run into other grips I like I will probably get them also. Not your normal run of the mill 1911 for sure but hey. I am enjoying it a lot. I have not shot it since I put the grips on but it doesn't feel like anything will change. __________________ NRA Life Member. Bersa; Browning; Henry; Rossi; Kimber; Magnum Research; Rock Island; Ruger; S&W; Sig; Taurus; Chiappa; Remington; Remington Shotgun; Hi Point Carbine. .22; .380; 9mm; .38; .357; .45 and 12 gauge. Variety is the spice of life.

March 13, 2013, 10:20 AM	#28
Foofer Member Join Date: March 8, 2007 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 76	Love It! When those "walking zombies" see that piece they will become "running zombies" in the opposite direction my zombie killing friend __________________ I'm clinging to my guns and my religion!

March 13, 2013, 10:31 AM	#29
Skadoosh Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,646	Still not my cup of joe. Kinda like a doberman wearing a clown suit. Still a doberman but... __________________ NRA Life Member (2003) USN Retired

March 15, 2013, 10:59 PM	#38
ryanryan03 Member Join Date: January 11, 2013 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 33	It's yours. You like it. That's all that matters. Enjoy it. I think it's very unique. __________________ Maverick 88 / Mossberg 715T / Ruger LCR / Ruger LCP / Sig Mosquito / Sig P250C / Sears & Roebuck .22 / S&W 3 Screw .38 / Remington Woodsmaster "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing." - Abraham Lincoln

March 17, 2013, 08:05 AM	#40
WC145 Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2008 Location: Downeast Maine Posts: 1,299	I like the paint job, in fact I need to go back and read your original post about it, don't know how I missed it. The grips, though, I don't like so much, I might have gone with stag or bone if it was mine. ETA: I just read through the other thread, I prefer the look with the black grips you had on it before. The metal ones are cool for presentation but look uncomforatable and slippery for shooting. __________________ If you're going to be dumb you'd better be tough. Stupid hurts. Last edited by WC145; March 17, 2013 at 08:46 AM.

March 13, 2013, 08:33 AM	#26
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 3,399	Didja make the grips, or does someone else make/market them ? .

March 13, 2013, 02:16 PM	#31
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 6,362	I found those grips on Ebay - The vendor makes some pretty cool looking grips and the price isn't too out there either.

March 13, 2013, 04:18 PM	#32
chriscraft35 Junior Member Join Date: February 22, 2013 Posts: 4	Cool! Verry Cool!

March 15, 2013, 07:11 PM	#33
Sgt Pepper Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 631	Dude, you are livin' life right!!! These gunboards tend to be too serious much of the time, but that piece is a kick ass work of art. As they used to say, "get on with yo bad self!"

March 15, 2013, 07:37 PM	#34
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 9,765	Sorry for the veer, but all I can picture is a Doberman in a clown suit chasing down some guy who is both screaming and insanely giggling....

March 15, 2013, 08:01 PM	#35
captainrock39 Member Join Date: January 21, 2013 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 35	It looks way cool

March 15, 2013, 08:46 PM	#36
WiscBuckmaster Member Join Date: February 16, 2013 Posts: 69	That's a slick lookin rig now with the new grips i think they make the gun look alot better than the stock ones you had on before.

March 16, 2013, 09:46 AM	#39
Rugerismisticness Senior Member Join Date: December 22, 2010 Posts: 905	I actually really like the gun, more appealing to me than plain old camo, but I'd much prefer wood grips.

March 17, 2013, 08:28 AM	#41
dajowi Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2005 Posts: 789	Is that motif supposed to represent faces? Rotting flesh? What???

March 17, 2013, 09:08 AM	#42
dos0711 Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2012 Location: Northeast, Fl Posts: 191	That is one funky 1911!

March 17, 2013, 12:08 PM	#43
Venom1956 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2008 Location: WI Posts: 2,353	I like it. Its a fun gun. You need to get the rest of the accent pieces polished SS to match. Slide stop, safety, beavertail, and the mag release. Side note... are those grips even comfy? __________________ E-Shock rounds are engineered to expend maximum energy into soft targets, turning the density mass into an expanding rotational cone of NyTrilium matrix particles, causing neurological collapse to the central nervous system.- Yeah I can do that. I guarantee you will know it if a bicyclist hits your house going 1000 mph.

March 17, 2013, 12:18 PM	#44
CurlyQ.Howard Senior Member Join Date: May 2, 2012 Posts: 247	Very effective look. It makes me sick to my stomach (that's a compliment). It calls up the whole zombie thing. Believe me, you've hit a grand slam. Ugh!

March 17, 2013, 06:10 PM	#45
BrokenBottles Member Join Date: September 16, 2010 Location: The worst Lancaster in the U.S. Posts: 78	I LOVE that paint job. but I hate those grips so much that it ruins the look of the gun for me __________________ "Lube the hell out of your Llama. Run it wet and it should be a decent pistol."

March 18, 2013, 12:37 AM	#46
52 Monster Stack Member Join Date: November 13, 2011 Posts: 25	Broken bottles i agree the grips don't look right.

March 18, 2013, 03:03 PM	#47
Rabbitt Member Join Date: January 25, 2011 Location: Nebraska Posts: 96	dajowi and others. There are zonbie faces within the green areas all over the gun. I think I also saw at least one bio hazard symbol. Here is a close up of one area of the pistol. You should be able to make out 3 faces in it. __________________ NRA Life Member. Bersa; Browning; Henry; Rossi; Kimber; Magnum Research; Rock Island; Ruger; S&W; Sig; Taurus; Chiappa; Remington; Remington Shotgun; Hi Point Carbine. .22; .380; 9mm; .38; .357; .45 and 12 gauge. Variety is the spice of life.

March 18, 2013, 03:09 PM	#48
Rabbitt Member Join Date: January 25, 2011 Location: Nebraska Posts: 96	I do appreciate the comments on the gun and the grips. I do know the grips aren't for everybody. And it is clear that not all like the Zombie motif. That is good. Be a real boring gun world if that weren't so. I haven't shot it with these grips and I also hope they don't tend to be slippery. I would have preferred that the grips were a bit more darkly burnished. But I didn't like the really lime green ones that are available. The great thing about grips is one can change them when ever one wants. Lol __________________ NRA Life Member. Bersa; Browning; Henry; Rossi; Kimber; Magnum Research; Rock Island; Ruger; S&W; Sig; Taurus; Chiappa; Remington; Remington Shotgun; Hi Point Carbine. .22; .380; 9mm; .38; .357; .45 and 12 gauge. Variety is the spice of life. Last edited by Rabbitt; March 18, 2013 at 05:43 PM.

March 19, 2013, 12:29 AM	#49
ryanryan03 Member Join Date: January 11, 2013 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 33	It would be cool to have some bone grips too. Cool motif. __________________ Maverick 88 / Mossberg 715T / Ruger LCR / Ruger LCP / Sig Mosquito / Sig P250C / Sears & Roebuck .22 / S&W 3 Screw .38 / Remington Woodsmaster "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing." - Abraham Lincoln