A (new) old classic Colt

raimius · June 21, 2019, 03:24 AM

Picked up a royal blued Colt 1903 reproduction. I think I found the new BBQ gun!

Https://beta.photobucket.com/u/USAFr...3-daf43bc74c22

Https://beta.photobucket.com/u/USAFr...f-8996f821bcc7

https://beta.photobucket.com/u/USAFr...4-0fab87ba066f

mk70ss · June 21, 2019, 05:02 AM

Stunning!!!

aarondhgraham · June 21, 2019, 08:51 AM

Eewww,,,

Pretty!

Aarond

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KyJim · June 21, 2019, 08:57 AM

Beautiful pistol! Makes my mouth water.

44caliberkid · June 21, 2019, 12:01 PM

Love those. Saw a nice one reasonably priced in a Scottsdale gun shop last Christmas. Wish I'd have bought it.

aarondhgraham · June 21, 2019, 02:27 PM

May I ask where a person could buy one of those?

And if it's not being too nosy,,,
How much was it?

Aarond

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raimius · June 21, 2019, 07:11 PM

I picked mine from Bud's. They seem to get a few every couple months. It was around $1400, which is steep, but not far off from an original in excellent condition...and I don't feel so bad about shooting a nice reproduction.

Kreyzhorse · June 21, 2019, 08:45 PM

Wow.... that is stunning.

libiglou · June 22, 2019, 04:27 PM

a 1903 is on my bucket list. That gun is just too pretty to shoot. So how does she shoot if I may ask?

raimius · June 22, 2019, 06:35 PM

Libiglou, it is very nicely finished. I bought the reproduction because I would have felt bad shooting an original in anywhere near that nice of condition.

I've only put 50 rounds through it so far. The slide stuck at the rear twice, but was easily fixed (not sure exactly what happened). It is a little difficult to shoot well, with the tiny original sights, although it points VERY naturally in the hand.

libiglou · June 22, 2019, 09:28 PM

the repo looks very well made. you might need a bit of a break in period. The mags on the originals are going for over $200 on GB. That's crazy. In my case I'm like you looking for a shooter. Although I think your repo will hold its value over time unless colt decides to make them again(although aren't the repos made for colt) My usual dilemma. Too many goodies wanted,not enough money. Enjoy it !

Auto5 · June 23, 2019, 06:09 PM

That looks like one high quality finish.

claydoctor · June 28, 2019, 05:39 AM

I keep waiting for them to bring out the 1908 version in .380.

FunGramps · June 28, 2019, 12:04 PM

Oh, just thanks soooo much for that. Now I need one!

Always pined over the 1903. In 1982, found a LNIB one in a New Hampshire gun shop for $250.00. Guess why I'm kicking myself in the arse right now.

raimius · June 28, 2019, 08:59 PM

Claydoctor, YES! I was hoping for a .380 version, but no luck, at least yet.

jar · June 29, 2019, 07:10 AM

I'm afraid mine looks like an old auntie next to the new ones but she still went dancing with me yesterday.

absolute0 · July 2, 2019, 07:41 PM

That thing is gorgeous!

I'm a little surprised that a repro has a US Gub'mit Property rollmark though

June 21, 2019, 03:24 AM	#1
raimius Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2008 Posts: 2,199	A (new) old classic Colt Picked up a royal blued Colt 1903 reproduction. I think I found the new BBQ gun! Https://beta.photobucket.com/u/USAFr...3-daf43bc74c22 Https://beta.photobucket.com/u/USAFr...f-8996f821bcc7 https://beta.photobucket.com/u/USAFr...4-0fab87ba066f

June 21, 2019, 05:02 AM	#2
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,598	Stunning!!! __________________ Say when.....

June 21, 2019, 08:51 AM	#3
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	Eewww,,, Pretty! Aarond . __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)

June 21, 2019, 02:27 PM	#6
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	May I ask where a person could buy one of those? And if it's not being too nosy,,, How much was it? Aarond . __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)

June 21, 2019, 08:45 PM	#8
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	Wow.... that is stunning. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

June 21, 2019, 08:57 AM	#4
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 9,142	Beautiful pistol! Makes my mouth water.

June 21, 2019, 12:01 PM	#5
44caliberkid Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2017 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,104	Love those. Saw a nice one reasonably priced in a Scottsdale gun shop last Christmas. Wish I'd have bought it.

June 21, 2019, 07:11 PM	#7
raimius Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2008 Posts: 2,199	I picked mine from Bud's. They seem to get a few every couple months. It was around $1400, which is steep, but not far off from an original in excellent condition...and I don't feel so bad about shooting a nice reproduction.

June 22, 2019, 04:27 PM	#9
libiglou Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2017 Posts: 184	a 1903 is on my bucket list. That gun is just too pretty to shoot. So how does she shoot if I may ask?

June 22, 2019, 06:35 PM	#10
raimius Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2008 Posts: 2,199	Libiglou, it is very nicely finished. I bought the reproduction because I would have felt bad shooting an original in anywhere near that nice of condition. I've only put 50 rounds through it so far. The slide stuck at the rear twice, but was easily fixed (not sure exactly what happened). It is a little difficult to shoot well, with the tiny original sights, although it points VERY naturally in the hand.

June 22, 2019, 09:28 PM	#11
libiglou Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2017 Posts: 184	the repo looks very well made. you might need a bit of a break in period. The mags on the originals are going for over $200 on GB. That's crazy. In my case I'm like you looking for a shooter. Although I think your repo will hold its value over time unless colt decides to make them again(although aren't the repos made for colt) My usual dilemma. Too many goodies wanted,not enough money. Enjoy it !

June 23, 2019, 06:09 PM	#12
Auto5 Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2013 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 662	That looks like one high quality finish. __________________ At the young age of five, a bear told me that I was the only person who could prevent forest fires. Why I was chosen, I'll never know.

June 28, 2019, 05:39 AM	#13
claydoctor Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 450	I keep waiting for them to bring out the 1908 version in .380.

June 28, 2019, 12:04 PM	#14
FunGramps Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2018 Location: Leftern Washington Posts: 240	Oh, just thanks soooo much for that. Now I need one! Always pined over the 1903. In 1982, found a LNIB one in a New Hampshire gun shop for $250.00. Guess why I'm kicking myself in the arse right now.

June 28, 2019, 08:59 PM	#15
raimius Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2008 Posts: 2,199	Claydoctor, YES! I was hoping for a .380 version, but no luck, at least yet.

June 29, 2019, 07:10 AM	#16
jar Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2001 Location: Deep South Texas Posts: 1,669	I'm afraid mine looks like an old auntie next to the new ones but she still went dancing with me yesterday. __________________ To be vintage it's gotta be older than me!

July 2, 2019, 07:41 PM	#17
absolute0 Senior Member Join Date: August 4, 2005 Location: Zimmerman, MN Posts: 242	That thing is gorgeous! I'm a little surprised that a repro has a US Gub'mit Property rollmark though __________________ "Ice to See You" -McBain