Louis, about that Colt
If it is a factory-stock Government Model in good condition, I would suggest getting on the Colt forum and finding out a little about it before you let anybody cut on it. Some of them dang things are worth surprising money in unaltered condition. At least try some Rustoleum white epoxy appliance enamel (paint dept at Wal-Mart, in a little bottle like White-out) on the front sight.
As to the Federal Ord, +1 on shooting it. They are not high-end guns and will never be worth a lot of money, even unfired. You may get lucky and have one that shoots well. A FedOrd that's reliable even with hardball is worth more than a $2000 Colt at home in the safe if you need it right then.
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RidinLou,
2013-06-16, 14:24
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- GI Colt sights: You can have a gunsmith replace the GI -
Rob Leahy,
2013-06-16, 14:36
- Unfired. -
JLF,
2013-06-16, 14:52
- Sage advice! (nm) - Boge Quinn, 2013-06-16, 14:54
- Unfired. -
JLF,
2013-06-16, 14:52
- Two separate and vastly different 1911 questions - anachronism, 2013-06-16, 14:49
- Two separate and vastly different 1911 questions - Cherokee, 2013-06-16, 16:04
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- Oh to heck with it, -
RidinLou,
2013-06-16, 21:50
- I think you made the right choice - FOG, 2013-06-17, 06:18
- Novak's sights -
Jeff Taylor,
2013-06-17, 05:23
- RE: Novak's & Sights - FOG, 2013-06-17, 05:59
- Louis, about that Colt -
Catoosa,
2013-06-17, 23:50
- About that Colt slide - RidinLou, 2013-06-18, 15:43
- GI Colt sights: You can have a gunsmith replace the GI -
Rob Leahy,
2013-06-16, 14:36