JMoore

I'm building my first .308 DPMS platform AR. If you guys will look over my specs and weigh in on what you would change or have any suggestions, please chime in. Here is a list of parts I have in and parts ordered. This won't be a competition gun. I'm aiming for reliability and accuracy....A battle/duty type rifle. Mega Arms MATEN MKM Key-Mod (upper, lower, Handguard,) - JP .308 LMOS w/ QPQ carrier - JP Barrel kit -18" light contour barrel, JP low profile adjustable gas block, headspaced enhanced bolt, JP comp, Black Teflon finish - JP AR-10 Silent Captured Spring I ordered the barrel kit and SCS Friday. The Mega MKM has an estimated ship date of November 29th... I still have to decide on trigger, buttstock, pistol grip, and LPK. Anything you would do different or change?

All the research I've done on the Special Combat model has only made me want to keep one of them. I've only read great things about them. Like I said, I'm new to the 1911, so when I break it down, I don't really know what I'm looking at or looking for. You Tube has helped me a lot, along with all the Internet material I've came across. I plan to take it out tomorrow and put somemore lead down it, I just want this pistol to shoot whatever I feed it. Seems like most everyone else I've found to have one can feed it anything. But, my luck is never good. These pistols have been in a glass display for the past year or so. Before that, they were in the box. I cleaned the exterior of them right when I got them home. They were a little dirty, but no different then any other displayed pistol. I'm just curious if Colt will honor their warranty service even though it's been 8 years since the pistol was originally bought. I would think they would since this pistol just now sold to me. At the price they are selling for, I shouldn't have to spend more money to make it run. Just my opinion. Hopefully Colts Customer Service is good. I've never dealt with them before. The reliability package is sounding like a very good option also. I will let you guys know how it does tomorrow evening. Hopefully it was just a gimmick. Thanks for the responses. I'm still looking into getting a SA TRP. I wish I was in the position to get a Wilson, but I'm not. Not really for sure if a Wilson is worth the extra $1000+ . It might be, but I think I need to get a lot more familiar with the 1911, so I will know what I want in future purchases. Again, thanks !!

Hey guys. I recently came across 2 NIB Colt Special Combat Governments that I couldn't pass up. I went ahead and purchased them. I'm still figuring all this 1911 stuff out. I'm still "green" to this platform. I planned on picking up SA TRP, but this has set e back on getting one right now. I bought these to basically sell (FFL holder), but after researching the SCG, I don't know if I will ever get another chance to own one. They are very hard to find. I finally broke and had to fire one of them last week. Accuracy was excellent. I was very impressed. But I had one problem. On both magazines, this happened, when feeding a new shell in, the slide would stop about 1/4", maybe a little more , from fully closing. I was shooting some Winchester jacketed hollowpoints. It's the only 45ACP ammo I had on me. I should of stripped the gun and given it a good cleaning before going out. I was pressed on time and failed to do so. There was also brass marks on the top side of the ejection port after firing. Not for sure if this is normal or not. I figured these problems could be an ammo problem, not being cleaned since it left Colt (8 years ago) or possibly something else. I'm looking to get some user experience of this Colt model from you guys and to see if you have any suggestions on what might be making the slide come up short when feeding another round into the chamber. I haven't had the chance to get it back out yet. I did pull the slide off and cleaned/lubricated everything. I just need to see if this was the problem or not. Maybe pick up a few different types of ammo also. I'm going to attempt to post a few pictures of the SCG along with this post...I just signed up to this forum yesterday. If there are any SCG owners out there that have any recommendations on after factory upgrades they recommend, etc, please share. I'll take anything I can get. I still have a lot to learn about this 1911 platform. Both are series 80 1911s Best Regards, Jeremy Moore It won't let me post a link to pictures since I'm a new member. The model number is 01980CM . Both are Satin Nickel/blued slide.

Just signed up...I've been meaning to for awhile now. Very informative forum. Best Regards, Jeremy