O1918 help/advice please

[egumpher]

Hello,

I own four .45ACP pistols. A Springfield TRP Operator with rail, a Colt Lightweight Commander XSE and a Colt New Agent.

Having said that I really want a O1918 WWI replica but don't want to spend a grand to get one.

I hardly ever shoot the TRP anymore for some reason. I carry the New Agent and Commander. My primary home pistol is a Sig P226 15-round 9mm because it’s light, very easy to shoot and has a rail.

I just got an offer to trade the TRP for a NIB O1918. I know that I will loose a little bit of money, perhaps, in the deal but it will get me my new pistol.

I wont carry the O1918 so finicky hollow point wont be a problem.

But, will the O1918 cycle most modern ammo?
What do you think about a TRP (the top of the line model) for a O1918?


Thank You
Eric

[kenhwind]

Buy.sell, trade, thats my motto.
If I really wanted the 1918 and lost interest in theTRP, I would trade if the trade was reasonable.

[egumpher]

Buy.sell, trade, thats my motto.
If I really wanted the 1918 and lost interest in theTRP, I would trade if the trade was reasonable.

Agreed.........boy sometimes I make things harder than they need to be....

:appld:

Rgds
Eric

[skimbell]

But, will the O1918 cycle most modern ammo?


I can't really speak directly to this matter, I have O1918 that I have yet to shoot, but I do have a blue repro that I shoot the stuffing out of and it hasn't had a hickup with anything that I've tried to run through it. As far as I can tell they're the same gun, just a different color.
Get the 01918. It's a ton of fun to shoot, you'll love it!

[Joni Lynn]

The WW1 repro that I have functions well most of the time but it doesn't always feed the 200 grain lswc I use. It feeds ball ammo as would be expected and the hollow point ammo I've run has also worked well.

As for trading the TRP, if it's going to be a gun you will miss then you might reconsider. I try to hold onto any gun that I think I'll miss.

[egumpher]

As for trading the TRP, if it's going to be a gun you will miss then you might reconsider. I try to hold onto any gun that I think I'll miss.

Indecision is the key to flexibility.......right now I think I'm doing a full split.........

:butthead:

Rgds
Eric

[paul45]

TRP.....new, 1300-1400 approx

Colt 01918......new, 850-950 approx

(Prices observed in my area)

Not a trade I would do, unless cash added to even the trade some.

[egumpher]

TRP.....new, 1300-1400 approx

Colt 01918......new, 850-950 approx

(Prices observed in my area)

Not a trade I would do, unless cash added to even the trade some.


Thank you for the input. I decided to back out of the deal and start saving for an O1918. The TRP is a very nice pistols and I shouldn't give it away.

Rgds
Eric
for now it's :
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[Joni Lynn]

That's probably your best choice.
This way you never feel bad for getting rid of one you might have otherwise kept and you get to continue enjoying it as well.

[Ric4509]

Keep the TRP, put the 01918 on layaway. 01918s are not easy to find. There will come a time when prodjuction will stop for this model. I have a 01918 repro and a 1911A1 repro and both a safe queens.

[Mick_In_Texas]

egumpher, over the course of the thread... even though you don't often shoot the TRP, in a sense, it's a "whole other gun" than the WWI Repros (mine, an O1911, the first one, similar to the O1918, different finish). The pricing difference as mentioned by Paul would be one thing... although your TRP is "used", that O1918 you have/had your eye on is NIB... That said, my greatest dream after I fell in love with the 1911 platform, was to have an "original", that is, an M1911.

For many, who also have this dream, whether they like their "shooters" meat and potatoes (as I do) or a bit fancier and more "tricked out", one of the limited edition WWI Repros is VERY close... and possibly the more affordable option. FORTUNATELY, several years ago, I acquired a very good M1911 Colt at auction from mid- to late-1918. I am to this day STUNNED that I got it for what I did, especially considering its verified authenticity and its condition... she IS First Lady, and SHE is a safe queen NOW (she's been fired by me, and she's perfectly functional, but she served her time, over 80 years ago)... BUT: I through the help of folks here and some sacrificial financing, got the WWI Repro (that O1911, the first one), too. Believe me, if I lay First Lady and the Repro side by side, other than the finish wear on the original, they are difficult to tell apart. Even some of the proof/inspection markings are the same... and my Repro is 100%, what little I've shot it. I've carried it twice (that won't happen much anymore, either), too. It's a beautiful modern Colt, that faithfully reproduces (one member here preferred the term "Re-issue" to "Repro", and he had a point) JMB's and Colt's original, basic 1911.

But I would NOT have traded my SA Mil-Spec and GI45 (it would've taken both) for that O1911: they are excellent, functional, reliable guns, and the Mil is my primary carry. My first .45-cal pistol was a Ruger P90, which I sold about a year ago; NOW, I wish to heck I had NOT, even though I didn't shoot it much or carry it much after I fell in love with the 1911 platform; the buyer was delighted, because it was a good pistol... rightfully so. Small regret there, because it was a CHOICE, not necessary for any financial situation... so I think you are walking the path of best of both worlds: keeping a seldom-shot but beloved pistol, and acquiring another I'm sure you'll love. Do realize as some said, the WWI Repros (sadly, to me) are limited editions. I flirted with the O1918, myself... but just don't have the cash flow or credit to get one of those now... Maybe that's one more out there for YOU, sir!!! Have to settle for First Lady and the O1911. I want to wish you luck, sir!!! The folks here helped me find that O1911, as I said, and were almost as excited as I was when I got that sweet Reproduction.

GREAT LUCK getting one of the fine WWI Repros for your Colt collection, sir! ADDING, not losing anything but gaining another pony for the stable, so to speak...

Mick.

[danamclendon]

Never trade a gun to get a gun. I've let two go in my lifetime, wish I had just kept them and paid the cash to get the next one I wanted. It's just money. I'll make more.

PS: I'm picking up my new O1918 tomorrow! Yay me!

[Joni Lynn]

Congrats & remember to post lots of gratuitous glamour pics when you get it. You know how much we like pics here. :D:D:D:D

[egumpher]

PS: I'm picking up my new O1918 tomorrow! Yay me!

Just so you save one for me! :D

Rgds
Eric

[Mick_In_Texas]

Never trade a gun to get a gun. I've let two go in my lifetime, wish I had just kept them and paid the cash to get the next one I wanted. It's just money. I'll make more.
PS: I'm picking up my new O1918 tomorrow! Yay me!

... and I've looked at it on TWO sites, Colt, and my out of state dealer... You and the others are going to be VERY happy campers!!!

I agree with you, sir, on the keep and buy outright... but some folks... I've been there, done that, years ago, how I LOST my two Berettas (Italian made, can't get 'em anymore) and Smith 686... hard choices. That fairly recent sale on auction of my Ruger P90 (an excellent and still-revered .45, and long not available now), I wish I hadn't made. My goof. My choice. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, as it is said...

But, maybe in today's environment, learned something with the P90: have a Colt O1991 with front-sight issue, and tried to sell twice, no luck, with honesty on the sights prob; yet, functionally, it's so far 100% other than shooting low and left, which I've heard is a common issue with these of that generation... finish is beautiful, Colt has LOVELY bluing, if nothing else... and NOW, have decided to keep it, get a gunsmith after it as time and money permit. Colt three-dot combat sights are AMAZING: I LOVE them. When they shot POA, that is... but my Super 38 and S70 Repro, shoot straight. So does my O1911. There have been issues with my S70, and an original from year 1977, but still... want to work them out, keep them. Especially now.

The O1918 looks like a wonderful, albeit limited-edition, gun, like my O1911. I could not be happier with my original WWI Reproduction, especially with my First Lady, they're almost identical, although nearly 90 years apart. The O1918 appears to be the same. What I WISH for (uselessly) is that Colt would make a WWI Repro model a PERMANENT regular production model in their line-up. If they did it up correct, like my O1911 Repro, I think it would profit them. But, reckon me and others have no "pull" there. Yeah, I'm posting BOTH to congratulate YOU, sir, and hoping someone from CMC will see it, too, LOL... and consider. Still, I'm real HAPPY for you. I consider carrying my O1911, yet, consider not. It works, and yet... well. There you go.

ENJOY!!! Will give you a temptation for this weekend, and yes, please post photos. I'm outta here due to business travel 'til the weekend, but I'd LOVE to see yours or anyone's here. I share the joy with y'all, even when I can't afford something I see that I like. It's ALL good, y'all are wonderful folks.

Mick.

[Phil]

I've regretted every gun I've ever sold over the past 40 years, and I've ended up replacing many of them years later at higher prices than I got when I sold.

[egumpher]

I've regretted every gun I've ever sold over the past 40 years, and I've ended up replacing many of them years later at higher prices than I got when I sold.

I have decided not to sell TRP mostly because of comments like yours. Thank you.

I researched my TRP a little to find that it more special than I originally thought. I guarantee that I would have regretted selling/trading it.

Thanks again for the help.


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Rgds
Eric

[wetidlerjr]

...Colt 01918......new, 850-950 approx
(Prices observed in my area)...

You must not be in my area. :D

[leade45]

No way in this world would I trade a TRP for a new production 1911 Colt.

The TRP is a great gun.

[Joni Lynn]

When you have something that you enjoy, or have enjoyed it's usually a mistake to get rid of it to get something else similar (1911 for a 1911), you'll often end up regretting it and spend more to replace it and then find out the replacement isn't as good as the gun you let go of.
I do put guns up for adoption from time to time but most of often it's because I know I probably won't ever shoot it again.
It's an even bigger mistake if it's something that's no longer in production.