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5th June 2009, 17:35

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O1918 help/advice please

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

5th June 2009, 17:40

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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.

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5th June 2009, 18:22

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Originally Posted by 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.

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

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5th June 2009, 18:47

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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!

5th June 2009, 18:57

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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.

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5th June 2009, 19:45

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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.........

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6th June 2009, 09:39

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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.

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6th June 2009, 10:52

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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.

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Eric
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6th June 2009, 11:43

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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.

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6th June 2009, 12:46

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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.

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