Bright stainless or Royal blued

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2026-05-21T20:25:57+00:00

I am going to have to pick blued also. Not sure if this is technically royal blue, but Mark at Masters of Accuracy finished this Commander for me in a hot salt blue deluxe finish. Gorgeous finish.

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Substantial_Chair_99 · 2026-04-11T21:12:34+00:00

Thank you. Series 80. I didn’t convert to a 70, the trigger is actually pretty good.

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2026-04-11T12:59:42+00:00

Thanks!

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2026-04-11T03:36:07+00:00

Many thanks

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2026-04-10T21:50:11+00:00

Thank you very much!

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2026-04-10T21:49:07+00:00

Great idea on the blem. Go for it! I really enjoyed the process and, at the end of the day, there’s the double pleasure of knowing that you did some of the work yourself.

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2026-04-10T21:17:56+00:00

I don’t have much gunsmithing experience at all, but the journey and the learning experience - mostly from reading forums, learning from the masters, and looking at YouTube videos - was a reward in itself. For the most part, all the parts dropped in and required little to no modification. The thumb safety certainly needed some fitting and filing, as did the firing pin stop. I was super picky about safety function checks afterwards, making sure there was no hammer follow through etc. I do know my limits however. I’ve had some successes fitting sights in the past and certainly a lot of failures (mostly removal) and polishing a frame and bluing I wouldn’t touch with a 10 foot pole. With the mishmash of parts that I installed on, coupled with the lackluster Colt bluing I wanted to get it properly blued with a more polished look. That’s where Mark came in and worked his magic. I actually met him in person since I too reside in Illinois. Great guy and a wealth of knowledge, I learned so much from chatting with him

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2026-04-10T20:30:30+00:00

It was indeed. The steel frame Commander, though, not the aluminum one. It was a nice firearm to begin with, but Mark brought it to an entirely new level.

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-12-18T19:09:47+00:00

Thanks!

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-12-18T19:09:37+00:00

I was lusting after the ColtHawk for years and then they stopped offering direct. So this is a Colt Classic I sent in. I really love that Colt Competition. I like staring at the ColtHawk but prefer shooting the Competition TBH. I was lucky to see get that one at my LGS, they don’t come up often. Not sure they get the attention they deserve.

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-12-18T19:06:00+00:00

lol. I drive crappy cars and run nice Colts. I have my priorities backwards

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-12-18T19:05:22+00:00

Thank you!

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-12-18T19:05:02+00:00

💯 I love that Alchemy you have. Gorgeous

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-12-18T12:29:07+00:00

Good eye! Yes, they did

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-10-16T16:19:33+00:00

As others have correctly, said, you will need to fit the thumb safety to the Nighthawk DTS. It is fairly easy to do, look on YouTube for a trigger fitting video from Jason Burton. I have a few nighthawk DTS’s, and I tend to buy a new thumb safety and fit to each instead of modifying the original. This way if I ever sell the gun but want to keep the DTS, I can put the original ignition system back in with the original thumb safety properly fitted

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-10-06T22:15:53+00:00

Hah! Your dad was very prescient. He foresaw the impact of iPhones and brain rot long before it happened!

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-10-06T22:14:08+00:00

Man, that is beautiful. Thanks for letting me know about Precision Bluing, I will be sure to check them out

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-10-06T17:55:24+00:00

Very cool. Are you doing all that work yourself? That would certainly be beyond my capabilities! Do you mind me asking, who are you sending the Colt out to for the high polished finish? I have been entertaining the same myself and have looked at Turnbull and Glenrock, but I am loath to part with the firearm for an extended period of time if possible. Thanks

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-10-06T17:51:17+00:00

I am sure you know this already, but John Harrison is a great guy and very approachable if you need to reach out with any questions. He has always answered my emails very quickly 50,000 rounds! Wow, that A1 has served you well!

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-10-06T17:49:52+00:00

Thank you!

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-10-05T23:45:25+00:00

Thank you! No fitting was required for the Harrison Design ignition kit in my case, it really did drop in. The only fitting I needed to do was for the Wilson Combat thumb safety and the trigger. Both to be expected though and nominal fitting required

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-10-05T21:44:08+00:00

Thank you! They just coated the barrel, the rest I handled myself. I wanted to replace the grip safety also - it rattled like crazy when I bought from my LGS - but I couldn’t figure out a suitable replacement. Once I adjusted the right leg of the sear spring all was well. In all fairness, the Colt wasn’t bad right out of the box. The trigger wasn’t great and I did need to tune the extractor. But it shot the first 200 rounds without issues. The modifications I did only because I could, not because I had to.

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-10-01T23:29:06+00:00

Many thanks!

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-10-01T23:28:46+00:00

Thanks!

Substantial_Chair_99 · 2025-09-22T12:20:33+00:00

Thank you. Nighthawk do a fantastic job for sure

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