Ed Brown Special Forces

[lunde]

For anyone who has been waiting for Ed Brown to offer their new "Special Forces" 1911 for California, it has been certified for sale (aka, approved), and shoud appear on the California DOJ roster in a week or two. Travis Brown just let me know about this, and their web site already states that a California-certified version, with ambidextrous safety, is available. See: http://www.edbrown.com/

[Centurion_D]

damn...now that's a helluva 1911..what do you think..the Ed Brown Special Forces or a Les Baer..choices, choices

[rorschach]

Heres a link:

http://www.edbrown.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/00550.1.971570745619715734

Alas! A custom 1911 WITHOUT those silly forward cocking serrations.

[Satex]

Two grand?!?!? That's crazy talk!

[kantstudien]

Oh wow, just wow. That will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine.

[Astig Boy]

Wow! He even made us a special Cali version. Argh, why did you even have to show me this piece..

[SVTNate]

How the heck did ol' Ed get around the loaded chamber indicator requirement? I'm glad to see another Brown available here. It's not really my cup of tea, but Ed Brown told me six months ago that he wouldn't submit any more guns for CA approval. Glad to see he changed his mind.

[chris]

very nice pistol. another one to look at to help in deciding what .45 to get.

[Phantom_Piney]

Oh my goodness!!! This is great news because I been searching the web sites and was thinking about purchasing a Ed Brown Executive Target. It was either Ed Brown or a Wilson and now its become that much more easier. Plus from what I have read Ed Brown makes all his own custom parts.

[kantstudien]

How the heck did ol' Ed get around the loaded chamber indicator requirement?

He probably drilled a hole on top of the barrel so you can "visually" confirm that a round is chambered.

[lunde]

Nope. There is "of similar design" clause in all of that legal mumbo-jumbo that allows additional pistols to be certified for sale without those (er, uh) features.

[jdberger]

Hey! Doc Lunde is back! I've missed you (and your photos).

Actually, 2K for a semi-custom isn't too bad.

figure a Cali-legal 1911 ($400)
all the features you want from a reputable gunsmith that will hold resale value ($1800)
and no 12 month wait (Priceless)