Semi Custom 1911 EVAL Part 1.....External eval.

[hambam105]

I see many shooters who are looking for quality 1911s being taken advantage of by, 'Gunsmiths', who are selling the sizzle and not the steak.

It is always the same story:

Customer pays big bucks,
Customer waits months & years,
1911 arrives
1911 goes to the range
1911 gets thrown in the safe never to be seen or referred to again.

Customer then goes with another, 'Gunsmith'.

Customer pays big bucks,
Customer waits months & years,
1911 arrives
1911 goes to the range
1911 gets thrown in the safe never to be seen or referred to again.

One would think after 20 years of doing this someone other than the gunsmith would catch on.

[trigger945]

I don't see anything wrong that the OP has done. In fact, the OP seems to be doing a favor to a lot of the readers by providing an in-depth review of 3 nice 1911's. Some may not be able to own one or more of these 1911's in their lifetime for whatever reason.

Maybe we can read and take what we want and leave what we don't? Correcting an obviously-flawed statement is warranted. But criticizing the use of words, especially ones that are customary in the industry, such as "semi-custom," is not.

If it is not a full-custom - one that was built from scratch with the customer specs - and it is not a production - mass-produced or in batches with very little to no tweaking to fit customer specs - then it is in between. That in between happens to be called "semi-custom" in 1911's.

OP: Keep it up. There are many readers who benefit from your threads and posts. And yeah, more embedded pics, please

[Shakey]

I use the terminology that is appropriate.

Thank you very much for doing these reviews. Most people don't have the financial resources to buy a lot of semi-custom/custom 1911s. Most people also don't have the time to do side-by-side teardowns of these pistols. I don't own a GC but I do own a LB and a Pro and if you rate the GC over the Pro... thats's interesting. I'll have to take a closer look at the brand.

[1911whore]

In addition to posting the reviews, I shoot a lot. I also invite anyone who wants HANDS ON experience with them to meet me for a range day. I am simply trying to share my assessment and information. Haters will never glean the positive, they will look for SOME little way to knock you....This does not bother me because, I am very comfortable in my experience with the platform (and MANY others) having worked with them in Professional capacities in one manner or another for over 20yrs.

To those of you who actually read and appreciate the evals...I thank you.

To those that do not really read them, or simply read to nit pick .....well I do not worry about you, because I am focused on giving value to those who WANT it.

[AFTII]

You are correct and it states that in the post.

Sorry. Missed it the first time through. Looking forward to reading the rationale behind your ratings.

[gumby]

OP,
Read your review on another site. Never gets boring, thanks again!

[bug_eyedmonster]

OP, where are you located? I'd be interested to get your feedback on a few 1911s I have, built by gunsmiths for around or slightly more than what the tested 1911s are in this thread.


Jerry

[1911whore]

Sorry. Missed it the first time through. Looking forward to reading the rationale behind your ratings.

I will post detailed side by side , line item comparisons for the three to make the rationale behind the ratings easier to see. The reports detail each gun and from that you can get the idea but I will make the info easier to digest. No sweat. Happy to do it.

[1911whore]

OP, where are you located? I'd be interested to get your feedback on a few 1911s I have, built by gunsmiths for around or slightly more than what the tested 1911s are in this thread.


Jerry

I am in Sacramento. What do you have? Feel free to PM me.

[ojisan]

Please explain the problem of "disconnector click".
Why is this an issue?

[1911whore]

Disconnector click is a "click" it is heard and felt prior to trigger break due to a disconnector that is not quite properly dressed. It is very distracting to me and a well built gun should be free of disconnector click. It happens because the edges or head are impacting the sides or front of the disconnector relief cut in the bottom of the slide......I hope that clears it up.

Will it cause "issues"...no, is it distracting as heck and shows a lack of attention to detail? Yep.

[ojisan]

Thanx for the explanation (and the nice write-up on the guns).

Hmmm, I had a 1911 "expert" here one day who checked out my home built 1911.
Everything was OK according to him except that the disconnector could be heard when releasing the trigger.
(I can't hear it unless I put my ear on the slide when releasing the trigger).
I was and am at a loss to see why this click on trigger release is an issue....or maybe it's not.

Interference before or during the trigger pull being undesireable is understood.

[1911whore]

Disconnector click is WHEN pulling the trigger, ..prior to trigger break. The click afterward when the trigger goes forward is reset.

[ojisan]

I'm thinking that the expert was just trying to find something to pick on to show his discerning tastes and "expertise".
Thanx.

I'm looking forward to your shooting evaluation.

[cowtown]

A lot of negativity emerges when you start comparing one 1911 to another, but I'm loving your posts and especially pictures.

I was toying with buying a Baer, but for now have decided to hang on to my Springfields and Sigs, and treated myself to a Power Custom hammer/sear jig and some nice EGW parts. See how close I can get with some internal work and tight bushing. Learning how to work on these things holds as much interest as shooting them to me, but you have three really beautiful pistols there. Too nice to tear into.