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REVIEW....GUNCRAFTER NO NAME .45ACP
Ok folks,
Here is the LONG awaited review of the Guncrafter No name. This will be lengthy but more details will be available in video form on the 3 part series of this review. As usual, part 1 will be an external eval, part 2 will be the internal eval, and part 3 will be the range session and performance report.
I originally got this pistol and sent it back to Guncrafter for a few mods and a refinish. It took about 8 weeks total to get the gun back, 6 of those were off at the Melonite finisher. I had Jason Rapp at Guncrafter Relieve the slide stop pin hole, flush cut the slide stop, flush cut and reverse crown the barrel and do a full blend fit on the magwell and then send it off to a QPQ Melonite refinish. As you can see in the pictures, it turned out well AND they did the work pretty darn fast.
What you can not see, you must experience....I am talking about the slide to frame fit and barrel fit. Not only is this the single smoothest pistol I have ever racked the slide on, it is also tight, but not so tight to impede function or require a mallet to break open, it goes in and out of battery with ease and runs like it is made with greased roller bearings. REALLY!
I am a lefty who shoots with an aggressively high hand hold, so the slide stop gave me some issues by locking back early often, but again as a lefty, I was inadvertantly hitting it with the knuckle of my trigger finger. If you are a right handed shooter, this will never be an issue. I replaced the slide stop with a different model that alleviates this issue. NOTE....GC slide stop pin is .197 in Diameter and a standard aftermarket pin is .202, so the aftermarket one had to be turned down first to .197(per Jason), if you do not turn it down you will not have a working gun. period. No more issues.
Let's talk about the Ambi safety. I like this design but I found it needing to be a little more abruptly positive. It worked and does its job but was a little easy to engage and disengage for me to fall in love with, also as is my pet peeve with ALL pistols on the market, I can press up on the safety with the hammer down and lock up the slide. I have a remedy for this but that is for conversations with some of the high end manufacturers to see who may want to adopt my idea on the thumb safety.
The trigger is good, not amazing, but not bad either. par for the course on semi custom guns. It breaks just under 4lbs with a slight amount of creep in the front end of the trigger pull, if you draw and fire fast, you will not notice it. BUT, I am a trigger freak.
The chain link application to the front strap and back strap are MUCH more tactile than I thought they would be, in fact I think I like them in the hand better than traditional checkering. If not they are a damn close second.
All in all, I would rank the fit and finish easily on par with my nicest Wilson combat guns and better than my other semi custom 1911s as a whole. This gun is one of my favorites for sure.
Make sure to look for the videos where much more detail and explanation is given as well as demonstrations on fitment of the slide, frame, barrel and trigger.
Ok folks,
Here is the LONG awaited review of the Guncrafter No name. This will be lengthy but more details will be available in video form on the 3 part series of this review. As usual, part 1 will be an external eval, part 2 will be the internal eval, and part 3 will be the range session and performance report.
I originally got this pistol and sent it back to Guncrafter for a few mods and a refinish. It took about 8 weeks total to get the gun back, 6 of those were off at the Melonite finisher. I had Jason Rapp at Guncrafter Relieve the slide stop pin hole, flush cut the slide stop, flush cut and reverse crown the barrel and do a full blend fit on the magwell and then send it off to a QPQ Melonite refinish. As you can see in the pictures, it turned out well AND they did the work pretty darn fast.
What you can not see, you must experience....I am talking about the slide to frame fit and barrel fit. Not only is this the single smoothest pistol I have ever racked the slide on, it is also tight, but not so tight to impede function or require a mallet to break open, it goes in and out of battery with ease and runs like it is made with greased roller bearings. REALLY!
I am a lefty who shoots with an aggressively high hand hold, so the slide stop gave me some issues by locking back early often, but again as a lefty, I was inadvertantly hitting it with the knuckle of my trigger finger. If you are a right handed shooter, this will never be an issue. I replaced the slide stop with a different model that alleviates this issue. NOTE....GC slide stop pin is .197 in Diameter and a standard aftermarket pin is .202, so the aftermarket one had to be turned down first to .197(per Jason), if you do not turn it down you will not have a working gun. period. No more issues.
Let's talk about the Ambi safety. I like this design but I found it needing to be a little more abruptly positive. It worked and does its job but was a little easy to engage and disengage for me to fall in love with, also as is my pet peeve with ALL pistols on the market, I can press up on the safety with the hammer down and lock up the slide. I have a remedy for this but that is for conversations with some of the high end manufacturers to see who may want to adopt my idea on the thumb safety.
The trigger is good, not amazing, but not bad either. par for the course on semi custom guns. It breaks just under 4lbs with a slight amount of creep in the front end of the trigger pull, if you draw and fire fast, you will not notice it. BUT, I am a trigger freak.
The chain link application to the front strap and back strap are MUCH more tactile than I thought they would be, in fact I think I like them in the hand better than traditional checkering. If not they are a damn close second.
All in all, I would rank the fit and finish easily on par with my nicest Wilson combat guns and better than my other semi custom 1911s as a whole. This gun is one of my favorites for sure.
Make sure to look for the videos where much more detail and explanation is given as well as demonstrations on fitment of the slide, frame, barrel and trigger.
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