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[Malibu]

Colt 1911 Gold Cup .45ACP, built for European market export. NIB. Grips are blue.

 

[Malibu]

Daughter’s Ruger. Presented it to her when she graduated hi-school.

 

[Sctyprl]

My sti 9 . John Jardine pimped for me

 

[OpusX]

Nothing special at all, just a Kimber Pro Carry II that I recently picked up for a steal, but when I got my hands on it, it was an old range rental that had been beaten completely to . Took it under my wing, stripped it down to frame and got rid of all the old junk MIM parts, and replaced everything with forged Wilson Combat and a couple Kimber Custom Shop pieces. Got everything fitted nicely, sent off to cerakote matte black, added some Hogue G-10 grips, Kimber night sights, with some Wilson 8-rounders, and this is the end result. Better than it was from factory. I think it turned out pretty nicely, even for a Kimber

 

[9mmContagion]

Here’s a full house custom 6” 9mm Stainless. Started out as a Springfield Loaded 9mm stainless.
Build Sheet

• Springfield Armory Stainless 1911-A1 Frame
• Caspian 6” Long Slide
• Kart 9mm 6” Barrel
• Harrison Design Extreme Thumb Safety
• Harrison Design Extreme Slide Catch
• Harrison Design Extreme Mag Catch
• Harrison Design Extreme Trigger
• Harrison Design Extreme Firing Pin Stop
• Harrison Design Ejector
• Harrison Design Extreme Extractor
• Harrison Design Extreme Firing Pin Stop
• EGW Thick Bushing
• EGW Long Nose Bushing
• Extreme Shooters Ignition Set
• Stan Chen Magwell/MSH
• Wilson Combat BTGS
• Trijicon RMR Mounting Plate

Work Performed

• Tri-Cut Slide
• “Diamond Plate” Flat Top
• “Diamond Plate” Rear Serrations
• RMR Cut
• Ball Cuts to match frame
• Heavy Bevel bottom of slide
• Frame to slide fit
• Fit Kart Barrel to Slide
• Fit Firing Pin Stop
• Flush Cut Slide Stop Pin
• Reverse Crown Slide Stop Pin Hole
• Fit Slide Stop
• Soften Slide Stop and Thumb Safety sharp edges
• Fit/Blend/Re-contour thumb safety to match frame radius
• Fit/Blend Grip Safety
• Fit/Blend Chen Magwell/MSH
• High Cut Trigger Guard
• Checker front strap 25 LPI
• Fit and tune ejector
• Fit Extractor
• Blend rear of slide/extractor/ejector
• Fit Oversized Trigger
• 2.5 LB Trigger Job
• Highfigure Grips Spalted Maple
• Soft Satin Bead Blast Finish

 

[9mmContagion]

Another full house custom, this one is built on a Springfield MC Operator frame.

• Convert to 9mm
• Fit Caspian Slide
• Tri-top slide
• Serrate top of slide
• Ball cut slide to match frame
• RMR cut
• Novak front sight cut
• Bevel bottom of slide
• Fit 9mm ramped Barsto Barrel
• Polish feed ramp
• Fit EGW Thick Flange bushing and bevel
• EGW Long nose recoil plug
• Cut and Reverse Crown barrel
• High cut front strap (quite possibly the highest cut possible)
• Serrate front strap
• Install Sten Chen Gen 2 Magwell/MSH
• Serrate Chen MSH
• Fit EGW Slide Stop and bevel edges
• FBI cut slide stop pin and chamfer frame hole
• Fit EGW single side thumb safety bevel edges and machine to match grip contour
• Weld Beavertail frame tangs to fit BTGS
• Fit EGW Beavertail Grip safety
• Fit EGW extractor and ejector
• Fit and stake EGW plunger tube
• Blend rear of slide, frame, extractor, ejector, BTGS
• Install EGW Mag release and catch
• Fit Cylinder and Slide ignition components
• Fit flat trigger
• 3 lb trigger job
• Fit EGW firing pin stop
• EGW Firing Pin
• Install Wolff springs
• Reliability package
• Bevel and dehorn complete pistol
• Trijicon RMR plate
• RMR 02
• VZ Chen Grips

 

[9mmContagion]

This was my first full custom I built when I was doing machine work. Built on a 80% frame that was registered as semi back when that was permitted. It now has been milled and sports a RMRcc optic, but too lazy to snap new beauty shots.

Full length dust cover 9mm. Built using almost all Wilson Bulletproof parts. Been too long to remember all the components honestly.

 

[Joker67]

This was my first full custom I built when I was doing machine work. Built on a 80% frame that was registered as semi back when that was permitted. It now has been milled and sports a RMRcc optic, but too lazy to snap new beauty shots.

Full length dust cover 9mm. Built using almost all Wilson Bulletproof parts. Been too long to remember all the components honestly.

Jesus! You did the custom work on all those guns? Nicely done. That's a tremendous amount of patience and diligence.

 

[9mmContagion]

Jesus! You did the custom work on all those guns? Nicely done. That's a tremendous amount of patience and diligence.

I only did the work on the full rail. I had aspirations of becoming a custom smith, but saw there wasn’t much money in it to support family. The half rail and 6” were done by Will O’Hara, who has since retired, but his son in-law, Shawn, has taken over the shop. He does great work under Will. Anyone near Corona, CA should check him out

 

[Malibu]

This started out as a SA 9mm target. Dave Fink over at Gunsite did the work.

 

[5ForFighting]

I only did the work on the full rail. I had aspirations of becoming a custom smith, but saw there wasn’t much money in it to support family. The half rail and 6” were done by Will O’Hara, who has since retired, but his son in-law, Shawn, has taken over the shop. He does great work under Will. Anyone near Corona, CA should check him out

Can you please share contact info?

 

[9mmContagion]

Can you please share contact info?

Will’s Custom Gunsmithing
(951) 371-4971

 

[9mmContagion]

New glamour shots

 

[9mmContagion]

 

[9mmContagion]

 

[E46dxyan]

TRP got a full DLC refresh

 

[froby]

From the 80's old style.

 

[metalman]

Safety faux pas!

My departed dad's old Kimber Custom II, with a freshly cerakoted slide by Primary Machine and Dawson Precision sights.

 

[KrizB]

Wanted a compact 1911 but couldn't talk myself into dropping over 1k on a Kimber or Springfield

 

[The Gleam]

Meet 'Rose'

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