Colt 70 series 1911 in 45 ACP by Mr. Dave Laubert (Defensive Creations) out of Alliance Ohio. Years ago I sent David a crooked, marred up Colt, drenched in tool marks, and 8 months later he sent me back this work of art. Most of my guns weren’t made for me, so the few that were, just mean more. Look at this thing—laser straight, beautiful checkering fore and aft, laser welded frame to slide, beautiful hand polishing inside flawless blueing, perfectly mounted Bomar, French borders, perfectly executed ball cuts, hard fit match grade Kart…I could go on for days. I shot it for the second time last week and it was truly exceptional—way better than I could ever hope to be. This is what you get from a journeyman machinist who used to be a competitive IDPA shooter. I feel like machinists just make better gunsmiths. I absolutely love this gun, so if you see it for sale on the secondary market, I’m dead. You’re damn right it’s shod in Craig Spegel grips. The best gets the best. After I recieved the gun I texted Dave and said, do you mind if I give you one piece of advice? He said no problem. I said charge more.
