Guns – Page 12 – Scattered Shots

John Nowlin Match Classic Custom 1911 — 9×23 Winchester

An interesting single stack custom from the longstanding Nowlin shop, these guns built on their frames were some of the first ‘factory customs’ built to compete right out of the box.

Jim Hoag Full House Custom — Colt 1911 Longslide — 45 ACP

1911’s The Early Years (1911-1940) A1, World War 1, 38 Super , Argentinian’s & ACE With Nelson Ford

Lot’s to cover in the early years, prior to World War 2. The 1911 transition to the 1911A1, World War 1 guns, the 38 Super during the Mob Era, the lesser known Argentinian Contract and Production Guns as well as the .22 trainer known as the ACE.

Nelson Ford Q&A #12, Side Plates, Early Timing, Sticky Cylinders, Bending Rods, High Mileage Vices

Putting S&W side plates back on (not that you should take them off), if the timing is early it’s not a bad thing, how old is my vice and so much more.

TWO POST AWB GUNS DOOMED TO MARKET FAILURE

By Luis Valdes The S&W 4566 TSW was the last of the 3rd Gen .45 Autos. Solid hunks of stainless steel with a levem of craftsmanship that rivaled custom guns. The Ruger P345 was the last of the classic P Series guns. Internally, it is a classic P97 .45 ACP with the cluttered sharp ergonomicsContinue reading “TWO POST AWB GUNS DOOMED TO MARKET FAILURE”

Rich Stoddard Custom 1911

Pistol_purview This all chrome 80 series Colt in .45 ACP was built by Rich Stoddard as his personal carry gun. This pistol was purchased from his estate after he died in 2018. The gun was built in 1991 and features hand checkering, Barsto NM barrel, Ed Brown hammer and thumb safety, lowered and flared port,Continue reading “Rich Stoddard Custom 1911”

KGB Customs LLC — Karl G Beining — 1959 Full House Colt 1911 Government Model 45ACP

Mac’s 45 Shop ‘Undercover’ — Bobcat Custom Subcompact 1911 — 45 ACP

A classic chop job from Mac’s California shop, Mac of course best known for his Competition 1911’s, with the Nash Bridges Don Johnson gun being top of that heap, built very few of these baby carry guns.

Early Browning Semi Auto Pistols; John Browning’s Path To The 1911 With Nelson Ford The Gunsmith Inc

Watters Custom .38 Super

I am not a professional gunsmith, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn once. I built this .38 Super pistol in late 2000 for use in IDPA’s Enhanced Service Pistol division. The frame and slide were from Caspian; each made from 416 stainless barstock. This was during the brief period that they offered barstockContinue reading “Watters Custom .38 Super”