Has anyone here put 50K+ thru one 1911?
I have not, but my S&W 1911 battered itself loose in 15k rounds. It made me appreciate the importance of a properly built gun.
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Has anyone here put 50K+ thru one 1911?
I'm sure somebody has. The closest I have is around 20,000. That is through the first run Smith and Wesson 1911 that they produced. The gun is still solid and functioning fine so I'm sure I could get at least another 10 to 20,000 at this point. Though that would just be a guess on my part.
I have not, but my S&W 1911 battered itself loose in 15k rounds. It made me appreciate the importance of a properly built gun.
Has anyone here put 50K+ thru one 1911?
Has anyone here put 50K+ thru one 1911?
I would get a custom 1911 from Lou at Business End Customs before I'd buy one of those. His guns are amazing.
What does a custom gun from BEC (or Derr or Hayes) cost?
I suspect that depends a great deal on what you want.
25,000 round Les Baer pics:
http://imgur.com/a/3DtnQ
I suspect that depends a great deal on what you want.
This^ Will you be providing the frame/slide or are you letting him choose it for you? What kind of parts are you looking for, what barrel manufacturer, what coating/treatment, grips, sights, special requests, etc', etc', etc'. Derr Precision has a form that you need to work with him on to determine exactly what you want before he starts building. Plus with his workload you have a bit of time to determine what you want. If you provide the frame/slide I'm thinking you'll be looking around $1500-$2500 depending on what your selections are. In talking with him he's built 1911s that worked into the $4000-$5000 range.
I've wanted a Wilson Combat for a long time but the price has kept me from getting one, although they do offer financing now. I've wanted a 1911 from this guy even more: http://www.ctbrian.com/Photos.html
Will your expensive watch tell accurate time longer than a $30 timex?
Anyone own one of these from S&W? Been thinking of buying one.
https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearms/sw1911ta-e-series
*******My dad has one, nice gun for the money, but it depends on your luck of the draw. On my dad's gun the safeties were fitted improperly and in the course of just field stripping the thing and so on, the lever fell off the gun. Instead of messing with S&W I brought it to Lou @ Business End, and he got it fitted properly.
-Mike
My humble opinion, having never held a Wilson gun, is that you are buying the name. Now admittedly it's a very good name and reputation, but it's still the name.
If someone gave me one I would not turn it down by any means but I think I'd be loath to use it for any hard use shooting. At least not if I had a less expensive, reliable gun available.
BTW the whole point of a Wilson, etc, is to shoot it hard. If you're not willing to beat on it, you defeat the whole purpose of the gun- which is that it won't break as much as
cheaper ones do, particularly under duress.