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A 200gr. load can be really tame and still run the gun perfectly with maybe a switch to a 15lb or 16lb recoil spring. I’m running full power loads for now but I could see eventually switching to...

I'm a huge fan. Both of the VCD-equipped 1911s in that photo are the ones I primarily shoot and carry. The blued Kimber with the full checker Herretts is "my wife's" and also a second backup to the...

Don't have any safe queens here...

Do have a decent collection of holsters and have been doing a lot of dry fire lately.

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Good to know THUGs are still a thing. Last I knew MARS was having some problematic response and production times (even for a custom shop), so hopefully that's turning around. I really like the...

NPV - is the gun with the FCS new? I remember details for one build that was an all black 1911 with golfball texturing, but not a second one. Same smith(s)?

ETA - looking at it more I'm guessing...

You need a used DW Valkyrie or Vigil CCO. They may have made more than just those - they used to be pretty good at offering CCO formats, which as you mention really stands out as far as factory...

It’s a really neat gun, even if that’s because Brown copied Bill Wilson’s homework (well). The Glock style front sight attachment and external extractor that works keep me from getting too excited...

I know I’ve posted about it before, but I f you want an Ed Brown and a 4” 9mm 1911, definitely give the EVO series a look. Sample size of one, but I’m quite happy with mine and am looking forward to...

I think I have a better explanation for this after glancing at my grip during press check and prep this morning. If you look at the curve of the back of the grip with the bobtail, it matches the...

And if at all possible, shoot one. If the traditional grip shape works better for you, that may manifest as shots off target (I’d assume low) with the bob. Targets and timers don’t lie but feels do,...

I’m a huge fan, so much so that for my purposes, I’m thinking any gun that doesn’t have a mag well should be bobtailed. And I’m not sure I’ll ever need a mag well gun.

It conceals better (though...

There’s a reason I really don’t like tiny autos like the Mustang clones!

Maybe? I'm an incredibly unathletic person so I'm having a hard time remembering the last time I held a basketball. I do have some long ass fingers though!

I think SW CQB 45 still has bigger hands...

It's a work in progress - I think a few more years of constant in and out of JMCK holsters will make for an interesting before and after...

My "used pistol pics" aren't of a gun anywhere near as nice, but I'm simultaneously pleased with the relative durability of Brown's stainless finish and also pleased at the developing holster wear...

Similar to my experience with the snake skin. Better at keeping the gun in place than 25 but doesn’t hurt like 20.

I’ll have to keep the advice about customs pricing in mind. While I like the...

I really like the snakeskin texturing Ed Brown uses, enough I'm not sure I really want to buy another gun with checkering. If I ever miraculously have the funds for a full house custom, I think I'm...

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Cross post while I have the image handy. My EVO KV9 and the Executive Carry II my dad just got himself to replace it. I like both of these guns a lot, specifically compared to other 1911s.

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That’s really cool. My first thought seeing the Ronin was that it would be a great base gun for some basic “just the big improvements” work, where all the modifications would be to the frame and the...

Cross post from the "Art and Science" thread. These Kimbers aren't anything spectacular, but they're what I have for government .45s, and thanks to all the info on this forum I've got them both set...

I definitely like the looks - if nothing else, Ed Brown's stainless finishes are impeccable, and the modern styling really works for me (among other things I really like how minimal the front slide...

Finally remembered to get better pictures of this, which worked well today with the light you get from a foot of snow outside.

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Way out of place with all the retro and classic builds lately, and I need to post better pics later, but here’s the new EDC and its JMCK and PHLster goodness. There’s a separate thread for how it’s...