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  1. #1741
    Quote Originally Posted by Jay585 View Post
    Where'd you pick up the light rail?
    Direct from MARS. He's been making them, sporadically, in small batches.

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    POI is way high as the sights are regulated for 230 grain .45. I'm not concerned about that as I plan on getting different sights for it, my Colt, and my GSG, just haven't decided on what yet. That said, bury the front sight a little and it's spot on at the moment.

    I constantly engaged extended slide releases on 1911's, so since it was going back for failures to extract I asked them to put in a standard profile slide stop. The below work was done under warranty - and geebus this thing is smoooooooth (before it was smooth).


    1. New low-profile slide stop installed (50.00)
    2. Chamber was reamed and honed
    3. Feed ramp was deburred/polished
    4. Extractor was replaced
    5. #2 barrel link was installed
    6. Thumb safety was dehorned and re-finished
    7. Magazine catch was clearance cut
    8. Fire-control polished
    9. Grip safety deburred
    10. Trigger tuned to 1 ¾# X 3 ½#
    11. Trigger over-travel screw adjusted
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  3. #1743
    Worked some pairs at speed from the holster at about 10 yards. I think it's ready to be my new match gun; just waiting on some Dawson fibers.
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    That is an all business set up that clearly seems to be working well for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by theJanitor View Post
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    Oh man, that's just cool.
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    Fun read: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...ol-1911-pistol

    And the pic with historical significance

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    I am trying to determine who built this pistol. The only clues are the quality of the word and a capital "B" stamped into the extractor so it is visible when the hammer is cocked. The base pistol is a NM-prefix Springfield Armory, the barrel and bushing are Kart, and the magwell has been welded to the frame. This is one heck of a "fighting 1911".
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    That is really, really nice!
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    Quote Originally Posted by FNFAN View Post
    That is really, really nice!
    Thanks for the kind words. I traded with a FFL friend of mine. I sent him a STI Tactical 5.0 SS for it.

    It is full of little details that suggest the maker is a master, but the only mark I can find is that "B" on the extractor.

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    I look at the gun and I wonder if it was a smith's personal weapon. Clearly set up for function. "Mismatched" parts in terms of color/metal but otherwise well put together.
    It was almost as if he/she had a few quality parts lying around so they decided to put together a serious, no frills, bet your life kind of blaster.

    I am not a true 1911 guru by any means but the weld on mag well strikes me as a "proof of concept" job as opposed to a customer job. The vertical "touch" points for thumb and trigger finger on the frame are certainly unique. A signature move by the smith perhaps?

    How does it shoot?


    That pistol has soul!


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