One I own that's about as custom as custom gets:



One I built that I hope the new owner is enjoying...

Springfield Loaded. Bought it used and the previous owner swapped the ambi safety for a single sided, and installed a better fit grip safety. It started out parkerized, and I sent it to CoyoteKiller for a moly-resin treatment. It looks as good as a factory finish to me.

Wilson Combat Bulletproof GI guide rod, and recoil spring plug. STI lightweight aluminum trigger. VZ Operator II Zebra grips. My absolute favorite gun to shoot, and my favorite one to show off.

Looking at a DW Valor with the Duty finish as my tax return gun. Someday...

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Originally posted by Rln_21:
One I own that's about as custom as custom gets:



One I built that I hope the new owner is enjoying...

Gorgeous pistols, looks like they are cut to cycle the slide with the thumb safety engaged. Please feel free to expand on that mod and add pics.

These 1911 porn threads are really dangerous for my pocketbook.

one of mine

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Originally posted by 12131:
These 1911 porn threads are really dangerous for my pocketbook.

Do it Q. I just picked a 1911 up a few weeks ago.
I have a thing for single stacks though.

colt custom shop


rollmark blurry


and custom shop commander


both guns mostly the same. both started out as large roll mark 1991 models. had them do gold cup style front strap serrations. short steel trigger with arched MSH the full size has a lanyard ring MSH

the full size has gold bead front site with black out rear the commander has night sights.
both have custom rollmarks on the new slide, beveled mag well, lowered and flared and NM barrel fitted

commander has full beavertail, full size has amore traditional grip safety. both have right handed safety only, no ambi. sent each one in separately and waited a year or so each.

https://imgur.com/VsprMSM

Here's mine. Series 70. Brass front bead sight and black rear. Shoots very nicely. Still need a few hundred more rounds and some SD ammunition before I'll carry it.

Left GSG 22lr Right RIA 9mm

My Plain Jane S&W 1911, I didn't have a lot to spend when looking for a 1911. Ended up with a sweet deal on a great pistol.

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Originally posted by GCE61:


Gorgeous pistols, looks like they are cut to cycle the slide with the thumb safety engaged. Please feel free to expand on that mod and add pics.

That's called a heavy slide bevel and is an aesthetic enhancement (slight weight reduction) only. It does not allow for the slide to cycle with the thumb safety engaged.

Beautiful stuff! Artwork

9mm's
Colt Combat Commander
Ruger Commander Lightweight
Kimber Customer Aegis II

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Yes the CZ pistol. There is a Member here with a very early National Match Colt which is a heart throb of a 1911. Maybe it will get posted up.

Just got this one. Dan Wesson Guardian 9mm.

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Originally posted by mbinky:

How do you like your CZ? I have thought about getting one (and I need another 1911 like I need another hole in my head.) Fine-looking pistol!

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I have thought about getting one (and I need another 1911 like I need another hole in my head.)

Hard if not impossible to come by NIB these days. CZ discontinued the gun for a while now, back in 2015. Per our old rep the rumor was the production costs were encroaching into Dan Wesson-like territory, not where CZ originally wanted the gun to be at.

My first pistol and still one of my favs. Colt Mark IV, Series 80, Lightweight Officer's ACP. A little beat up - beautiful to me.