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Mark
October 16, 2022
For the price and the fact it says “custom shop” on the slide, I expected better. The silly series 80 safety pin was not recessing into the frame automatically, trigger was a little gritty (certainly nothing a “custom shop” actually took time to smooth out), trigger reset was a little gritty. I took everything apart, polished all the internals, installed an egw hard sear, egw sear spring, and 19lbs mainspring and the trigger came down to just over 3lbs from just under 5lbs and is now silky smooth. Runs various 230gr and 200gr loads great.
The gun does handle very nicely and it’s a looker for sure. It recoils right back on target and the barrel is definitely accurate. I’d hoped the grips would be a little more aggressive but I’ve replaced those as well. Sights are nice if you’re into Night sights. I replaced the front with fiber optic and it makes front sight acquisition SIGNIFICANTLY faster. Added a Chen magwell also.
All in all, it’s “OK” but at its price point should be better. I’d rank it with other cheaper models closer to 1K. Now that I’ve put $300 into it it’s fantastic, but that can be said for most any 1911 I suppose.
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Lewis H
September 7, 2021
It's even better in person and shoots like a dream. An eye catcher and conversation starter when ever It's upholstered.
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