Tag: 1911
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Hayes Custom Guns 1911 9mm Build
Starting the Project – In 2015, I approached Aaron and Ben Hayes of Hayes Custom Guns (https://www.facebook.com/HayesCustomGuns/) about building a fully custom 9mm 1911. I planned to use the pistol to compete in Steel Challenge and USPSA Action Pistol matches. By the end of 2016 I had collected the majority of the parts needed and…
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YRS Announces Partnership with IGB barrels
For Immediate Release From YRS Inc YRS Inc is proud to announce their recent partnership with IGB barrels of Austria. YRS inc, a premium tactical retailer, is now importing IGB barrels into the United States. They are currently accepting dealers to distribute IGB barrels. What’s an IGB Barrel? IGB barrels are Austrian made barrels that…
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SIG Sauer P938
I never set out to buy a SIG Sauer P938 Nightmare. I was pretty happy with my sub-compact 9mm handgun (a Heckler and Koch P2000SK). However, it was a bit large for real concealed carry. As a firearms technician for a national sporting goods chain (big deal, right?), I see a lot of pistols. Anytime…
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Kimber Warrior is a 1911 win
There are some guns that just feel absolutely perfect from the second you pick it up. The weight, the balance, the grip, everything about it just feels like it was made for you. This is how I felt when I first held the Kimber Warrior.
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Sig Sauer 1911 Carry Nightmare
The Sig Sauer 1911 Carry Nightmare is my new favorite pistol. It is a very well thought out design and build for a production gun. I first saw the 1911 Carry Nightmare at SHOT Show and had to wait a bit until production caught up with demand. Now that I have had some range time…
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Hayes Custom Guns – Custom 1911
Many consider the holy grail of 1911‘s is having one custom made. I was introduced to the 1911 platform over 20 years ago, and my first was a Stainless Kimber Ultra Carry. It was a brutal little gun that I eventually decided to sell. It never failed to run or feed and was fairly…
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Consumer Gun Review: Sig Sauer 1911 XO
I got the 1911 bug again after shooting a few mags of a Dan Wesson Valor. This along with a friend’s Para .40, I found it was time to relight the spark I once had with the 1911 platform. My only previous 1911 was a Kimber Ultra Carry Stainless Series II. The Ultra Carry was…
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Staff Handgun Review: Sig Sauer Tac Ops 1911
The venerable 1911 has been around forever….well, nearly forever. It’s been through rough times and good times and there’s no better time to be a 1911 than now. With its 100 year anniversary just over, we’ve seen a slew of new 1911 models introduced. While I don’t think that anyone has come up with anything…
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New Fastback Series from SIG SAUER® Rounds Out 1911 Line
EXETER, N.H. (January 2012)— With the introduction of the 1911 pistol in 2006, SIG SAUER has been building the finest, production 1911-platform pistols available. By combining modern refinements in the classic American design, SIG SAUER has created 1911s that are as accurate as they are combatreliable. This innovation is continued with the new Fastback series…
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Milt Sparks Summer Special 2 review
A superb Inside the Waist Band (IWB) holster immediately available for 1911s and several types of Glocks
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Springfield Armory GI 45 1911A1
This morning I want to discuss Springfield Armory’s WW2 Commemorative GI 45. I bought one of these to add to my WW2 gun collection, most guns I have in that section of my collection are originals but this was a nice piece and priced right. A little over $500. In the end I wanted…
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Wilson Combat Spec Ops 9MM Review
This is a new polymer framed, double stack 9mm (16+1) 1911 pistol. Specs: 4.5″ barrel Full sized grip Night sights (yellow rear, green front) carry cuts in slide Slide narrowed and beveled for carry Beavertail safety and thumb safety minmimized for carry