Tag: custom 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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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…