This is my personal handgun; the first full custom 1911 I built, and is also the first handgun that I checkered. It was built in 1983. I made a one piece mainspring housing and moved the back strap way in. I also made the right side of the ambidextrous safety. The slide and barrel came from AMT and was fitted to the frame so that there is only .001" play. The barrel/bushing is fitted to .001" also, and the bottom lugs of the barrel are a squeak - literally. Except for the blade, the rear sight was made from scratch, as well as the firing pin stop. (You couldn't get an oversized firing pin stop in 1983) I wanted a perfect fitting magazine release button, so this was also made from scratch. This gun is a dream to shoot as the extra weight at the muzzle dampens recoil down to almost nothing, and with the longer sight radius and tight tolerances mentioned above, it is extremely accurate, and a joy to shoot.
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