Custom 1911s

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Thanks for the kind words about the gun WC145.

To answer your question about sights for a suppressor with a low mount reflex sight I would not recommend it.

One thing that may be a problem is the size of the can on the suppressor interfering with the dot in the reflex sight, the other thing to be concerned with is mounting any type of rear sight in front of the reflex sight.

As can be seen there's not a lot of room on the rear of the slide directly in front of the Doctor sight, I believe milling a dovetail in front of the sight will make the cut to close to the breech face of the slide.

I believe making that cut would weaken the slide enough that stress risers would appear at the square corners of the breech face, in time ruining the slide.
 
kh1911 said:
Hi everyone, I am a gunsmith apprentice in Pennsylvania and I'm going to build Custom .45s and sell them in the shop and on Gun-broker.
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Have you considered that you're going to need a manufacturer's license?
 
I wish you well sir, but I think it's going to be tough to compete with 1911s at all price points already out there. Especially now days, with lines like Kimber, Dan Wesson, etc. that offer reliability, accuracy and features that used to be considered custom. Unless you have serious family money or other significant financial backing enough just to fund major firearms media advertising to make a big initial publicity splash, I suspect you're looking at years of marginal financial reward. This, even if your custom pistols are of the quality produced by other "name" gunsmiths who have already earned the reputation and recognition enabling them to pay the mortgage and feed their families.....ymmv
 
I love 1911's. But I only have one - for now. A second one is my next gun and I plan on making that purchase soon (can only purchase one handgun per month in Ca, and made a purchase on 8/7). But I digress.

I have simple tastes. All I'm looking for in a 1911 is a nice crisp trigger, match grade barrel, and really nice large adjustable sights - for my old eyes.
 
While there are a lot of pros here with unparalleled knowledge, I don't believe that you should be discouraged as long as you don't set big expectations for yourself. I think that any machining acumen will be a great service to you and you can supplement that income with pistolsmithing. If you can produce a good product with a great value, even in small numbers, only time will tell. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors!

That Hunter Custom is a real beauty and a rare bird. Thanks for the pic, Bob!
 
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