I was given a retired ,championship winning 38 Super ,comped,red dot sighted race gun built buy Guncraft. I wasn't using it,I gave it to my brother.
He started shooting it in a fun/competitive group. They gave him a bit of ribbing over his 40 + year old dinosaur gun...but Mr Guncraft Ben built a nice handgun. Accurate and reliable.
We came across a Caspian Double stack frame,another brother volunteered a comped 38 Super Slide/Barrel/comp... I put t together and Andy's Custom Guns in Denver fine tuned it to run like a sewing machine.The slide was set up for a Bomar,so now it wears a Burris Mini-Red Dot on a Bomar base.
A high speed video cam was used to refine the spring,load,and recoil impulse vs the comp.
The 10 to 12 lb recoil spring is very gentle to the gun. Its getting 1450 fps with 124 gr Montana Golds.
Before the lecture,that 1970's Guncrafter 1911 was owned and used by a pro shooter,till the game went double stack.It has a very high round count,and its slick,tight,and accurate .Its been shooting those loads since it was built. Key is how the comp works,and the recoil spring rate.
If you loads need a 24 lb spring,your 1911 will live fast and die young.
But if it runs happy with a 12 lb spring,it will run a long time.
The 1911 race guns are high dollar. I can scrounge and build,myself.
But for the price of a new Glock,(about $600) you can get a S+W M+P C.O.R.E. done by the S+W Custom Shop. The slide is milled for a low-mount mini red dot. Apex parts will get you a pretty nice trigger.
It will be a 9mm,but that will work. Cheaper shooting than 38 Super.
He started shooting it in a fun/competitive group. They gave him a bit of ribbing over his 40 + year old dinosaur gun...but Mr Guncraft Ben built a nice handgun. Accurate and reliable.
We came across a Caspian Double stack frame,another brother volunteered a comped 38 Super Slide/Barrel/comp... I put t together and Andy's Custom Guns in Denver fine tuned it to run like a sewing machine.The slide was set up for a Bomar,so now it wears a Burris Mini-Red Dot on a Bomar base.
A high speed video cam was used to refine the spring,load,and recoil impulse vs the comp.
The 10 to 12 lb recoil spring is very gentle to the gun. Its getting 1450 fps with 124 gr Montana Golds.
Before the lecture,that 1970's Guncrafter 1911 was owned and used by a pro shooter,till the game went double stack.It has a very high round count,and its slick,tight,and accurate .Its been shooting those loads since it was built. Key is how the comp works,and the recoil spring rate.
If you loads need a 24 lb spring,your 1911 will live fast and die young.
But if it runs happy with a 12 lb spring,it will run a long time.
The 1911 race guns are high dollar. I can scrounge and build,myself.
But for the price of a new Glock,(about $600) you can get a S+W M+P C.O.R.E. done by the S+W Custom Shop. The slide is milled for a low-mount mini red dot. Apex parts will get you a pretty nice trigger.
It will be a 9mm,but that will work. Cheaper shooting than 38 Super.