Posted: 7/28/2015 11:09:22 AM EDT
This is a gun I’ve had in the works for a while and one in which the concept phase became a truly collaborative effort between the customer and myself. The gun is an even mixture of items and features that the customer wanted as well as details and components that I wanted to do on the gun. It’s been one of the most fun projects to watch take shape and it is exactly the way I envision a bespoke pistol being built.
The base gun is a current production Colt Series 70 in carbon steel which got a host of customary features such as a welded frame and slide fit, EGW grip safety pivoting on a Wilson Combat Bulletproof ambi-safety, flattened and serrated slide top, hand-cut 30lpi checkering, complete line straightening, and best quality internals throughout the gun. The gun also features a stainless steel match grade barrel from Wilson Combat that I fit to an EGW barrel bushing and slightly extended slide stop from Harrison Design. I most often use carbon steel barrels, such as a Kart, but the customer requested a stainless barrel and this gunsmith fit offering from Wilson Combat is an excellent part. The fun parts of a build often come in the form of special requests and details from the customer and this gun was no different. Some features such as front cocking serrations, ball-cuts on the slide, or a shortened slide stop pin/chamfered slide stop pin hole are items I have done many times in the past. While others, such as a trigger with raised edges and a recessed face, was something that I had never done before. The sights on the pistol are a .100” wide front sight (narrowed from .125”) mated to a .125” rear notch that was deepened to allow maximum visibility of the front sight without seeing any of the front sight’s base or slide top. The gun was also fit with a Wilson Combat Bulletproof mag-well that I blended to the frame and hand-checkered at 30lpi to match the front strap. Two magazine releases were requested, one that is slightly extended and hand-checkered at 30lpi and the enlarged magazine release seen here that I checkered at 40lpi to match the 40lpi hand-cut checkering on the bottom of the trigger guard. Rounding everything out was a thorough de-horn, a matte black DLC finish, and a set of VZ G10 stock panels. Enjoy the pics! 
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What's the logic behind the trigger mod? Also 10/10. This. and: Taking a guess in the dark: I'm guessing the theory is that meat of one's finger gets fills into that gap - allowing for an even placement of finger on the trigger on either side of it, as well as the middle - and it stays locked into position for the next few shots for consistency? |
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I like the pistol a lot, but what does this mean? 'It’s been one of the most fun projects to watch take shape and it is exactly the way I envision a bespoke pistol being built.' I have never encountered that word before.
N'mind, I looked it up. Didn't expect to find anything, but in truth, you used it correctly. I can't imagine how I got this far in life without running into that before. |
Guys, thanks so much for the comments... I truly am the luckiest guy in the world to get to do what I do, which is basically play with guns all day long. 
As for the trigger... the concept was to make the edges more pronounced so that the shooter could insure his finger remains flat on the trigger face during the trigger press. The owner, who is a very high lever shooter/trainer, feels this is an important component of marksmanship and trigger manipulation. The edges are neither sharp nor dull but rather pronounced just enough to give the shooter the desired feedback. We took a good bit of time to get the “feel” of the trigger face just right and the edges never bothered me one bit during the extended range sessions I had with the gun. |
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Guys, thanks so much for the comments... I truly am the luckiest guy in the world to get to do what I do, which is basically play with guns all day long.
As for the trigger... the concept was to make the edges more pronounced so that the shooter could insure his finger remains flat on the trigger face during the trigger press. The owner, who is a very high lever shooter/trainer, feels this is an important component of marksmanship and trigger manipulation. The edges are neither sharp nor dull but rather pronounced just enough to give the shooter the desired feedback. We took a good bit of time to get the “feel” of the trigger face just right and the edges never bothered me one bit during the extended range sessions I had with the gun. That actually makes a ton of sense. |