LaRue 1911 history ... bet you didn't know. ;-) (Page 6 of 11)
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As John Moses Browning is my witness, if Larue ever brings to market a 1911 I will rid myself of both of my Glocks to make space for it. Yes, my G20 and G29 that have served me well and have been carried daily since it was legal to do so in Texas shall forever be banished from this Texan's home.
I do not speak lightly, my friends. I was wearing the G20 when my first son was born. When I crashed my motorcycle. When 9/11 went down. When Obama was elected. I think I was even wearing it when my second son was conceived, brothers! Behold the Glock of Much Holster Wear: 
Oh big baby Jesus let another come into being so that the plastic fantastic shall offend thine eye no more! -p. |
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Originally Posted By JC275:
Could the 2011 marked on the right side of Marks gun be a hint? Not to rain on your parade, but pretty sure the 2011 that is engraved on Marks gun is from the STI 2011 lower that was used to complete the gun. |
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Originally Posted By dclark77:
Originally Posted By JC275:
Could the 2011 marked on the right side of Marks gun be a hint? Not to rain on your parade, but pretty sure the 2011 that is engraved on Marks gun is from the STI 2011 lower that was used to complete the gun. Dam, You could have atleast let me get an umbrella first. I don't know much about 1911's |
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Let me add myself to the long list of folks who think the metalwork on your slide is superb. I hope you will bring it back to market as I would surely be interested in a couple. Would be more than happy to place a deposit if it makes things easier from a business decision perspective.
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Originally Posted By LaRue_Tactical:
Originally Posted By Nightdriver:
Is this going to be a production item or a one piece special build one? What you see is one of the 500-per-month we used to build back in the 90s. We're talking ourselves into going back into production ... or at least we're trying to talk ourselvess into it. 
ETA - Oh, and LT hammers, LT sears, et al. You build this 1911 and I will go ahead and order one and an OBR to go along with it ! ! ! ! |
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Originally Posted By LaRue_Tactical:
100th Anniversary Edition ?  OOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhh....that would be sweeeeet. A 100th anniversary addition LT 1911. I'd HAVE to buy it. BTW if you double your original price then mark it half off on the website/e-mail that would help in convincing my wife I HAVE to buy it...before it's gone! 
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Originally Posted By LaRue_Tactical:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/AUSTINWFT/LT%20Post/45/P8310531.jpg Please sell these again, I'm not above begging.
If not the whole handgun, at least slides and parts; Caspian Arms is right around the corner from me, and I'm sure I can get whatever else I need from them. Please? |
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Originally Posted By LaRue_Tactical:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/AUSTINWFT/LT%20Post/45/P8310531.jpg I'll repeat what I said a few months back: I'll take a single stack and a double stack, and one of each with rails. Or whatever you churn out.  Oh wait... NJ now has a "One gun a month rule." I guess I'll be celebrating my birthday every month then.
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Could this be what the SS17 boys know about....the rebirth of a LaRue .45
I saw a picture of some 45 cases in another thread, and it was by a member of them "Secret Squirrels 17". 13th post, and another hint at their favorite number, 17th post. Could that be a hint of things to come? I only hope so. http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=2&f=219&t=182309&page=60 |
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Originally Posted By Jonny_Flashbang:
I'll give you this Mr. LaRue, you have great tastes in guns!  Jonny_Flashbang, You, 300sniper, Chris, Gozuki, TZLVredmist, kwrangln, et al ... can all go talk over my tastes in firearms over a nice big plate of monkey-sh*t sammiches.
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Originally Posted By LaRue_Tactical:
Originally Posted By Jonny_Flashbang:
I'll give you this Mr. LaRue, you have great tastes in guns! Jonny_Flashbang, You, 300sniper, Chris, Gozuki, TZLVredmist, kwrangln, et al ... can all go talk over my tastes in firearms over a nice big plate of monkey-sh*t sammiches.
Man, what a douchebag  I keed, I keed!!
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Mr. LaRue,
I'm not sure how much you keep track of other companies within the Firearms market, but if you have a chance to extend a helping hand to the folks at Charles Daly in the event they get back on their feet, I'd personally appreciate it. I say this and I am posting here because I feel that the main reason they are closing comes down to how they were pretty much screwed by a supplier yet in the face of that Mr. Kassnar stood up for his company and name on his own principles, even if that meant he'd have to start over completely with the company: Take a look at this post from Mr. Kassnar earlier this month: http://www.charlesdalyforum.com/showthread.php?t=1635 G4 Update - Finished with Bul! –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Everyone has been wondering about the status of the G4, particularly after the forum crashed and I posted on m1911.org in the interim. Here is what happened during my last visit to Israel last month... During my meeting with Bul, I was informed that Bul had decided to supply Magnum Research (MRI) with a 1911. At first, I was furious that they would do this, particularly since they had not yet delivered the first G4 to us. Their reasoning was that KBI would not be able to handle all of the volume Bul intended to produce and that we shouldn't mind as everyone has a 1911 and the gun that Bul would supply to MRI was just another 1911. I agreed that there were many 1911's on the market, but only CD would have the G4. After careful consideration I finally agreed to share the factory with MRI, as long as the model that Bul would supply to MRI was to a different specification than the G4 that would be supplied to KBI. I didn't like it, but at that point, in that we had not delivered the first G4, I rightfully believed that any 1911 from CD would be better than no 1911 at all. You see, I was under the impression that MRI wanted a 1911 with front and rear slide serrations, a bull barrel and a Kimber style rear sight. However, I was then informed that MRI wanted a 1911 with the exact same specification as the G4 and that Bul would produce it for MRI "per the customers request". It seems that somehow MRI had determined that the best configuration for a 1911 was one with rear slide serrations only, a bushing barrel setup and Novak style sights. I wonder where they got the idea that such a configuration is what the market wanted? I then informed Bul that they had to decide between KBI and MRI. I would not buy the G4 if Bul intended to supply the exact same gun to MRI. Bul insisted that they had no choice but to supply MRI with what MRI wanted and that was the end of our meeting. I had a few choice words for Bul and then returned to my hotel. I've learned a valuable lesson here. I thought it was a great idea that we engaged our forum members to help us design the G4 and based on the participation of the forum members we arrived at a specification that consumers wanted in a 1911. But by doing this in such a public forum, we allowed our competitors to learn what we learned. Of course, I never suspected that our supplier would screw us and agree to produce the same gun for a competitor. But that is exactly what happened. So we will never again solicit design ideas from our members. We will never again announce our plans for new products before they are in production. And we will do our best to only do business with suppliers that have some semblance of integrity. My sincere apologies to the forum members who worked so hard to help us design the G4. Some will say that this is entirely my fault for not getting an agreement in writing that protected us from such behavior on our supplier's part. And I suppose they are right. However, in my own defense, I have to be able to trust our vendors to do the right thing. I don't want to do business with a company that can only be kept in line with a written agreement. For now this spells the end of the G4, until such time as we can find a reputable manufacturer that we can work with. Perhaps we need to consider assembling the G4 in house. Only then might we be able to protect ourselves from unscrupulous and greedy suppliers who have absolutely no understanding of the US firearms market. Sincerely, __________________ Michael Kassnar, President K.B.I., Inc. Manufacturers, Importers and Distributors of Charles Daly, CD Defense, Jericho and other fine firearms. And yesterday Mr. Kassnar posted: http://www.charlesdalyforum.com/showthread.php?p=13328#post13328 To all our friends, fans, supporters and consumers of Charles Daly and by extension, KBI products, I regret to inform you that the rumors of our demise are true.
KBI is going out of business and closing its doors, effective today. I don't want to go into each and every detail as to why this has occurred, except to say that there have been a multitude of events over the past five years that have contributed to our current situation. For those of you with ongoing service requirements, please be advised that we are currently negotiating with several companies that will be performing after-sale service of Charles Daly, CD Defense and Jericho firearms. As soon as we have finalized a contract with one of these companies we will post the name, address and contact details of that company so you will know who to contact to obtain service on your KBI firearm. We will allow this forum to remain open as long as all discourse remains civil. If any posts deteriorate to a level that is beneath the standards of this forum then the forum will be closed to all posters and will only exist for announcements from KBI. Again, I wish to thank all of you that have supported our company, this forum and Charles Daly these past 20 years. This spells the end of KBI but I imagine it will certainly not mean the end of Charles Daly and CD Defense. Look for this excellent brand to resurface in the very near future. Sincerely, Michael Kassnar, President K.B.I., Inc. While I hope the fine folks at LaRue Tactical / Austin Precision will never have to face this kind of a situation, I think Mr. Kassnar should be applauded for standing by his principles over the years. Based on the "This spells the end of KBI but I imagine it will certainly not mean the end of Charles Daly and CD Defense. Look for this excellent brand to resurface in the very near future." line I suspect that Mr. Kassnar has some plans to restructure and re-launch Charles Daly. With that in mind, If LaRue Tactical / Austin Precision can still pull out their 1911 CAD files and fire up a few CNC mills, I think Mr. Kassnar might be a potential customer with a large enough volume to make it worth Mr. LaRue's pursuit. Wes |
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The gun market is a harsh mistress .... and we are saddened to hear of Kassner shutting his doors ...
LT ? I will continue to bulldoggedly protect the interests of this firm's employees ... ... plus the proverbial threat of living under a bridge keeps us all on the very tips of our toes. I wish the Kassner's the best, and I thank Michael for passing on some of his business do's & don'ts. It did not go unnoticed. Mark LaRue |
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So is it FUCK OBAMA and FUCK MRI & who then ? I wish KBI all the luck and success in the World and would help them out in any way possible Was "Number 17"involved in any way? |
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Originally Posted By JC275:
Originally Posted By dclark77:
Originally Posted By JC275:
Could the 2011 marked on the right side of Marks gun be a hint? Not to rain on your parade, but pretty sure the 2011 that is engraved on Marks gun is from the STI 2011 lower that was used to complete the gun. Dam, You could have atleast let me get an umbrella first. I don't know much about 1911's +1
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Originally Posted By LaRue_Tactical:
Originally Posted By Jonny_Flashbang:
I'll give you this Mr. LaRue, you have great tastes in guns! Jonny_Flashbang, You, 300sniper, Chris, Gozuki, TZLVredmist, kwrangln, et al ... can all go talk over my tastes in firearms over a nice big plate of monkey-sh*t sammiches.
Great way to treat a customer. 
If I wanted a monkey shit sam-ich I would have called Dick Swan. 
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Originally Posted By Jonny_Flashbang:
Originally Posted By LaRue_Tactical:
Originally Posted By Jonny_Flashbang:
I'll give you this Mr. LaRue, you have great tastes in guns! Jonny_Flashbang, You, 300sniper, Chris, Gozuki, TZLVredmist, kwrangln, et al ... can all go talk over my tastes in firearms over a nice big plate of monkey-sh*t sammiches. Great way to treat a customer.
If I wanted a monkey shit sam-ich I would have called Dick Swan. So they got to ya ... I saw your post before you changed it ... you even had one "m" in sammich. You can eat a sh*t samich too Mark.
 That was a little too nice to fit the taste of the "et al" crowd. I get it, and you shouldn't be ashamed - peer pressure is a powerful force.
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God Bless Our Troops ... Especially Our Snipers.
ETA - You learn things while building 100,000+ mounts ... and we include it in every mount going out our door. ML
" There's always an alien battle cruiser or a Korilian death ray ... &qu
ETA - You learn things while building 100,000+ mounts ... and we include it in every mount going out our door. ML
" There's always an alien battle cruiser or a Korilian death ray ... &qu
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Originally Posted By LaRue_Tactical:
Originally Posted By Jonny_Flashbang:
Originally Posted By LaRue_Tactical:
Originally Posted By Jonny_Flashbang:
I'll give you this Mr. LaRue, you have great tastes in guns! Jonny_Flashbang, You, 300sniper, Chris, Gozuki, TZLVredmist, kwrangln, et al ... can all go talk over my tastes in firearms over a nice big plate of monkey-sh*t sammiches. Great way to treat a customer.
If I wanted a monkey shit sam-ich I would have called Dick Swan. So they got to ya ... I saw your post before you changed it ... you even had one "m" in sammich. You can eat a sh*t samich too Mark.
That was a little too nice to fit the taste of the "et al" crowd. I get it, and you shouldn't be ashamed - peer pressure is a powerful force. Ive been your customer for years so, its not about peer pressure, its about a guy giving money to a well known anti gunner. I will admit the law suit crap has a little to do with it as well. Anyhow, I do enjoy your products very much. The wife picked up a new LaRue M68 mount for me last Christmas, its great. Now I have a place to store my batteries. 
ETA: To be honest with you, I think the guy is trying to steal your profits, plain and simple. Says a whole lot about his character. I cant help but wonder how many people he has dumped on to get where he is in life. |
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Originally Posted By LaRue_Tactical:
What you see is one of the 500-per-month we used to build back in the 90s. We're talking ourselves into going back into production ... or at least we're trying to talk ourselvess into it.
ETA - Oh, and LT hammers, LT sears, et al. Are the talks coming to a close? Ready, waiting, and hoping. |
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Originally Posted By vermont2nd:
Originally Posted By LaRue_Tactical:
What you see is one of the 500-per-month we used to build back in the 90s. We're talking ourselves into going back into production ... or at least we're trying to talk ourselvess into it.
ETA - Oh, and LT hammers, LT sears, et al. Are the talks coming to a close? Ready, waiting, and hoping. +1 |
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Originally Posted By Spikes08:
I am here for the only 1911 I hope to ever purchase. Everyday that goes by I put money in a jar for the day of the pre-order. Here is hoping. I am gonna say a prayer  Had pretty good luck with that in the past.I have to say if LaRue made a 2011 I would buy one asap. There is no doubt about it LaRue makes quality stuff. |
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Originally Posted By Jonny_Flashbang: Originally Posted By Spikes08: I am here for the only 1911 I hope to ever purchase. Everyday that goes by I put money in a jar for the day of the pre-order. Here is hoping. I am gonna say a prayer Had pretty good luck with that in the past.I have to say if LaRue made a 2011 I would buy one asap. There is no doubt about it LaRue makes quality stuff. Make a bet with scopophobe, or whateva his name was and maybe he will buy an LT 1911/2011 for you ? |
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Originally Posted By ohiobob:
Originally Posted By Jonny_Flashbang:
Originally Posted By Spikes08:
I am here for the only 1911 I hope to ever purchase. Everyday that goes by I put money in a jar for the day of the pre-order. Here is hoping. I am gonna say a prayer Had pretty good luck with that in the past.I have to say if LaRue made a 2011 I would buy one asap. There is no doubt about it LaRue makes quality stuff. Make a bet with scopophobe, or whateva his name was and maybe he will buy an LT 1911/2011 for you ?
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I am definitely in for a Larue 1911. I want serial number 7 (however many 0's do not matter to me, just as long as it is 7). I am sure I would have to sell a few guns, maybe pimp myself out, but whatever it takes! |
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