pistolsmith recommendations

[Ron Brooks]

I am looking for a pistol smith to do some 1911 work for me. There is no one local so I thought I look for recomendations for some where to ship off to.

Price and time for the work to get done matter, but quality of work is the most important.

Thanks.

 

[Big Az Al]

Pistol smith

There are lot of smiths around,

I did a little search using the phrase, "1911 pistol smiths"

the results are somewhat overwhelming, but lots of good looking!

 

[1911Tuner]

Tejas Smiths

In Texas? If you want a solid carry gun, check with Dave Berryhill. Dunno how long his waiting list is right now though...

If a racegun is in your future, I hear that Benny Hill is a pretty good hand with those. I think he's somewhere around Dallas. Don't take that to the bank.

Chuck Rogers is the man to see for comp guns...but he's way over yonder in Airy-Zona. Long wait for Raja.

 

[Ron Brooks]

I'm looking for more of a carry gun than a race gun. I've checked within a couple of hundred miles of where I am at and there are no GOOD pistol smiths around, so if I'm going to have to ship it off I don't care if a smith is in Texas or not.

Recomendations?

 

[Ron Brooks]

Bump - Any suggestions or recommendations?

 

[RogersPrecision]

Ron,

Remember....
CHEAP-FAST-GOOD
you only get to pick two!
If someone offers all three, be careful.

There are great smiths to be found at www.louderthanwords.us but I suspect few of them are accepting work.
Please provide us with specifics of the work you would like to have done.

 

[kansas45]

Hey, Ron. There is a very good 1911 smith near my town. PM me if your iterested. I'll get you the information. He is pretty busy.

 

[JoeHatley]

www.americanpistol.com/guild_members_state_list.php

Several in Texas.

Joe

 

[Ron Brooks]

Joe,

Alas, the nearest one to me is over 400 miles away. I used to live in the same town with Mike Watkins and had him do my work until he moved off to work for Brownell's in Iowa. :-(

 

[Ron Brooks]

Chuck,

The most important thing to me is good. I would rather pay a little more and get fast, but there is a balance there. I have a colt .45 auto thata I would like to put a low mount set of BoMars on as well as a new front sight, get the slide ported and a beaver tail grip safety and a commander hammer. I also have a Colt slide, a Kart barrel and so on that I would like to put toget with a Caspian frame. And finally I have a Colt 22 conversion kit I would like to put on a Caspian frame.

Ron

 

[Ron Brooks]

Kansas45,

A PM is heading your way, thanks.

 

[Ron Brooks]

1911 Tuner,

Thanks, I'll look into Dave Berryhill.

Thanks.

 

[Snake Eyes]

Yo-Bo!

I'd pimp Ted Yost to his own mother.

Great guy, great work, fair price. The wait does tend to creep into years.....but if a guy can get your gun done in a week, it probably means no one else wants him working on their gun--not a good sign.

Yost-Bonitz Custom

 

[Ron Brooks]

Snake Eyes,

Thanks, I'll check into it. I would rather not have to wait years, but I agree with you on a week.

 

[daysleeprx]

Ed Vandenberg in Houston (www.vandenbergcustom.com) has always done good by me. He's a really nice guy to boot! All my 1911s were done by him.

 

[Ron Brooks]

Thanks, daysleeprx. I'll check him out.

Ron