duelist1954
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Some people just don't like 1911s, and other people really look down their noses at 1911s made in the Philippines. I love 1911s, and I've had real good luck with Phillipine 1911s, particularly gun made by S.A.M. (Shooters Arms Manufacturers).
When I wanted to put together a 1911 for cast bullet plinking, I started with a plain-Jane SAM 1911. I bought a bunch of parts from Brownells and I had a local 1911 smith named Victor Wolff, put together a pistol the way I wanted it. I've been shooting ths gun for several years and it is a joy to shoot. And, since I cast my own bullets out of free wheel weights, shooting a .45 ACP cost about the same as shooting a .22 LR, so I get to shoot it a lot.
Here's a link to a video on it. I'll post some pictures later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIXtlpfEmD4
When I wanted to put together a 1911 for cast bullet plinking, I started with a plain-Jane SAM 1911. I bought a bunch of parts from Brownells and I had a local 1911 smith named Victor Wolff, put together a pistol the way I wanted it. I've been shooting ths gun for several years and it is a joy to shoot. And, since I cast my own bullets out of free wheel weights, shooting a .45 ACP cost about the same as shooting a .22 LR, so I get to shoot it a lot.
Here's a link to a video on it. I'll post some pictures later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIXtlpfEmD4