The start of a brandnew addiction ...

[Nushif]

So, I finally made enough of the funny green stuff that seems to make life so much easier and fun and got myself something I've always wanted, or at least I started in that general direction.

I had my local gunsmith fit me a CCO sized 1911. It has an ATI 4.25 inch slide and a RIA officer frame. The grips are the thinnest alumagrips I could find. Grainy images here ...





Now, I know this isn't some high-end gun, but at some point it will be exactly what I want.

The next plan is a skinnier grip safety that still has a beaver tail and I will make the slide stop flush with the frame, because I release the gun using the overhand method or boot heel anyways. Also because I think it would look really cool and streamlined.

This thing where you make a gun very specifically for yourself is kinda fun!

 

[viking499]

Good looking new toy there. Let us know how she handles and shoots.

 

[bdb benzino]

Which Smith do you use Nushif? I have Jeff do all my work, and he has done an outstanding job! BTW I really like what you did there, and at the gong price of CCO's, I think that was a great idea!

 

[RBid]

Very nice!

I'm not a 1911 guy, but they're great to look at!

Great to see Oregonians on THR.

 

[Nushif]

Which Smith do you use Nushif?

Jeff, as well. 8)

 

[bikerdoc]

That is a neat project gun. Keep us posted.

 

[surjimmy]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you better make some more of the green stuff. these things are like Lays Potato Chips, you can't have just one.

 

[Nushif]

Yeah, but Government models don't do it for me, so I'm safe from that one, at least. 8)

 

[Rittmeister]

Very nice! Where did you pick up the ATI slide/barrel assembly?

 

[Nushif]

Jeff, from Rangemaster Gunworks ordered it and kept the bottom bits for a project. no clue who his distributor is.

 

[Nushif]

Alright! Update.

Here's some classier pictures for your viewing pleasure (basically me playing around with my cell phone camera) and a range report.











We went to the range and I brought 250 rounds of UMC factory ball ammo. When I shot the gun there were no malfunctions. At all. Ejection was .... vigorous, so much so as a matter of fact that I got hit in the head by a lot of ricochets from the ceiling! The gun now has a lot more of a ".45 push" feel to it than before with the very snappy 3.5 inch barrel, so I am a fan.

However, the gun did malfunction four times overall. Every time it was my wife and her "Beretta Hands" shooting it. I am entirely unworried, seeing as she managed jamming Glonk 19s with regularity and pretty much anything other than a Beretta or mousegun she somehow miraculously gets to not work.

In retrospect I should have gone the route of getting myself a gun customized a long time ago. This CCO and the .22 adapter for it will pretty much serve all my shooting needs from this point on. I will (of course) still collect other guns, but I don't really "need" a new pistol at this point.

The only other modifications I can think of at this point that I might want is a WW1 style thumb safety because I like the way they feel and look, a slimmer grip safety and a complete and uniform refinish/lettering removal. but all of that is just icing on the cake.

 

[jogar80]

Just grow some more of that green suff that makes life easier... and your gun addiction will always be satisfied. LOL

 

[Skylerbone]

Easier to modify the GS you have than fitting another. You might consider a new MSH that fits closer to flush with the frame which should make it feel much better in hand. Nice pistol though and I bet priced right. +1 on going the custom route.