Anybody ever order a custom Wilson Combat 1911? Interested to hear of the process and whether you think it's worth the investment. Cheers!
You can find barely used Wilson's on Gunbroker for 1/2 price.
I still have a 1911 that bill wilson himself built in 1988. Barrel lug broke a few years ago, called Wilson for replacement, and the CS person said hold on, then clicked over to bill himself who said he would fix it for free, and he did. Plus they went through it and gave it a general overhaul, and refinish to boot.
Wilson makes some fine firearms, the worth of which is a personal matter. I have a Nighthawk which I don't regret buying but I won't spend that much on a high end 45 again. If you want something truly unique for your ~$4k look into a Guncrafter Industries 50GI. Cartridge is about the same length as a 45acp but is 50 caliber. Not at all a knuckle buster but great fun.
Of course it helps to be able to reload. It's a slippery slope though.
Any thoughts on the Springfield Hellcat? Been leaning between sig p365 or hellcat and my local shop has The hellcat in stock
We’re not allowed firearms in UK
We’re not even allowed replica ones without being part of a re-enactment group
I do alot of business in the UK. I love hosting visits here in the US because we always end up at the shooting range.
Wanna see a bunch of middle aged guys turn into giddy wide eyed 8yr olds? That's how.
How is the grenade attack situation in Sweden these days?
Are the politicians still trying to sweep it under the rug?
PS II I have come to believe Canada is somewhat similar to Sweden when it comes to weapons. Is that true?
Never really cared for this category but must say it's a nice little piece for edc.
Nice. My P365 has been great. It's not as small and light as my Kahr PM9 with 7 rounds, or S&W 360PD revolver, but it's a great bang for the buck (pun intended). Those extra 4-6 rounds (depending on chamber empty or not and 10 or 12 round magazine) def add some weight.
For my son’s birthday last year I converted his P365 into the manual safety version at his request, and it turned out really well. I was thinking I might do that to mine. But I have not done so yet, since all of my pistols currently in the house operate the same way as double action only. I just make sure they are either locked up or in a holster to cover the trigger.
My wife and daughters don't want to be thoroughly trained in weapons with a safety (single or double action), but they have used my Kahr and Glock at the range, and want to keep things simple. Hence why I keep the FN FNS-9 LNIB and locked up and I sold all of my 1911's - so they would not have to figure out "is this one cocked and locked or is this a striker fire double action only", etc and blah blah blah...
I have written about this here earlier in the thread.
Sweden (as always) are somewhere in the middle. We do have a lot of weapons. They are however used for hunting - and hunting weapons are not used for crime - here. That is proved by statistics. Revolvers, pistols and other weapons not intended for hunting are very restricted. Hunting rifles are however also restricted - to a well defined and broadly accepted balance. Me - for instance am allowed 4 rifles without any further explanation. I have got a 308W, two 12 shotguns and a 22LR. If I would like another hunting rifle I would have to explain what use I have that is not met with the ones I already have. All of this is not a problem normally - if you are a citizen in good standing (not a criminal) and have the proper weapon education (theoretical and practical).
I believe we have hit the sweet spot - having weapons and using them for the intended purpose. I realize we are living in very different environments - my first reaction to someone entering my home without my permission is phoning the police, etc. (The ones doing home invasion do not have weapons either...)
PS. At one time half a million Swedish citizens had a military weapon at home - being part of our "home defence strategy". At the time we were about 8 million. These weapons were not used in murders or crime. Sometime for suicide though...
PS II I have come to believe Canada is somewhat similar to Sweden when it comes to weapons. Is that true?
I was fortunate to have the choice between the thumb safety or not as both were in stock. I opted for the safety knowing that I could carry it with the safety engaged or off. I've been "building" a custom 1911 with Wilson Combat on paper and might pull the trigger (pun intended) on one late next year, but I'm not in a hurry.
Glad to hear your household all has at least some level of competency with your firearms. I think this is vitally important from a safety standpoint.
Would love to see photos of the work you did on your son's piece if you have any.
Cheers, Larry!
So, for my son's 22nd birthday next week, I got him some mods for his Sig P365 that I bought for him for his 21st birthday last year - he really wanted a Sig Lima365 Green Laser and a manual safety -> Tadah!
He also got some 15 round magazines so that he can reload less at the shooting range - we both prefer the 10 and 12 round mags though.
I was fortunate to have the choice between the thumb safety or not as both were in stock. I opted for the safety knowing that I could carry it with the safety engaged or off. I've been "building" a custom 1911 with Wilson Combat on paper and might pull the trigger (pun intended) on one late next year, but I'm not in a hurry.
Glad to hear your household all has at least some level of competency with your firearms. I think this is vitally important from a safety standpoint.
Would love to see photos of the work you did on your son's piece if you have any.
Cheers, Larry!
I'll have a look! Sometimes it's hard to pick through a thread on this phone
