Custom 1911?

[Mike]

Is there a 1911 pistolsmith around Nashville that does frame up custom builds?

I'm looking to do a .38 super sometime in the next few months.

-Mike

Edited May 10, 2009 by Mike

[willis68]

Is the a 1911 pistolsmith around Nashville that does frame up custom builds?

I'm looking to do a .38 super sometime in the next few months.

-Mike

I think Jeff Walle at Guns and Leather would be worth talking to.

He knows everything there is to know about a 1911 and is a great guy. I am sure he can help you

Edited May 10, 2009 by willis68

[timcalhoun]

It's Jeff Walle at Guns and Leather. He can build whatever you want from a full blown open comp gun to a regular 1911 carry. Great guy, I have known him for many years and he will make you happy.

[BimmerFreak]

Doesnt CCA do custom 1911s?

Maybe give them a call.

BTW: My dedicated 1911 smith started last week, and we are about 8 weeks out from having Hero Guns custom 1911s.....

[timcalhoun]

Doesnt CCA do custom 1911s?

Maybe give them a call.

BTW: My dedicated 1911 smith started last week, and we are about 8 weeks out from having Hero Guns custom 1911s.....

Who is it?

[BimmerFreak]

His name is Jeff Miester, and he trained at Cylinder and Slide.

We will be displaying some of his previous work in our shop in the coming weeks, and should have the specs for our Hero 1911 pistols soon.

We will are planning to offer a 4 model range, with the ability to custom spec within each model.

More to come....

Edited May 10, 2009 by BimmerFreak

[timcalhoun]

Doesnt CCA do custom 1911s?

Maybe give them a call.

BTW: My dedicated 1911 smith started last week, and we are about 8 weeks out from having Hero Guns custom 1911s.....

Also, will a person be allowed to check out the guns??? It always cracks me up when folks have custom 1911s that they are selling but no one is allowed to check out the slide fit and trigger work their smith has done. They have asked me "are you going to buy it?" Well, how the hell can I answer that when I don't know if his work is deserving of the price. They are not made of glass, and if someone can hurt the gun by handling it, it isn't worth the price of the parts at dealer cost.

[willis68]

Jim name is Jeff Miester, and he trained at Cylinder and Slide.

We will be displaying some of his previous work in our shop in the coming weeks, and should have the specs for our Hero 1911 pistols soon.

We will are planning to offer a 4 model range, with the ability to custom spec within each model.

More to come....

That sounds very good, Please keep us posted I would love to own a Hero Gear Custom 1911!

[BimmerFreak]

Also, will a person be allowed to check out the guns??? It always cracks me up when folks have custom 1911s that they are selling but no one is allowed to check out the slide fit and trigger work their smith has done. They have asked me "are you going to buy it?" Well, how the hell can I answer that when I don't know if his work is deserving of the price. They are not made of glass, and if someone can hurt the gun by handling it, it isn't worth the price of the parts at dealer cost.

Absolutely.

We will encourage you to inspect frame/slide fit, as well as the trigger.

We will also recommend that you spend time with our smith, discussing your personal needs and requests, so that he can ensure you get exactly what you want.

And before anyone asks; we will provide complete build sheets which list each part, and the source. (ie: Kart barrel, Ed Brown this, STI that...etc)

We will also disclose WHO EXACTLY will be producing our frames and slides, since we all know there are very few actual manufacturers of these parts.

[timcalhoun]

Absolutely.

We will encourage you to inspect frame/slide fit, as well as the trigger.

We will also recommend that you spend time with our smith, discussing your personal needs and requests, so that he can ensure you get exactly what you want.

And before anyone asks; we will provide complete build sheets which list each part, and the source. (ie: Kart barrel, Ed Brown this, STI that...etc)

We will also disclose WHO EXACTLY will be producing our frames and slides, since we all know there are very few actual manufacturers of these parts.

You guys are doing it right!!!! It sounds like Hero Gear is run by knowledgeable serious shooters.

[willis68]

That sounds awesome Joe you are an Evil Man at least that is what my bank account will be saying!!!!

Edited May 10, 2009 by willis68

[timcalhoun]

That sounds awesome you are an Evil Man!!!!

Yep. On the other hand you can never have too many 1911/2011s built to perfection. And their are very, very few who can build them like that. Worth every penny.

[Guest CK1]

sam at complete gun shop (308 S Water Ave Gallatin, TN 37066 (615) 206-0075).

believe he builds all the 1911's for Uselton...

he's a really good guy, and has been around the block many, many, many times... he's always busy because he does great work.

imho, skip the bad vibes of dealing with Uselton, talk to sam and order the parts from the companies getting the components you want, and bet he'll build you a kick ass gun.

[R1100R]

sam at complete gun shop (308 S Water Ave Gallatin, TN 37066 (615) 206-0075).

believe he builds all the 1911's for Uselton...

he's a really good guy, and has been around the block many, many, many times... he's always busy because he does great work.

imho, skip the bad vibes of dealing with Uselton, talk to sam and order the parts from the companies getting the components you want, and bet he'll build you a kick ass gun.

Most excellent on 1911's and has been around awhile. He has the most reasonable prices around the time he worked on my 1911's and does a

great job on refinishing.

[BimmerFreak]

sam at complete gun shop (308 S Water Ave Gallatin, TN 37066 (615) 206-0075).

believe he builds all the 1911's for Uselton...

he's a really good guy, and has been around the block many, many, many times... he's always busy because he does great work.

imho, skip the bad vibes of dealing with Uselton, talk to sam and order the parts from the companies getting the components you want, and bet he'll build you a kick ass gun.

Sam does great work and is a very good option if you want a custom 1911 built.

[Jasongar8]

+1 For Sam from Complete Gun Shop. He is THE 1911 guy in my opinion. He does great work. Plus he is one of the good guys, very good to do business with.

-Jason G

[Guest drc767]

I picked up a Ed Brown Special Forces Carry last Thursday from Joe at Hero-Gear....I had a chance to handle a couple of the 1911's that his new pistolsmith built, and all I can say is you 1911 guys need to check out these pistols when Joe gets his 1911 program up and running. They are going to offer up some very cool stuff. I was impressed!!

Edited May 11, 2009 by drc767

[Guest jwp]

Is there a 1911 pistolsmith around Nashville that does frame up custom builds?

I'm looking to do a .38 super sometime in the next few months.

-Mike

Come on down to CCA and check out some of our 1911s. We have several versions of our custom 1911s available for inspection and we'll even let you step out on our range and give them a good ringing out to show you why we believe they are the best custom 1911 being produced today.

The option list is unlimited and they are available in 45acp, 10mm, 9mm, .38 super and .357 sig.

[Guest JHatmaker]

I can vouch for Sam's work, it's top notch. You can see what he's done at Uselton's for yourself, then just go straight through him as far as what you want.

He makes some awesome pieces!!