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She's not a MEU(SOC) build - but has several of the alterations, plus a couple personal touches, sufficient enough for her to at least be labled the 0321-1911A1. Here's a list of the features:

Base gun - Springfield Mil-spec, parked

throat/polish
polish/tension extractor
Kings Commander hammer
Nowlin sear
Wilson aluminum match trigger
4.75lb trigger job, no creep
Ed Brown beavertail with memory pad
King's thumb safety, custom contoured
Wilson checkered flat MHS
bevel/polish mag well
mild slide dehorn
Novak Lo-Mounts w/ tritium inserts
Pachmayr wraparounds - old skool with no thumbrests and no medallion

The areas that saw the dremel and/or stone got hit with cold blue. As this is a working pistol, I'm still debating if I will treat it to a full manganese re-park. This Friday she gets her maiden run in new form. The testing ground will be on the USMS SOG qual course. SOG has decided to carry Springer TRP Op's, so this pistol will shoot next to them. We shall see how it goes. Personally, I like the combination of blacks from the new parts, old parts, and cold blue. It gives the weapon an air of seriousness that is fitting her combat design and name - the 0321-1911A1.

I will see if I can capture some images of both the weapon and the weapon in action.

Lemme see if these links work. I dont have a place to host, and the pics are a little dark.

I took the weapon out on Friday, 10DEC2004. Outdoor range in Indiana, and it rained the whole day. It was perfect weather to throw some lead downrange.

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Took this pic in my trunk. Wet and used, the gun still looks great

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Shooters on the Line!

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The round plate at the far right was the target. I'm out about 50yards now. Walked back to around 75 yards eventually and was still getting good hits.

Beautifully simple.

CoC,

Nice piece. It looks very similar to one I have in the works right now based on a WWII mil-spec. I've really grown fond of the Colt/Kings/MGW commander hammer. Does Kings the hammer come like the Colt, or is it relieved and beveled like the MGW? I have an MGW and a Colt right now, and the two Colt hammers I've put on guns before got the same treatment as the MGW come with from the factory. Too bad I didn't realize the MGWs came this way before I fought to scrounge up the Colts.

Comgrats on your new shooter. May it serve you flawlessly.

~Jim Keeney

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Jim,

Correct me if I am interpreting you incorrectly, but if you are talking about the 'ring' in the hammer itself, yes it is beveled. Both sides. It really is a beautiful hammer.

The weapon performed well. After about 100 rounds I had two (2) FTF's - the weapon did not go into full battery. I was looking at about 1/4 inch space in the breech. I gave the slade a tap and finished the load - shot fine. It was about 35 and the rain was constant. I like to use that as an excuse I dont feel bad at all, because the SOG operator I was with had a round fail to fire in his duty Sig 228. We ejected the round and there was no strike on the primer. After finishing out the mag, we loaded the single round and it fired no prob. Just one of those things, I guess. Hey - it's his gun.

Only put about 200 rounds through the gun. Took it through the qual course. Most of the stuff was at about 7-10 yards. There were double taps and failure drills, alot of fire on the move and pie-slicings. It was a fun day. Passed the qual course with both this gun and my buddy's Sig. He was not overjoyed when they announced the move to the TRP Op's, but after shooting my weapon he said he could get used to them

CityofChicago,

Nice set up. Is this the gun that was built by the Gun Doctor is Roselle? I might have the wrong gun but if it is, care to share your experience?

Same gun. Very easy experience. Always accessible by phone, cordial whenever I called or made it up there. They had the gun for maybe 6 weeks - but part of that was me waiting on parts to give to them ( a buddy got me some stuff fer cheap )

Never heard it referred to as the "0321" (Recon Marine MOS) 1911. Kind of like it though since it was one of my MOS' along with 0311, 8541 and 8621.

No. I'm sure you haven't. I wanted to build a gun that echoed the look and feel of the MEU(SOC), but without ALL the touches (match barrel, ambi-safety...) - things I personally didn't see a need for for myself. And I think I gave up naming guns "Betsy" and the like after I hung up my coonskin cap. So I just wanted to come up with a name that sounded like it was a reflection of the weapons inspiration, and decided on the Recon MOS.

My father was in the USMC for 22 years, and I grew up most of my young and adolescent life on base. I have been shooting the 1911 since I was 8 years old (getting better over time, I promise ). The name was chosen as a tribute to the men I am proud to have called my friends and mentors.

Sounds like a good gun with good parts, and some inspiration to go with it. Congrats.

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