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Completing a build is always a big occasion for me as I don't get a lot of time to spend working on it. Time spent at the shop has to be squeezed in between family, work, and a graduate degree program. This particular pistol took just over a year and a half to complete. I'm excited about this one not only because of how long it took but because of who it is for. The proud new owner happens to be my Dad who has been patiently waiting for the finished project. He is the one who first taught me to shoot at the age of five with a .22 rifle. All growing up we spent a lot of time fishing and camping in the white mountains of Arizona. He is a gun enthusiast and advocate and the one to introduce me to the infamous 1911. He has had his eye on a full house pistol for some time now and hopefully this one doesn't disappoint. It is patterned after a commander I built as a carry gun for myself awhile back and is an almost complete match. His gun was built on a Caspian carbon steel frame and slide. The build sheet includes everything you would expect on a full house classic government model with 30 LPI hand checkering, flat and serrated slide, serrated rear, kart barrel, and tritium sights. The grips were carved out of African Blackwood to finish it off.

Building pistols in the Heirloom Precision shop is one of my favorite things to do. The guys there keep me in line with some useful words of wisdom such as "don't mess that up junior!" or "practice makes average." Then, comes the moment of truth when I hand Ted the finished product and he quietly looks it over, giving it his approval with a quiet "doesn't suck...too badly"
The truth is that I have never seen so much effort and attention to detail go into anything. True craftsman ship is hard to find these days and it is refreshing to see the exceptional level of quality go into everything they do. Hopefully a little of that rubs off on the guns I work on as well. A special Thank You to Ted, Jason, and Steve for all of their help in getting this one completed.

Here are a few (poorly taken) pictures. This one's for you Dad!













Shown with my hard chrome commander

Nice work, Junior! This one came out every bit as nice as the last - your dad will be proud to own it.

You gotta work on those grip screws, though.....

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TR

Do'h! I knew that was coming. I didn't catch that till after I posted the photos.

Zack,
Beautiful piece, very nice work! I bet that is fun to be around such talented guys.

Very nice and a great gift for your father!

I'm sure your Dad will be very pleased. Looks great!

Dang Zack, that came out beautiful. Any Father would be proud of that.

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Jeff Hogan
Southwest
Custom Firearms
Albuquerque, NM
505-877-5357

Real nice Zak ! Sure wish that i could hand around that place!

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GO-FOR-IT

That's a heck of a lot of pistol!

Stunning. Hope you have a son or daughter. Would be great for you both to pass those guns on down the family line!

Love the simplicity it shows its real beauty. Like a beautiful women just bam right in your face and you can’t take your eyes off of it.

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Nice. How about I adopt you and you build one for me?

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Yavapai Firearms Acad HG1(x2), HG2, & SG,
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Hi Zack. This is your father. I have a new address for you to send the pistol to. Send me a private message and I'll give it to you. Sincerely, your Dad.

Seriously, nice work.

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Very nice, clean lines and one very nice pistol. Good job

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Excellent work, thanks for posting for us.

Zack, That is stunning!! Outstanding.