I just finished up this Springfield for a good customer. This is the first pistol I've built for him but I definitely hope it won't be the last. He has made it a pleasurable experience to say the least.
I am not sure of the year that this Springfield was manufactured but it is a relatively old frame. I believe it was a late 80's or early 90's era race gun when I received it. It came with some light pitting on the flats and some heavy stippling under and on the trigger guard. That took quite a bit of work to get out and shaped back up. It was also quite a bit of work to get the lines around the trigger area straight. This one had particularly crooked lines, even by Springfield standards. This was the first Ed Brown barrel I have used. I was very happy with the fit-up and the accuracy of the barrel. Even though I like guns that are pretty, only accurate guns are interesting and this one is very interesting. I am a stickler for accuracy. I believe that even 1911 combat guns should have bullseye pistol accuracy. I used the Heinie tritium tall sights to accommodate the suppressor that is going on it. I was particularly pleased when the stock sights hit POA/POI at 20 yds. without any modification. Most of the small parts used were the excellent Wilson Combat BP parts. Their slide stops, thumb safeties, MSH's, and extractors are definitely some of my favorites because of their superior quality, good looks and ease of fitting. Although, for whatever reason, I struggle with W/C ignition parts so I don't use them anymore. All Harrison igniton parts were used and are the parts that I usually insist on for just about every project. I consistently get very good results with them. The finish on the pistol is brush hard chrome on the flats and a matte bead blast on the rounds. I believe that hard chrome is probably the very best finish you can put on a pistol if the silver color works for the pistols intended purpose. I almost always use the DLC(Diamond Like Carbon) on all pistols that need a black high performance finish but if I had my way, every 1911 in the world would be blued. Charcoal blue to be exact. And a blue slide over a hard chrome frame on special occasions. But this is a working gun, so only the toughest skin would do. Thanks, JT
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J. Timmons & Sons Custom 1911 Pistols
South Carolina
864-558-1911
www.jttimmonscustom1911pistols.com
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