I'm a pretty big fan of custom gun work and I'm curious to get thoughts around the topic. Lately, I've been fortunate enough to be exposed to more cool custom guns developed by different people. I've always believed that people are the link to the quality and I'm curious how people critically think about the results. With that said, I'm really curious how others develop a hierarchy between different competent gunsmiths. What are the small details that stand out to you?
Where do one person shops fit? Where do you fit larger shops (e.g. Wilson, Les, Nighthawk, etc...)? Do they need to produce parts used across the community (e.g. Chen, Gray, Cajun, Langdon)? What about moving past 1911s? As a tangent, I'm also really curious when you think small shops will start churning out more 2011s?
Anyway, I'm really curious what you're looking for in a custom gun. How do you evaluate the results of others. I'm game to talk about actual gunsmiths, but am more interested what you notice and appreciate about the results.
Anthony
Where do one person shops fit? Where do you fit larger shops (e.g. Wilson, Les, Nighthawk, etc...)? Do they need to produce parts used across the community (e.g. Chen, Gray, Cajun, Langdon)? What about moving past 1911s? As a tangent, I'm also really curious when you think small shops will start churning out more 2011s?
Anyway, I'm really curious what you're looking for in a custom gun. How do you evaluate the results of others. I'm game to talk about actual gunsmiths, but am more interested what you notice and appreciate about the results.
Anthony