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My first post, although I've lurked for a month. As you can tell from my topic, I'm in the heart of Arizona. I'm looking to own a custom or semi-custom 1911, but I want to start my search locally.
There are two local 'custom' pistolsmiths that I have visited and am aware of. The first one is a one-man shop named "Big Bore", in which Gordon Fallick is the man. His website is http://www.bigborecustom.com. The other guy's name is Robert or Bob and his shop is 1911Heaven (www.1911heaven.com). The name he puts on his pistols is "Thoroughbred".
Have any of you heard of either of these guys? What kind of reputation do these guys have if you know of them? Are their pistols any good and would you buy one?
If you know of any other AZ based pistolsmiths, I'd love to hear about them. If I can't find a super accurate 1911 locally, I'm leaning towards a Rock River Arms Standard Match with hardchrome and 1 1/2" guarantee. (I have ~$1,500 to blow, give or take).
Thanks for taking the time to read my post!
My first post, although I've lurked for a month. As you can tell from my topic, I'm in the heart of Arizona. I'm looking to own a custom or semi-custom 1911, but I want to start my search locally.
There are two local 'custom' pistolsmiths that I have visited and am aware of. The first one is a one-man shop named "Big Bore", in which Gordon Fallick is the man. His website is http://www.bigborecustom.com. The other guy's name is Robert or Bob and his shop is 1911Heaven (www.1911heaven.com). The name he puts on his pistols is "Thoroughbred".
Have any of you heard of either of these guys? What kind of reputation do these guys have if you know of them? Are their pistols any good and would you buy one?
If you know of any other AZ based pistolsmiths, I'd love to hear about them. If I can't find a super accurate 1911 locally, I'm leaning towards a Rock River Arms Standard Match with hardchrome and 1 1/2" guarantee. (I have ~$1,500 to blow, give or take).
Thanks for taking the time to read my post!