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  1. General 1911 talk
    Some of you might remember a video I did awhile back called "A Colt Calamity". In this video I discussed the issues with a particular Colt Commander. Some of you asked for a follow up video when this Colt was fixed. Well, here it is. Enjoy! Also here is a link to the original thread with...
  2. General Firearm Discussion
    I used to work for a company that did electrical testing and He was my Manager and I was his Testing Superintendent/Scheduler. I was looking for him on social media recently and found nothing, so I started doing regular searches for him since he was also a gunsmith. I kept finding his name on...
  3. General 1911 talk
    I am up burning the midnight oil again. Sorry, I sound like I might fall asleep during the video. This is a customer's stock SA prodigy. This seems to be a common issue with the prodigy. Check it out and see what you think. Thanks, Jon
  4. Sold/Expired Classifieds
    I'm looking to buy a .45 ACP finishing reamer in the "Nowlin" size. All the ones I've seen are made by Manson, but they're all on backorder for a while and I'd like one sooner.
  5. General 1911 talk
    I was asked by some of our customers to give some details of the inspection process that is part of our Gunsmith Packages. To answer this question, I posted our entire inspection checklist process on our website. Here is a link if you would like to take a look: Master Gunworks Inspection Page
  6. General 1911 talk
    Things have been busy over here at Master Gunworks, but we still managed to come up with a couple of new products. Some of you saw our YouTube video titled " The Problematic Prodigy". If you didn't catch the video, I attached it below. To resolve these Prodigy Problems, we came up with a few...
  7. General 1911 talk
    Example of part of are inspection we do as part of our gunsmithing packages.
  8. General 1911 talk
    Just adding a light slide chamfer in the milling machine.
  9. General 1911 talk
    Some people say it’s just a mainspring housing and it doesn’t really matter if it’s made of plastic. Well………….
  10. General 1911 talk
    I could not remember if I has shared this "short" video or not. Well, here it is: Hand Filing a 1911 Slide #shorts
  11. General 1911 talk
    I started a new post since the last one was looking a little messy. If you want to see the posts from the first thread go here: Another 1911 Adventure with Master Gunworks Here is Part 5 Blending the sides of the grip safety. For this post I made 2 videos; Video1: Video2:
  12. 1911 Gunsmithing
    Looking for a competent smith knowledgeable with this platform. One in western PA would be great. The pistol has recently gone from a tight group shooter to just hitting all over the place. I personally don't see anything that could be a culprit. I put the iron sight back on to rule out the...
  13. 1911 Carry
    Hello all. I have seen a few posts here and there on this subject and I am intrigued to say the least. I like the looks of checkering, Chens are nice, Ned's conemamids, the golfballs are nice, the scallops are nice, the morris code is nice, even stippling can be done nice, but I like the...
  14. General 1911 talk
    I found these guys when I was checking out this customized Springer on GB. I called them up and spoke to the manager Allan and he let me know they did all the custom work to the couple of Springfield pistols they have up on GB and told me both of their gunsmiths (one FT, one PT) are 1911...
  15. 1911 Gunsmithing
    Hello all - Two Fast question for smith pros; So this little OACP I acquired a few months ago has really become something special for me. There's already been a great deal of work done to it, and some diligent reseaorch has uncovered enough history on the gun to discover it had been sent to...
  16. 1911 Gunsmithing
    Hey all - having a look at the Gunsmith Sticky, and having spoken to most of our resident smiths, I'm hoping to get a recommendation; I have a very simple bit of COSMETIC-ONLY work I need done and, while I obviously want a quality job, "Master" level skills just aren't required, and most of the...
  17. General 1911 talk
    Is it possible that Colt will ever make a double stack 1911/2011? Would they ever attempt a deviation from the classic design?
  18. Revolvers
    Hi all, Spent a lot of time on 1911 Addicts stalking and drooling over pics and slowly gathering knowledge about 1911's and slowly come to enjoy revolvers. Well going to take that step into wheel world and would like some recommendations. Looking at grabbing a S&W 686 Plus i recently found and...
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