I finished a Colt “LE” build:
And have a special 1911 on my bench for a young man in my neighborhood.
He is about to join the Army, eventually to attend Ranger school with follow on duty at Benning.
His last name is Garrison. It became basically impossible for me not to build him a pistol.
Took a used 9mm SA Garrison, 5”, blue as the base gun. It was $549 at my LGS. Slide to frame fit was very good, as is barrel lug fit.
The rest means basically nothing, as I will replace all the small parts, and refinish.
Started out tonight with the slide, hand-cutting a French border.
Baby steps, but at least now there is no going back, and I will have this done before the kid graduates Ranger.
