We are already a couple of months in to 2020 but right now is truly the beginning of the year in the gun industry; and it certainly is...

Three years ago a vendor called me and said "Brandan, I have started making slides and I would love for you to try them out and provide...

Well the time has come to officially close the books on commissioned 1911 builds. I currently have builds going into next year which will...

Here is an illustration of total aggregate vertical tolerance stack on a 1911. These numbers are very important when you want to achieve...

Why are there different ways to fit an extractor? I recently fell in to a debate regarding extractor case engagement so I wanted to share...

Everyone has a five year plan in business; for me, in April of 2014, the month that I officially left the corporate world, my plan was to...

This is a great topic and I will cut straight to my opinion, yes and no. The reason for so many companies claiming a need for a break-in...

Who are we kidding... is there really a debate here? MIM, metal injection molded parts have allowed production firearms manufacturers to...

This is an interesting topic, one with a varying degree of answers depending on who you ask or how you even define what it is to be a...

In my first blog I discussed change in the industry and some key areas where change may influence business evolution. I would like to...

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The custom 1911 industry has been a small cottage industry since its inception. Being from Florida, I have had the pleasure of handling...