For custom 45's fans

[VBshooter]

Great history article on the evolution of the custom 45 of today..

http://www.americanrifleman.org/article ... combat-45/

How customizing the M1911 for a combative role led to a whole new breed of Browning's big slab-sided pistol.
By Cameron Hopkins

Along with lightening triggers and installing adjustable sights, the Government Model had never been customized specifically for combative purposes—a genre that later came to be known as “custom combat” gunsmithing—until a handful of pistolsmiths in Southern California began modifying the big slab-sided pistol for down-and-dirty use.

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[AlanM]

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