Suppressors Dave's Metal Works Commander

[CamW]

Dave at Dave's Metal Works finished my Colt Commander, he did a great job on it!
Specs are:
Steel Colt Commander frame with 20 LPI checkering, S&A magwell blended to the frame
Caspian slide with 10-8 rear sight and Tritium front sight
Slight rounding of all the edges
Bar Sto barrel in .45 ACP
Cylinder & Slide hammer and sear set
VZ Operator grips
Cerakote finish in (what else?) Sniper Gray

Dave let me shoot the pistol before he did the final finish so we could get everything working properly before he did the all the blending and coating.I'm really fortunate the have such a great gunsmith only 20 minutes away that listens to what I want and offers great suggestions on a pistol build.
Now it's off to the range to see how well the Cerakote holds up to holster wear.

 

[dmuldrew]

Re: Dave's Metal Works Commander

Looks great!

 

[Mike Stolfus]

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He did a great job on the de-horn and I like the chamfered slidestop hole and bobbed slide stop pin. I like the way he rounded the bottom of the magwell also. Nice looking Blaster, Mike.

 

[Big_Daddy]

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Beautiful gun. Excellent fitting and blending. The finish looks great and so do the photos. Now shoot the snot out of it.

 

[hrt4me]

Re: Dave's Metal Works Commander

Nice.

What brand of trigger is that? Aluminum or nylon?

 

[Silverbullet2]

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I love this commander!

 

[dah]

Re: Dave's Metal Works Commander

nice piece cam...looks like he shortened the slide stop and re-contoured the left sided safety too

 

[CamW]

Re: Dave's Metal Works Commander

The trigger is a nylon Chip McCormick.
The left side safety is a stock Colt safety that was mated to an extended right side safety. I shoot left handed and don't like the extended safety on the left side, it tends to catch on cover garments.

 

[18Echo]

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Really nice piece! I love a 1911 that has a naked slide and just a plain simple look. I don't think they make a prettier Pistol than a worked over 1911.

 

[Bruiser_Joe]

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very nice, two 1911 builds are on the horizon for me as well.

 

[30calDeath]

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I am seeing quite a few nice 1911's in this forum, keep up the good work guys!

 

[Quarter Horse]

Re: Dave's Metal Works Commander

The smith shows excellent attention to detail, note that the grip screws and the mag release screw are indexed.

BPA, I missed the slide stop mods. Had to go back and look, nice catch.

CamW, I'll bet it shoots even better than it looks. Let us know.

 

[HRTshooter]

Re: Dave's Metal Works Commander

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[Downzero]

Re: Dave's Metal Works Commander

Nice gun. I just ordered a set of Operator II's for my 1911.

What's with the tiny thumb safety?