...the other night, the show pretty much opened to Rossi getting a box/present delivered directly to him. Upon opening, it was a 1911 45 with beautiful Marine and Vietnam Wall custom grips... He said pretty much how was his friend able to afford that it's an expensive gun. Thank goodness for pause on dvrs... It was a Cabot GI/Classic..... Wow... I never heard of these folks. Of course, I had to rush over to their site to see how expensive and even to see if it really existed. Just reading the description brought a tear to my eye. So I guess the question is, anyone have one? Like it? etc..... And this is NOT to criticize about the price or what you can get for the buck or what you prefer. I'm looking for thoughts on the actual gun and especially if you own one. That is all...

 

http://cabotgun.com/better-than-custom-1911-pistols/gi-classic-1911-prescision-gun/

 

Way too heavy a rollmark for me. Supposedly great guns (I'll never know) but between the rollmarks and some of their funky front cocking serration treatments I'd pick something else.

 

C

I have admit, there's something inherently appealing about the design of a 1911. I just can't bring myself to buy one though, knowing it'd be spending some serious coin (and I'm an HK lover! I know about spending coin!) on something that I wouldn't shoot much of ever.

Looking for experience guys... not what you have or like. I'd consider getting one of these IF I can get some real hands on experience. Either you've owned one or held/fired someone else's...

Joe Mantegna is one of us, I'm betting he had a hand in what was picked:

 

http://outdoorchannel.com/midwayusas-gun-stories

 

Note his character always carried a 1911.

Looking for experience guys... not what you have or like. I'd consider getting one of these IF I can get some real hands on experience. Either you've owned one or held/fired someone else's...

Given the price of these there aren't a ton of folks on here likely to have owned one. Bullzeye may have or at least handled one as he seems to have a really nice collection. Send him a PM.

 

C

Thanx, willdo...

 

Given the price of these there aren't a ton of folks on here likely to have owned one. Bullzeye may have or at least handled one as he seems to have a really nice collection. Send him a PM.

C

Gotchya and understand. I was considering it for a beloved Marine as a welcome home gift. Just thought it could be something real special.

 

 

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I'm also taking into consideration his Jr. Marine son when he grows up. His father will be getting about 95% of all my guns but not till I croak. Just looking for that special something for him that means something and can continue to be handed down after we are both dead and gone. So something shootable that also retains value, maybe even increasing somewhat.

 

 

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I'm also taking into consideration his Jr. Marine son when he grows up. His father will be getting about 95% of all my guns but not till I croak. Just looking for that special something for him that means something and can continue to be handed down after we are both dead and gone. So something shootable that also retains value, maybe even increasing somewhat.

 

 

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I think a Colt 1911 would fit the bill. Something like a Series '70. Yes, it is not a $4795 handgun, but it is still THE 1911.

I'm also taking into consideration his Jr. Marine son when he grows up. His father will be getting about 95% of all my guns but not till I croak. Just looking for that special something for him that means something and can continue to be handed down after we are both dead and gone. So something shootable that also retains value, maybe even increasing somewhat.

 

 

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Given the relative lack of name recognition, I don't know if the cabot's would retain value. The only thing I've heard about of them before this was for their lefty/righty matched sets. Which indicates skill, but at $5k, I'd like to see some broad desirability for them, or the ability to get them truly customized. Heck, most of the "custom" brand names don't. You want to drop $5k on an heirloom, you might want to peruse the louder than words forum ( http://forum.ltwguns.com/ ), the stuff aint cheap, they also have  raffles and auctions for customs to benefit charities. Might be a place to start looking, at least at the difference between custom shops and custom. You could also potentially find more available smiths that might be able to produce something more personal. 

 

Depends on your perspective. 

I think a Colt 1911 would fit the bill. Something like a Series '70. Yes, it is not a $4795 handgun, but it is still THE 1911.

Got one of those for him already.

 

 

 

 

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Looks like I got some thinking to do. I was impressed by that on the show, the little story behind it, etc. Then read the site and the time they put into them. So the search is on... Gotta find something special and of course, don't want to break the bank unless absolutely necessary.

 

 

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Louder Than Words is like extreme german porn for custom 1911's. Don't go there, you will hate your wallet if you do. 

Already hate my wallet.

 

 

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and IMO...NOTHING like that is worth 4750..........at least made today....

 

 

Some people will pay nearly that much for a few pieces of stamped sheet metal.

 

Isn't the breakdown on those about $200 for the gun, and several thousand for the legal sear?   :-)

fools and there money are easily separated 

Then fool me twice, shame on me

 

(no not $4750)

Well then GOD BLESS YA !!  ooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh..

 

 

Macs are not my thing...but hey if it makes your socks go up and down....who am I to say...anything !

Not two MACs, two times I got "fooled" paying 10 - 20x what a gun should be worth, including 1 MAC

 

The reason I own a $2500 MAC is the same reason they beat $20,000 MP5s in subgun matches. The Max-11 by Lage, the .22 kits, the full-auto 7.62x25 and 5.56 rifle uppers by Alliance, and the upcoming 12 gauge full-auto upper. Oh, and the silencer was included

That was probably his personal gun as far as I know he owns a few. It tough to tell which one that is but their guns start at 5000. Zins (the bullseye shooter) also uses their guns in compition. One dau maybe

Just skimmed through the latest Cabot newsletter. If I read it right, they came out with scrimshaw grips on a couple of their 1911s called the left and right wing 1911s... One grip has Pierce Morgan on it and Oblama on the other. If they are going to market that type of crap, here is were my principle starts and any thought of buying from them dies. Blah!

 

 

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