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Dave Sample · March 16, 2005, 12:20 PM

$800.00 would be close ten years ago. Our online 1911 parts kit would retail in the area of $1600.00-1800.00 now, and that includes the shipping from ten suppliers and the machine work we do. There are cheaper ways, but you don't end up with much. I am all for "do it your selfers" in any area of work, but the idea that anyone can assemble a great 1911 from parts is silly. I have seen the P/P/J/G (Pieces/Parts/JunkGuns) 1911's that result from that. Beauty is only skin deep, but Ugly goes all the way through. I know Ken Hallock personally and he is a neat man. 20 years ago I found a lot of useful information from his book and talking to him on the phone. We do things a little better now. In fact , we do things a whole lot better now!

March 16, 2005, 12:20 PM	#14
Dave Sample Junior member Join Date: December 10, 2004 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 1,002	$800.00 would be close ten years ago. Our online 1911 parts kit would retail in the area of $1600.00-1800.00 now, and that includes the shipping from ten suppliers and the machine work we do. There are cheaper ways, but you don't end up with much. I am all for "do it your selfers" in any area of work, but the idea that anyone can assemble a great 1911 from parts is silly. I have seen the P/P/J/G (Pieces/Parts/JunkGuns) 1911's that result from that. Beauty is only skin deep, but Ugly goes all the way through. I know Ken Hallock personally and he is a neat man. 20 years ago I found a lot of useful information from his book and talking to him on the phone. We do things a little better now. In fact , we do things a whole lot better now!