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[QUOTE="P_Taylor, post: 182013, member: 18876"]
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go here and check out the links page , it has most of  the custom smiths listed

the Ed Brown pistols are now built on les Baer slide/frames , both are quality products

I have worked on most of the brands of 1911s out there and they are not all the same just because they say 1911. Colt`s steel is easily the hardest , the Norinco that was out years ago was soft and the Springfields are good guns but you sometimes find a slide with a little bow to it from heat treat. I have  heard good things about the Kimbers , seem to be the most for the dollar. They came about after I had pretty much stopped working on them so I can`t say for sure about the Kimber.

I haven`t shot a 45 super but have seen and shot several 10mm 1911s , if you plan to put a lot rounds through the gun I would stay .45CAP. The pistols locking system was designed for the pressures of the .45 round , the 10mm and 45 super are over that. I haven`t kept up with things over the last couple years like I did at one time on the 1911 so this is just an opinion and there might be something new out that could change my views.
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