1911 in .357 Sig

[Ned Christiansen]

It's done and running. I'll post something about it int he "1911 picture thread".

Here ya goes: link to "Elements galore: Ti, Cr, Al, and a Fe W others":
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...087#post768087

[Seraph]

My good buddy, and fantastic gunsmith, Bob Delmore, built a Caspian based .357 Sig Commander sized pistol, a couple of years ago. It was my pleasure to do the test firing for him, to ensure reliability, and to regulate the front sight height. It did require just a little more TLC to achieve perfect feeding, compared to a .45 build, but it was nothing major, and gave me an excuse to shoot the thing a bit more. I don't know if I'd go for one myself, versus a .38 Super or a 10mm, but it was a sweet shootin' little bastard. It was LOUD and real damn accurate.

[Mr. Goodtimes]

I would be all over a 10mm 1911 if I had the money.

[citadelshooter]

Here are the specs I requested for the commander:

- Stainless Caspian Commander slide. No rear sight cuts. No serrations.
- Briley frame. Its forged instead of cast. I need a forged one for my serration plans.
- Novak sights. 2 dot rear. Tritium from with white outline.
- Ed Brown left side only safety.
- Long, solid Nighthawk trigger.
- Vickers hammer/sear/disconnector kit. The one with the slotted hammer, not the classical.
- Ed Brown memory groove beavertail grip safety.
- Ed Brown stainless hex grip screws.
- Bobtail.
- Recessed slide stop. Wilson, Nighthawk, Brown - any good one that is recessed.
- Barrel - and quality commander barrel. Nighthawk, Wilson, Brown etc.
- No light rail.
- Good internals like Wilson, Wolff, etc.
- Good one piece guide rod. Not sure if I want full length or not.

Then I'll send it to Gemini Customs for a full Dragonskin treatment and a dehorning.

I'm hoping Robar can do Roguard for the safety, beavertail, bushing, slide stop, mag release, and trigger. And NP3 everything else.

I'm thinking Esmerelda grips for this one.

What do you guys think?

Contact Chris James at Combat Precision in Atlanta at info@combatprecision.com. Chris made a 5" gun for a mutual friend/aquaintance of ours who was training with an agency using .357SIG. According to Chris it ran like a scalded dog. Here is the link to his 1911forum post. He could provide you with some good insight. It was one of his early builds, but Chris knows his stuff from operational use of 1911.

http://http://forums.1911forum.com/s...d.php?t=199537


Here is a pic of the gun.

[Robb Jensen]

.357SIG in a 1911 is one of those why? things.

In a 1911 I'd rather have the better performing and cheaper to reload 10mm.
.357SIG does what it does well in a 9mm/.40 sized gun.

[Ned Christiansen]

.357SIG in a 1911 is one of those why? things.

In a 1911 I'd rather have the better performing and cheaper to reload 10mm.
.357SIG does what it does well in a 9mm/.40 sized gun.

Totally agreed!

[arbninftry]

.357SIG in a 1911 is one of those why? things.

In a 1911 I'd rather have the better performing and cheaper to reload 10mm.
.357SIG does what it does well in a 9mm/.40 sized gun.

A good friend of mine is having one built, or it might be done by now, but the answer to why for him was. He is a TX DPS officer. He has an buttload of FREE 357 SIG. So free was his reasoning.

[Robb Jensen]

A good friend of mine is having one built, or it might be done by now, but the answer to why for him was. He is a TX DPS officer. He has an buttload of FREE 357 SIG. So free was his reasoning.

That would be a damn good reason. I know an IPSC shooter who built an Open division gun in .357SIG for this same reason.

[arbninftry]

That would be a damn good reason. I know an IPSC shooter who built an Open division gun in .357SIG for this same reason.

He is building it off of a Colt, and he shoots alot of 1911s, so he also has the regular gear, holsters and stuff. It was a no brainer for him. My only concern for him, was going to be where to get good magazines. I think he might have that fixed by now. But if you have thousands of free rounds laying around and when he is off duty he has a 1911 on his hip, why not have one with free duty loads.

[High Tower]

.357SIG in a 1911 is one of those why? things.

In a 1911 I'd rather have the better performing and cheaper to reload 10mm.
.357SIG does what it does well in a 9mm/.40 sized gun.

Since posting this thread quite awhile ago, i have come to the same
conclusion. I still think it would be fun to build one, but a 10mm makes more sense to me. Ned, that is one he'll of a gun you built!