Stan Chen
05-16-08, 12:44
Another Single Stack Classic (now a USPSA National) has come and gone, and I’m happy to report that it was yet another extremely fun, well run and well designed test of shooting skill. Hats off to Bill Davis, Russell Cluver, all the RO’s, volunteers and some unknown gunsmith match director ;) , for a job well done!
The new Single Stack division in USPSA has once again given the beloved classic fighting 1911 a home in IPSC style shooting. As Rob Leatham put it during the awards ceremony, “this match is old school IPSC…..”
This year I had the pleasure of building one of the prize pistols for the match. Springfield Armory, as match sponsors, provided the base pistols for the prize guns to be built on; their generous support of the match and the shooting sports in general is a shining example in the industry that we are very grateful for. Also thanks to Barsto for providing stainless match barrels for the builds.
As I started the build, it immediately struck me that the build should be rather “classic” in nature in keeping with the traditional nature of the match and new division. So there would be no flames, racing stripes, slots, holes, or skeletons. The theme of this pistol would be elegant simplicity, yet with hopefully a distinctive imprint of the builder upon the pistol. The finish is a satin blue, with metal prep done by me and the final blue dip done by the incomparable Glenrock Blue. Enjoy!
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn119/Litespeed45/ssc002copy.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn119/Litespeed45/ssc003copy.jpg
If there’s interest, I may be able to dig up some close ups of the pistol. Otherwise, I hope to see you at a match sometime. The new USPSA Single Stack division has gotten my competitive shooting juices flowing again! :D No, it's not a place to learn or practice tactics, but if you can take it for what it is, having to shoot well under pressure is not a bad thing......:)
The new Single Stack division in USPSA has once again given the beloved classic fighting 1911 a home in IPSC style shooting. As Rob Leatham put it during the awards ceremony, “this match is old school IPSC…..”
This year I had the pleasure of building one of the prize pistols for the match. Springfield Armory, as match sponsors, provided the base pistols for the prize guns to be built on; their generous support of the match and the shooting sports in general is a shining example in the industry that we are very grateful for. Also thanks to Barsto for providing stainless match barrels for the builds.
As I started the build, it immediately struck me that the build should be rather “classic” in nature in keeping with the traditional nature of the match and new division. So there would be no flames, racing stripes, slots, holes, or skeletons. The theme of this pistol would be elegant simplicity, yet with hopefully a distinctive imprint of the builder upon the pistol. The finish is a satin blue, with metal prep done by me and the final blue dip done by the incomparable Glenrock Blue. Enjoy!
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn119/Litespeed45/ssc002copy.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn119/Litespeed45/ssc003copy.jpg
If there’s interest, I may be able to dig up some close ups of the pistol. Otherwise, I hope to see you at a match sometime. The new USPSA Single Stack division has gotten my competitive shooting juices flowing again! :D No, it's not a place to learn or practice tactics, but if you can take it for what it is, having to shoot well under pressure is not a bad thing......:)