1911 Gunsmith?

[eagle359]

I have a SA TRP with the ambi-safety that I would like replaced with the single safety. Are there any 1911 gunsmiths that you have used or would recommend in the New Orleans area?

Thanks,

John

 

[Sin-ster]

In NOLA, I'd go with Morey (sp?) at 10-8 Tactical. He could manage that very easily. I've seen a lot of his hand fitting, which is vastly more difficult and time consuming, and I've always been impressed.

Plus, he's hilarious.

 

[Tulse Luper]

In NOLA, I'd go with Morey (sp?) at 10-8 Tactical. He could manage that very easily. I've seen a lot of his hand fitting, which is vastly more difficult and time consuming, and I've always been impressed.

Plus, he's hilarious.

Is he at 10-8 still? They have very little stock right now; the place is almost bare. The word is they are "restructuring."

There's also Roy Schmidt in Metairie, but I lost his number. I'm sure someone here has it. He built a lot of race guns in the day from what I understand, and he did some serious custom work on a Colt Commander for me a while back.

 

[Tulse Luper]

I found Roy's number. He is still doing work. I will PM you his number.

 

[eagle359]

Thanks-I will give him a call

 

[Sin-ster]

Is he at 10-8 still? They have very little stock right now; the place is almost bare. The word is they are "restructuring."

There's also Roy Schmidt in Metairie, but I lost his number. I'm sure someone here has it. He built a lot of race guns in the day from what I understand, and he did some serious custom work on a Colt Commander for me a while back.

I... think so, anyway. I haven't been in there in years.

I called the other day to see if they had a micro drive hex key for a Vanek trigger kit. The guy who answered said it would be in the gunsmith room, and he was gone for the day. I asked, "Morey's not the there, then? I know him." And I wasn't corrected.

Not sure what that means, but... I took it to mean that I wasn't mistaken?

 

[Sin-ster]

It's a type of allen wrench that loosely describes a fairly wide range of sizes. They are most common for model airplanes and cars and such, from my research into the subject. I believe they are also (rarely these days) used in other electronics, jewelry and watches.

I couldn't tell you the exact size; the wrench is typically included in the kit, and JBP sent me one of his spares because he's so awesome. I knew however if I asked for the general type and told Morey what it was for, he'd know right away what I needed.