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G NU LO M A B T E R A C 8 2012 800-741-0015 brownells.com 1911 World's Largest Supplier of Firearms Accessories and Gunsmithing Tools ™ 1911-8 Front Cover.indd 1 1/18/2012 11:13:34 AM Dear Folks: At , ON THE COVER: The elegantly engraved and inlayed 1911 Colt, Series 70 or earlier, was created by Master Engraver John Here’s our latest 1911 Catalog – No. 8! The Customer Is Always Barraclough, a member of the Firearms Engravers Guild of America. We built this catalog on the previous one, The grips are cape buffalo with a multi-gold three-flower inlay. The so not only do you get all the 3,000-plus Your Satisfaction Guaranteed-Period! - Here’s our pledge to you - which has never changed: remainder of the inlays are gold, with gold-plated highlights including 1911 products you’re used to finding in engraved screw heads and pins, barrel bushing, and hammer. Caliber If you aren’t completely, 100% satisfied with any purchase the book, you’ll see dozens of new items is .38 Super. The gun is featured in Custom Firearms Engraving by we’ve found for you. We think we’ve got you receive from Brownells, for any reason, at any time, Tom Turpin and is in a private collection. John Barraclough can be just about anything and everything you return it for a full refund or exchange. No hassle, no reached at [email protected] might need for working on or building problem. We don’t bog you down in endless paper- these extremely popular firearms. Really work. Your complete satisfaction with each and We’re the world’s largest source for an astonishing assortment of the very every product we sell is what’s most important to us. firearms accessories and gunsmithing tools. best in our entire industry. Take a look through any of our catalogs, or We do not artificially mark up our prices to cover poten- As before, we’ve had to leave out clean- browse our website and you’ll find at least ing accessories and most of the range gear, which you’re going to defi- tial increases from the manufacturers. When notified of a one item you can’t live without. Purchase nitely need. We just ran out of space, and we really wanted to focus on price adjustment, we change our price at that time. As a that item and we’ll send you our master as many 1911-specific products as we could. So, for the stuff you can’t result, prices are subject to change without notice. catalog – a five dollar value – absolutely find here, please go on the web atbrownells.com or look in Catalog FREE! #077-100-000DJ #64, the current edition of our “Big Book” because it will be there. Everything you need to build, maintain, We’ve continued the Dream Gun section to show you actual guns Products marked with this symbol have passed that have been built, with a listing of the parts used in the project, so a rigorous test of function and quality, and customize, and accurize an AR-15/M16, you can do it too. We’ve added some more really cool guns this time, have been awarded the American Pistolsmiths plus parts and extras for larger-caliber AR-type variants. Includes photos of too, including new examples from two much-respected custom makers: Guild “Seal of Approval.” Nighthawk Custom and Wilson Combat, plus another by one of the “dream builds” by Brownells staff showing great guys with us, Tony Barnes. And we just had to bring back the Ed you how much customization you can do. Brown “Classic Custom” from last year’s catalog. The first Dream Gun GSA pricing available on products marked #077-100-008DJ you’ll see (on page 2), by Lynn Freshly, is worthy of a little extra chat. with the star. Contract #: GS-07F-0139T Back last May we ran a contest on Facebook inviting folks to send For over 71 years, we’ve worked with our us pictures of 1911s they’d built using at least eight parts purchased military and law enforcement to support from Brownells. Lynn’s gun was the winner. It’s extra special because Stock numbers shown in red indicate he built it as a graduation present for his son, Seth, who graduated their weapons and their efforts. from the United States Military Academy in 2009. The gun stayed in ab the product is made in the U.S.A. We now have all the duty gear and tacti- Dad’s safekeeping during Seth’s deployment to Afghanistan. Seth is This information is not available for all items at time of catalog cal apparel to oufit those in uniform. Visit back home safe and reunited with his pistol. production; nor does it imply that foreign merchandise is of Policestore.com and order your FREE #077-000-005DJ We hope you spend some time with these great pistol photos and lesser quality. We will keep our website current with the latest catalog! parts lists. They’re designed to give you – the table-top hobbyist or information. pro – ideas you can use in your next 1911 restoration or customizing Sinclair International is dedicated to metallic project. All the parts and tools you need are packed into this catalog. cartridge reloading and the precision shooter. This Plus, if you get stuck or need to discuss a problem on the project with is a Small Business and Veteran owned catalog is packed with the highest quality reloading an expert, help from our Gun Techs is just a phone call or e-mail away. Company. Government Procurement equipment, components, ammunition, and shooting There are specific things you can always count on with every CCR: #829833; Cage: #12238 supplies. Includes everything to assemble precision contact you have with our company. We know it’s old fashioned, but it’s Call for Special Procurement Needs, handloads, plus cleaning and maintenance supplies who we are and what we’re about . giving you Selection, Service Over 50,000 items for you to choose from! to keep your firearms shooting with match- and Satisfaction. And a 100% Guarantee of that satisfaction forever winning accuracy. Request your FREE catalog at – we really mean forever. No time limits, no hassles and never any Sinclairintl.com today! #077-400-001DJ push-backs. All of us here really hope you enjoy – and use – this catalog. We HOLIDAY SCHEDULE We will be closed for the following: look forward to hearing from you soon. By phone – 800-471-0015 – at 2012 brownells.com – or by “snail” mail. Memorial Day – Mon. 28 May Thanksgiving – Thurs. 22 Nov. Independence Day – Wed. 4 July Christmas – Mon. 24 & Tues. 25 Dec. Very best, 200 S. Front Street, Montezuma, IA 50171 Labor Day – Mon. 3 Sept. 800-741-0015 Fax: 800-264-3068 ORDER LINE HOURS GUN TECH HOURS WALK-IN HOURS • 7:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. brownells.com (Central Time) (Central Time) (Central Time) Frank & Pete Brownell Open Monday thru Friday. Order Recording Lines Open 24 Hours Per Day The horizontal catalog format is ® a trademark of Brownells. OFFICE Old John Still Has The Right Idea “It’s unwise to pay too much . but it’s worse to pay too little. 641-623-5401 When you pay too much, you lose a little money . that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because INTERNATIONAL ORDERS the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. 641-623-4000 ® ® The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting FAX LINE a lot. It can’t be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add 1911 CATALOG #8 2012 something for the risk you run. And if you do that, you will have enough to 641-623-3896 pay for something better.” – JOHN RUSKIN © 2012, BROWNELLS 1911-8 inside front cover.indd 1 1/19/2012 11:08:57 AM CASPIAN 1911 AUTO LES BAER CUSTOM 1911 AUTO INDEX SLIDE SLIDES Barrel Bushings . .7-8 Magazine Releases . 22-23 Barrel Links . .8-9 Magazines & Parts . 23-28 1911 AUTO 1911 Barrels . .5-7 Magwells . 21-22 Precision-Machined From Steel Bar Stock With The Custom Features You Need & Want Books & Videos . .58-59 Mainspring Housings . 20-21 Superb Strength & Precise Tolerances For The Ultimate Combat Pistol Bar stock slides with lowered ejection port, surface-ground Compensators . 9 Optic Mounts . 44-45 flats and bead-blasted rounds. Available with rear only (R) or Custom-quality slides from Caspian, ready to be fitted to the front and rear (DBL) serrations, and with or without (NS) sight Ejectors . 11-12 Plunger Tubes . 10-11 frame of your choice. They start as high-quality forgings for extra cuts. Front sight cut accepts 65° x .330", dovetail front sights. strength, then are heat-treated to Rc 38-41 before machining for Extractors . 11 Range & Training Gear . 48-49 Rear sight cuts accept the Bo-Mar (Bo-Mar) BMCS or the No- exceptional dimensional stability. Sides are polished, while the vak (Novak) Low Mount Sight (.495") dovetail. Lengths listed in Frames/Slides . 1-4 Replacement Parts . 31-33 rest of the surface is bead-blasted for a non-glare, matte finish. specs are nominal barrel lengths the slides will accept. ab Deep-cut, forward-angled rear cocking serrations prevent slip- SPECS: Chrome-moly steel, in-the-white (CM) or stainless steel Grip Safeties .
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