A Testament To Dave Lauck’s 1911s, by Coyyote

Over the past 20 some years my wife and I have owned a half dozen Lauck custom 1911s; actually 7 to be exact. I have shot all of them – a lot! Everyone has impeccable reliability and accuracy. A couple are even works of art, barbeque guns.

Do I have one that in my mind stands above the rest? Yep, the one in the zip slide on my hip at present. The one I practice with damn near every day. The one I carry on my ranch or the rare town trips.

This one is different. I asked Dave to do all the DL reliability and accuracy tricks, but to make it externally to look like I bought it out of the bargain bin at a gunshow. The sniper grey cerocote is worn and scratched off in many places and it looks like you should be trading up if you swapped it for a Brazilian 1911. However after thousands of rounds not one issue, save for a slide lock that finally wore out. My pistol range is steel from 15-100 yards and my “sleeper” gun usually cleans it unless I am having an off day. Finally this gun saved my ass about 7 years ago when I was attacked by a mountain lion and shot him at 3 yards.

So I have owned a few DL guns – but my old beater will never find its equal (or a refinishing job)

Coyyote
Somewhere in the Rockies

By NC ScoutPublished On: June 9, 2020Categories: AP Editorial Staff, Weapons2 Comments

About the Author: NC Scout

NC Scout is the nom de guerre of a former Infantry Scout and Sergeant in one of the Army’s best Reconnaissance Units. He has combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He teaches a series of courses focusing on small unit skills rarely if ever taught anywhere else in the prepping and survival field, including his RTO Course which focuses on small unit communications. In his free time he is an avid hunter, bushcrafter, writer, long range shooter, prepper, amateur radio operator and Libertarian activist. He can be contacted at [email protected] or via his blog at brushbeater.wordpress.com .

2 Comments

Anonymous June 9, 2020 at 08:31

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Bad_Brad June 12, 2020 at 15:59

How to make an expensive 1911 look “distressed” in a hurry. Put it in a Kydex holster. Ask me how I know.