Wanted: Recommendation for 1911 'smith Montgomery County PA

Wanted: Recommendation for 1911 'smith Montgomery County PA

jeffncs [Member]

1/14/2012 4:14:26 PM

I have a Combat Commander that lives a life of so-so reliability. I had it out today and experienced FTE and FTF multiple times. I find it extremely frustrating. Heading off the question, the gun was clean when I started shooting factory ammo. I experienced the first failure at approximately the 15th round.

Can you recommend a gunsmith or very skilled hobbyist around the Montgomery County area? I'd like to have him/her go through the gun to improve reliability and to do some enhancements (grip checkering and other). If I like the work, I have another full-size Springfield Mil-Spec that I'd like completely worked.

Thanks.
Jeff

Voodoo17 [Team Member]

1/15/2012 2:54:19 PM

Google EGW. I believe that they are in Doylestown, PA.

jeffncs [Member]

1/15/2012 5:36:49 PM

Originally Posted By Voodoo17:
Google EGW. I believe that they are in Doylestown, PA.

Awesome. These guys are close. Thank you! I'm going to give them a call tomorrow.

Jeff

LastDefender [Team Member]

1/15/2012 7:05:15 PM

Jeff,

George (EGW) is arguebly the best .45 smith in the Counrty.

snuffy19608 [Team Member]

1/15/2012 8:57:22 PM

Unless things recently changed, EGW does not offer smith work anymore. Their smith struck out on his own, not sure where.

BSOG1 [Team Member]

1/15/2012 9:46:25 PM

huh? they don't work on 1911's ??

stockshift [Team Member]

1/16/2012 9:39:31 AM

I coulda sworn that EGW was next to Dave Donley's old shop in Quakertown, which technically is not Montco but should be close enough.

Edit: choice #2 would be John Robinson at Classic Pistol, which is in Bucks County.

snuffy19608 [Team Member]

1/16/2012 1:00:26 PM

Don't know WHERE the shop is, but there's no gunsmithing listed. They make great PARTS for 1911's, have several in mine.

jeffncs [Member]

1/16/2012 8:34:13 PM

I visited Dave Donley today. Dave looked it over pretty closely, confirmed function and assessed overall condition. He made a couple recommendations and sent the gun home with me to run some more rounds through it to assess function. I appreciate Dave's honesty and time. I will return to see him again (maybe soon!) for some items I noticed in his shop.

Gary - thanks for the call / recommendation.

Dave D - thank you for the assistance today!

Have a great day.
Jeff

LastDefender [Team Member]

1/16/2012 8:53:29 PM

Glad to here it worked out.

Boncrete [Team Member]

1/18/2012 9:57:31 PM

Originally Posted By snuffy19608:
Unless things recently changed, EGW does not offer smith work anymore. Their smith struck out on his own, not sure where.

I'm pretty sure George still owns & operates EGW, he is just focusing on manufacturing rather than gunsmithing

Aubie1 [Team Member]

1/20/2012 8:52:14 PM

I do not believe that EGW offers gunsmith service anymore.

Randy Hallowbush at The Handgunner in Topton does some good work on 1911s.

hemcon9 [Member]

1/21/2012 4:56:50 PM

I am in Chalfont near Quakertown and Doylestown.
I do lots of 1911 work.

97tjgunner [Team Member]

1/21/2012 5:13:10 PM

Originally Posted By hemcon9:
I am in Chalfont near Quakertown and Doylestown.
I do lots of 1911 work.

Any pics or website? I'm looking as well.

97tjgunner [Team Member]

1/21/2012 5:13:30 PM

double tap

hemcon9 [Member]

1/22/2012 12:10:20 PM

No pics or website.
However; feel free to stop by the gun smithy, have a look around and quiz me. Examples of my work do not stay here very long but there might be something on the rack when you come in.
I have several examples of 1911 work that are used and carried by me, daily. I will happily trot them out for you to see.