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Welcome from Nashville! I enjoy the occasional bourbon, but more a tequila sipper myself. Cheers!

Just so everyone knows, I do entertain reasonable offers.

I will be in Cleveland TN today this afternoon.

I did 2 ss myself. a Uberti cattleman stainless and a SS Kimber Raptor 1911 pro. Took me 36 hrs. to do the 1911... I polished it to shiny finish then gave the flats a brushed finish. it was fun. need patience and no machines. Just various grades of emery paper as fine as 2000 grit. Chrome company I used. Think they changed names... Accurate Plating & Weaponry | Gunsmith In Newville, Alabama

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It has three modes. High power is 50w, mid power is 20w and low power is 5w

Bump. Lower price.

Beautiful guns! Any idea who did the hard chrome?

It's actually stainless. It also actually rusted. I don't want a polished finished. I was actually looking at hard chrome plating with a brushed finished.

A drop is a drop. I don't care what end of the firearm contacts the ground.

Beautiful pistols!!!

Non-FPS 1911s are definitely not drop safe, but I’m not too worried about it. They may fire if dropped on the muzzle. This is not nearly as worrisome as some makes that may fire if dropped on the hammer, on the side, etc. I would (and do) carry one with no concerns.

barrel length?

In the late 90s I built up stainless Delta Elite that I carried for a few years in a Kramer IWB#2 loaded With Winchester SIlvertips. It hasn't been shot or out of the safe in years. I have a stainless Gold Cup Elite that I've had for over thirty-five years that hasn't been shot or out of the safe in years as well. I had a S&W 1086 that had been sold to the Winston Salem PD that I bought which was unissued. It was a great 10mm. About ten years ago I decided to thin the herd a little and sold about 80 and the 1086 was one of the few that I regret selling. Cheers James

As I said... " Your mileage may vary "... Carry what ya like. Believe what ya like. Give advice as ya like, but don't expect everyone to agree with ya. The original poster asked what we thought RE: 1911 carry. He has a wide spectrum of replies. leroy

I don't consider the trigger to be a threshold when it comes to a deciding factor when it comes to an EDC between a 1911 and a striker-fired pistol. The 1911 will ALWAYS have a better trigger; however, the trade-off is having a hammer which can get caught on clothing in a quick-draw scenario. 1911s are definitely not drop-safe. An accidental drop is perfectly possible even with someone who is staunch about keeping their firearm secured: hence the term "accidental". Garand Thumb did a drop test with handguns including the 1911 and even the 2011. A free firing pin in the 1911 has enough inertia to ingnite a .45ACP primer upon a drop. That's all there is to it.