I think now having read about the Model 1911 Combat NCO a few things become clear and that is accuracy with extended pistol life is made by design, not by accident. Karl Lippard has one Patent on the 1911 with seven more Patent Pending. More than any maker today.

So what about your pistol? Say you have just bought a modern 1911 A1, probably made under a USA company name but otherwise comes from Brazil for $500.00. What do you have? Well for the first thing no $500.00 pistol has had anyone do anything to it but assemble it and if lucky it was fired for test. There is just no money in the gun to support a lot of attention to detail and certainly hand fitting. When taken to the range you find can’t hit the broad side of a barn likely you place the blame on yourself not the gun. Truth be known the gun is sloppy in fit so it will fire and function with moderate accuracy and that is the way it was intended. Not your fault you shoot fine..Or maybe you paid 10 times more; the gun has cute grips, glow in the dark sights and looks cool. The bad news is 1911 was a long time ago, a Model T is not a car of choice today, we live in a more dangerous world for 19th century technology; the internal parts are all but the same nothing changed.

What to do? “A Combat NCO is far out of my budget and I like the caliber and feel of the 1911. I have to live what is available in my budget right? Can’t you just sell me some parts?”

We have never done that before? I guess we can. At least today I think we can.

Well first you need to know the John M. Browning 1911 design was not intended to be accurate. Accurate to the standards of today. In 1895 when John was working on the design precision machines could not support the tolerances we need for that. Today we have it and a sloppy gun that functions but has no accuracy or accuracy for long , should be a thing of the past. A pistol that won’t go 15,000 rounds is 1895 technology and THAT is what you are getting now regardless of your fine barrel, good bushing and oh, solid guide rod. Well we can help you by the numbers. I don’t care WHAT your gun is, if it is a 1911 you must have a Lippard Military Link (Patent Pending) made of S7 vac tool steel. Cost $19.95. That part will improve your accuracy to the limits of the barrel and bushing AND will extend the life of your pistol a 100 times more than it will be unattended or modified. You must send your pistol out to a gunsmith to have the frame modified to accept the new Military Link. Now you have improved the pistol performance and life for about $75.00…… Done deal.

“Okay but how about the accuracy? ”

The next important part of your gun is something you can do yourself in most cases and that is replace your barrel bushing. A Bushing made of S7 vac tool steel made to the diameter of your barrel. Cost $26.50. You will recognize it, the Combat NCO Bushing at first sight from its lack of tool marks and quality. Now your pistol is trimed up to shoot as good as your barrel.

“But I am just not getting the accuracy out of my steel barrel from Brazil. What can I do about that?”

Okay, break down then and buy a Combat NCO match grade barrel for $235.00 and I will throw in our fitted bushing in the price.

Now what do you have? A “Tell it to the Marines” get down shooting machine…..Uuuuh, so to speak that is.

Are we done? Could beeeeee.

Your “sights aren’t good and your trigger sucks”, you say? Well you can train yourself for a trigger trust me. The sights well at defensive distance of 7 yards.. point and shoot . But if you push me then Combat NCO sights….a set of those funny “shoot you at 350 yards plus“,… Okay I can sell you those as a set of Combat NCO sights made of S7 bar stock for $115.00. These are Karl Lippard Patent Pending sights with graduations for 150, 250 and 350 yard shooting. 650 if you know what you are doing but that is another subject on Combat NCO applications in war.

“But my trigger”, you say. Come on now you want a NCO Hammer and Sear (Patent Pending)? I don’t know about that, and besides you need a gunsmith who knows what he is doing. You could shoot yourself in the foot…..Why don’t we just let your gun rest a bit and I will get back to you. Besides you keep going and for SURE you are getting into the range of a real pistol; made in America the Combat NCO model A2. The absolute end of the world 1911 pistol that is designed to swim, jump, freeze, fry, shoot and serve for your entire life. . That is not made in Bullshiskystan my friend, that’s American and don’t you forget it.

But I hear you. Your budget. So this is a solution that you can take a piece at a time; get what you want and need, when you need it; adding value to your firearm at each stage you improve it.

Good luck and good shooting. Happy to help you if we can.

Joseph Brazier Limited

PS: Parts may be ordered Pay Pal to an email address. By check to Joseph Brazier, Ltd. P.O. Box 60719, Colorado Springs, CO 80960 plus shipping & handling of $3.00 in the USA.

Did you forget the World’s Finest Gun Case? $249.95 plus $30.00 SHI.

Aircraft Aluminum ball bearing drawer case for three pistols.

Here shown in the case a Target Model with NCO components and Nose Piece.

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