1911 Build class

assaulter · May 4, 2016

Hey guys, I'm working with Bruce Piatt to bring his 5 day 1911 building class to the Kansas City area this fall. You will begin with a bare frame, slide, barrel and parts and hand fit everything into your own custom 1911. Tuition is $1500 and you get a discount to buy the parts you need from Caspian. If you don't know Bruce, he is a world class shooter with numerous titles under is belt. Shoot me an email if you are interested.

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twss · May 4, 2016

Tuition plus parts? So like $2500.00 ish?

mike cyrwus · May 5, 2016

You're so close to cylinder and slide; you'd be doing yourself a disservice not to go there instead.

jtischauser · May 5, 2016

I saw on Bruce's Instagram that he teaches how to build guns. That's pretty cool!

I'm curious as to how a traveling gun smithing school has the tools available for all of this.

benny hill · May 5, 2016

usually one time a year I offer a class at my shop for no more than 3 people so as to get true hands on time. I charge about $3500.00 a person but that includes a 1911 or 2011 frame and all the parts, slide, etc.

59nolimit · May 5, 2016

I have been wanting to take a 1911/2011 class for a while now. I heard there was one in Trinidad Colorado cylinder and slide puts on I been meaning to check into. I bet Benny's class would be amazing tho!!

Adam78 · May 5, 2016

I am taking a course later this year with Mark Dye at the Montgomery Community College in North Carolina, not that I know anything about him. It isn't exactly a build class, more of a reliability tuning one, but it was the closest one around me. I saw Benny Hill was doing a shotgun course a week before. I wish I could work out a way to attend both.

jtischauser · May 5, 2016

benny hill said:
usually one time a year I offer a class at my shop for no more than 3 people so as to get true hands on time. I charge about $3500.00 a person but that includes a 1911 or 2011 frame and all the parts, slide, etc.

That would be worth $3500 just to bullshit with Benny for a few days.

Wall · May 5, 2016

Jesse Tischauser said:
That would be worth $3500 just to bullshit with Benny for a few days.

I'd bet for $3500 & a spare room, Benny would come hang out with you. elephant dung I'd do it for 1/2 that.

assaulter · May 5, 2016

BrandonM(TWSS) said:
Tuition plus parts? So like $2500.00 ish?

Plus some tools. Closer to $3000 I would guess. Caspian gives a discount for the parts.

assaulter · May 5, 2016

mike cyrwus said:
You're so close to cylinder and slide; you'd be doing yourself a disservice not to go there instead.

I looked into that, but it's almost twice as much and you rent the tools, so you don't leave with anything but the gun.

mike cyrwus · May 5, 2016

Recheck that
Unless it's changed they give you a list of tools to buy.

mike cyrwus · May 5, 2016

Jesse Tischauser said:
I saw on Bruce's Instagram that he teaches how to build guns. That's pretty cool!

I'm curious as to how a traveling gun smithing school has the tools available for all of this.

way to do it is to spec out all the parts beforehand and make sure the class goes smoothly and the "fitting" can be finalized with sandpaper and dremels, not mills and lathes

jtischauser · May 5, 2016

mike cyrwus said:
way to do it is to spec out all the parts beforehand and make sure the class goes smoothly and the "fitting" can be finalized with sandpaper and dremels, not mills and lathes

Ah ha! That makes total sense.

45recoil · May 5, 2016

This would be cool to do. Im in for a benny hill class!

poopgiggle · May 5, 2016

How much for a 1911 building class from Accurate Ron?

45recoil · May 5, 2016

Bahahahaha^

Wait...

Matt1911 · May 5, 2016

dr poopgiggle said:
How much for a 1911 building class from Accurate Ron?

$4,000
Here's the class:
Welcome students, do you have my money? Hand it over.
Good. Now here's some advice. Save some more money and get a Springfield and buy ammo for it.... now get outta my shop.

LuckyDucky · May 5, 2016

Glock is good.

And cheap.

mike cyrwus · May 6, 2016

Matt Rigsby said:
$4,000
Here's the class:
Welcome students, do you have my money? Hand it over.
Good. Now here's some advice. Save some more money and get a Springfield and buy ammo for it.... now get outta my shop.

the class would be more like; heres your tuition back, lets have some fun and learn. I am a raging socialist when it comes to education