ACW Unplugged Part 1: Hand Fitting an Alchemy 1911 Frame and Slide

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Alchemy Custom Weaponry

Alchemy Custom Weaponry

10 ай бұрын

Don’t worry, Eli will be back on the socials very soon. Nick was recently at our Facility in Ft Wayne where we make the pistols for both Cabot Guns and ACW and he spent a day with our team of talented Gunsmiths at ACW following them around with a camera to watch how they take high-quality oversized 1911 parts all made in the USA, and hand fit each one of them together to make these tight fit 1911s that we consider to be functional works of art.
Now, we won’t be showing the entire process for a couple of reasons… the first is that it would take about 20 hours to follow a blued gun from start to finish and that would be a very long video, and the second is that… well we gotta keep some of the magic for ourselves. However, this is a pretty raw dive into the process behind building our pistols…. No soft music or fancy slow motion or marketing… just our talented gunsmiths building guns and talking about it along the way.
So we are calling this series ACW Unplugged. For part one, we are starting at the beginning with some parts prep and some frame-to-slide fit and blending with Brant. Now like we said…. This doesn’t cover the entire process from start to finish, because that would take a few hours to show the whole process, but you’ll begin to see the amount of time and craftsmanship that go into each and every ACW. Enjoy.

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@alchemy1911
@alchemy1911 10 ай бұрын
Dude, Nick is so professional. LOL.
@therealnickmorrow
@therealnickmorrow 10 ай бұрын
The most professional-ist
@johnrebel8925
@johnrebel8925 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for showcasing not only your product and process, you also gave your employees recognition with this video. We as the consumer are getting to see those who make the product we purchase from you and it adds to the purchasing experience. Let’s face it we as consumers of your product are a more discerning lot, otherwise we would be purchasing COTS stock items. Please continue to showcase these folks as they are part of the brand and we as consumers enjoy your content Doc/out
@alchemy1911
@alchemy1911 10 ай бұрын
Thanks! They deserve tons of credit for sure!
@Nick87899
@Nick87899 3 ай бұрын
This really shows the 1911 is a balancing act, where everything needs to be just so, upper lug, barrel feet to slide stop, hood to breechface, bushing to barrel, barrel feet to VIS, all had to be timed just right, Nice work!
@mikethebike67
@mikethebike67 10 ай бұрын
I love to watch someone work that really knows what they are doing. They make it look effortless.
@alchemy1911
@alchemy1911 10 ай бұрын
Our guys (and gal) are very god at what they do!
@slimfire5475
@slimfire5475 10 ай бұрын
Awesome video and a great look into a small part of hand fitting a 1911. Thanks for the video.
@alchemy1911
@alchemy1911 10 ай бұрын
Just wait for parts 2 and 3
@slimfire5475
@slimfire5475 10 ай бұрын
Awesome y'all.@@alchemy1911
@gamip6866
@gamip6866 10 ай бұрын
This episode was awesome 👏
@alchemy1911
@alchemy1911 10 ай бұрын
Part 2 is pretty cool
@capellerk
@capellerk 2 ай бұрын
20 hours of 1911 video "...a lot of you would die of boredom"....challenge ACCEPTED!
@peterrenda92
@peterrenda92 10 ай бұрын
Now I want to be charged an extra fee to come down and build my custom ACW under your guidance! Looks like so much fun.
@alchemy1911
@alchemy1911 10 ай бұрын
Like the places where you make your own pottery 🤣🤣…. I dig it.
@frontiereast
@frontiereast 10 ай бұрын
It's amazing
@alchemy1911
@alchemy1911 10 ай бұрын
thank you!!
@ericbrabham3640
@ericbrabham3640 10 ай бұрын
Good stuff.
@alchemy1911
@alchemy1911 10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@Steelcityrockers
@Steelcityrockers 10 ай бұрын
Way cool!
@alchemy1911
@alchemy1911 10 ай бұрын
thank you!
@steve4248
@steve4248 10 ай бұрын
Great video, but I wish it could have been a bit longer as it left me wanting more.
@alchemy1911
@alchemy1911 10 ай бұрын
Just wait for parts 2 and 3….. total Run time would’ve been an hour. First edit was 1:30….
@matthewsalyersjr4965
@matthewsalyersjr4965 10 ай бұрын
After building a 1911 from parts myself, I have way more respect for the 1911!platform!! It took me days!! to file, fit and polish, every single part to get it fit fit just right! The only thing I couldn’t get down was the bluing!!
@mbenjamin292
@mbenjamin292 8 ай бұрын
With today's CNC machines, you would think there would be no hand fitting in 2023, but I guess I am wrong. This was an eye-opening video thanks for sharing.
@alanmeyers3957
@alanmeyers3957 3 ай бұрын
Cabot is the only manufacturer to do that, that’s the problem with 1911’s, the tolerances are all over the place.
@blueyedevil3479
@blueyedevil3479 3 ай бұрын
@@alanmeyers3957only manufacturer to do what? Hand fit the pieces of the build to each other? Ummm NO, no they are most definitely not the only ones doing hand fitting…
@willy4869
@willy4869 8 ай бұрын
Is there a showroom in Ft Wayne? I could drive there in no time and would love to fondle a few af these before buying...
@metal75801
@metal75801 7 ай бұрын
At the 12:55 mark, what foredom handpiece is he using to blend the rear of the slide?
@BOFZoilo
@BOFZoilo Ай бұрын
“Hi there! I’m curious about the brand and cut size of the file you use for the slide and frame . Could you please share that information? Thanks!”
@jerdobi
@jerdobi 10 ай бұрын
Slide fit to frame, ejector fit to frame, hammer fit to slide, barrel fit to slide would be way more interesting.
@hk_mpfive
@hk_mpfive 10 ай бұрын
Should I start saving my pennies now for hopes of a builder's class at Cabot/ACW? 😉
@alchemy1911
@alchemy1911 10 ай бұрын
They would be much different classes… two totally different build processes under one roof (I know it’s confusing) but who’s to say it’ll never happen
@jacksmith8002
@jacksmith8002 10 ай бұрын
Kyle sounds like Rob
@alchemy1911
@alchemy1911 10 ай бұрын
Gunsmiths all have a specific “sound”…. It comes from years of pushing files 🤷🏼‍♂️
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