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rluening:
And to followup on the thread JimP linked - I had a Ruger MkII threaded by Gun & Machine. Fred does good work at a fair price. I have no idea what he knows about working on a 1911, but he seemed honest to me.

/rl

Ry45:

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--- Quote from: JimP on January 12, 2010, 05:02:13 PM ---Fred Ragle (at Omaha Gun & Machine, 8330 1/2 Western Ave.) tinkers with 1911's a bit.

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Anyone got any personal experience with Fred ragle?
I took a look at conditionone, my god does he do some nice work!

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"conditionone" ??????

Fred has done some work for me, but not on a 1911:

http://www.nebraskafirepower.com/forum/index.php?topic=1410.0

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Here is the website for condition one, um Dave erickson I believe is his name.
http://www.conditionone.us/

Someone mentioned him in here.

Wymore Wrangler:

--- Quote from: Dan W on January 07, 2010, 03:59:44 PM ---Cylinder and Slide is very good and very pricey.

Another option would be to look up Travis Frerking in Cortland NE,  just outside of Lincoln

http://www.fcwguns.com/

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Sorry Dan, I have to stand up and shout do not let Travis Ferking work on your gun, he screwed up a simple installation of a Millet rear sight on my Colt 1911 and wouldn't make it right, first time I've ever seen a sight fall on the floor when the tension screws were loosened by Travis.  I should have seen it coming, I asked him to do several things for me which a gunsmith should know how to do and he refused, said he didn't know how.  I had to finally send it to Lonnie at Run-N-Iron, it was a pretty simple fix for a compentent gunsmith.  Travis might be pretty good at screwing parts on AR's and running a lathe, but he's not in the league of Bill Laughridge at Cylinder and Slide, or Lonnie at Run-N-Iron. 

Dan W:
Sorry, I was only mentioning that Frerking worked on 1911's based on hearsay... I have never had any work done by him.

 

FarmerRick:
I have also heard bad things about Travis via ARFCOM and at area gunshows, but have no personal experience with him.

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