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ED BROWN CUSTOM 9MM SKINNED COMMANDERS aka ED BROWN EVO-KC9-SS 9MM SEQUENTIAL SET OHESO CERTIFICATED SIGHTS 10 MAGAZINES ++
ED BROWN EVO KC9 STAINLESS 9MM SEQUENTIAL SET (TWO): Optimized for the 9mm caliber, the KC9 is smaller, thinner, and lighter. The KC9 retains 100% 1911 controls and handling characteristics, makes use of standard 1911 9mm magazines, and standard 1911 grips with the Ed Brown Bobtail® cut, which are now a standard offering among major grip makers. Completely re-designed external extractor, easy-to-change front sight, smaller “Tactical Edge” rear sight, bull barrel, and a flat wire recoil spring system. The re-engineered slide has been shortened to 4″, thinned substantially for weight reduction, and includes a unique 7-top custom cut, with special front and rear serrations. Recessed slide stop. “The perfect custom 9mm 1911”.
OHESO SIGHTS: These sights will keep you from moving to a red dot. The massive “U” notch rear with the tritium infused HD Orange front sight allows for instant sight acquisition in a CQB or match scenario. If you have hypermetropia aka hyperopia aka “long sighted” (distant objects are seen clearly but near objects appear blurred) these sights are awesome.. the wide “u” notch rear and the intensity of the orange front and/or post outline lets those of us so afflicted stay in the game and away from red dots. For those with 20/20 vision the sighting system not only insures CQB success but the HDXR front sight post allows precision use.
OHESO CERTIFICATED: One Handed Emergency Slide Operation (OHESO) works on the theory that you will not be unscathed in a gunfight. If you lose the ability to utilize an extremity ie arm you can use the other arm ie extremity to rack the slide off your pants, curb, wall, what have you by “hooking” or snagging the rear sight and racking the slide. The sights will hold the slide immobile while you run the frame.
ED BROWN MAGAZINES, TEN (10): Ten magazines (9+1) all Ed Brown. Each magazine comes with two basepads; one short and one tall. You can leave the magazines with no basepad (flush fit) or put a short pad on. The long pad may be installed for your back up or match or tactical mag use. Four of the magazines are stainless and six are heat treated with a black nitride finish.
SOUTHERN TRAPPER NON CATALOG ELEPHANT HOLSTER (RANGER): Southern Trapper makes the highest quality holsters currently available in the United States. They are not inexpensive. This Elephant holster was hand built specifically for this exact pistol. It is a non-catalog custom order custom build. Southern Trapper will not build you one; available for Rockegroup, LLC only.
SAFARILAND ALS LOCKING HOLSTER: Outside the waistband (OWB) paddle holster. The paddle is removable and the belt loop system attaches in it’s place if desired. Paddle has a “latch” to lock onto your belt so the holster itself cannot be snatched and in addition has the ALS automatic locking system. This does not have the shroud over the ALS making it the fastest unlocking holster in the world. On your draw your thumb while grabbing the butt of the pistol automatically releases the lock. Highly concealable, rides close to the body with a slightly forward weapon cant. Suede lining to protect the gun’s sights and finish. We keep all of our pistols in these holsters in the paddle configuration wherever they are. Literally. In the center console, office drawer, bedroom, everywhere. First there is an element of security with them in an ALS holster and second we can pick the ensemble up at any time and pop it on immediately. The ALS system works on the premise that in a CQB scenario your opponent will attempt to “snatch” your weapon. Unless your opponent has specific knowledge and prior use of this ensemble they will be unable to unlock the holster and release the firearm.
COST/BUILD: You can order one stainless steel EVO-KC9-SS with two magazines for $2995 + shipping = $3030 each x 2 = $6060. Ten magazines (6 mag upcharge) $199. Southern trapper custom Elephant holster $444. Safariland ALS holster $77. Grand total to build your own cracks $6780. Az pays tax visa mc discover AMEX add 3.5%
FROM SUMGUY SOMEWHERE:
“Regular readers of Shooting Times know that I love to shoot Model 1911s. The latest Model 1911 I’ve been shooting is the brand-new EVO-KC9 9mm from Ed Brown Products. It has a lot of new features—I’ll get to them shortly—and it’s a lot of fun to shoot. In fact, it’s so much fun that I shot up just about every type of 9mm factory ammo I had in inventory, which amounted to 33 different loads, some of which are no longer produced. The pistol functioned perfectly throughout the entire shooting session, and I freely admit that the more I shot the KC9, the more I liked it.
The KC9’s features include a stainless-steel frame, and the frontstrap and mainspring housing are adorned with Ed Brown’s Snakeskin pattern. This innovative treatment has scale-like shapes machined into the steel, and they provide a non-slip grip without digging into the shooter’s hands.
The grip frame has Brown’s proprietary, trendsetting Bobtail that made its first appearance when the Kobra Carry was introduced. It has inspired numerous other companies to round off the butts of their Model 1911s, but Brown’s is the original. Obviously, it cuts down on printing when the gun is carried concealed.
The KC9’s corinto grips have a distinctive pattern that Brown refers to as “Labyrinth” and reminds me of a spiderweb. I like the pattern. Corinto, according to John May of Ed Brown Products, is an exotic wood that’s a cousin to ebony.
The grips are black and the grip panels are held in place by two Torx-head screws on each side. The KC9 also features an Ed Brown beavertail grip safety with striated memory bump and a Commander-style hammer. The thumb safety is extended. The magazine release is slightly extended and checkered. And the slide stop pin is squared off and countersunk on the offside.
The KC9’s slide is unique. The slide is just 0.86 inch thick, and it has five rear cocking grooves on each side, with each one measuring 0.09 inch wide and 0.5 inch long. There are six front cocking grooves on each side, and they are also 0.09 inch wide, but they are only 0.25 inch long. The top of the slide is beveled. Actually, there are seven bevels, with the top being flat. And the bottom edge of the slide is given a heavy chamfer to remove a potential sharp edge that might cause wear on your hands, clothing, or holster. The rear of the slide is smooth.
Another slide element shooters will immediately notice is the KC9 utilizes an external extractor. It’s CNC milled from 17-4 stainless-steel bar stock. The pistol comes with Brown’s Tactical Edge rear sight that was designed to allow one-hand racking of the slide by pushing the sight against something sturdy, such as a door frame or a belt.
The rear sight is all black, and it has a U-shaped notch that is 0.14 inch wide at the top. The face of the rear sight has fine horizontal striations. The rear sight is both dovetailed into and screwed onto the slide.
The 0.14-inch-thick Trijicon front sight has an orange ring around a tritium dot, and it matches up perfectly with the U-shaped rear sight blade. Sight radius is 5.6 inches.
The KC9’s match-grade, stainless-steel, 4.0-inch barrel has friction-reducing flutes on the tube’s exterior. Using a fluted barrel on a high-end Model 1911 has become a trend because a heavily used pistol can collect so much powder residue on the barrel that the slide can be noticeably slow in function. The fluting increases the time frame and the volume of ammo needed to build up that much crud and gives it a place to go so as not to bind up the cycling.
The KC9’s barrel has a coned front end, so there’s no barrel bushing, and the muzzle is trimmed flush with the end of the slide. It has a deep and angled reverse crown to provide maximum protection to the ends of the lands and grooves. The barrel locks into battery via a single lug forward of the chamber. The chamber is throated, and the recoil spring rides on a full-length guide rod. The recoil spring is made of flat wire.
Trigger pull was extremely crisp and clean and consistently broke at exactly 5 pounds. There was hardly any variance (only 2 ounces, total) over the five times I measured it with my RCBS gauge. The pistol’s slide didn’t move at all from side to side when in battery, and the barrel didn’t budge even a tiny bit when I pushed down on its hood.
As for its accuracy, the KC9 averaged 2.63 inches for five-shot groups at 25 yards with 33 different factory loads. That’s for five, five-shot groups with each load. The most accurate ammo was the SIG SAUER 115-grain JHP, and it averaged 1.66 inches for its five-shot groups. The SIG SAUER 115-grain JHP, the Nosler 124-grain JHP, and the HPR Emcon 147-grain TMJ loads all produced at least one five-shot group that measured exactly 1.00 inch.
After completing the accuracy shooting, I did a lot of offhand shooting, using Birchwood Casey Shoot-N-C and Dirty Bird targets as well as synthetic bouncing ball and bouncing jack targets and swinging steel plates. The pistol didn’t miss a beat. In addition to shooting it in the customary position, I fired it right-side up, left-side up, and upside down, and it functioned perfectly”.
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