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There’s something inherently satisfying about creating a custom handgun. You know, one built with just the features and components you want. But there’s a nefarious dark side to custom build endeavors. Starting with an existing gun means you’re throwing away perfectly good parts, or at least banishing them to the bottom drawer in the garage workbench. What a tragic end-of-life story for what once was a brave and glorious soldier. Yes, it always pains me to “throw away” perfectly serviceable components when I upgrade something or another. Fortunately, there’s a better way.
With the advent of popular “platform” handguns like GLOCKs, the aftermarket for custom parts has exploded. Dozens of companies make triggers, barrels, slides, springs and now … frames. If you want to build your own but lack the gunsmithing tools and gear to smelt and machine your own 1911 from iron ore, you just might consider a ground-up build starting with something like the new GSX100 frame