Paul Liebenberg - Gunsmithing the 1911 video.

Quack · 12-11-2012, 15:46

Make Ready With Paul Liebenberg: Gunsmithing The 1911 - YouTube

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We take you to Pistol Dynamics where Paul Liebenberg walks you through how to customize a stock 1911 pistol. Paul is a trained Industrial Designer who has been a professional gun builder specializing in the Browning locked breach pistol platform for over 30 years. He was a member of the World Champion South African Practical Pistol Shooting Team, NRA High Master, certified four-gun firearms instructor and professional pistol shooter who competed successfully in many disciplines in the shooting sports. In 1983 he immigrated to the US and joined Pachmayr Gun Works in Los Angeles CA were he rose to manage the Custom Gun Shop. In 1985 he opened Pistol Dynamics in Los Angeles to build high-end 1911 competition handguns and Pachmayr pistols on contract to that company. Today Pistol Dynamics is based out of Palm Bay FL where Paul continues to build high end 1911 pistols.

In this 2-disc video Paul goes over every aspect of customizing the 1911 pistol so that you can tackle doing your own customizing. He shows the proper way to fit a barrel and barrel bushing, installing a grip safety and thumb safety, trigger installation, installing and tuning an extractor, installation of the ejector, relieving the mag well, undercutting the trigger guard, lowering the ejection port, and much, much more. This is a rare opportunity to learn from a master gun builder like Paul Liebenberg.

Available for Pre-Order here: http://panteaoproductions.com/produc...thing-the-1911

bac1023 · 12-11-2012, 16:40

Its a cool video, Don.

I actually posted that on here when Joe bought his PD gun on Gunbroker.

glock2740 · 12-11-2012, 16:58

Cool video.

SigFTW · 12-11-2012, 17:45

Wow, he was using a dremel like it was nothing

. My butt hole quivers every time I use mine for some very minor grinding on a project gun

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bac1023 · 12-11-2012, 18:35

Liebenberg is a master smith for sure.

glock2740 · 12-11-2012, 18:40

Eh!...He's a damn dremmel jockey.

***faawrenchbndr*** · 12-11-2012, 19:13

A Master dremel Jockey!

Tiro Fijo · 12-11-2012, 23:32

He's a fascinating man to converse with. I've never spoken with anyone more well versed & knowledgeable about semi-auto handguns. It's like talking to Einstein about physics.

brisk21 · 12-12-2012, 07:52

Id like to see the full video.....

Quack · 12-12-2012, 08:30

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Originally Posted by brisk21

Id like to see the full video.....

I ordered it, so i'll report back later. I have the Wilson and AGI 1911 gunsmithing videos as well, so thought i'd see what this one is like. The other's have good info in them, but they are dated (they were on VHS)

bac1023 · 12-12-2012, 08:39

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Originally Posted by Tiro Fijo

He's a fascinating man to converse with. I've never spoken with anyone more well versed & knowledgeable about semi-auto handguns. It's like talking to Einstein about physics.

He is a very sharp guy indeed.

bac1023 · 12-12-2012, 08:40

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Originally Posted by Quack

I ordered it, so i'll report back later. I have the Wilson and AGI 1911 gunsmithing videos as well, so thought i'd see what this one is like. The other's have good info in them, but they are dated (they were on VHS)

Awesome Don

I look forward to hearing your impressions.

bac1023 · 12-12-2012, 09:03

I've had my Signature model for about 3 years now. It was the first he built on the in house frame.

Its pictured on the website.

Gary1911A1 · 12-12-2012, 09:12

I think I'll order today as it will be a good primer for the 1911 pistol smithing course I'm taking in Feb.

brisk21 · 12-12-2012, 10:23

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Originally Posted by Quack

I ordered it, so i'll report back later. I have the Wilson and AGI 1911 gunsmithing videos as well, so thought i'd see what this one is like. The other's have good info in them, but they are dated (they were on VHS)

Cool. I have the AGI ones as well. They are informative, but very old!!!

Gary1911A1 · 12-12-2012, 16:58

I preordered about an hour ago. I hope the lighting is good and close up shots of what he's doing was used. I have another 1911 build video where you can't really see anything.

glock2740 · 12-12-2012, 17:04

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Originally Posted by bac1023

I've had my Signature model for about 4 years now. It was the first he built on the in house frame.

Its pictured on the website.

Now THAT"S what a PD should look like. Mine is nice, and shoots like a laser, but I REALLY wish it had those slide cuts and magwell.

bac1023 · 12-12-2012, 17:36

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Originally Posted by glock2740

Now THAT"S what a PD should look like. Mine is nice, and shoots like a laser, but I REALLY wish it had those slide cuts and magwell.

Joe, you ought to send it down to Florida and have Paul fix it the way you want it. Call him and see what he will charge. You said you wanted to do work on it anyway.

Why not see if Paul can do it?

bac1023 · 12-12-2012, 17:40

I just realized I lied in that post and just fixed it.

I got my PD at the end of 2009, so I've only had it 3 years. It was a 2 year wait time though. I ordered it at the end of 2007.

glock2740 · 12-12-2012, 18:15

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Originally Posted by bac1023

Joe, you ought to send it down to Florida and have Paul fix it the way you want it. Call him and see what he will charge. You said you wanted to do work on it anyway.

Why not see if Paul can do it?

I NEVER thought of that! That is a GREAT idea! Damn you Brian!

bac1023 · 12-12-2012, 18:28

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Originally Posted by glock2740

I NEVER thought of that! That is a GREAT idea! Damn you Brian!

I honestly wouldn't send that gun for work to anyone else, unless its just refinishing.

Maybe Paul can do the work and then send it to his vender to be refinished. He may be a bit backed up, but I don't think you're in a rush.

You've got plenty of others to play with.

glock2740 · 12-12-2012, 18:34

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Originally Posted by bac1023

I honestly wouldn't send that gun for work to anyone else, unless its just refinishing.

Maybe Paul can do the work and then send it to his vender to be refinished. He may be a bit backed up, but I don't think you're in a rush.

You've got plenty of others to play with.

The good thing is, is that Chris at Metaloy does his hardchroming.

bac1023 · 12-12-2012, 18:38

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Originally Posted by glock2740

The good thing is, is that Chris at Metaloy does his hardchroming.

Exactly, so you're killing two birds with one stone.

He'll send it to Chris and then Paul will reassemble it back at his shop and test fire it.

I think that's a much better plan than what you were going to do previously.

glock2740 · 12-12-2012, 18:57

If I just have him cut in the slide cuts, install a magwell and install a new silver 3 hole trigger, he won't need to reassemble anything or test fire either. Even better.

bac1023 · 12-12-2012, 19:51

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Originally Posted by glock2740

If I just have him cut in the slide cuts, install a magwell and install a new silver 3 hole trigger, he won't need to reassemble anything or test fire either. Even better.

Very cool, Joe

That sounds like an awesome project for sure.