I wanted everyone here to know that I am suspending the Vickers Tactical Nighthawk Custom 1911 pistol as of March 1, 2008 - meaning orders for the pistol will no longer be accepted after that date
I never intended for the pistol to be made indefinately and I feel the price has gotten beyond what the market will bear - particularly for a pistol that is designed/speced by me but one that I do not personally work on - over $3000 for a pistol like that is asking too much
Just wanted everyone to know in case you want one - I am not sure what if anything I will be doing in the custom pistol arena after this - of course I will continue to offer a 1911 operators course as well as a 1911 builders course
The cost is always what kept me away. I liked the feature set, I liked the vendor, but $3k was just too much for me personally for a defensive gun the way I use it.
I’d really like to see Nighthawk do something similar to the Rock River Arms Basic Carry in the $1500-$1800 range. Obviously some fitting/crowning type work would have to be left out but the pistol should still be able to be made reliable and functional.
Back when I first became enamored with custom 1911’s I had one of your guns in my hand. The dealer that had it for consignement didn’t take credit cards and by the time I had made it back from the bank with cold hard cash someone had looked at it earlier had come back and walked away with it. I have regretted missing out on that gun ever since.
Larry,
Although I hate to see it go (mainly because I won’t be back from this deployment when they go away), my compliments on your candor, integrity, and professionalism…
Well I saved my pennies for a “long” time and bought mine just recently (hope this doesn’t turn into an apple iPhone price drop…jk) and I absolutely love it.
I brought some friends with me to the range last weekend to do some plinking and have some fun. I let them run a few magazines through my Vickers Tactical after they were done playing with their rented extremely worn out Rugers. They came away with grins ear to ear and they then proceeded to go through the rest of my ammo supply but it was a great time!
It is expensive but will only be more expensive when it is discontinued. I enjoy shooting it very much and this is one firearms purchase that I do not regret.
Thanx to all for the very nice compliments - the good news is once they are done then the value of the guns should be maintained as there will never be anymore from Nighthawk Custom
I put alot of my heart and soul into all of my Vickers Tactical products and the pistol was the one that I had concerns about - I felt we priced it at the upper end of the market when it was introduced and after the 2007 SHOT show price jump I started to really think hard about the future of this project
From the end user side having to fork over 3K plus for the gun knowing the guy who’s name is on it never even touched it - that did not sit well with me and I finally decided to pull the plug - it was time
Thanx as always and if/when I decide to do anything else in the custom 1911 arena I will let everyone here know ASAP
Sir,
You are indeed a class act.
I’ve never witnessed someone voluntarily pulling a product because they thought it was the right thing to do and in their customers best interest.
I’ll also chime in, and being relatively a newcomer into the gun world I think this is the first time I have seen a gesture like this…thumbs up.
It is also ironic - at my local FFL who deals in High End 1911s they have a Vickers sitting in the 1911 display for sale, and I was amazed how much it was going for. It was definitely well priced, and I thought, “that is alot of gun for the money, that is the deal right there”
The manager informed me he just had marked it down since it wasn’t moving at the MSRP it came with from NH Tactical…
SO, cliff notes, the stores at the bottom end have noticed the same thing going on…and have reacted accordingly
I think I live closer to the GG, we’ll see who gets there first THey open in 26 mins…
j/k, I just got word from Ray Harms that the 1911 ive been waiting on for 2 years is now to his hands and in line on his bench…so no more pistols for me…
and they then proceeded to go through the rest of my ammo supply 
but it was a great time!