and the new ETM Vickers Duty mag:
Nice gun with some nice specs, although I’m not crazy about the slide serrations.
I respect the experience & advice of men like LAV & Ken & if a person is into buying signature series guns, that’s fine by me, but if I want a souped up CQB with somebody’s name on it, then I’ll have my name engraved on it.
I gotta agree. I would like a stock CQB, JUST DONT NEED LAV on it. Vickers is solid and I dig his show and you tube. Just don’t need a jersey
I guess the BCM, Hack, & Bill Wilson Carry models have been selling well, so Wilson decided to keep the ball rolling. I have a fairly plain jane CQB that was built in 2002 & it’s a real workhorse.
I haven’t done the math, but if I were to spec out & order a new one, with the same specs of the new LAV model, my guess is the prices of the two wouldn’t be too far off, so I doubt anybody’s making any big money off the signature series guns. It’s just marketing, and I don’t have a problem with Vickers, Hack or Wilson Combat making a few bucks on signature guns. They’re just not my cup of tea.
Id be more interested in a real Vickers 1911.
Can’t help it 
I would like one of these and a Hackathorn model.
I’ve got a 1943 Colt sitting on Larry’s bench somewhere, but this would fill in the decade between now and then well enough…
HAHAHA!!! I’ll help.
That’s a nicely appointed 1911. Makes me miss my old Elite.
Sign me up for some magazines though. I do like the Vickers pistol, just too rich for my blood.
Greg:
Stay away from those 1911s, not your cup of soup, stick to the polymers.
Your old Springfield R.O is getting a fiber optic front sight !
I never get tired of seeing this pistol, if you ever decide to sell it I will find it a good home 
Ha ! Who did the checkering ? Pete Single ?
I asked him about this a couple days ago at a 1911 class. I think he is just to busy in other areas to be putting them together anymore. On the other hand, we did get to look at the guns as well as pass the magazines around for use, both are very nice and what you would expect from Larry and Bill.
Yeah, Larry sent it to Pete. You can’t ask for nicer checkering
Looked like his work, I would get the pistol Metaloy HC’d & it would be a perfect duty gun.
It is a duty gun at the moment. I’ve lent it to a friend that needed a pistol to replace his duty pistol.
Hey guys I’m really excited about the magazine - they will be out soon as Wilson’s only had enough on hand for the launch of the Vickers Elite 1911 - I honestly think it will become the Gold standard in serious use 1911 mags. Shake them out and let me know what you think once you get them yourself
I was just going to post where I can grab a few of your new style mags. I really dig the design, great work as always !
I don’t mean to drift too far off topic, but do you think flatwire springs will see more use in other gun components besides magazine and recoil springs? Wilson advertises their MAX flatwire mag springs as being guaranteed to never wear out or need replacement and that they’ll always maintain proper tension. If this is accurate, I wonder if those benefits seen in the 1911 can be had in parts like firing pin springs, extractor springs, firing pin safety springs, buffer springs, etc…in other platforms?
I know flat wire springs are not new, but it’s an interesting concept that Wilson is using them for. The idea of springs that won’t wear out or need replacing is very appealing.
Tspeis
I am definitely going to try them out!!