Categories: Guns

A Custom TJ Combat Commander

We’ve featured TJ’s Custom Gunworks a few times here on the ExNotes blog. I’ll take credit for influencing another good buddy who had TJ work his magic on a Colt Combat Commander, and this one is a honey. Colt’s Combat Commander is a 4.25-inch barreled version of the 1911. This TJ custom auto is hard chromed and it is a stunning example of TJ’s workmanship. You can see it in the photos and you can see the results on the range.

The Combat Commander shown here has had the following modifications:

- - Polished hard chrome finish over stainless steel.
  - Throated and polished barrel and frame.
  - Fitted and polished extractor.
  - New match trigger and action job.
  - New match hammer.
  - Smoothed breech face.
  - Polished full length guide rod.
  - Satin polish on barrel hood and chamber.
  - Extended slide catch.
  - New and rounded steel mainspring housing.
  - Trigger pull set to 3.0 lbs.
  - Melted sharp edges.
  - Reduced strength and smoothed magazine release button.
  - DayGlo red front sight.
  - Honduran rosewood burl grips.

I’ve seen this gun in action on the range and it is a thing of beauty. I’ve had a few guns customized by TJ, and I’ve steered a few friends there. I’ve had six handguns and a rifle customized by TJ, and every one of them is a stellar example of his craftsmanship. These include a Model 59, a bright stainless Colt 1911, the MacManus Colt 1911, the Rock Island Compact, a Model 60 Smith and Wesson snubbie, a Ruger Mini 14, and a new Colt Python. TJ’s emphasis is on reliability and perfection and on all of my guns he met those objectives in every case. When it comes to custom firearms, it doesn’t get any better than TJ’s Custom Gunworks.

You can read more firearms features on the Tales of the Gun page.

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Joe Berk