How much would you pay to have none other than Ken Hackathorn himself personally design your Wilson Combat Government Model?
When asked to develop his dream Wilson Combat custom 1911 pistol Ken drew upon decades of practical experience and his vast collection of custom handguns to develop the “Hackathorn Special”. This model is geared towards the needs of the serious defensive shooter and has “Everything you need and nothing you don’t”. The “Hackathorn Special” is destined to be a Wilson Combat classic handgun selection.
- Full-Size Carbon Steel Frame
- 30 LPI High Cut Checkered Frontstrap
- Concealment Bullet Proof® Beavertail Grip Safety and Hammer
- Fluted Chamber
- Countersunk Slide Stop
- Medium Trigger
- Ball Endmill Cuts
- Bullet Proof® Tactical Thumb Safety
- 3 ¾# – 4# Crisp Trigger Pull
- Bullet Proof® Magazine Well
- Bullet Proof® Magazine Release
- 5″ Carbon Steel Slide
- Battlesight with Fiber Optic Front Sight
- 5″ Stainless Match Grade Barrel & Bushing, Hand Fit
- 30 LPI Slide Top Serrations
- 40 LPI Serrated Rear of Slide
I know Ken has considered the Wilson CQB to be a gold standard in the 1911 world for many years. I’ve seen CQBs in his holster and in his hands more times than probably any other gun. And now there’s a Hackathorn signature model so you know you’re getting what Ken considers the ideal upgrades to an already incredible gun. Like the Wilson website says, destined to be a classic.
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
photo courtesy Wilson Combat, used with permission
I’m not big on celebrity signature guns…but this is one I’d love to have.
I don’t see it as a celebrity gun. I see it as a 1911 personally endorsed by a guy who knows more about what a quality fighting 1911 should be than just about anyone in the world.
It’s a beautiful pistol (except, perhaps for the FCS), but I’m thinking that I’d maybe prefer having that 229 you are getting back today.
looks like a winner and maybe my first WC…
They’re not calling it the King of the Feedway Stoppage Edition? 😉
Thanks for catching the needed edit, anonymous editor. 😎
Ken Hackathorn: true American Patriot!
The only thing missing is a proper ‘weak’-handed safety, just in case one needs to operate her left-handed!
gfa
In every Ken Hackathorn class I have taken Ken bashed the 1911 relentlessly. He said Wilson Combat was the best 1911 but he also said:
• He said the 1911 is the king of stoppages.
• He also said every Delta Force stack had four operators and one gunsmith. Hence why they went to Glock 19s.
• He finally said your a communist if you don’t own a 1911 but to carry one isn’t smart.
He was carrying as he said a “Nazi Glock 19” in all classes I had with him.
The s/n on the gun in the picture is big pimpin’, though. 🙂
Why do you need fluted outside of chamber. Hi end competition guns might have fluted inside if chamber. Those guns spit brass no mather extractor or not.
This is just a marketing gimmick to make money. I don’t think this gun is magical. It’s a Wilson, so it’s going to be a good gun, but it certainly isn’t the best combat 1911 around.
Faksen, the chamber flutes are to give debris a place to migrate to. And it looks cool.
As to the “gimmick to make money” observation;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKBRtdp2e98
Yes. Capitalism rocks!
If a company is doing “signature” 1911’s spec’d out by notable weaponcraft experts, I can think of no better one to partner with than Ken.
Rosco
Rosco — Exactly. We’re not talking t-shirts and basketball shoes. We’re talking a pretty complicated device with twenty million available configurations and options, spec’d out by someone who knows all of them and has seen most of them used extensively. He knows what works, knows what’s needed, and knows what’s not.
Does it mean it’s the perfect pistol for every single other person on Earth? No. But seriously… “gimmick to make money?” Call me when someone wants to put your name on a pistol.
Nice barbecue gun.
It’s a magnificent gun. Ken Hackathorn is exceptionally qualified, both in terms of his personal/professional accomplishments and his experience with a 1911. The specifications make eminent sense, at least until you get to the price: $3750.00. That’s three thousand seven hundred fifty dollars…great if you want the pistol as a commemorative piece of operational art, but hardly a necessary expenditure if you want a functional, durable, reliable .45 ACP tool. Yes, I’ve been (and am) somewhat beguiled by the swan song of the 1911, but much as I enjoy them, quirks/challenges and all, I’m hardly likely to use/trust them anywhere near the extent that I do my Glock G21…
But hey-If you have the discretionary income, and can surmount a Wifely Review Board…
Best, Jon Stein
Jon — I don’t think you can look at the price and compare it to a Glock in terms of price. The gun is still a Wilson Combat. I’m sure RIA would have been more than happy to get Ken to spec and endorse one of their guns, but he didn’t. Clue. 😎
I’m curious on the choice of sights. I have noted in the past that Novak style sights do not lend themselves very well – if at all – to racking the slide (should you be faced with doing a one-handed reload). Is this not something that is practiced or taught anymore?