LaZouche Custom airsoft Ed Brown Sheriff Jim Wilson special.

Airsoft replica of the Ed Brown 'Jim Wilson' special 1911.
Yes this is another Marui 1911 based project I just had to do.

Potted history:
Born in Austin Texas, Sheriff Wilson has been in law enforcement all his life going from patrolman to detective, detective sergeant, narcotics squad supervisor and finally to lieutenant with the Police department Denton, Texas. Then became Chief deputy of Denton Sheriff's Office. He now writes for 'Shooting Times' magazine as a handgun editor, he retired from law enforcement back in 1996 when he was Sheriff in Crockett county, Ozona, Texas. Well respected in the industry for his commonsense, attitude and writing, I suppose it was only a matter of time before one of the manufacturers decided to build a 1911 model based upon his input. However when it happened it was iconic manufacturer Ed Brown. Sheriff Wilson has a lot of respect for Ed's work as he owns one of his 1911s in .38 calibre.

The project:
The basic pistol is an MEU from Marui which has had the markings sanded out and the forward cocking serrations on the slide filled and sanded down then sprayed black. The grip safety was replaced with a 5.1 type which is an Ed Brown design anyway. The 'Kings' style Ambi-safety was swapped out for a Tanio Koba ambi-safety, which has been modified to a single type. The barrel was painted silver after having its chamber markings filled and sanded then re-engraved with 'Ed Brown .45 Cal'. The barrel bushing was polished to bare metal and engraved with 'BROWN' marking.
The hammer was replaced with a black 4.3 style commander type. The fore sight was replaced with a Dytac night sight version (the set for the MEU is £19 from Elite Shooting, damn good value I think). The MSH was a standard TM 1911A1 type which came from my spares box, this had all the chequering removed via grind stone, then re-cut with a hack saw to make serrated lines as per the Colt series 70 type as fitted to the real steel Jim Wilson pistol. This was then under coated and sprayed black.
The slide lock had the flush right side end removed and a standard TM 1911A1 rounded type fitted, thereby keeping the serrations to the lever but having the correct real steel rounded end fitted. The grips are 'Faux Ivory' as per real steel, this was achieved by first sanding down then spraying white a set of standard TM 1911A1 grips.
Conclusion:
This pistol is a dream to shoot as any Marui MEU is, its accurate, ergonomic and with regards reliability, this will be for-filled in time im sure. Of the two Ed Brown pistols ive made this has to be, for me, the best looking....gorgeous.

Any questions leave a comment or PM me.

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[mafiosi1996]

where exactly can i get that pistol i live in the u.s

[LaZoucheCustomshop]

@mafiosi1996

Its a custom built gun so there isnt another like it in the world, other than the real steel version.

But if your after the pistol that I used as the base gun and customizing it, then try a Tokyo Marui MEU 1911.

Do a Google search and see if there is a, local to you, airsoft supplier ;-)

[SuperSneakySteve]

Dude, get a real gun. They are way more fun.

[LaZoucheCustomshop]

@SuperSneakySteve

You cannot shot people with a real gun legally though so i'll stick with the airsoft ones ;-)

Seriously though, im not into 'real steel' gun handling but just like building and the history behind the weapons themselves. Airsoft allows me to fullfill both areas at not to high a cost.

[LaZoucheCustomshop]

@ferarriscuderiaFTW

Aww thats so sad, if i get stuck for cash and need to sell, you'll be the first to know ;-)

[LaZoucheCustomshop]

@ferarriscuderiaFTW

Not for sale im afraid, Its a keeper ;-)

[HoMe3101]

can i buy that gun?:)

[LaZoucheCustomshop]

@AirsoftCentralTV

The grips will be covered, along with my handmade wooden ones, in a future video;-)

WE pistols are OK but having owned 3 with all performing poorly and being unreliable, my choice stays with TM plus customizing plastic frames and slides is way easier.

[AirsoftCentralTV]

Can you at least show how to do the grips? Oh and I have a suggestion. You should use the WE 1911s because they are higher quality and are full metal. Tokyo marui 1911s are plastic.