|
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,578 Likes: 6
Campfire Outfitter
|
OP
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,578 Likes: 6 |
gunners thread on his new Nighthawk pistol led me to do a little research and then I found some stuff that I have some questions for those that might know.
it would appear that Nighthawk in Wilson combat are made in the same place in Berryville Arkansas.
is this a place that just takes some basic 1911s and customizes them? do they produce their own frames? can somebody shed some light on this?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,578 Likes: 6
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
OP
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,578 Likes: 6 |
https://www.guns.com/news/wilson-combat-vs-nighthawk-customI've been on the Google search ever since I made the first post found lots of good information answered most of my questions above us a link to a very good write-up..
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 21,854 Likes: 4
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 21,854 Likes: 4 |
Same town.
Not same place.
I'm thinking the Nighthawk guy was a Wilson employee?
Kinda like how Les Baer worked for Springfield,
along with the Larson brothers.
The Larsons threw in with Les, then separated and started Rock River.
Which was big into 1911s (in a small outfit) before ARs exploded.
All 3 in the same area, linked, but seperate.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,578 Likes: 6
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
OP
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,578 Likes: 6 |
yes the link article about says that it was a certain gentleman that worked for Wilson then split off and started the Nighthawk company.
not same building but same town still..
must be something about Berryville Arkansas.
the bad boyz mowers someone from them split off and started Spartan mowers and there's a certain site beside they make and I can't recall the name of it at the moment.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,152 Likes: 2
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,152 Likes: 2 |
Lady working at our office has a grandson at Nighthawk who’s a gunsmith, assembling their 1911’s. He loves his job, evidently a great company to work for.
She says they pronounce Berryville, sorta like “buryvul”…
Ya gotta slur it together for full effect. Takes some practice.
DF
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,578 Likes: 6
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
OP
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,578 Likes: 6 |
Lady working at our office has a grandson at Nighthawk who’s a gunsmith, assembling their 1911’s. He loves his job, evidently a great company to work for.
She says they pronounce Berryville, sorta like “buryvul”…
Ya gotta slur it together for full effect. Takes some practice.
DF 😁 I probably pronounce Berryville the proper way then it's less than an hour from home or about an hour from home.. we are definitely in a redneck region of the Arkansas Missouri area
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,152 Likes: 2
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,152 Likes: 2 |
Lady working at our office has a grandson at Nighthawk who’s a gunsmith, assembling their 1911’s. He loves his job, evidently a great company to work for.
She says they pronounce Berryville, sorta like “buryvul”…
Ya gotta slur it together for full effect. Takes some practice.
DF 😁 I probably pronounce Berryville the proper way then it's less than an hour from home or about an hour from home.. we are definitely in a redneck region of the Arkansas Missouri area Ha! How ya sort out Hillbillies from Rednecks…. DF
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,578 Likes: 6
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
OP
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,578 Likes: 6 |
Lady working at our office has a grandson at Nighthawk who’s a gunsmith, assembling their 1911’s. He loves his job, evidently a great company to work for.
She says they pronounce Berryville, sorta like “buryvul”…
Ya gotta slur it together for full effect. Takes some practice.
DF 😁 I probably pronounce Berryville the proper way then it's less than an hour from home or about an hour from home.. we are definitely in a redneck region of the Arkansas Missouri area Ha! How ya sort out Hillbillies from Rednecks…. DF acreage
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,282 Likes: 14
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,282 Likes: 14 |
yes the link article about says that it was a certain gentleman that worked for Wilson then split off and started the Nighthawk company.
not same building but same town still..
must be something about Berryville Arkansas.
the bad boyz mowers someone from them split off and started Spartan mowers and there's a certain site beside they make and I can't recall the name of it at the moment. That’s my understanding, too. Both build super nice 1911’s, but their pricing has gone off the charts! For the best bang for the $$$$$, though, I still don’t think you can beat a Les Baer Custom 1911 for reliability and accuracy, even though they might not be as nicely finished or fancy. I also owned of the earlier Les Baer AR’s. It’s one of the most accurate rifles I’ve ever owned, bar none. It would consistently put the first 4 rounds in one ragged hole at 100 yards, than I’d usually mess up and “pull” the 5th shot. 😬
Last edited by chlinstructor; 03/09/24.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,282 Likes: 14
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,282 Likes: 14 |
Lady working at our office has a grandson at Nighthawk who’s a gunsmith, assembling their 1911’s. He loves his job, evidently a great company to work for.
She says they pronounce Berryville, sorta like “buryvul”…
Ya gotta slur it together for full effect. Takes some practice.
DF 😁 I probably pronounce Berryville the proper way then it's less than an hour from home or about an hour from home.. we are definitely in a redneck region of the Arkansas Missouri area Ha! How ya sort out Hillbillies from Rednecks…. DF acreage LOL !
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,152 Likes: 2
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,152 Likes: 2 |
yes the link article about says that it was a certain gentleman that worked for Wilson then split off and started the Nighthawk company.
not same building but same town still..
must be something about Berryville Arkansas.
the bad boyz mowers someone from them split off and started Spartan mowers and there's a certain site beside they make and I can't recall the name of it at the moment. That’s my understanding, too. Both build super nice 1911’s, but their pricing has gone off the charts! For the best bang for the $$$$$, though, I still don’t think you can beat a Les Baer Custom 1911 for reliability and accuracy, even though they might not be as nicely finished or fancy. I also owned of the earlier Les Baer AR’s. It’s one of the most accurate rifles I’ve ever owned, bar none. It would consistently put the first 4 rounds in one ragged hole at 100 yards, than I’d usually mess up and “pull” the 5th shot. 😬 Agree on Les Baer. They make super accurate pistols. Seems to me Nighthawk and Wilson put more finish into their guns, thus they’re more expensive. Les makes them as accurate, in fact don’t think you’ll beat Baer for accuracy. Nighthawk is a Wilson spin off company. Mark Stone seems the main one. They bought Cooper after Bill Wilson bought NULA. He also bought Lehigh bullet co, moved it from Utah to his East Texas ranch. Interesting bunch. Looks like they’re both succeeding. DF
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,152 Likes: 2
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,152 Likes: 2 |
I like my Les Baer long slide .45. I thought my Gold Cup was accurate until I traded for this thing. It shoots like a rifle. DF ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/wtMM2LMl.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/nKFwGoAl.jpg)
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,282 Likes: 14
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,282 Likes: 14 |
yes the link article about says that it was a certain gentleman that worked for Wilson then split off and started the Nighthawk company.
not same building but same town still..
must be something about Berryville Arkansas.
the bad boyz mowers someone from them split off and started Spartan mowers and there's a certain site beside they make and I can't recall the name of it at the moment. That’s my understanding, too. Both build super nice 1911’s, but their pricing has gone off the charts! For the best bang for the $$$$$, though, I still don’t think you can beat a Les Baer Custom 1911 for reliability and accuracy, even though they might not be as nicely finished or fancy. I also owned of the earlier Les Baer AR’s. It’s one of the most accurate rifles I’ve ever owned, bar none. It would consistently put the first 4 rounds in one ragged hole at 100 yards, than I’d usually mess up and “pull” the 5th shot. 😬 Agree on Les Baer. They make super accurate pistols. Seems to me Nighthawk and Wilson put more finish into their guns, thus they’re more expensive. Les makes them as accurate, in fact don’t think you’ll beat Baer for accuracy. Nighthawk is a Wilson spin off company. Mark Stone seems the main one. They bought Cooper after Bill Wilson bought NULA. He also bought Lehigh bullet co, moved it from Utah to his East Texas ranch. Interesting bunch. Looks like they’re both succeeding. DF Agreed !
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,282 Likes: 14
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,282 Likes: 14 |
I like my Les Baer long slide .45. I thought my Gold Cup was accurate until I traded for this thing. It shoots like a rifle. DF Nice! I’ve always wanted one of his Long Slide 10mm’s.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,152 Likes: 2
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,152 Likes: 2 |
I like my Les Baer long slide .45. I thought my Gold Cup was accurate until I traded for this thing. It shoots like a rifle. DF Nice! I’ve always wanted one of his Long Slide 10mm’s. Yeah a 10 would be better. But this one is pretty cool. DF
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,578 Likes: 6
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
OP
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,578 Likes: 6 |
oh hell let's start the big fight which one's the most accurate of the expensive 1911s..
I'll be straight up with you I've got a bull armory that I'm absolutely impressed as hell with. doesn't cost near the money these others do and cost quite a bit less than Dan Wesson does and as smoked and lesson every time and they'll like category...
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,282 Likes: 14
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,282 Likes: 14 |
oh hell let's start the big fight which one's the most accurate of the expensive 1911s..
I'll be straight up with you I've got a bull armory that I'm absolutely impressed as hell with. doesn't cost near the money these others do and cost quite a bit less than Dan Wesson does and as smoked and lesson every time and they'll like category... You forgot about the Tisa’s from Turkey. 😜
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,578 Likes: 6
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
OP
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 11,578 Likes: 6 |
oh hell let's start the big fight which one's the most accurate of the expensive 1911s..
I'll be straight up with you I've got a bull armory that I'm absolutely impressed as hell with. doesn't cost near the money these others do and cost quite a bit less than Dan Wesson does and as smoked and lesson every time and they'll like category... You forgot about the Tisa’s from Turkey. 😜 now I've got one of them too and it works just fine. and the bull armory is from Israel they seem to really like to fight over there.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,152 Likes: 2
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,152 Likes: 2 |
Yeah, them Israelis do know to fight, pretty good at it.
And they make some good guns.
DF
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 7,559 Likes: 1
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 7,559 Likes: 1 |
Nighthawk would get my vote.
|
|
|
|
|
611 members (01Foreman400, 10Glocks, 1Longbow, 06hunter59, 1beaver_shooter, 64 invisible),
2,467
guests, and
1,303
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,192,596
Posts18,492,216
Members73,972
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
