ACW Unplugged Part 2: Hand Fitting a 1911 Barrel

For Part 2 of ACW Unplugged, we check in with Mark to get a small glimpse of what goes into a critical step of building an Alchemy... fitting the barrel. As we mentioned in Part One, it takes days to complete an ACW from start to finish, so there are many parts of the process that we won't be able to show you due to time constraints. However, you'll get a glimpse of Mark fitting the upper and lower lugs, along with chambering a gasp 9mm barrel. Enjoy... and don't tell Eli that we showed a 9mm.

[@rg3412]

A very very long video is precisely what we would love to see

[@ridehard4today]

The craftsmanship is mind-blowing!

[@McClureOutdoor]

Great job. Keep these bench videos coming

[@stephanietrapasso1447]

Nice work. And I love your Starret tap wrench. A craftsman is judged by his tools. Kuddos.

[@WinnebagoBrewingCo]

A craftsman is judged by his work. A poor craftsman always blames his tools.

[@brettgodfrey9536]

Awesome video! Exactly what I needed.

[@alanmeyers3957]

That’s what you call an easy fit type barrel.

[@alchemy1911]

Fitting the upper lugs, lower lugs, barrel hood, fine tuning the chamber depth and adjusting the feed ramp is “easy fit”? Shoot us a sample of the guns you’ve built! We might offer you a job.

[@jamesstuart7886]

AMERICAN MADE!

[@sessilian]

@3:33 is he using a dry erase marker to blue the locking lug recesses?

[@CampJ95]

Looking for contact points where the marker rubs off.

[@1911.4-k]

Barrel fit challenge?

[@the38super911]

No one cares about 9mm barrels...ream it deeper for a manly 38 Super

[@Jakeltons]

I wish I was as cool as you

[@bourjuva]

i dont like approx handcraftmanship i like precision cnc machines!