{"id":27730,"date":"2014-11-23T18:08:04","date_gmt":"2014-11-23T23:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=27730"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:58:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:58:36","slug":"guncrafter-cco-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/guncrafter-cco-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Guncrafter Industries 9mm CCO–Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Guncrafter Industries<\/span>
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At first glance, the Guncrafter CCO looks like many other 1911s. It is not.<\/p><\/div>\n

Guncrafter Industries is hardly a household name. In the wide wide world of guns, the brand is known more for its audacious .50 G.I. rounds than their exquisite level of custom craftsmanship, but that’s the way things go. The .50 G.I. round (more on that below) is something you have to experience. Guncrafter’s custom<\/a> line of 1911s, though, are revered by their owners, shooters who seem content to keep the secret to themselves.<\/p>\n

Not me. When I see a gun that runs like this, I feel the need to stand up and crow about it. I’m here today to preach the Guncrafter faith, and I’m offering as an example this Concealed Carry Officer 1911 in 9mm–easily the best 9mm 1911 I’ve ever fired.<\/p>\n

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The grip is very thin, which adds to the concealbility, but the checkering is aggressive.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Guncrafter Industries CCO in 9mm<\/h2>\n

This is a review, after-all, so let’s get on with it. This process began after SHOT last year. Guncrafter agreed to send us a review gun. At the time, I’d had little experience with the brand, and had never even handled a Guncrafter. For me, the conversation was like one of many I have after SHOT show every year. A few weeks later, we spoke again. This time I was down in central Florida, massacring swine. I barely had any cell reception, and I wasn’t familiar enough with the Guncrafter nomenclature (not that it’s that complicated) to understand the questions I was being asked. So when the CCO arrived a few weeks later, I was just as surprised as anyone.<\/p>\n

First impressions are important. The unboxing was a strange experience for me. I’ve seen more than my fair share of expensive 1911s<\/a>, and most justify their price points by making the guns look like show ponies. Their grips are made of this or that fossilized prehistoric unicorn horn, or their Damascus slides have been etched with the tears of fallen angles.<\/p>\n

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The serrations cut the glare and can be used as a guide for point shooting.<\/p><\/div>\n

Not so with the CCO. Every aspect of the gun is meant for service and durability. The Melonite finish is a flat eggshell black. The sights are actually built for concealed carry. The grips are thin. The checkering is aggressive. In all aspects the CCO is a gun that’s meant to be carried. In fact, I’d call its looks modest. Unassuming.<\/p>\n

Fit and Finish<\/h2>\n

So how do you justify the price of a Guncrafter pistol? The first thing you must know is that this isn’t a safe-queen. These guns are meant to be carried, everyday. If you spend this much on a gun, would you carry it? This is a philosophical question. Only you know the answer. My guess is that if you can buy a 1911 in this class on a whim, and do not have to justify it to your wife or husband, then you’d be likely to carry it. If, like me, you spent less buying your latest car than you would buying a Guncrafter, than you may have second thoughts about taking it out in the real world.<\/p>\n

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Look at the detail here. This is checkering, but it is exceptionally well executed.<\/p><\/div>\n

Yet that’s what this gun is meant for. It doesn’t need to stay behind to protect the safe. You have plenty of heirlooms to do that. This is meant to be on your hip. The CCO is a gun that is easy to carry. It functions flawlessly. Every aspect of the build is designed for hard, unfailing use. Even then magazines have been tuned to the specific gun.<\/p>\n

Pull the slide back, and you’ll begin to see what I mean. It glides with no hitches. There’s no grit in the trigger. It has a clean break right above 3 pounds. The reset is short and crisp. The magazines slide in and out like they’ve been greased, but don’t have any rattle or play. The slide stop is easy to thumb up and down. Even the mag drop button is perfect. It extends a fraction of an inch farther than is typical, which gives you a lever that is easy to find and easy to depress.<\/p>\n

The deeper into the gun I got, the more impressed I became. All of the controls are perfect. The function in harmony. And the tolerances are very tight, but so well tuned that the gun (even after hundreds of rounds with no cleaning) can still be disassembled by hand. And the internals are just as well finished as the exterior. I kept looking for something, anything, I could point to as a flaw or a blemish. Nothing. Not one thing. The slide, frame and barrel are milled from forgings. The fire control group is cut from tool steel, and even then most basic controls are milled from bar stock. Nothing is overlooked, and they take no material shortcuts.<\/p>\n

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The slide has been milled so that flat serrations point toward the target.<\/p><\/div>\n

Shooting<\/h2>\n

So how does a gun like this run? Quite well. I’ve known some whack-jobs who will try to convince you that a gun needs a break in period, or that a gun will wear into a groove that will increase reliability. I’m more accepting of this when low-priced guns are rolling off of assembly lines, but I refuse to accept that a quality firearm needs to be broken in. If it does, it damn-well better get broken in at the factory, before they sell it.<\/p>\n

The CCO ran perfectly. The unassuming exterior and flawless interior combine to make a gun that shoots exactly to point of aim. The flat black rear sight has enough real estate to be used for accurate, well aimed shots. Yet it is rounded over for snag-free carry. The front edge of the rear sight has a shelf for one handed manipulation. The front sight is also black, but has a small brass bead. It is this tiny bead that makes the combination good for extraordinary accuracy and fast target acquisition. The bead is small, which makes precise shots easy. It is also brass, and it reflects light. Against the black of the CCO, it is easy to pick up–even in low light.<\/p>\n

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You want extreme accuracy from a gun you can carry reliably? That’s a full mag from 25 yards.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Same drill from a different shooter, the very first time he fired the CCO.<\/p><\/div>\n

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I’ve been carrying the gun now for three months, and I have no complaints. I’ve put more than 1,000 rounds through it. I’ve tried to induce failure. Steel cased Tula? No problem. Hot +P loads? Check. Heavy subsonics? Yes. I couldn’t find an ammo that it wouldn’t run. I couldn’t find a case material it didn’t eject. I shot the gun on multiple range trips, and at a recent training class. I shot it in the rain, wet. I still haven’t cleaned it. It is as accurate today as it was the day I got it, and just as likely to work.<\/p>\n

This is what you pay for. The gun works, it is accurate, and every piece of the build is as solid as it can be. It is a finely tuned machine, perfect for those who want single-action concealed carry.<\/p>\n

How much does this perfection cost? It varies by the options, obviously. The CCO starts around three grand. Buying a Guncrafter is easy enough. There are a very select few dealers who stock the occasional pistol, but most are ordered directly from Guncrafter. As of the writing of this review, there is one for sale on GunsAmerica (link at top of the review).<\/p>\n

There are many more pictures of this gun below, after the next two sections, so keep on scrolling down.<\/p>\n

Inside Guncrafter Industries<\/h1>\n

When I began this review, I was in Virginia. Now I live about two hours from Guncrafter’s shop, which is tucked up in the hills east of Fayetteville, Arkansas. When I say tucked in, I’m not exaggerating. I don’t know what preconceived notions you may have about the Diamond State, but this will probably cement stereotypes. I turned off of a paved road an drove down into a densely wooded gulley and forded a creek. Upstream from the makeshift bridge, a log jam in the creek had been set on fire in an attempt to get it clear. I instantly began a chorus of Smoke on the Water<\/em>.<\/p>\n

As I wound my way out of the bottom land, I found a small collection of buildings parked precariously on a hill side. There were no signs to let me know I was where I needed to be. I drove well past it and turned back around. I rolled down the window and asked a motley assortment of ruffians who were perched up on the porch if they knew where Guncrafter was. Turns out this group of ruffians was also one of the finest collection of gunsmiths I’d ever had the pleasure of watching work. And this humble compound was the Guncrafter shop. Inside, there were guns in various stages of completion, and it all seemed surprisingly relaxed and informal.<\/p>\n

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The shop is way out in the middle of the hills in northwest Arkansas. This is the view from the front porch, where we did most of our talking.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Almost all the work is done with files and sandpaper.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sandblasting in preparation for the finish.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The shop is guarded by a vicious dog. Stone cold killer. Compact, too, for concealed carry.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is what the barrel blank looks like before profiling. I’ve always wanted to shoot one this heavy, just to see what the recoil would feel like.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Every piece of the gun is hand fitted.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Every aspect of the build is done to order. This frame was engraved by Mark Swanson and sent back to Guncrafter to be finished.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Celtic designs end with the dragon’s head (appropriately) at the fire breathing end.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This may well be the most beautiful rail I’ve ever seen anywhere. Ever. I’d have to find an incredible light to hang from it.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The level of craftsmanship is superb, but still functional.<\/p><\/div>\n

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While we were there, we got to see a wide variety of models moving through the various stages of production. This is almost always my favorite part of any shop tour, as I can see behind the scenes. I pick up on corners that are being cut, and ways some try to work around production difficulties. It isn’t always good for the manufacturers who invite me in.<\/p>\n

But not here. This trip left me wanting to put down my pen and pick up my file. If I can go off on a tangent for a minute–this is what I miss about what I do for a living. When you watch someone file off a thin ribbon of steel, then fit a slide back on, then pull it off and remove an even smaller sliver, then put the slide back on–over and over until it is perfect…. It makes me want to build something. I get that itch. I want to be a part of it. There’s that feeling here, in the Guncrafter shop, that this team is building something that matters. They’re not building ornamental guns that are meant for shelf displays in ornate man caves. They’re building guns that are going to ride on their owner’s hips and defend life and liberty and loved ones. It’s damn inspiring, honestly, and you can see that the people building these guns believe in what they’re doing.<\/p>\n

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The finished product isn’t about glitz and polish, but about functional precision.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Model No. 3.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Model No. 2.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Frag.<\/p><\/div>\n

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It is all about fit. If it isn’t 100% correct, it isn’t going to leave the shop.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The other side of the Frag–every detail is meant for a life of service.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The square trigger guard is a nice touch that makes the angular lines of the 1911 more apparent.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sure grip and rapid reloads.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A Model No. 4. For those who like a long slide.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Model No. 5<\/p><\/div>\n

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The .50 G.I.<\/h2>\n

While we’re on it, let’s talk a bit about the elephant in the room. Guncrafter made news with the .50 G.I. This is a big round. The numbers on the .50 GI are interesting. It was designed by Vic Tibbets and Alex Zimmermann, founder and head honcho of Guncrafter Industries, to provide better terminal ballistics while offering felt recoil similar to the .45 ACP. It isn’t supposed to compete with the biggest, fastest magnum loads. In fact, shooters shouldn’t even notice much of a difference.<\/p>\n

On the receiving end, though…. Bullet weights range from 300 grains down to 185 grains. And speeds vary accordingly from 700 FPS up to 1,200 FPS. That’s a decent spread. The round hasn’t caught on like some of us would like, though, so finding ammo can be difficult. A box of 20 185 grain solid copper hollow points runs $50.70–which is more a reflection of the price of copper.<\/p>\n

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9mm, .45 ACP, and .50 G.I.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The three shells from the bottom. The .45 and .50 have the same rim size.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This 185 grain .50 G.I is a copper bullet that packs a huge punch.<\/p><\/div>\n

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That is some serious expansion, and the wings are good and sharp.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Controlled expansion (right), real world expansion (left).<\/p><\/div>\n

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The business end of the .50 can. This is not something you’ll find in Silencerco’s catalog.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A .50 G.I. with a custom Silencerco Osprey in .50.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Guncrafter Industries founder Alex Zimmermann.<\/p><\/div>\n

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More pictures of the CCO in 9mm<\/h2>\n

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The safety is ambidextrous, another sign that this isn’t a safe-queen.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The flat black of the sight is a favorite of many shooters who like more accuracy than the typical 3-dot sights provide.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The barrel lug fits perfectly and can be turned by hand.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The front sight is adjustable, and features a shiny brass bead that shows up well against the flat black of the rear sight.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The shelf on the back of the front of the rear sight allows for one handed manipulation–simply catch the ridge on a holster or boot heel and rack the slide.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The trigger, which is perfect, breaks at 3.5 pounds.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Metalform magazine is clearly marked, which helps those of us lucky to own 1911s in various calibers.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The trigger is the only bright piece on the CCO.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The trigger guard has smooth lines.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The checkering is fierce without feeling sharp.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The hammer rides neatly in the beaver tail safety, as it should.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The magazine is well built, and incredibly strong.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The magazine release is high, which makes finding it easy and using it even easier.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The thin grips are deceptive. I had no problem holding the CCO, even when it was wet.<\/p><\/div>\n

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At the widest point, the grip is only 1.10″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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After a good workout, the barrel is getting a bit grungy.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The match barrel is heavy for a gun this small. But it does its job flawlessly.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Inside the slide.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Like all guns, the CCO will get dirty. This doesn’t seem to get in the way of performance, though.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The guide rod is short, which was a bit of a surprise.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Well oiled, still, after more than 500 rounds.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The CCO stayed smooth and flawless as the round count climbed.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The notch in the rear sight is quite deep, ideal for catching the gleam of the brass bead.<\/p><\/div>\n

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There’s a reason why so many people have gravitated toward polymer pocket pistols for concealed carry. 1911s, though beautiful, tend to be a bit bulky and temperamental. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve seen them fail. But what if you could have a single action custom built for your specific concealed carry wish-list, and one that would never fail? How much would that be worth? 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