SHOT Show 2019: Ruger Custom Shop Doug Koenig 1911

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posted on January 24, 2019
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One of the Ruger Custom Shop's two premier entries to the market, the Doug Koenig 1911 is designed to be a true race gun. With a Techwell magazine well, a hand-fitted barrel, a Doug Koenig hammer and sear, Hogue grips and much more, the Ruger Custom Shop Doug Koenig 1911 boasts features requested by the man himself. For more, check out Joe Kurtenbach's experience with this pistol, in the video linked here. 


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