SHOT 2024: Nighthawk Custom VIP Silver

Nighthawk Custom is renowned for their high-quality 1911s. For SHOT 2024, they’re launching yet another well-made pistol with the Nighthawk Custom VIP Silver. This custom-quality 1911 provides stellar performance right out of the box. It’s a fantastic example why there are no safe queens. The VIP Silver might be aesthetically stunning, but it also promises to be a reliable, precise gun for various uses.

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For SHOT Show 2024, Nighthawk is launching the VIP Silver, a beautifully made 1911. (Photo credit: Nighthawk)

For this year’s SHOT Show, Nighthawk introduces the latest member to their firearms family with the VIP (Very Impressive Pistols) Silver. This Government-sized 1911 is chambered in .45ACP with 8 +1 capacity. The VIP Silver has a 5-inch barrel with an overall length of 8.66 inches and a height of 5.6 inches. A single gunsmith crafts each pistol for superior quality and incredible attention to detail. The frame, slide, and barrel are all carefully hand fit.

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The gun is built by a single gunsmith to ensure excellent quality. (Photo credit: Nighthawk)

Features of the Nighthawk VIP Silver include a one-piece mainspring housing, hand blended magwell, and custom vertical front strap and mainspring serrations. In addition, this gun has a stainless finish and hand engravings. Grips are giraffe bone. The pistol’s dehorned and hand beveled contours also reduce snags and improve concealed carry. It comes standard with a Heinie Black Slant Pro rear sight and a gold bead front sight to draw the eye. The barrel is throated with a polished feed ramp. To top it all off, the VIP Silver ships in a custom walnut hardwood display box with two jeweled magazines.

The Nighthawk VIP Silver is on display for SHOT 2024 at Booth #70347 at Caesar’s Palace. MSRP for the VIP Silver is  $8,999.

Kat Ainsworth Stevens is a long-time outdoor writer, official OGC (Original Gun Cognoscenti), and author of Handgun Hunting: a Comprehensive Guide to Choosing and Using the Right Firearms for Big and Small Game. Der Teufel Katze has written for a number of industry publications (print and online) and edited some of the others, so chances are you've seen or read her work before, somewhere. A woman of eclectic background and habits, Kat has been carrying concealed for over two decades, used to be a farrier, and worked for a long time in emergency veterinary medicine. She prefers big bores, enjoys K9 Search & Rescue, and has a Master's Degree in Pitiless Snarkastic Delivery.

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