The ultimate in performance based enhancment

      Latin; meaning "vigorous maiden”, reflecting heroism and exemplary qualities of masculinity; indicating a woman who is masculine to the exclusion of traditional feminine virtues.

     Back when I didn’t know what I didn’t know, I started carrying a 1911 for my duty gun as a Law Enforcement Officer. I was both pleased and impressed with the platform (even when it was sub-par by my understanding of it today). My introduction to Bob Marvel opened my eyes very quickly to the quality or lack thereof that exists in the platform. Fast forward a few years, I began carrying a worked over version of a Colt, while wishing that I could obtain perfection, even on a small-town cop’s salary. Many years later on the job and after having spent 5 years learning and building some of the most accurate and reliable pistols in the industry to the Marvel standard, I created Mercier Pistol Works with the goal of helping folks improve pistols they already own. Maintaining my long-held belief that even budget-minded folks should be able to obtain perfection without having to spend eight thousand plus dollars AND wait years to do so; I give you the Mercier Pistol Works Virāgō!

     The Virāgō Package takes your currently owned 1911 and/or 2011 pistol from its current condition and brings it to full Marvel spec custom quality perfection! This results in your Virāgō pistol being the most accurate, reliable, and long-lasting pistol for far less time and money than obtaining a Marvel spec custom pistol.

     Your Virāgō package starts with tightening up the slide to frame fit by having a set of Acc-U-Rails fit to your pistol. This ensures that the slide is moving with only the necessary up and down and side to side movement, creating an environment allowing your properly fit barrel to start and return from a consistent lock-up each and every time. 

     The front of your barrel (not applicable to Island barrels or front sight block barrels) is then modified so that it can be refit to a half thousandths tolerance ensuring that it is being held tightly and consistently when locked up. Your Virāgō comes with a new hand-tuned slide stop, which your barrel legs are hand-fit to, so that there is as close as possible to 100% bearing surface fit between the barrel legs and slide stop pin. When locked up, your barrel legs will rest in a repeatable and consistent manner on the slide stop pin with maximum interface and minimal interference.

     Your Virāgō also receives our Complete Custom Trigger Job which includes all new purposely-selected and hand-tuned ignition components, as well as a new skeletonized trigger cut to your desired length and set to your desired weight, for one of the most superior feeling triggers in the industry.

     Your Virāgō will also receive the complete Enhanced Performance Package tuning nearly every other part of the gun to Marvel specs which allows your pistol to achieve its full potential in accuracy and reliability allowing your Virāgō to provide years of unparalleled performance and enjoyment.

     Your Virāgō receives a 200 round test fire to confirm accuracy and function. After all work is completed, your barrel, hammer, hammer strut, slide stop, magazine catch, magazine catch lock and both Accu-u-Rails are then coated in DLC for a matte Dark Grey finish.

     Each Virāgō is issued its own number and will wear the Mercier Pistol Works logo with your “V#” on the hood of your barrel (an unmarked version is available at customer request).  A letter of authenticity with important measurements along with special Virāgō swag accompanies each Mercier Pistol  Works Virāgō.

                                    The Virāgō is $3225.00 + shipping and handling  

The Enhanced Performance Package involves ensuring nearly every part of your pistol is modified and tuned to our desired specifications and tolerances. These modifications and enhancements ensure that all parts are interfacing correctly with each other, enhancing your pistol's ability to perform at a level normally only seen in custom pistols built to the same exacting standards. This package sets the gun up to reap the most benefits possible from the Accuracy Package by ensuring that each of the parts of the pistol work in conjunction with each other correctly to create a consistent and repeatable operation of the pistol prior to moving on to Accuracy specific enhancements. CONSISTANCY BREEDS ACCURACY!

More often than not all of these enhancements can be performed without having to completely refinish the pistol.

The Enhanced Performance Package is approximately $975.00 + shipping and handling  and includes the following: 

  Frame work

· Stone the existing sear primary measurement to the correct length (if possible).

· Stone the existing sear secondary measurement to the correct length (if possible).

· Modify the existing disconnector measurement to the correct length (if possible).

· Polish the existing hammer strut tip

· Modify the existing hammer strut if necessary, so that it is not “stacking”.

· Adjust the trigger weight to desired poundage.

· Check, adjust set trigger pre-travel.

· Check, adjust and set trigger over-travel.

· Ensure the thumb safety and sear interface is working as intended.

· Ensure the thumb safety detent and plunger are positively engaging properly.

· Modify the top of non-ejection port side thumb safety for slide clearance.

· Inspect and modify if necessary, the connection point on ambi thumbs safeties to aid in 

  disassembly.

· Bevel existing slide stop to prevent burrs on the slide.

· Reshape the existing slide stop nose to aid in assembly.

· Modify the grip safety so it positively engages trigger bow, but releases with minimal   

  depression.

· Ensure the hammer strut is not rubbing on grip safety and correct if necessary.

· Re-shape the existing ejector to proper length and angles

· Re-shape the existing ejector to ensure the top round in the magazine is not hitting the ejector.

· De-burr the existing magazine catch nose and shelf.

· Ensure magazine catch is positively securing magazines yet allows them to drop free when 

  depressed.

· Modify the Magazine catch to aid in magazine insertion.

· De-burr and dress the existing magazine catch lock.

· Modify the mag catch lock slot on the magazine catch. 

· Dress inside and outside of both ends on the magazine catch lock spring.

· Modify the plunger spring to aid in dis-assembly.

· Reshape the existing main spring cap pin.

· Install new optimal weight Main Spring if necessary.

· Dress inside and outside of both ends on the main spring.

Slide work

· Machine the disconnector rail with Marvel Disconnector cut.

· Sand and polish disconnector rail.

· Clean and polish disconnector scallop.

· Cleaned and polish Marvel Disconnector cut.

· Machine magazine feed lip clearance cuts on the Disconnector rail (2011 style pistols only)

· Re-shape, tune and set the existing extractor tension.

· Inspect the existing firing pin for damage and replace if necessary.

· Remove any burrs caused by slide stop on slide.

· Break sharp edge at J cut to remove and prevent burring.

· Modify guide rod head for smooth operation.

· De-burr and soften edges on the existing guide rod.

· Bevel inside leading edge of the existing guide rod plug.

· install new optimal weight recoil spring if necessary.

· Radius the front edge of the forward barrel lug.

· Modify the bottom of the existing barrel feed ramp so it does not interfere with top round in     

  magazine or hang over into the magazine well.

· Polish the existing barrel feed ramp.

· Finish ream the existing barrel chamber.

· Polish the existing barrel chamber.

The Enhanced Performance PLUS packaged includes all items in the standard Enhanced Performance package PLUS the purchase and instillation of The Charyn Optic Plate. The COP was designed by David Charyn of Charyn Precision and produced by Eleven 71 designs exclusively for Charyn Precision and Mercier Pistol Pistol Works. It is one of the lowest most robust and secure plates on the market designed specifically for the 1911/2011 platform. Each slide is cut to ensure the specific COP mounts low and tightly to the slide, ensuring there is no shifting in the plate. The COP is made of Titanium with a fixed rear BUIS providing for a small footprint with strong dependable sight. The plate design is designed with the flexibility to allow you to decide if you want no Back up iron sight, just a rear BUIS behind the optic or a front and rear BUIS in front or and behind the optic body. Each plate is PVD coated. Package cost does NOT include re-coating the entire slide to coat under the plate where bare metal is exposed during the machining process.

The cost for the Enhanced Performance PLUS  is $1475.00 + shipping and handling.

All new ignition parts along with a new flat, uncoated and blasted Everglades Ammunition trigger (in 2011 style pistols) are all fit, polished and tuned to give an exceptional feeling trigger with minimal to zero unnecessary up and down movement in the trigger shoe and bow. Trigger roll and weight can be set to your desired preferences.

The Custom Complete Trigger job starts at $550.00 + shipping and handling. 

Additional options include; 

-Trigger profile. flat or curved trigger shoe

-Length of trigger shoe. super short to super long and everything in between

-Skeletonized trigger shoe

-Bare blasted aluminum, PVD coated trigger (colors listed below)

If you decide that you want to know how your pistol stacks up and what it truly needs before your pistol is worked on, Eric can inspect and evaluate your pistol to determine what the gun needs to meet the your goals for the pistol. Each gun is measured in all critical areas and each part is inspected for any damage and tuning that would be beneficial to the performance of the gun. 

The Inspection and Evaluation fee is $200 + shipping and handling. If a customer opts for $600 or more of work the $200 fee is applied to the final bill. 

The evaluation is NOT mandatory,  you can simply send your gun in for the work you desire.

The Marvel Disconnector cut provides a smooth transition for the disconnector to move onto and along the disconnector rail while the slide goes into battery. It prevents the slide from "stalling" on the disconnector and saves the disconnector head from being beat up which can eventually degrade the feel of your trigger. Both the slide and disconnector head are modified, every gun benefits from this modification.

The Marvel disconnector cut modification is $125+ shipping and handling.

A full custom rebuild of an existing pistol. This project involves fitting nearly all new components to precise and exacting tolerances and specification. As close to a complete new custom build as a person can achieve. You provide the frame and we do the rest!