Ed Brown Evo KC9 1000 Round Review: A Custom 1911 For Less 

I never get tired of looking at 1911’s. Never. (Shooting them is great, too).

It always bugs me when people say things like "a 9mm 1911 is blasphemy" because when he was designing it John Moses Browning started with a .38 (9mm) automatic cartridge. He only changed to the .45 caliber cartridge at the military's insistence...

I know its two years old, but absolutely love your reviews man. I believe that you are sincere when you say you put 1000 rounds through a gun. I was practically salivating over this Ed Brown KC9. Was thinking about the Kobra carry, which I will have one day, but I think the KC9 will have to come first.

He’s back the ultimate gunslinger is back in action love to see the videos mate

Nothing tops off new gun day better than good beer and an Honest Outlaw Video!!

Ed Brown makes the best looking 1911s in the world IMO. The ball end cuts on this model along with the zev commander are so nice, a more aggressive angle then standard ball end cut which give it a more modern look.

I love that 1911 brother. Beautifully badass. I'm a fan of 1911s in 9mm. Also 40s&w. The 1911 is my favorite pistol and any caliber will work for me lol

One of the best of the best in a commander series, 1911 platform. The bad news is... currently a 6 month wait time,with a $500 deposit. I just ordered the Evo KC9 in the blued version,with the snake print stipling. Can't wait for ship out. It's gonna be a long winter ahead. 🎯

That's a sweet gun! I bet it shoots like a dream. Reminds me a lot of my Dan Wesson Valor Bobtail.

Love my 9mm Springfield 1911, so much more accurate over my polymer options.

Never been more jealous than at this moment!

Something about the aesthetics of a bob cut 1911 makes me all tingly inside.

Man I'm so happy you and Mrs. Outlaw are back, we all really missed your videos.

Glad that you’re back I tweeted and everything I could do to help get the word out hope it helped

I bought a 1911 9mm after watching your reviews on them and love it!

I bought one of these new and it was really unfortunate as I had SEVERAL failure to extract using S&B during 400 rounds. When I contacted Ed Brown regarding the issue I felt I very much got a run around, that I was doing something wrong, rather than what it was which was a weak extractor spring. While I could have easily ordered one and installed it in no time I really felt that given it was brand new Ed Brown should have made it right. So, I went and traded it that night for an EDC X9. It’s a shame because I would have loved that pistol of not for the reasons mentioned.

She's a beauty. Great vid, thanks!

Showdown please!! This and the staccato c2. You have had high praise for both. Good old 1911 vs 2011. I really can't choose between the two. Great video as always!

Look at the smile of that woman!!!!! Do not make her mad....... doesn’t look like you will make it that far. Nice gun, nice shooting, thanks guys for taking the time and making this videos.

That gun is so nice! How bout a review of the Dan Wesson Wraith..

Damn it looks nice. Very good review man.

The details you give and demonstrations are superb to say the least.

That 1911 is awesome!!

On duty I carried an issue Model 19 S&W 4". One day my supervisor said that he wanted to do some farm and ranch check. I remember not being happy about that because we were required to wear slacks and a sport coat or suit while chasing folks over hill and dale. He smiled and said the uniform will be slacks and a pull out shirt. 👍 It would have been tough to carry the Model 19 since it would print badly. My other option was to check out an air weight J frame .38 which would greatly restrict ammunition choice. Then, I remembered that my agency had sent me three guns for bullseye competition including a 1911 .45 that was not competition level. It would maybe group into 8-10" at 50 yards so I had a gunsmith remove the sights so I could experiment with point shooting that .45. Well, I stuffed it into my belt in what's called "Mexican Carry," and off we went. Of course, I didn't tell my supervisor what I was carrying. Well, we were productive in our non-regulation attire and as we neared the end of our two week detail Frank, my supervisor, said we were going to the range to test his carry ammunition. Turns out he was carrying Remington 95 grain JHP in his Model 12 S&W. When he was done with the test he looked at me and said, "Go ahead and do some shooting." I replied, "No, I'm good." He smiled and said,"What are you carrying?" I replied, "Just an issue weapon." (Well, it was.) He said, "Let's see it." I obliged him and when he saw the 1911 with no sights he exclaimed, "You were backing me up with no sights?! When I replied that I had been, but that there was no problem he demanded that I shoot at our plate machine at 25 yards. I drew and hit 6 plates with six shots. (You see, I had been shooting that plate machine with no sights for several weeks. 😉) He then said, "Ah...well, that works." You are now wondering what's with the long story? The reason is to demonstrate just how well a 1911 can perform without sights. It takes but a little practice, primarily for the shooter to gain confidence in just how easy it is. Good shooting...

please do a comparison of the EDCX9c, the Evo KC9, the Staccato C2, and the Guardian.

Such a beautiful gun, can’t wait to get my hands on one of these!

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This looks brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. But you want to know one of MY favorites? RIA CCO. It's in God's caliber, .45 ACP.

Went to Ed Brown website and filled out the custom order option (fantasy gun build) and final cost was just at or over $5k.

I really like watching you shoot 1911,s. Almost as much as I like shooting them. Good surprise on a Saturday afternoon.

Real 1911 dudes hold the trigger down when they rack the slide to protect the sear. Good job.

Your reviews are bad for my wife's balancing of our checkbook: money just keeps coming up short!

Great looking pistol and another excellent review. Exactly how we like it. Multi layers of Protection...that's how she likes it.

Great review as always. Had to scrap my dad's home built 1911 but fell in love with the platform. Someday...

Oh nice! Really gotta get a 1911 and some point. So many options

The more you look at that weapon it's by far the best bang for the money. Really enjoyed your review. I don't see you sending that weapon back. I just started following your channel. And you already costing me two Grand. I just called my dealer to order one. I don't know if I can afford to keep watching Lol thanks again for your review.

I'm headed to look at one now. This review might have tipped the scale. Thanks for what you do.

Great video! I like the grip safety myself, I don't feel that it hinders my operations of my 1911.

I took your advice and bought one... thank you very much sir!

Like EB guns, have an older school KC. For carry though, the WC X9 series doubles the capacity and eliminates the grip safety without having to trade off much if anything for weight and reliability vs the EVO.

I have the exact gun except front night sight. Can only dream of shooting that well with I though.

We need a top ten 1911s video

No not more 9mm 1911 heresy ! Oh Browning please forgive the trespass against you ... 😭

Such a beauty.

Such a beautiful piece

So money CAN buy happiness. And it’s only gonna cost me $2000!?? Shit...I’ll take two of them!

It's much better than my crapped out Norinco 1911 ! L.O.L.

Beautiful pistol. Thanks for sharing.

Brother No matter what you’re carrying the conflict will END QUICKLY

I would love to see you compare this to your STI Staccato C2. Similar price conceal carry options!

I was a pretty active IDPA SO until this COVID crap went hot...thanks China. Anyway, the only guns I regularly saw fail, that aren't ammo length related are 9mm 1911's (mostly round diving or rounds popping nose- up in the magazine). The double stack 1911's tend to fail rarely and the higher end (+$1500) 1911's seem to not fail either. I had a RIA 22 TCM (doublestack) that I shot with the 9mm barrel and after some work on the gun (mostly cleaning edges and adjusting mag feed lips), it became very reliable. Basically, you can either spend a bunch of money or a bunch of work to make one reliable. In either case, don't skimp on the magazines because that's usually the root cause!

Man this channel has gotten huge since I subbed years ago

Glad you’re back. Sorry about your father.

Wonder how the Dan Wesson ECP 9mm 1911 would compare. Especially since you can save around $1,000 on the DW. This Ed Brown is a work of art.

Ed Brown’s matte stainless is the best thing n the business

I'll stick with EDC X9 , especially since it's little bit lighter and in "not my" state , it holds up to 18 rounds

I’m picking one of these up in the next few days. Love your videos man. Go Hawks!

Great review.. Just wish you would'a let Mrs. Outlaw shoot it .. and get her reaction on camera.

Yes u r right!!! 1911 in 9mm is BLASPHEMY indeed!!!!🤨🤨🤨🤨 love ur videos tho🤷🏻‍♂️👍🏻

Thanks for the review, i like this gun a lot, just pick my up from layaway

5:31 the barrel is the star!!

Great gun! Excellent review. Looks like this little gem qualifies for free shipping. Nice.

RU-vid hid this from me for two years. OMG, WANT!

Nice looking 1911, superb finish. Trigger, G10 grips, bull barrel is a plus. Not sure if I'd want to drop $1800 (gun pro deals), but compared to Dan Wesson and Kimber this is higher end.

SA hammer system is the best trigger design hands down

A really nice looking pistol ! Sweeeet

ok. owned one. recently. briefly. surprised you like this one outlaw. i found it to be too small in a p365 too small grip way. i am above average size but not quite as jumbo as you. and it was just too small. plus the trigger was leas impressive than either one of my two dan w’s. no creep. but a bit sticky and weak on reset if that makes sense. it did run 100 pct reliably from the first round. just like a glock. had a langdon glock 19 at range at same time. kept the Langdon. ymmv.

Had a few EBs in the past, cant imagine it in a 9mm though.

I'm always been a huge fan of 1911 type pistols I just like the looks the feel and of course the wonderful trigger and I have always liked a 9 mm in the 1911 platform I would like to own an Ed Brown but the price has always been too high for me I have some nice 1911s and the 9 mm 1911 that I have is a para ordinance p18 that I have owned for years I have shot thousands of rounds through it it is extremely accurate and rarely malfunctions plus it has a 18 round double stack magazine.

Glad you're back man. Would love a review of the ported Iver Johnson 1911. Maybe even the 10mm version?

Welcome back man!

One thing that I noticed off the bat was the ejector

Beautiful pistol but just can’t get past the external extractor.

Another great informative video!

I hope you get to review a nighthawk soon both a single stack and a double stack. I’ve shot a lot of custom 1911’s my friends had and loved them but could never justify the price but when I shot my cousins nighthawk and just felt it even compared to his Wilson combat I got it. Now I haven’t ever shot a infinity or an atlas but most of them seem more completion orientated but I’m saving up for a double stack nighthawk now lol. Thanks for the review.

I like .45 1911, I hate the beaver tail safety as a standard feature...

That's a good looking gun.

It’s good to be Honest Outlaw!

Very interesting review.

So glad your back. Please send me info to be a patron member. I want to do so asap.

I know one’s a double stack (being that it’s a 2011), but would you consider a vs video with this against a STI Staccato CC?

The 1911 platform is underrated by the modern gun owner. A moderately priced 1911 has a better trigger and sights than a typical striker fired pistol with aftermarket parts. When you move up to something a Wesson or Brown product there is nothing in the plastic pistol world that compares. I take an opposite view about the safety. I like the grip safety. It allows safe carry in the holster with the thumb safety disengaged. That is something I would never do with my BHP. I have 1911s with both guide rod systems and prefer the GI guide rod and a normal barrel because it is easier to field strip.

Bul Armory SAS Ultralight next? 😉 I really would love to know what you think about it before I buy. They send their 2011s to RU-vidrs afaik.

I can’t wait for the DWX’s to come out. I wonder if they’ll be comparable to something like this.

Welcome back to RU-vid

Looks like a great pistol.

Sweet looking gun!!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but 3" at 50 yards is 6 MOA (given 1 MOA at 100yds is ~1"). Still easily minute of man at that range

Looks like a very nice gun. Rumor has it he ( Ed) is not a nice guy in person, but who knows .

Beautiful firearm.

1000 shots fired 👌

On the Ed Brown Evo advertisement video they state this model starts at $1995 however now on the Ed Brown website this model is listed at $2395 (single side safety model) or $2495 (ambi safety model). Still a relatively low price and a bargain imho

At that price point ($2k), the accuracy and fit and finish is great for a competition gun. However, I wouldn't CCW one for the simple fact that if I had to use it, it would be confiscated by law enforcement and getting it back might be iffy. I don't trust government to take my stuff and return it to me once the long process of the "justice system" is done. Lots of less accurate firearms will accomplish the same thing at bad breath ranges and won't kill my wallet.

Honest outlaw, I was trying to run 124gr ammo and definitely was not very accurate. Can you do a video trying 115,124,and 147gr ammo and talk about your experience. She certainly didn't like anything but 115gr for me

Bad ass gun.....just not a fan of the cut at the bottom of the grip but I understand it's still fire

That's an awesome gun, thanks for another great review glad to have you back.

Wait did he just take a stab at another gun reviewer? Who is he referring to?

Can you do a comparison between this and the staccato?

I'd really like to see you get your hands on the bul armory sas2 ultra light 9mm 1911. Very few videos out there on it but man it looks like a sweet piece. I always thought if I finally got a 1911 itd be in .45 but that bul armory gun has me changing me mind.

Beautiful firearm! So this or the DW Guardian? I've watched your Guardian review 10x easy...