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I am an admitted, hands on, "I want to know how and why something works" kind of guy. Would you wan to fly with a pilot that wasn't?
My desire was to locate a 1911 kit that I could learn the inside of a 1911 and have a great gun when I finished. I also wanted to build this gun under the watchful eye of a gunsmith I trusted so I didn't have a doorstop when I finished.
I arrived at the shop at 0918 CDST this morning to start the build. Within about 30 minutes we had all the parts out on the bench, sorted and inspected. Our (three 1911 shooters with almost 30 guns between us) observation was that this was an awesome kit and was going to a joy to work with. The slide to frame action was like it was sliding on glass and NO lateral or vertical movement. The barrel and bushing had NO slop.
The trigger job and reliability work took the better part of three hours, I didn't know that polishing so many parts could help with the trigger but, I now see how they inter-relate. 600 grit sandpaper was used on most parts and gave a mirror finish reducing drag between contacting parts.
After the hammer was installed I found out that the 1911 can be disassembled in about three minutes. I was able to get to this time after the 41st (I AM NOT kidding, this is why I couldn't take pictures) time we removed all parts to file one part down six or seven strokes, reassemble and test. "I can always remove more, I can't glue it back on." I will hear this in my sleep tonight!!!
We were able to finally put the sights on and adjust them at 1705 this afternoon. I was able to put most holes in the bullseye (1 inch) at about 18-20 feet by the time we were done. This was an awesome weapon.
Observations:
Pros-wonderful kit, well fit parts, easy to construct. The hardest part of the fitting was compleated at Fusion. This allowed us the time to work on the details.
Cons-for some reason the disconnector never worked correctly. We were able to get the gun to run when we substituted another disconnector for the one that I purchased. This happens, no worries. I purchased 2 magazines with the kit, neither would lock the slide back when empty. As a matter of fact, the magazine lip would not even contact the slide stop to make it operate. This too happens, and I will order some Cobra Mags tomorrow.
Overall-I can't be happier and my gunsmith, myself, and the small group gathered by Miller time are planning on a "group" longslide 10mm build this summer.
Sam
My desire was to locate a 1911 kit that I could learn the inside of a 1911 and have a great gun when I finished. I also wanted to build this gun under the watchful eye of a gunsmith I trusted so I didn't have a doorstop when I finished.
I arrived at the shop at 0918 CDST this morning to start the build. Within about 30 minutes we had all the parts out on the bench, sorted and inspected. Our (three 1911 shooters with almost 30 guns between us) observation was that this was an awesome kit and was going to a joy to work with. The slide to frame action was like it was sliding on glass and NO lateral or vertical movement. The barrel and bushing had NO slop.
The trigger job and reliability work took the better part of three hours, I didn't know that polishing so many parts could help with the trigger but, I now see how they inter-relate. 600 grit sandpaper was used on most parts and gave a mirror finish reducing drag between contacting parts.
After the hammer was installed I found out that the 1911 can be disassembled in about three minutes. I was able to get to this time after the 41st (I AM NOT kidding, this is why I couldn't take pictures) time we removed all parts to file one part down six or seven strokes, reassemble and test. "I can always remove more, I can't glue it back on." I will hear this in my sleep tonight!!!
We were able to finally put the sights on and adjust them at 1705 this afternoon. I was able to put most holes in the bullseye (1 inch) at about 18-20 feet by the time we were done. This was an awesome weapon.
Observations:
Pros-wonderful kit, well fit parts, easy to construct. The hardest part of the fitting was compleated at Fusion. This allowed us the time to work on the details.
Cons-for some reason the disconnector never worked correctly. We were able to get the gun to run when we substituted another disconnector for the one that I purchased. This happens, no worries. I purchased 2 magazines with the kit, neither would lock the slide back when empty. As a matter of fact, the magazine lip would not even contact the slide stop to make it operate. This too happens, and I will order some Cobra Mags tomorrow.
Overall-I can't be happier and my gunsmith, myself, and the small group gathered by Miller time are planning on a "group" longslide 10mm build this summer.
Sam