Posted: 1/5/2009 8:09:51 PM EDT
| Is it possible to get a full size 1911, and just replace the slide and barrel to 4in size? or is there more involved than meets the eye, IE a different frame, guide rod etc. Thanks in advance. |
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Speaking from my limited experience, I suppose if you really really wanted to you could, but just swapping the slide and barrel without modding them somehow, you will almost definetly run into a host of alignment problems.
May I ask why you don't just buy a commander size? (or build one if that's what you're up to) |
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Is it possible to get a full size 1911, and just replace the slide and barrel to 4in size? or is there more involved than meets the eye, IE a different frame, guide rod etc. Thanks in advance. possible...but not practical, cost effective, or imo, necessary the slide/bbl/upper will have to be properly fitted AND all parts and systems must be ensured to work together (ie: you cant simply slop 2 diff uppers/lowers together and go with it) |
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Quoted: Quoted: Is it possible to get a full size 1911, and just replace the slide and barrel to 4in size? or is there more involved than meets the eye, IE a different frame, guide rod etc. Thanks in advance. possible...but not practical, cost effective, or imo, necessary the slide/bbl/upper will have to be properly fitted AND all parts and systems must be ensured to work together (ie: you cant simply slop 2 diff uppers/lowers together and go with it) +1 |
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Try it out, you might like it. Afterall, its not the biggest handgun on the shelves  Big +1 to that. Give carryin' the 5 incher a try. Really not that hard to conceal. I carried a full-size for years............still do, when I'm not carryin' somethin' else. The right holster makes the difference. Concealing the barrel is easy with a IWB holster. |