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Posted: 5/5/2020 5:14:34 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JohnnyO223: https://i.postimg.cc/nckYH6MD/3613-D7-FC-3-CEA-416-B-B6-B0-AF89921502-D6.jpg Sweet ! |
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OH, USA
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Posted: 5/18/2020 1:23:23 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JohnnyO223: https://i.postimg.cc/nckYH6MD/3613-D7-FC-3-CEA-416-B-B6-B0-AF89921502-D6.jpg Wow, awesome, can you list the build specs? Thanks! |
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Posted: 5/22/2020 10:12:22 PM EST
[Last Edit: d16man]
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Finally got this 9mm together. PSA M1911 frame, all Cylinder and Slide internals, TR Enabling slide came in today. I hand checkered the front strap, cut in a Stan Chen Maxbevel MSH, blued the frame myself (came out a nice tungsten color that I really like, so haven't darkened it any more). It eats 9mm snapcaps like nobody's business. Range trip soon. Has a 3.5lb trigger pull with 0 take up.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 11/18/2020 10:43:21 AM EST
[Last Edit: savageman101]
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Posted: 4/19/2021 11:55:15 PM EST
[Last Edit: StaccatoC2]
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Edit its 9mm, its my single stack costa carry comp
Well first some back ground. 80% frame because I could not find a full rail single stack frame, I have lots of mags for ss already might as stay with it. Commander slide with a commander barrel brazed to a fixed comp I machined from bar 17-4 stainless sized to the frame. Just came out of the park tonight and put it together and scratched the slide already. I still need to ceracoat the comp due to the stainless, gonna do the slide now too. The barrel is a bull, turned down to fit in the tail of the comp. The comp has a taper to act like a cone bushing. Frame anodized olive drab by a friend. When I did the test fire when I first built it it would not eject. I had to go very light on the recoil spring because the comp weight and how much it pushes down on the barrel.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/20/2021 12:08:35 AM EST
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Another pic to try to get the color better. It is olive drab
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Posted: 5/17/2021 11:10:19 AM EST
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Caspian Officer frame and Commander slide. Only option was the sight cuts and hand lapped. I did the checkering and handfitting of all parts.
Cylinder & Slide hammer/sear. Rest of the parts are a smattering of Ed Brown and Wilson Bulletproof.  Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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USA
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Posted: 8/26/2021 7:45:14 AM EST
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9mm gov
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USA
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Posted: 9/6/2021 8:42:14 AM EST
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45 gov
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/13/2021 9:59:51 PM EST
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Put this together recently. Old Para P14 45acp gunsmith kit aluminum frame and standard feed ramp. Got a Remington slide off EBay. Used mostly Ed Brown parts that needed fitting. Put a spacer in there to keep it 70 series style. Novak suppressor tall night sights. Took a fair amount of work, but it runs like a champ and is dead on accurate
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Posted: 2/16/2022 12:51:19 PM EST
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My first home build 1911, Did all the work and fitting myself, but I did have it refinished when I was done. It's a Remsport Frame / Slide, Nighthawk barrel and bushing, and the other components are a mix of Ed Brown, Nighthawk, and Wilson Combat.
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KS, USA
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Posted: 3/2/2022 11:07:15 PM EST
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This is my first build.
-Caspian SS commander frame -Caspian carbon Slide. Novak and ball cuts. -Nighthawk barrel and bushing -EGW HD slide stop and grip safety. -Can’t remember the trigger mfg offhand -Wilson bulletproof ignition parts -Wilson thumb safety (MIM) -10-8 Rear U-Notch. -Current front is a placeholder. Will install a Dawson fiber optic after evaluating required height -VZ operator 2 grips in black cherry - Heavily blended Wilson bulletproof 1-piece magwell - Frame glass bead blasted, slide is in “armor black” cerakote. -30LPI on front strap and MSH with slight undercut. https://www.flickr.com/gp/188172405@N08/51UHe5 https://www.flickr.com/gp/188172405@N08/23fh17 https://www.flickr.com/gp/188172405@N08/k29Lk5 https://www.flickr.com/gp/188172405@N08/0drDDx https://www.flickr.com/gp/188172405@N08/7FL9n5 |
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Posted: 9/18/2022 2:34:49 PM EST
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Just back from the range. My 9mm 1911 on a Hell fire armory 80% Lower. RIA parts kit. Shoots great. Now for a few upgrades.
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Posted: 9/23/2022 1:34:47 PM EST
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Upgrade with a monolithic slide. And some G10 grips.
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Posted: 10/8/2022 5:38:18 PM EST
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Two more. One is still a work in progress.
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Posted: 10/15/2022 8:14:04 PM EST
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FL, USA
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Posted: 12/20/2022 3:29:53 PM EST
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Sort of cheated on this one, didn't machine any parts, just did the assembly. Back in the mid 70's I wanted to build a 1911, just to learn more about the platform. I found a stripped lower, and a blemished slide at J&G Rifle Ranch. They also had a 22 ACE conversion kit. Got it all put together, and set the combo to Wilson Combat and had it all hard-chromed to match. Turned out reasonably well, and a fun project.
 Colt 45 with ACE IMG 1845-1884 Essential Detailed by Jerry R, on Flickr |
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Posted: 3/4/2023 8:45:37 PM EST
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PA, USA
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Posted: 3/5/2023 7:10:01 AM EST
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^^^^deets man? What parts
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Posted: 3/5/2023 10:58:06 AM EST
[Last Edit: JD42]
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1911 builders parts. Matrix rail cutter. And jig. Then most off the parts off eBay. I wanted to see how little I could do one for. Still a work in progress. Next up parkarizeing it.
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LA, USA
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Posted: 3/15/2023 12:10:11 AM EST
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Very cool,
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Posted: 4/5/2023 3:01:16 PM EST
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 4/6/2023 1:09:01 PM EST
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https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/66031/4E924A1D-D620-406C-A89F-0852931C398E_jpe-2564584.JPG
Did you cut the frame for the bobtail? If so what jig did you use? |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 4/11/2023 5:47:32 PM EST
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It's been a long time but I finally finished my 1911. I got the caspian frame at least 10 years ago, then the slide and added parts to the collection. Slide was a no sight cut with only rear cocking serrations. I machined the novak sight cuts and forward cocking serrations.
I did the golf ball style (checkering???) on front strap and mainspring housing. I eventually bought the grips because they kind of match.  I can't remember who I bought the internal frame parts from. The barrel is a 1985 surplus 1911 one I picked up years ago and had laying around. I threw it in and it actually shoots pretty good even though it's ugly. I keep thinking about a nice match barrel but not sure if I will go that route. All sharp edges were removed then I parkerized it and then decided to cerakote it FDE because dark guns suck here in the summer.      |
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Posted: 4/22/2023 1:29:03 PM EST
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Posted: 4/22/2023 3:16:05 PM EST
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NE, USA
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Posted: 4/23/2023 3:17:53 PM EST
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Time to finish something I started just over a decade ago.
 
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Posted: 5/13/2023 6:22:51 PM EST
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Posted: 6/7/2023 12:56:08 PM EST
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I build a 1911 and a rifle for each of our kids when they're born. Here's one, started off as a RIA GI Frame that I got from Sarco back when they were only $119 ea. I used an SA jig to cut the GI tangs and then added spot welds and then reshaped them to accommodate the beavertail. I'm currently in the process of standardizing the lot of them, so I'll take more pics and post them once I get a free weekend to cerakote. The one below I'm keeping as FDE. Then I'm going to do one in foliage green and the other in sniper grey.
I always use the hogue piranha grips, extremely grippy but more comfortable than VZ.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/15/2023 2:31:08 PM EST
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Posted: 6/16/2023 6:23:29 PM EST
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My latest home build.
PSA Frame/slide Ed Brown Barrel Cylinder and Slide internals (4.5lb trigger) Stan Chen SI Magwell Various Wilson parts Red dot on an EGW mount 
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Posted: 6/21/2023 11:42:33 AM EST
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  Cut down Hellfire frame, Springer slide. Wilson internals, Surplus spur hammer, EGW bushing, Stormlake barrel, Duracoat magpul FDE |
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Posted: 7/8/2023 6:55:58 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By chuck1: It's been a long time but I finally finished my 1911. I got the caspian frame at least 10 years ago, then the slide and added parts to the collection. Slide was a no sight cut with only rear cocking serrations. I machined the novak sight cuts and forward cocking serrations. I did the golf ball style (checkering???) on front strap and mainspring housing. I eventually bought the grips because they kind of match. I can't remember who I bought the internal frame parts from. The barrel is a 1985 surplus 1911 one I picked up years ago and had laying around. I threw it in and it actually shoots pretty good even though it's ugly. I keep thinking about a nice match barrel but not sure if I will go that route. All sharp edges were removed then I parkerized it and then decided to cerakote it FDE because dark guns suck here in the summer. http://i.imgur.com/wb7xf4s.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Sn3Qaqz.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/uEPCp7M.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/JZXdUvI.jpg http://i.imgur.com/RDQbQd9.jpg dead sexy. |
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Posted: 7/8/2023 7:00:00 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dieselman: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/53111/Screenshot_20230621-093645_Gallery-2859199.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/53111/Screenshot_20230621-093650_Gallery-2859200.jpg Cut down Hellfire frame, Springer slide. Wilson internals, Surplus spur hammer, EGW bushing, Stormlake barrel, Duracoat magpul FDE very nice! |
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WA, USA
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Posted: 11/4/2023 7:46:35 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ParaBellum123: Just finished this today https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/502680/Add_Gun_jpg-2852462.JPG All 3 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/502680/55555_jpg-2852461.JPG You built very nice pistols, your kids are lucky! |
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Posted: 11/4/2023 8:17:25 AM EST
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Reblued my 45 and 9mm frames, and also finished the top SS gun.
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CA, USA
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Posted: 11/22/2023 1:48:06 AM EST
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  Cheely frames and grips. Caspian slides. Bar-Sto one piece barrel and compensator for the government. Fusion Firearms ultra match for the commander. Mostly EGW internals, with C&S ultra match hammer. Red Dirt triggers for both. The commander will have a red dot on the slide. The government will eventually have a red dot on a frame mounted optic mount. I'm hoping to get them completely done by July. |
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