Posted: 7/2/2004 7:09:40 PM EDT
| I think you will find the 1911 a heck of a lot more difficult. There is a great deal of knowledge spent in a well fit and running 1911. It is not, in my opinion, a good "garage gunsmith weekend hobbiest newbie" project. Ideally you could find a good smith who wouldn't mind you sitting in on some builds and then tackle a used frame. In my opinion it would be wasted time if you only planned to build one or two. good luck |
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Hey Sparky, I asked a similar question over on 1911forum.com and got some good answers. Here's the thread: forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=87135 Bottom line as noted above is it's a lot more involved than building an ar15 but assuming patience and care is taken it is not necessarily beyond the abilities of the average smart feller. Shoot me an IM if you decide to go through with it because I'm thinking of building one and mebbe we could figure it out concurrently. |
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Prior thread: www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=5&f=4&t=9076 (Admittedly, you’ll have to wade though a bit of name-calling in the above thread!!  ) |
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Hey guys! I'm in the same boat as y'all! I'm just about done with my RIA Gov't... I got confirmation from Brownell's they shipped my King's 3 dot sights and the stake tool. I'm looking at a frame and slide from Essex if they do private sales thru a local FFL. Maybe a group buy or special serial number series?? Would any of you get your slide engraved custom?? |
| Go to www.roderuscustom.tzo.com and click the "Progress" button. Most all your questions are answered in those writeups. |