Posted: 12/18/2011 10:16:55 AM EDT
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My wife's Christmas present to me came in and she said I could have it early. I've already ordered a C-flex holster from kelly gunleather, but in the meantime Id like to change some things.
-Extended slide release -Non ambidextrous extended safety -One piece guide rod -3 hole trigger (something like the trigger on the trp. purely cosmetic I know) I've built my own AR but beyond that I have no experience with any gunsmithing. Am I going to be able to put any of these in with out gunsmithing knowledge, our should I just find a gunsmith to do it for me? Sorry if this seems noobish, but this is my first 1911 |
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My wife's Christmas present to me came in and she said I could have it early. I've already ordered a C-flex holster from kelly gunleather, but in the meantime Id like to change some things. -Extended slide release Get a Wilson. Most are drop in.- Non ambidextrous extended safety Some fitting required, not that hard. -One piece guide rod Wilson Combat. Not needed, personal preference only.- 3 hole trigger (something like the trigger on the trp. purely cosmetic I know) Some fitting, easy, just go slow and read the info at the top of the forum page. I've built my own AR but beyond that I have no experience with any gunsmithing. Am I going to be able to put any of these in with out gunsmithing knowledge, our should I just find a gunsmith to do it for me? Sorry if this seems noobish, but this is my first 1911 You should be fine. Most of your changes are not needed, but are personal enhancements. You have a very good gun to start. |
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My wife's Christmas present to me came in and she said I could have it early. I've already ordered a C-flex holster from kelly gunleather, but in the meantime Id like to change some things. -Extended slide release This can cause issues with failing to lock the slide. I use a 10-8 instead. -Non ambidextrous extended safety -One piece guide rod You mean a full length? Only causes issues. -3 hole trigger (something like the trigger on the trp. purely cosmetic I know) Three holes are moved away from because they only cause issues as well. I've built my own AR but beyond that I have no experience with any gunsmithing. Am I going to be able to put any of these in with out gunsmithing knowledge, our should I just find a gunsmith to do it for me? Sorry if this seems noobish, but this is my first 1911 Other than the safety, you're really only making the gun less reliable and harder to take apart. |
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My wife's Christmas present to me came in and she said I could have it early. I've already ordered a C-flex holster from kelly gunleather, but in the meantime Id like to change some things. -Extended slide release This can cause issues with failing to lock the slide. I use a 10-8 instead. -Non ambidextrous extended safety -One piece guide rod You mean a full length? Only causes issues. -3 hole trigger (something like the trigger on the trp. purely cosmetic I know) Three holes are moved away from because they only cause issues as well. I've built my own AR but beyond that I have no experience with any gunsmithing. Am I going to be able to put any of these in with out gunsmithing knowledge, our should I just find a gunsmith to do it for me? Sorry if this seems noobish, but this is my first 1911 Other than the safety, you're really only making the gun less reliable and harder to take apart. About the part in red: A properly fitted extended slide stop won't cause issues. Not readjusting your grip from what you are used to, may cause you to activate the slide stop, and the slide to not lock back. How can a one piece guide rod, be it GI or full length, cause issues? How can a properly fitted trigger with three holes in it cause issues? Just wondering, not arguing. I'm no 1911 expert. Maybe I'm missing something. Thanks, a-bare |
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Three hole trigger: Can get stuff in the holes, preventing or causing the trigger to pull. Very small chance, I hadn't thought of it until I read Hilton Yam recommend against them for that reason.
Full Length Guide Rod: Some of them shoot down the range when they fail, and can make it harder to pull a gun apart when needed. The two piece ones can unscrew. Slide stop: The extra weight at the end of the lever makes it harder to lock the slide. What would not have caused a failure to lock before would be more apt to. IE it will fail sooner than if you didn't put more weight for the lock to fight against. Looking at the side of the slide release, it's a long lever. Put more length and weight on the lever and it'll make it harder to go up. If you tune the gun you can get over this, but it's still a less robust system. Certainly not horrible, certain doom things, but I'd say it's a bad way to spend money to make a good gun more prone to failure and issue. |