Posted: 9/10/2012 5:32:06 AM EDT
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Gonna be buying a few parts for my Delta Elite soon, and need some help choosing some quality parts.
Keep in mind, this is a series 80 gun. Being that this is an older gun, it has the dual-recoil spring set-up that I would like to swap out. I will be putting in a 22lb recoil spring, as I have read this is the "go-to" weight for this gun. As such, I will need a new guide-rod, which is why it is listed below. Also listed below is a flat-bottom firing pin stop, another thing I have read is recommended change from everything I have read. Grip Safety: Ed Brown Memory Groove Beaver Tail, Blued (087-867100WB) http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=1356/avs|Make_3=1911/avs|Manufacturer_1=ED%20BROWN/Product/1911-AUTO-MEMORY-GROOVE-BEAVERTAIL-GRIP-SAFETY M.S.H.: Smith & Alexander Flat Checkered, Blued (849-005-010WB) http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=12740/avs|Make_3=1911/avs|Manufacturer_1=SMITH%20zzxzz%20ALEXANDER/Product/1911-AUTO-MAINSPRING-HOUSING M.S.H. Rebuild Kit: Brownells 1911 Rebuild Kit, Blued (080-000-549WB) http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=27082/Product/1911-AUTO-MAINSPRING-HOUSING-REBUILD-KIT Thumb Safety: EGW Heavy Duty Thumb Safety, Blued (296-000-129WB) http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=27435/avs|Make_3=1911/avs|Manufacturer_1=EGW/Product/1911-AUTO-HEAVY-DUTY-THUMB-SAFETY Guide Rod: EGW G.I. Style Guide Rod Government, Blued (296-000-075WB) http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=23756/avs|Make_3=1911/avs|Manufacturer_1=EGW/Product/1911-AUTO-ONE-PIECE-GUIDE-ROD Firing Pin Stop: EGW Flat-Bottom Oversize F.P.S., Blued (296-100-001WB) http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=19627/avs|Make_3=1911/avs|Manufacturer_1=EGW/Product/1911-AUTO-OVERSIZED-FIRING-PIN-STOP |
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Nothing really wrong with any of that.
For the beavertail I'd recommend looking into the S&A .250 radius beavertail. It tends to match the Colt tang profile better without excessive blending required. I'm not sure why you're doing a MSH rebuild kit, unless you just want to keep the old and new MSH parts together as two swappable assemblies. Recoil spring: you're going to want a solid Gov't style spring plug. FPS: Be sure to order the Series 80 version, otherwise you're going to be doing some filing. |
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Nothing really wrong with any of that. For the beavertail I'd recommend looking into the S&A .250 radius beavertail. It tends to match the Colt tang profile better without excessive blending required. - Thanks for the advice. So you;d reccoment something like THIS, Part number 849-007-082WB? I'm not sure why you're doing a MSH rebuild kit, unless you just want to keep the old and new MSH parts together as two swappable assemblies. - I just figured since the gun is 25 years old, I would replace the internals, as they are not expensive at all. Recoil spring: you're going to want a solid Gov't style spring plug. - The plug I speced, according to the part number I posted, is the G.I. style, Government Length, so I should be good on that FPS: Be sure to order the Series 80 version, otherwise you're going to be doing some filing. - Again, according to the part number I speced, the stop is for the series 80 guns Thank you for you input, I really appreciate the second set of eyes on the list. The recoil spring I am looking at is the Wolf "Type C" spring, part number 969-419-220WB seen HERE |
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Nothing really wrong with any of that. For the beavertail I'd recommend looking into the S&A .250 radius beavertail. It tends to match the Colt tang profile better without excessive blending required. - Thanks for the advice. So you;d reccoment something like THIS, Part number 849-007-082WB? Yes. Recoil spring: you're going to want a solid Gov't style spring plug. - The plug I speced, according to the part number I posted, is the G.I. style, Government Length, so I should be good on that I don't see a plug listed on your parts list, just the guide rod. I assume the DE has an open-ended plug today? The spring should be OK. I'd order a 24# and a 20# too, so you can fine tune the recoil for your loads. |
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Nothing really wrong with any of that. For the beavertail I'd recommend looking into the S&A .250 radius beavertail. It tends to match the Colt tang profile better without excessive blending required. - Thanks for the advice. So you;d reccoment something like THIS, Part number 849-007-082WB? Yes. Recoil spring: you're going to want a solid Gov't style spring plug. - The plug I speced, according to the part number I posted, is the G.I. style, Government Length, so I should be good on that I don't see a plug listed on your parts list, just the guide rod. I assume the DE has an open-ended plug today? The spring should be OK. I'd order a 24# and a 20# too, so you can fine tune the recoil for your loads. My mistake, I read your reply wrong. The gun currently has a Government style recoil spring plug, that I was going to try to re-use so that it looks factory up front. When I do the top-end (next phase) which will be sights and possibly serrating the top of the slide, I was thinking about having a new bushing & plug fit to the gun. In the mean-time, use the factory plug & bushing. |