Posted: 10/9/2014 5:16:47 PM EDT
| Hey there guys. I'm not sure if this was the right place for this, and if it's not, I apologize for that. Anyways, here's my question: I've always wanted to build a GI style 1911. Nothing fancy, just a plane jane old 1911. I don't really care if the parts fit that well at all, I just want it to shoot. I've looked at these three items here: http://www.e-sarcoinc.com/militarystyle45slide.aspx http://www.e-sarcoinc.com/451911autobuildkitlessframeandslide.aspx http://www.e-sarcoinc.com/frm-rockislauto1911parkerizedframe.aspx Now, as far as I can tell, these are the only three items (parts wise) that I'd need to complete the gun. I searched up a few guides on youtube, and it looks as if there's A LOT of handfitting involved. Now I'm wondering if all that hand fitting those guys are doing is because they want a super-uber tight 1911 with really tight tolerances, or if that's really necessary. Could I just buy those three items and slap it together into a gun with any filing, dremeling, etc? |
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I'm looking into doing this also.
You can assemble your 1911 relatively quickly to a functional level but to have the pieces fit flawlessly like a high end 1911 build it will take longer to hand fit each part. The biggest thing to keep in mind when completing a 1911 is that it will take more time and patience than an AR-15 build. Below is a full list of the parts necessary to complete your 1911 as well as a assembly diagram notating each part. completing-your-1911 |
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get Jerry Kuhnhausen's book on the 1911.......it will save you a lot of grief.....
http://www.amazon.com/The-Colt-45-automatic-manual/dp/B0006EVYAU |