Posted: 7/31/2009 7:26:17 AM EDT
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Looking to build a Caspian 1911, well I would be buying a Caspian recon lower, and a caspian slide with front serrations. So I have a few questions to you 1911 builders...
1, stainless vs carbon steel, worth the extra 50 or so total? 2, slide sight cuts? what do I need, Id just like to put a set of basic trijicon novak type sights on there 3, this will be a suppression host, so someone explain to me, do i need a bull bbl, or the bbl with the bushing, not sure i understand that who aspect yet 4, caspian has some option to have a beaver tail cut, do i have to have this done in order to have a beavertail type grip safety? 5, the also have an option to have an intergral plunger tube or a plunger tube slot, do i need either, do your average kimbers or sa's have this option, does it truely add to reliability 6, ramped bbl cut... do i need this? If i get this option, I assume i need to get a ramped bbl 7, the whole series 70 vs 80 thing, from what i have gatherer the 80 is the one with the bad safety? schwartz? what do i pick. opinions 8 does the slide need the reverse plug cut? 9 LAST the bbl... it needs to be threaded, who do i go with? i would love to save some money and find a 6 in bbl and have someone just thread it as oppoesd to ordering from jarvis at 300+ My plan is to buy the upper, lower, and bbl. and put the rest of the small parts on slowly as I wait for my suppressor to pass. OPINIONS please, im NOT a 1911 expert by any means so I have no idea what I am doing. |
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Looking to build a Caspian 1911, well I would be buying a Caspian recon lower, and a caspian slide with front serrations. So I have a few questions to you 1911 builders... 1, stainless vs carbon steel, worth the extra 50 or so total? 2, slide sight cuts? what do I need, Id just like to put a set of basic trijicon novak type sights on there 3, this will be a suppression host, so someone explain to me, do i need a bull bbl, or the bbl with the bushing, not sure i understand that who aspect yet 4, caspian has some option to have a beaver tail cut, do i have to have this done in order to have a beavertail type grip safety? 5, the also have an option to have an intergral plunger tube or a plunger tube slot, do i need either, do your average kimbers or sa's have this option, does it truely add to reliability 6, ramped bbl cut... do i need this? If i get this option, I assume i need to get a ramped bbl 7, the whole series 70 vs 80 thing, from what i have gatherer the 80 is the one with the bad safety? schwartz? what do i pick. opinions 8 does the slide need the reverse plug cut? 9 LAST the bbl... it needs to be threaded, who do i go with? i would love to save some money and find a 6 in bbl and have someone just thread it as oppoesd to ordering from jarvis at 300+ My plan is to buy the upper, lower, and bbl. and put the rest of the small parts on slowly as I wait for my suppressor to pass. OPINIONS please, im NOT a 1911 expert by any means so I have no idea what I am doing. A few thoughts - 1. Unless you want a shiny stainless gun, I'd go with carbon steel. You'll have to spend a little more to get it finished. 2. Caspian offers Novak low mount sight cuts on their slides (and a variety of others). Decided exactly what sights you want, and get the cuts you need. 3. I'd encourage you to get a regular barrel and bushing (thought you'll need a longer barrel with threads - see below). 4. You will need to have the frame cut for the beaver tail by your gunsmith. Different beaver tails have different dimensions, so (like the sights) select your beaver tail, then select the necessary cut. 5. If it's an option, go with an integral plunger tube. I've never seen a normal one come off, but it is possible. 6. A ramped frame can help make your handgun more reliable when feeding a round. The ramp needs to match that which you have for your barrel. 7. I'd choose the series 70; safe, reliable, and with fewer parts. 8. I'd skip the reverse plug cut and get a regular slide - then build with a GI, rather than full length, guide rod. 9. You can check out Barrsto Precision Machine for barrels too. They'll make a threaded 1911 bbl for you. I'm curious, as you say you aren't really a 1911 guy - will this be your first? If you don't have much experience with them, it might be a better idea for you to buy (or rent at your local range if possible) something simpler and used (Springfield comes to mind) to see if the 1911 is really for you. The 1911 is a fantastic pistol, but it's not for everyone. It would be a shame for you to spend a lot of money on a high end custom gun and find out that you prefer a Glock at 1/4 the price. Anyway, I hope this helps. |