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The magazines are standard Wilson Comabat 7 rounders and the shok buffs are also from Wilson. As for the book thats another issue. In about 2008 they stopped using the gun books for the MEUSOC
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Originally Posted By ugotbit:
I also have been unable to locate a copy of TM 00526A-10/1, or the Weapon Record Book. Any other MEUSOC clone junkies find them? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By ugotbit:
Originally Posted By Parabellum226:
Originally Posted By lear60pilot:
I'm going to guess t that Ben or Shoe won't know anything about those grips other than they didn't leave PWS like that. What happens at the user end lever is out of their control. Although, they might be able to tell some stories of pistols that come back with weird parts on them. That would be fantastic! I was wondering if anybody knows where to find a pdf or hard copy of the Weapon Record Book that apparently was issued with these pistols along with the 7 magazines and shok buffs. The Technical manual for the MEU(SOC) references it, but I haven't been able to find one. Any help would be much appreciated! Tom I also have been unable to locate a copy of TM 00526A-10/1, or the Weapon Record Book. Any other MEUSOC clone junkies find them? Any idea what the difference between TM 00526A-10/1 and this is? |
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Originally Posted By Parabellum226:
Any idea what the difference between TM 00526A-10/1 and this is? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Parabellum226:
Originally Posted By ugotbit:
Originally Posted By Parabellum226:
Originally Posted By lear60pilot:
I'm going to guess t that Ben or Shoe won't know anything about those grips other than they didn't leave PWS like that. What happens at the user end lever is out of their control. Although, they might be able to tell some stories of pistols that come back with weird parts on them. That would be fantastic! I was wondering if anybody knows where to find a pdf or hard copy of the Weapon Record Book that apparently was issued with these pistols along with the 7 magazines and shok buffs. The Technical manual for the MEU(SOC) references it, but I haven't been able to find one. Any help would be much appreciated! Tom I also have been unable to locate a copy of TM 00526A-10/1, or the Weapon Record Book. Any other MEUSOC clone junkies find them? Any idea what the difference between TM 00526A-10/1 and this is? I have that one also. I believe the 10/1 was the manual given directly to the end user on how to operate/maintain the gun. It's referenced in the TM 00526A-24&P/2, page 1-1 as the "Operator's Manual" Shoe mentioned they phased out the books around 2008, and nothing in my research has turned one up. Personally, I would like to see the in house build/check sheet for one also. No joy on that either. |
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No more USMC markings on civilian version M45A1. as reported by Larry Vickers:
https://www.facebook.com/LarryVickers/posts/10153841556610416 |
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Originally Posted By Parabellum226:
Any idea what the difference between TM 00526A-10/1 and this is? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Parabellum226:
Originally Posted By ugotbit:
Originally Posted By Parabellum226:
Originally Posted By lear60pilot:
I'm going to guess t that Ben or Shoe won't know anything about those grips other than they didn't leave PWS like that. What happens at the user end lever is out of their control. Although, they might be able to tell some stories of pistols that come back with weird parts on them. That would be fantastic! I was wondering if anybody knows where to find a pdf or hard copy of the Weapon Record Book that apparently was issued with these pistols along with the 7 magazines and shok buffs. The Technical manual for the MEU(SOC) references it, but I haven't been able to find one. Any help would be much appreciated! Tom I also have been unable to locate a copy of TM 00526A-10/1, or the Weapon Record Book. Any other MEUSOC clone junkies find them? Any idea what the difference between TM 00526A-10/1 and this is? The 24 on the end designates it for usage by 2nd-4th echelon maintenance (organization through depot) vice individual, P is that it contains a parts list. The last M45 TM for individuals was the TM 09795B-OR from June 10. For the M45A1 it is the TM 09795C-OR/1 of Jun 2013 |
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Originally Posted By accurange:
not mine but on ebay there is another clark beavertail safety listed ebay# 380844792391 View Quote That caught my eye too. Took me a second to realize what it was. Just in case someone was thinking about pulling the trigger on this one, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but better safe than sorry. It's not a Clark or a Wilson. It's an even rare Pachmayr Custom Steel Beavertail. It most likely came off an actual Pachmayr built gun. They were sold as rough castings with ample meat to be reshaped by a smith. The good thing about this particular one is that it looks like a Clark/Wilson. The bad thing is, even after reshaping, the trained eye will spot it as a fake if looking at the radius cut. Though it looks to be a compound Clark/Wilson cut, it's not. It's an optical illusion. It's a .250" constant radius cut. I'll post in a second on the viability of this one as a work around, along with some pictures of an unshaped Pachmayr and some other possible candidates for replicas. |
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Originally Posted By hobbs5624:
I'm going to throw out a few things in case anyone is looking to build an ICQB clone... View Quote Couldn't have come at a better time, as I'm sure you saw my picture on the last page. I'm talking with a smith about this project right now. I've all but given up on the IMPL and Dawson rail, as you mentioned, but I'd like to turn mine into a functional replica. The base gun is a standard Custom II, so this will not be an exact, part-for-part reproduction. I will get as close as I can, but this one won't have the DET-1 and USMC markings. Thank you for offering your help and knowledge for people like me. I'm certain I'll ask you a question or two while on this path. BTW, for those interested, there is an ICQB on Gunbroker right now for $10,000, http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=395084312 And here is an photo page from Rogers Precision - http://www.rogersprecision.com/id15.html |
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Pleaforwar, nice links. Yes, I noticed your gun, and I had you in mind while posting. Interesting the difference where the P proofmark is on the pistol on Chuck Rogers' site as opposed to mine. Keep us updated on your build.
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My final post for the day, sort of a PSA for you clone builders. I realize that Greider makes the identical trigger, but for those of you as anal retentive as I, there are a couple triggers on GunBroker that are actual Videkis. Here they are, for the picky person who wants the packaging to go with their build:
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=395811287 http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=395811501 |
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Hobbs, your posts are an asset to this thread and the internet in general. Thank you for sharing. Amazing pictures and info!!!
For anyone looking for a Dawson Rail. A company called Grizzly Custom Guns sells replicas of this rail. I bought one from them when I wanted to add a rail to my TRP a while back but have since sold it. Im not sure what the status of their production is, but the owner of the shop is very friendly and knowledgeable and im sure would be willing to chat with anyone interested. Grizzly Custom Guns Edit: Glad I found my Videcki for $10 not long ago :WOOT: |
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Originally Posted By DGI:
Hobbs, your posts are an asset to this thread and the internet in general. Thank you for sharing. Amazing pictures and info!!! For anyone looking for a Dawson Rail. A company called Grizzly Custom Guns sells replicas of this rail. I bought one from them when I wanted to add a rail to my TRP a while back but have since sold it. Im not sure what the status of their production is, but the owner of the shop is very friendly and knowledgeable and im sure would be willing to chat with anyone interested. Grizzly Custom Guns Edit: Glad I found my Videcki for $10 not long ago :WOOT: View Quote Nice job DGI, and thanks for the nice compliment! I didn't realize that Lew Bonitz kept up the rail production after he left Az. That's pretty awesome. I had a buddy from the local Sheriff's department asking about a replacement rail for his duty gun, as his Dawson rail came off and got lost. Now that I think about it, I bet it was a Grizzly/Yost-Bonitz rail, considering his gun was built by Steve Bailey. I'll refer him to Lew. Pleaforwar, I think you now have a nice rail to add to your gun. Who knows, maybe you can get the Surefire IMPL when one comes up. A guy advertised one on here in the Equipment Exchange a couple years back, with no replies. Maybe that guy still has his. He was asking $600, which isn't far off from what the cost when they were available. Almost done with my clone, as far as smithing goes. I wanted to post pictures of barrel fitting, but I sort of lost track once I got to fitting the top lugs. Something happened that's never happened in my experience fitting barrels. The top lugs did not need cutting. As a matter of fact, the barrel locked up with a little more depth than I like, but it was still acceptable. I had to check my invoice just to make sure I got an actual "Match Target" barrel from them. Top lugs didn't need fitting, just final dressing. Here are some more pictures of my project creeping along. Just need to bevel my magwell which I'll probably do today. After that will be a test fire at the range. Hopefully my old eyes will do it justice, as I know the barrel is fit pretty tight. It's not as tight as I like to fit it, nor is the slide to frame fit, as I've read numerous times that the PWS guys didn't make them bank vault tight, but that's the way it's supposed to be on a working gun that sees exposure to the environments. Range report next weekend. Stamped the hood right away: Inked the sides of the hood for fitting. I've used a mill before, but I actually prefer to do it the longer, harder way, as few slides are perfectly machined. The inking method is time consuming, but tends to give a better read of where parts are rubbing: Sides fit, now onto the rear of the hood. Again, I've milled this part in the past, but I prefer to go slow and ink it. I guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks, not to mention I find it relaxing to spend an hour or tow fitting my hoods: Finished, locks up very nice with that perfect sound that the feet make on the slide stop pin at the very last moment: |
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Any more realistic and you'll have Uncle Sam chasing you down for stealing his property!
Not mine, but not a bad starting point http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=395884166 |
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Funny, I was just about to post that. Nice starting point for a MEU(SOC) clone, with a perfect "Variant 1" style slide, a nice Wilson beavertail, and possibly an MGW hammer. Hell, if you don't have to have a USGI frame, you're pretty close to done.
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Surefire W-117
http://www.10-8performance.com/surefire-w117-military-light-with-dawson-adapter-rare/ Just got an update from a member from a different forum that my pistol has had the serial number stamped on the necessary parts and is steps away from being refinished :-) very exciting! That GB auction is damn tempting... Do I need a second Mil Spec? Hmmmm |
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Not mine; no affiliation with the seller. If someone is in serious need of a Kings 201A and willing to buy a whole pistol to harvest one......
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=392298635 |
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Originally Posted By Pleaforwar:
You couldn't pay me to remove a Kings from an Unertl. Ask me how I can be sure http://www.sgcblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/whatgun.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Pleaforwar:
Originally Posted By usnguns:
Not mine; no affiliation with the seller. If someone is in serious need of a Kings 201A and willing to buy a whole pistol to harvest one...... http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=392298635 You couldn't pay me to remove a Kings from an Unertl. Ask me how I can be sure http://www.sgcblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/whatgun.jpg Wasn't implying it would be smart. Stranger things have happened. Guys have bought entire USGI 1911A1s to harvest a frame. Ask me how I know ;) |
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Originally Posted By usnguns:
Wasn't implying it would be smart. Stranger things have happened. Guys have bought entire USGI 1911A1s to harvest a frame. Ask me how I know ;) View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By usnguns:
Originally Posted By Pleaforwar:
Originally Posted By usnguns:
Not mine; no affiliation with the seller. If someone is in serious need of a Kings 201A and willing to buy a whole pistol to harvest one...... http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=392298635 You couldn't pay me to remove a Kings from an Unertl. Ask me how I can be sure http://www.sgcblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/whatgun.jpg Wasn't implying it would be smart. Stranger things have happened. Guys have bought entire USGI 1911A1s to harvest a frame. Ask me how I know ;) Ha! I've definitely seen people do that, and honestly, I don't have much of an issue with it. USGI's are a dime a dozen compared to Unertl's. It will be interesting to see how much that one goes for. I was kinda hoping nobody else would have noticed the auction. |
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Originally Posted By DGI:
Surefire W-117 http://www.10-8performance.com/surefire-w117-military-light-with-dawson-adapter-rare/ View Quote Rare light indeed. You need this Pleaforwar. |
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Originally Posted By hobbs5624:
Rare light indeed. You need this Pleaforwar. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By hobbs5624:
Originally Posted By DGI:
Surefire W-117 http://www.10-8performance.com/surefire-w117-military-light-with-dawson-adapter-rare/ Rare light indeed. You need this Pleaforwar. Had it in the cart and someone snatched it up. Shit happens. Good job on who ever got it. |
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Originally Posted By Pleaforwar:
Had it in the cart and someone snatched it up. Shit happens. Good job on who ever got it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Pleaforwar:
Originally Posted By hobbs5624:
Originally Posted By DGI:
Surefire W-117 http://www.10-8performance.com/surefire-w117-military-light-with-dawson-adapter-rare/ Rare light indeed. You need this Pleaforwar. Had it in the cart and someone snatched it up. Shit happens. Good job on who ever got it. Ouch! Dont you hate it when that happens?? I've learned not to hesitate on stuff that I "need" haha Hobbs, the pics of your build have caused internal turmoil as I played with the idea of buying a USGI pistol to harvest the frame. A part of me now wishes I had done just that lol |
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Originally Posted By DGI:
Ouch! Dont you hate it when that happens?? I've learned not to hesitate on stuff that I "need" haha Hobbs, the pics of your build have caused internal turmoil as I played with the idea of buying a USGI pistol to harvest the frame. A part of me now wishes I had done just that lol View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By DGI:
Originally Posted By Pleaforwar:
Originally Posted By hobbs5624:
Originally Posted By DGI:
Surefire W-117 http://www.10-8performance.com/surefire-w117-military-light-with-dawson-adapter-rare/ Rare light indeed. You need this Pleaforwar. Had it in the cart and someone snatched it up. Shit happens. Good job on who ever got it. Ouch! Dont you hate it when that happens?? I've learned not to hesitate on stuff that I "need" haha Hobbs, the pics of your build have caused internal turmoil as I played with the idea of buying a USGI pistol to harvest the frame. A part of me now wishes I had done just that lol The thing that chaps my ass the most is that I saw your post yesterday, but it didn't register. I always refer to the light as the IMPL, and forgot the model was the W-117. Damnit. |
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Pleaforwar, I might be able to fix your problem. It pains me, but if I buy it I will find myself involved in yet another build that I can't quite afford. Pm me, and I'll see if I can find the gentleman's contact info in the meantime.
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not mine ,but in the ee someone has a springfield armory slide with the correct millett front and PWS rear sights installed listed forsale. that slide is going to make someone a great meusoc build!!!!!!!!
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That slide went quick... Damn. Littlebarney is now obligated to post his build progress on here... Hobbs has set the standard....;) my build is on its way back... Glamour shots next week... :)
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Originally Posted By carmodyh:
That slide went quick... Damn. Littlebarney is now obligated to post his build progress on here... Hobbs has set the standard....;) my build is on its way back... Glamour shots next week... :) View Quote Haha, not really. You guys will all have your builds done before I get around to refinishing mine. I have to get cooking on other 1911 projects. Congrats Littlebarney! That's a seriously nice slide. |
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A note on parts for early ("Variant 1" through "Variant 3") pistols. That tech manual floating around out there that is dated 1994 has a listing for just about everything. When I started building mine, I looked up all those parts numbers. I noted that almost everything had either a CAGE Code/NSN number or a Brownells parts number. There are search engines for the CAGEC and NSNs. I've found it best to just google those numbers, as some of those search engines will bring back generic results. If anyone is curious about a specific part, I can tell you from experience every one of those CAGEC and NSNs can be found. Most small parts are USGI.
As for Brownells parts numbers, just ask me. I have a 1994 Brownells catalog on hand. Some of those parts, such as the Videki trigger, can easily be substituted by the use of a Greider trigger. Greider after all bought out the Videki tooling. Some other things of note that I found while building mine: -The MGW hammer specified in the manual is impossible to find new in the wrapper. However, I can tell you from memory building with those hammers back in the 90s, they are like a 90s era Colt Commander hammer with a countersunk hole, but they do not have relieved sides, and they have a Series 70 captive half cock notch. Very few hammers were made with that combination of features. Since you can't work around the Series 70 captive half cock notch, if you're aim is the very finest details, it's easy enough to get an early used Colt hammer and simply countersink the hole, or you could get a Swenson hammer from Midway and do the same. The Swenson is of low quality, so I would go with a Colt. -I wondered if the Bar-Sto barrel of today was the same as those used in the 90s. Though I had installed them back then I remembered the font being smaller. A call to Bar-Sto confirmed they are identical to the ones being made in California back in the 90s, including the hood markings. -The sear, which I never see anyone talk about, is an MGW. I spoke to MGW last year. They have no old stock, have no plans to produce any of these old parts, and have nobody around that remembers the fine details regarding appearance or material. I can tell you that an MGW sear, again from having installed them back then, looks like a plain blued steal sear with a square face, no extra material for take up, and has the double crescent cut on the rear curve. In other words, it looks like most standard sears. -The Pachmayr grips back then had no provision for an ambi safety cutout. Not that it matters, but I'm mentioning it for those who are into the small details. -This is more for the do-it-yourselfers or for your smiths. For those who haven't fit a King's safety before, they suck in one aspect. The detent hole is always too low on the face of the safety. Sure, you can move it up, but on a King's the area above is so thin, you end up with an unsightly circle with the detent exposed above the lever. I mention it for two reasons. I left mine where it's at, because changing it was damned ugly. That means you have a safety that can have two stopping points in the down position. It's not a functional issue, but an issue of annoyance. You flick down your safety, and if you push down further it will move down further. Fitting it correctly for a nice feel will result in that unsightly exposed detent issue. You choose your evil on that one. Those are just some random thoughts on parts. Good luck folks on your builds. |
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Originally Posted By hobbs5624:
A note on parts for early ("Variant 1" through "Variant 3") pistols. That tech manual floating around out there that is dated 1994 has a listing for just about everything. When I started building mine, I looked up all those parts numbers. I noted that almost everything had either a CAGE Code/NSN number or a Brownells parts number. There are search engines for the CAGEC and NSNs. I've found it best to just google those numbers, as some of those search engines will bring back generic results. If anyone is curious about a specific part, I can tell you from experience every one of those CAGEC and NSNs can be found. Most small parts are USGI. As for Brownells parts numbers, just ask me. I have a 1994 Brownells catalog on hand. Some of those parts, such as the Videki trigger, can easily be substituted by the use of a Greider trigger. Greider after all bought out the Videki tooling. Some other things of note that I found while building mine: -The MGW hammer specified in the manual is impossible to find new in the wrapper. However, I can tell you from memory building with those hammers back in the 90s, they are like a 90s era Colt Commander hammer with a countersunk hole, but they do not have relieved sides, and they have a Series 70 captive half cock notch. Very few hammers were made with that combination of features. Since you can't work around the Series 70 captive half cock notch, if you're aim is the very finest details, it's easy enough to get an early used Colt hammer and simply countersink the hole, or you could get a Swenson hammer from Midway and do the same. The Swenson is of low quality, so I would go with a Colt. -I wondered if the Bar-Sto barrel of today was the same as those used in the 90s. Though I had installed them back then I remembered the font being smaller. A call to Bar-Sto confirmed they are identical to the ones being made in California back in the 90s, including the hood markings. -The sear, which I never see anyone talk about, is an MGW. I spoke to MGW last year. They have no old stock, have no plans to produce any of these old parts, and have nobody around that remembers the fine details regarding appearance or material. I can tell you that an MGW sear, again from having installed them back then, looks like a plain blued steal sear with a square face, no extra material for take up, and has the double crescent cut on the rear curve. In other words, it looks like most standard sears. -The Pachmayr grips back then had no provision for an ambi safety cutout. Not that it matters, but I'm mentioning it for those who are into the small details. -This is more for the do-it-yourselfers or for your smiths. For those who haven't fit a King's safety before, they suck in one aspect. The detent hole is always too low on the face of the safety. Sure, you can move it up, but on a King's the area above is so thin, you end up with an unsightly circle with the detent exposed above the lever. I mention it for two reasons. I left mine where it's at, because changing it was damned ugly. That means you have a safety that can have two stopping points in the down position. It's not a functional issue, but an issue of annoyance. You flick down your safety, and if you push down further it will move down further. Fitting it correctly for a nice feel will result in that unsightly exposed detent issue. You choose your evil on that one. Those are just some random thoughts on parts. Good luck folks on your builds. View Quote One thing I found odd was that it gave Barsto codes for the springs. What's the deal with that? Regarding the MGW parts, I recall reading somewhere (on another forum, I believe, it may have been a post by Dave Berryhill himself) that Berryhill's equivalent parts he had been selling were made by the same people who made them for MGW to the same specs. |
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Honestly that's one I didn't ask about. The inquiry about the barrel hood with Bar-Sto was painful and time consuming enough, I didn't care to research the recoil spring. I did ask if they made recoil springs and they acted like I had two heads. So, the answer was no. I'm guessing they simply purchased the spring from Bar-Sto back in the day, and that they were likely Wolff springs. Who knows though. My only friend with PWS ties that was old enough to answer that one dies last year.
As far as the Berryhill hammer, I got ahold of one three years ago to put in someone else's gun. Though I'm not arguing what you said about Mr. Berryhill using the same manufacturer, it seemed like a nicer machined hammer than the MGW. It had relieved sides if memory serves, and edges were nicely beveled. I've looked over a bunch of MEU(SOC) photos and early pistols all seem to show hammer rub on the sides, indicative of non relieved sides. I wouldn't hesitate to use the Berryhill hammer if I found one on the used market, nor the Harrison Commander hammer. They're likely better made than the MGW, and look authentic enough. If you decide to research the Bar-Sto recoil spring thing, let us know what you find. |
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Originally Posted By hobbs5624:
A note on parts for early ("Variant 1" through "Variant 3") pistols. That tech manual floating around out there that is dated 1994 has a listing for just about everything. When I started building mine, I looked up all those parts numbers. I noted that almost everything had either a CAGE Code/NSN number or a Brownells parts number. There are search engines for the CAGEC and NSNs. I've found it best to just google those numbers, as some of those search engines will bring back generic results. If anyone is curious about a specific part, I can tell you from experience every one of those CAGEC and NSNs can be found. Most small parts are USGI. As for Brownells parts numbers, just ask me. I have a 1994 Brownells catalog on hand. Some of those parts, such as the Videki trigger, can easily be substituted by the use of a Greider trigger. Greider after all bought out the Videki tooling. Some other things of note that I found while building mine: -The MGW hammer specified in the manual is impossible to find new in the wrapper. However, I can tell you from memory building with those hammers back in the 90s, they are like a 90s era Colt Commander hammer with a countersunk hole, but they do not have relieved sides, and they have a Series 70 captive half cock notch. Very few hammers were made with that combination of features. Since you can't work around the Series 70 captive half cock notch, if you're aim is the very finest details, it's easy enough to get an early used Colt hammer and simply countersink the hole, or you could get a Swenson hammer from Midway and do the same. The Swenson is of low quality, so I would go with a Colt. -I wondered if the Bar-Sto barrel of today was the same as those used in the 90s. Though I had installed them back then I remembered the font being smaller. A call to Bar-Sto confirmed they are identical to the ones being made in California back in the 90s, including the hood markings. -The sear, which I never see anyone talk about, is an MGW. I spoke to MGW last year. They have no old stock, have no plans to produce any of these old parts, and have nobody around that remembers the fine details regarding appearance or material. I can tell you that an MGW sear, again from having installed them back then, looks like a plain blued steal sear with a square face, no extra material for take up, and has the double crescent cut on the rear curve. In other words, it looks like most standard sears. -The Pachmayr grips back then had no provision for an ambi safety cutout. Not that it matters, but I'm mentioning it for those who are into the small details. -This is more for the do-it-yourselfers or for your smiths. For those who haven't fit a King's safety before, they suck in one aspect. The detent hole is always too low on the face of the safety. Sure, you can move it up, but on a King's the area above is so thin, you end up with an unsightly circle with the detent exposed above the lever. I mention it for two reasons. I left mine where it's at, because changing it was damned ugly. That means you have a safety that can have two stopping points in the down position. It's not a functional issue, but an issue of annoyance. You flick down your safety, and if you push down further it will move down further. Fitting it correctly for a nice feel will result in that unsightly exposed detent issue. You choose your evil on that one. Those are just some random thoughts on parts. Good luck folks on your builds. View Quote I did an NSN search as well and came up with the same a week back. Lots of GI parts and a few parts like the Kings 201A, Clark beavertail, Barsto barrel, Wolf spring pack, EGW Hammer/sear, Millett sight, Videcki trigger etc. I did however come up with Nowlin as a supplier of a replacement part when I did the NSN search for the sear. Some more food for thought for you guys building the variant 1 through 3's. I also am using a Greider trigger as its the closest to the Videcki there is. Something else i'm using in substitution for the EGW Hammer and sear is one of Karl Lippards older ring hammers and A2 sears in S7. (not his A3 setup) They are nearly identical and he said he has a few left in stock if you give him a call. All the other parts are as per NSN. |
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Looks like the Cerakote is a little thin on the back of the hammer and slide. Maybe that's why it chipped? Regardless, that's just a character mark. That gun is way nice. I don't know if you have more than one MEU(SOC) version, but you should post your clone(s) with that gun. Sort of a family portrait.
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mlin that Springfield is very nice.
Did you have that built on a Mil-Spec or is it a full Custom Shop build? IMO that's the best variant. The earlier ones look cool, but the parts are outdated and discontinued for a good reason. Progress and all. |
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mlin, you did well price wise. I passed up one for $2200 two months back. Kicking myself now.
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Originally Posted By samuse:
mlin that Springfield is very nice. Did you have that built on a Mil-Spec or is it a full Custom Shop build? IMO that's the best variant. The earlier ones look cool, but the parts are outdated and discontinued for a good reason. Progress and all. View Quote That one was a beat-up standard model from late 1980s. It cost me probably about the same if I ordered a brand new SA Custom Carry. But it was a good performer, I just don't want to get rid of it. I sent in for a complete overhaul/rebuild with SA in-house NM barrel/bushing, tool steel hammer/sear, speed trigger, beavertail, checkered MSH w/ lanyard loop, Novaks' sights etc. Springfield replaced the original slide (under warranty, no cost to me) to current mil-spec slide. The custom shop did an excellent slide/frame lapping old school way. This one came out nicely and also take only 1 1/2 months to complete. |
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Originally Posted By mlin:
That one was a beat-up standard model from late 1980s. It cost me probably about the same if I ordered a brand new SA Custom Carry. But it was a good performer, I just don't want to get rid of it. I sent in for a complete overhaul/rebuild with SA in-house NM barrel/bushing, tool steel hammer/sear, speed trigger, beavertail, checkered MSH w/ lanyard loop, Novaks' sights etc. Springfield replaced the original slide (under warranty, no cost to me) to current mil-spec slide. The custom shop did an excellent slide/frame lapping old school way. This one cam out nicely and also take only 1 1/2 months to complete. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By mlin:
Originally Posted By samuse:
mlin that Springfield is very nice. Did you have that built on a Mil-Spec or is it a full Custom Shop build? IMO that's the best variant. The earlier ones look cool, but the parts are outdated and discontinued for a good reason. Progress and all. That one was a beat-up standard model from late 1980s. It cost me probably about the same if I ordered a brand new SA Custom Carry. But it was a good performer, I just don't want to get rid of it. I sent in for a complete overhaul/rebuild with SA in-house NM barrel/bushing, tool steel hammer/sear, speed trigger, beavertail, checkered MSH w/ lanyard loop, Novaks' sights etc. Springfield replaced the original slide (under warranty, no cost to me) to current mil-spec slide. The custom shop did an excellent slide/frame lapping old school way. This one cam out nicely and also take only 1 1/2 months to complete. Springfield is top notch no doubt. I have two Custom Carry 5" 45s and an Expert Limited that's back at the custom shop right now getting a better slide. If you ever decide to sell that Springer, gimme first dibs. |
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I may be mistaken, but that picture Mlin posted is an actual SACS interim gun. Note the USMC serial number. If you are doing a clone of that Mlin, that's very cool.
Originally Posted By samuse:
mlin that Springfield is very nice. Did you have that built on a Mil-Spec or is it a full Custom Shop build? IMO that's the best variant. The earlier ones look cool, but the parts are outdated and discontinued for a good reason. Progress and all. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Pleaforwar:
A couple new pieces for my ICQB build. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7374/12916246733_f7cd741eec_z.jpg https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7379/12916249333_a256cd23c2_z.jpg Parabellum226, you did me a solid brother by guiding me to these. Thank you. View Quote Looks good! Glad it worked out. |
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View Quote One day he is posting, living, laughing, building, breathing.... Living a life of protecting others and chasing down the scum of the earth, probably not making as much as he deserves .... but every night going home to your wife and three kids. The next day g-d wants you back. RIP. terrible terrible. :-( |
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View Quote One day he is posting, living, laughing, building, breathing.... Living a life of protecting others and chasing down the scum of the earth, probably not making as much as he deserves .... but every night going home to your wife and three kids. The next day g-d wants you back. RIP. terrible terrible. :-( |
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There is but one truth in the world and it is all yours. If you are not sure of it stay at home; but if you are sure don't look back and it will be your way.
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Well this just ruined my day to hear of this. Spoke to him many of times through email and an on the thread here. He had helped me out in more ways that one. Such a nice, intelligent guy. I pray for his family, wife, and kids in these difficult times....
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