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I have a new threaded barrel for a 1911 that needs some minor fitting.
It came with a new bushing, its just that the slide won't fully close.
Who does good work in Austin?
- hopefully in the NW/Cedar Park area.
Thanks!
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I did one myself a number of years ago. Well, not exactly a 1911... A Ballester Molina, which is close. I bought one of the cheapest grade that SARCO was selling at the time. They'd already put a Wolfe spring kit in it, so it worked reliably, but the slide was loose like typical for a "well loved" 1911 and the inside of the barrel looked like a sewer pipe. So I bought a new bushing, link and match barrel from MidwayUSA. I peened the slide a bit to tighten it up. But like yours, the slide would not close on the barrel. It took me a bit of careful filing with small needle files to get it good. File a bit, test fit, file a little more. Just careful and slow until it would go. Then cycled it by hand over and over until it was smooth. After it was done it is tight as a drum, no slide rattle and it shoots right in there with my Springfield GI or my WWII made Remington Rand 1911.
Not saying you should... but you could. I love DIY projects so I found it very enjoyable.