1911 So it begins :-)
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Sorry for the dumb question guys, but are these like an AR build where you basically are just assembling the weapon or is there a degree of machining and or metal work that needs to be done to finish these 1911s?
If one can build an AR without too much trouble, would this be in the same ballpark?
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If one can build an AR without too much trouble, would this be in the same ballpark?
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Sorry for the dumb question guys, but are these like an AR build where you basically are just assembling the weapon or is there a degree of machining and or metal work that needs to be done to finish these 1911s?
If one can build an AR without too much trouble, would this be in the same ballpark?
Thanks
If one can build an AR without too much trouble, would this be in the same ballpark?
Thanks
If you would like to learn the history of custom 1911s, it surprisingly does NOT start with Saint John Moses Browning. Move forward a couple of decades to a brilliant adventurist in Kalifornika called Armand Swenson. In addition to being the first gunsmith to customize 1911s, he was also involved in racing speed boats. Yeah, he would have fit in well right here on THT.
Working on 1911s is at least as much art as it is science. For example, in the vast world of 1911s, rattle = reliable.
Though Armand has passed, his nephew John Jardine is keeping Armand's spirit alive. And he's still working in kalifornika. Many others are keeping Armand's spirit alive, too.
If you really wanna learn the magic of 1911s, take this course:
http://www.cylinder-slide.com/1911class_new.shtml
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No it is a 100 % frame :-) I send a text to my FFL
He texts me back when it comes in I stop by ...totally painless 5 minute process :-)
a LOT easier than trying to F around and circumvent the law
my freedom is worth a LOT more to me than to get busted with an ILLEGAL firearm If I want to do BATF paperwork it will be for an SBR or suppressor ;-)
He texts me back when it comes in I stop by ...totally painless 5 minute process :-)
a LOT easier than trying to F around and circumvent the law
my freedom is worth a LOT more to me than to get busted with an ILLEGAL firearm If I want to do BATF paperwork it will be for an SBR or suppressor ;-)
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Slide was $130. I picked up two because my coworker is building one also. I'm most likely going to put in a Wilson Combat drop in barrel, $190 when not on sale. I've also heard that the PSA 5" 1911 barrels are made by Wilson. I'm going to research this and if that's the case, I will pick one of those up for under $100. This is going to be a long project using the best parts I can buy when they are on sale. If it takes me a year, so be it.
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Good stuff :-) ... Since I have to have a heat treated slide and want stainless the Caspian is the one I needed
And the 460 Rowland "Kit" is right up there
Below are the technical reasons
There are two key elements to the .460 Rowland concept. The first is a sharp increase in cartridge maximum pressure over the .45 ACP and .45 Super. Maximum Average Pressure is: 45 ACP (21,000 PSI), .45 ACP +P (23,000 PSI), .45 Super (28,000 PSI), .460 Rowland (40,000 PSI).
And the 460 Rowland "Kit" is right up there
Below are the technical reasons
There are two key elements to the .460 Rowland concept. The first is a sharp increase in cartridge maximum pressure over the .45 ACP and .45 Super. Maximum Average Pressure is: 45 ACP (21,000 PSI), .45 ACP +P (23,000 PSI), .45 Super (28,000 PSI), .460 Rowland (40,000 PSI).