The 1911 thread

[zooom]

the fact that you have .35 rem sitting around means you're a crank.. 

i have Arisaka and Nambu handloads... I guess I am one too..

I might even go so far as to say that my .35 rem is my best shooting rifle in my possession...

wow...Arisaka and Nambu handloads?...next thing you'll be doing is looking for Wetherby or something else archaic....LOL

[Pip]

For a 1911 thread, this is WOEFULLY lacking in the picture department.  

I've decided to build my own 1911, from the frame and bare slide up. I will have alot of questions for you happy people here. 

I'm thinking full-size frame and full-length slide. Other than those set parameters, I'm open for recommendations, hints, and observations. Looking for Beavertail grip safety, conventional 45. ACP . For plinking and occasional carry. No silly laser-grips, nice wood ones like my P238 has... I'm thinking Novak glow in the dark sights in dovetails, either blued, or OD Green, just like the 1911A1 GI-model Springfield has.

Well? Please feel free to ask any questions, or advise in any way you can think of...

[zooom]

1st question....how much are you willing to spend and 2nd question, what do you NOT want?

[Pip]

Since I will be spreading the cost of the gun over a large amount of time, I can do a couple hundred at a time on fram, slide, etc...

No Tactical Rail, no Series 80 Safety, A Beveled mag-well is good, but no flower pot. This will not be a race gun, nor used for any competition shooting. Ambi-safety doesn't matter.

I'm looking at a Fusion Government frame with 30 lpi frontstrap.

[junior varsity]

eb bobtail.


i'll say it again,


eb bobtail.

[Pip]

Can you elaborate? I'm at work, and they have blocked all gun related material, the commies. 

[zooom]

I take you have already been poking around at Ed Brown stuff as well as Baer, Wilson Combat and Kimber for some ideas of what you wan and what you think you might do when i is all said and done overall?

[Pip]

Yeah. I've been looking at ads and reading reviews in Gun Magazines, asking all of the in my family about theirs. (They all carry one.) Looking online, and flipping through this thread. Research is my strong point. LOL

I've got a pretty good idea of the finished product, aesthetically. And I know most 1911's bear strong resemblance to each other not only aesthetically, but mechanically as well. I've got two parts schematics saved on my desktop, will be YouTubing the hell out of them to understand the internals. I'm relatively mechanically inclined, and we've got plenty of gun shops around here w/ gunsmiths I can harass. 

[junior varsity]

Look up Ed Brown Bobtails - the fit of the grip in your hand is fantastic, in my opinion. It has material removed (at an angle - "bobtailed") where your palm naturally swells. Also, less digging into your side whilst carrying.

[fastwin]

I'm a 1911 fan but not the Ed Brown bobtails. I have had EB guns so it's not a general EB issue... just the bobtails. Got rid of mine and never looked back. To each their own... 

[junior varsity]

i thought the 4" eb bobtail was a comfy carry.

not the gun i'd try to shoot any contests with, that goes to the 5", full size frame.

[Pip]

I think I'll go find one and hold it, to see how it feels. I like EB's stuff a lot, so I'd imagine this is no different.

[junior varsity]

i also use an EB safety on my Kimber. much nicer than what it came with.

[Pip]

I'm still on the fence about the EB Bobtail...  Did your gun come with it, or did you have it modified and fitted for the Bobtail? I'm interested on how it is done...

[junior varsity]

The guy I used to shoot with in Memphis bought one. Prompted me to replace my safety with an EB when the Kimber Ambi failed (I didn't need ambi anyhow). I liked the quality of the parts on it a lot.