80% 1911?

View · by **2in2out** on Mon Oct 19, 2015 7:55 pm

Cool project. Great job!

:rock:

View · by **sawgrass** on Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:33 am

Cool project for sure!

This video was posted on another forum.
You might find it enjoyable.

https://youtu.be/USGkBFdm4Sg

View · by **Dakotared** on Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:51 pm

Here she is getting all dressed up in cerakote!

View · by **Seismic Sam** on Fri Nov 27, 2015 11:16 am

Cool!!

Glad to hear it's going well. Obviously you know what you're doing.

However, when you first mentioned that you were "going to dive into it", I was reminded of some jackwad n00b who logged in here who wanted to change the color of his gun, and "jumped right into it"

and sprayed the frame and slide with Rustoleum paint!! Of course, the slide wouldn't fit on the rails anymore, and the gun was all gunked up to boot. Luckily, he didn't hang around here long... :hammer:

View · by **Dakotared** on Fri Nov 27, 2015 4:11 pm

Well thanks Sam. I like to at least think I am smart enough to look into and learn what I need to do to not screw things to bad. If I get into something I am unsure of I stop and ask questions and figure out what needs to be done before moving on. I also feel I have above average mechanical skills that helps out. Also I am not afraid to try new things and fail. Not always do the things I try work out but I more times than not I figure out what went wrong and get it right.

View · by **my1stpistol** on Tue Feb 02, 2016 5:57 pm

So how is this going? Have you got to stretch it's legs out yet?

View · by **Dakotared** on Sat Feb 13, 2016 7:48 am

Sorry I have not been on here for awhile. I ran 100 rounds down it last weekend with no hiccups at all. I want to still work on the trigger as it is heavy but otherwise it's great!

I would highly recommend to any one wanting to do this to read up a bit, watch some videos on what you need to do, then jump in. I probably studied up on building a 1911 including watching all the videos and reading about 20 hours. Then it took me about 30 to 40 hours to put it all together.Putting the finish on and refitting things maybe another 5 hours.

View · by **my1stpistol** on Tue Feb 16, 2016 7:55 pm

That's awesome. Thanks for the reply. I think I will give it a try soon. I have just purchased my 1st 1911 and love it. As a working machinist I think this is to right up my ally. I've already found prints online and have started to proto my own grips( starting easy ).

View · by **Dakotared** on Tue Feb 16, 2016 10:56 pm

Grips look great. If you go to Stealth Arms .com you can get everything you would need to build one. They have 2 different jigs to finish the frame, one if you have a mill and one if you do not. I used the one that did not need a mill.

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