Attempting to smith my 1911

[txgunsuscg]

So here is my first attempt at smithing a 1911. At one point this was a stock Remington R1. I:

Restaked the plunger tube
Installed an Ed Brown tactical safety
Installed an Ed Brown grip safety
Installed the MARSOC hammer, sear, and disconnector from Cylinder and Slide
Installed a Smith and Alexander magwell
Installed a set of VZ Grips
Installed a set of Brownells hex head grip screws
Installed C&S series 80 trigger pull reduction kit
Installed Nighthawk extended mag release
Installed 10-8 flat trigger

Still need to:
Get it reblued
Get a set of 10-8 sights installed
Ream plunger tube

 

[creeper1956]

Well... it certainly looks good in the photo. No way of knowing if it rattles like a babies toy, but I'm guessing, based on your parts list and sig line, that it doesn't.

Did you have to restake the tube... or did you just do it to make sure it was well attached?

Gonna' get it blued blued, or something else?

Have to remove much from the 10-8 trigger?

C

 

[txgunsuscg]

I had to restake the plunger tube due to a visible gap at the rear. The 10-8 trigger actually dropped right in and is a little loose, which makes me think the channel for the trigger is on the big side. I'd like to get it tan Cerakoted but I'm also torn with a nice dark blue job...

 

[creeper1956]

I had to restake the plunger tube due to a visible gap at the rear. The 10-8 trigger actually dropped right in and is a little loose, which makes me think the channel for the trigger is on the big side. I'd like to get it tan Cerakoted but I'm also torn with a nice dark blue job...

Haven't taken a hard look at the Remingtons yet... that's why I was asking about the tube. Was it like that from new, or did it loosen?

Bummer on the trigger... was it .920" plus, or is the frame that loose?

I always get a kick out of a nice charcoal blue with nitre blue on the small parts... a bit pimp when it's brand new, but still a neat, rare retro look.

 

[txgunsuscg]

I noticed the tube gap at probably 200 rounds, so I don't know when it occurred, but it was clearly a factory error. I didn't measure the trigger channel, I just went with it. It's loose enough to make the installation easy, but not so loose that I think it will affect me much.

 

[creeper1956]

Good deal... post a few pics when it's all done.

 

[Drail]

Keep your eye on that plunger tube re stake. It will most probably come loose again for the same reason it did the first time. Frame holes not countersunk or mounting pins on the plunger are too short. When installed correctly they will never come off.

 

[txgunsuscg]

Keep your eye on that plunger tube re stake. It will most probably come loose again for the same reason it did the first time. Frame holes not countersunk or mounting pins on the plunger are too short. When installed correctly they will never come off.

I have an Ed Brown waiting for install just in case, and I'll countersink it myself this time.