Recent content by xr1200

$1600 for a 1911 upper is just to much money, you can buy a complete Les Baer premier 2 for around $1600 and have a complete custom target grade gun.

I don't see how they can trade mark the word nano, a lot of other companies already use it, isn't there even an Apple Nano Ipod http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_nano?afid=p219%7CGOUS&cid=AOS-US-KWG already out there as well as other products.

You never use sand or sand blasting grit on any firearm it will ruin it. Sand blasting grit is to abrasive and will actually remove metal, from the sever abrasion. You should only use glass bead or crushed walnut shells, in a blasting cabinet on firearms. Soda blasting also works well...

Never cared for the painted color 1911's makes the gun look cheap although it will probably last, its supposed to be a good finish. I would have went with a satin hard chrome, or at least one of black super hard finishes. But to each his own, as long as you are happy with it thats the main...

if you use the 1911 strictly as a range gun or target pistol, then there is nothing wrong with converting the firing system to 70 system to achieve a better trigger pull. But if the gun will be used for ccw or defense work, then the system should be left alone, purely for safety.

All I can say is handle one a lot, cycle it and definitly fire one, before you buy one. I owned a 44 mag version about 20 yrs ago and consider it an odity or just a plain POS. Not accurate, poor trigger, to heavy, its really more of a movie or prop gun that you would see the gangstas...

Never run the slide on a piece of glass with sand paper, doing so will remove the sharp edges from the slide serrations, this is a common mistake backyard gunsmiths make. The correct way to do it, is to use a small flat piece of steel or aluminum bar or anything really square and flat, wrap...

Not as easy as just switching parts, the new barrel must be fitted to the slide and frame by a competent gunsmith. You wll also need a new clip and possible ejector. Your better off just buying a 9mm 1911 to begin with, I was tempted to buy a 38 super from cdnn for a 7.62 x 25 conversion, but...

Not bad, the duplicolor ceramic is a good paint , but offly thick. I think you may have put it in the oven while it was still curing or wet and it started to orange peel or ripple a bit. The trick before backing it, is to let it dry for 24hrs. then back it in the oven for about 1 hr and then...

Not to start an arguement. But its best to just do a search yourself on this and other gun forums or just Google itself. Blank gun ___________ problems and see what turns up. I recently purchased a polish p64 random 9 x 18 that looked like a decent gun for $169 plus shipping. Fortunately...

Your only going to get $75-$100 for a used PF9 on trade so go ahead on use a little steel wool and cold blue on the wear areas and clean and lightly oil the gun. It may get you slighty more on a trade. You can get new pf9 for $229 right now and a shop would sell yours for a $150-$175

Unless its all matching a 100%, except for a few small parts, like safety, sights, trigger etc. then it is a parts gun made from old mis matched parts only worth $500-$600. A 80-98% condition colt, rand, ithaca, union signal can bring $1500 -$3000, with all 100% matching parts. Slightly...

The big concern is that there is no more cheap 7.62 x 25 surplus ammo and commercial new ammo will run $16-$25 a box of 50 qty right now. If you can find a case of surplus ammo its going for $259 a case now and about $35 for shipping. No more cheap surplus ammo.

As a package probably $300-$325 on trade, your better off to sell the gun off on gunbroker with 2 mags by itself, you should be able to get $425-$450 and then sell off the mags and barrel separately on gun broker, you'll get the best price for it. Problem with glocks is that all the surplus...

Go to brownells and try and find a new 40 or 10mm slide , most are 9mm, 38 super and 45acp. Caspian is one of the best options Fusion or STI is probably the only source for one and most BIG manufacturers will not turn a present caliber gun to a different one. Most will tell you to buy a new...