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Skylerbone said:
I was going to give people a little time but I’ll spill. Notching the disco rail allows the disconnector to glide down the rail as the slide returns to battery, making the pistol smoother and also saving some wear on the disco’s head.

The possible downside is that it also cuts into the heart of the rail which strips the top round from the magazine, leaving the best point of contact forever gone. I read about it years ago, thought through the dimensions, then marked the rail and went for it, one of my questionable choices to be sure, though it’s held up after a good many rounds.
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That is fascinating! I have not heard of this modification! It seems good, in theory. But, then again, I have been retired from the custom 1911 business for almost ten years. I used to watch the final assemblers polish the disconnectors and then stake the frame so they didn't wobble in that over sized hole they protrude from. I have always wondered why the hole for the disconnector is half again larger than the part itself.

You have taught me something, Skylerbone, which re-enforces your statement in the second paragraph in post # 35.

I thank you. :)
 
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Hawkeye East ?? Are you a Hawkeye living in Illinois? So am I . I live 25 miles from my home state. PM me if we are close.
 
Davenport, a stone’s throw away.

As for the mod., I read about but never laid eyes on it. May have been Joe Chambers that discussed it as something Bob Marvel added to builds though my memory could be faulty.
 
Skylerbone said:
Here’s a teaser for you, @tark no helping, why did I file a slot in my 1911’s slide?
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Some stock slides come with that notch. Although yours looks deeper than all of them I have seen. May take a picture of my mostly stock 1911 build that shows a similar notch.

Edit to add picture: This is the notch on my mostly unmolested Colt based 1911 slide. The notch is quiet a bit longer but not as deep from the looks of it.
 

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Spats McGee said:
Surely you're not going to let that stop you from shooting the 1911: (a) that a member who worked for Les Baer; (b) uses as his profile pic . . . .
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not even exaggerating, I would be crazy nervous. I would love to but it’s like being asked to move a museum painting, anybody else get what I’m saying.
 
Mark_Mark said:
not even exaggerating, I would be crazy nervous. I would love to but it’s like being asked to move a museum painting, anybody else get what I’m saying.
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I get what you are saying but in the end it is just a tool like any other 1911. Unless you drop it you are going to hurt it. It was made to be shot.
 
WVsig said:
I get what you are saying but in the end it is just a tool like any other 1911. Unless you drop it you are going to hurt it. It was made to be shot.
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my SDS 1911…. anybody can drop that and I’ll just dust it off!
 
herrwalther said:
Some stock slides come with that notch. Although yours looks deeper than all of them I have seen. May take a picture of my mostly stock 1911 build that shows a similar notch.

Edit to add picture: This is the notch on my mostly unmolested Colt based 1911 slide. The notch is quiet a bit longer but not as deep from the looks of it.
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Can you tell if the mod makes your 1911 smoother than one without the mod? I'm very curious about this. It seems like a good mod (if effective).
 
drband said:
Can you tell if the mod makes your 1911 smoother than one without the mod? I'm very curious about this. It seems like a good mod (if effective).
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I have one 1911 with the notch and one without. And I haven't fired either enough to notice a difference. Even if I did, there is enough difference with the two firearms that any benefit could be the result of something else. To put it in scientific method terms, too many variables. The 1911 with the notch does shoot smoother. But that maybe because I have tuned the trigger. And the leaf spring. Have better parts in that 1911 etc.

That area, on 1911s and nearly every other semi-auto pistol usually gets brass discoloration by running over the stacked rounds in the magazine. The notch seems to reduce the brass rub off to a degree.
 
drband said:
Can you tell if the mod makes your 1911 smoother than one without the mod? I'm very curious about this. It seems like a good mod (if effective).
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I did the Flitz and Felt tip dremel buffing job. Put flitz on the slide and frame and did backwoods fitting job by riding the slide a million times… results

It didn’t feed with empty cases factory

after my hood flitz job

It feed up-to 3 empty cases

Win Win 4 me! and fired 200 rounds without an issue! Who knows, I might be the next Les Baer. But my concept would be Hand fitting a $319 SDS for cheap!
 
tark said:
I'll tell you what, Mark Mark, you can shoot it standing in the middle of my yard. Dropping it on soft grass won't hurt it a bit.:D
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you the MAN!!!

that gun is so dang pretty! I would sleep with it under my pillow
 
herrwalther said:
I have one 1911 with the notch and one without. And I haven't fired either enough to notice a difference. Even if I did, there is enough difference with the two firearms that any benefit could be the result of something else. To put it in scientific method terms, too many variables. The 1911 with the notch does shoot smoother. But that maybe because I have tuned the trigger. And the leaf spring. Have better parts in that 1911 etc.

That area, on 1911s and nearly every other semi-auto pistol usually gets brass discoloration by running over the stacked rounds in the magazine. The notch seems to reduce the brass rub off to a degree.
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Sounds like a a potential + with little or no disadvantages. I might try it on my RIA 9mm. I hesitate to “try” it on my DW. (At least until I’ve done it successfully on another 1911)
More research needed!
 
CapnMac said:
Mechanic's gloves . . . :)
Not that I think that inky deep blue is likely to notice anything so mundane as mere human sweat.

That hardest part would be in handing it back to @tark :D
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that would be hard to give back too. @tark william how fast can you run? asking for a friend
 
Over on the 1911 Addicts forum Chuck Rodgers was posting he picked up 4 Tisas 1911s recently for a personal project. He originally ordered one looked it over and ordered three more. I believe he’s milling them for a red dot optic for personal use and it made sense to buy an inexpensive pistol for the experiment. But when someone like Chuck Rogers says they look pretty good they look pretty good.
 
WVsig said:
Over on the 1911 Addicts forum Chuck Rodgers was posting he picked up 4 Tisas 1911s recently for a personal project. He originally ordered one looked it over and ordered three more. I believe he’s milling them for a red dot optic for personal use and it made sense to buy an inexpensive pistol for the experiment. But when someone like Chuck Rogers says they look pretty good they look pretty good.
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Buy one and give us your honest option! Love to hear your thoughts
 
I have one 1911 that has been customized a lot. Some basic models with GI specs.
Other than changing grips, maybe adding a slip on magwell, all but one of mine ( I have 10 ) are the way they came from the factory.
 
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