1911 (or similar) parts kits?

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Does anyone know where I can get cheap 1911 or similar full-size handgun parts kits for not a lot of money? All I've seen are $275-350, which seems really high considering I can get an AK parts kit for $100.

Is there any foreign countries importing 1911 parts or similar full size handgun parts kits?

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Why do you want a parts kit?

There are plenty of cheap handguns available that you can tinker with.

I'm sure that you could by a slide, barrel, etc. cheap at a gun show and start accumulating the parts.

Steve
 
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Naaah ! That's alousy attitude if your are wanting to get into 1911 as a serious project with a strict budget.

I got an ARMSCOR slide and frame from SGN for less than $20. I picked up parts here and there from friends, and junk boxes, at shows from Amherst-Depot.com and sarco and assembled and nice 45 for cheap. I also picked up a doublestart frame at a show and I see Centerfire systems is selling them. They are excellent drop in frames.

SARCO even has Rock islands ready to go in the box for $309.0

All good ways to get a shooting 1911 and to learn all obout how to put one together in the experience.

Yodar
 
Thanks for the information.

Why do you want a parts kit?
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I'm looking to put together a 1911 by completing an 80% receiver and basing the project on that. I wouldn't mind machining out the slide, however I haven't found any 1911 slide casting for sale.

I figure a parts kit is the easy way to go, since it will include all the springs, hardened steel catches and whatnot.


I got an ARMSCOR slide and frame from SGN for less than $20.
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Do they classifieds online?

Thanks!
 
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Sarco had kits for a while. Now I believe just slide kit. Just get the slides and frames ftrom either SARCO (They have an investment cast Colt slide needing finisihing machining for a good price)

You dont need a kit, just a good book on the 1911 and how it is set up and assembled. Kuhnhausen is excellent but overkill. Even the Gummint FM-22-25 on the 1911 is excellent.

I use a district depot support manual TM-9-1005-211-34

After you get the slide and the frame you are talking about parts that you can scrounge from friends, listmemmbers, shows or (Gawd forbid! RETAIL:Sarco and the other sources I outlined)

Getting a kit keeps you from LEARNING what the parts ARE, what they are FOR, and where they GO, and HOW they must be installed.

Many of my parts I got from members of the curio & Relics collectors list with whom I have been a participant for almost a decade.

THE FIRST STEP IS TO GET THAT ARMY TM-22-25 1911 pistol manual

Dont make such a big deal of it, you doan need no steenking kit! Just start SCROUNGING ! It's fun!

Get back to me I even have some stuff published on CD from surplusrifles.com
http://www.surplusrifle.com/CDROM/index.asp#BRAND_NEW_FOR_2006

yodar
 
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