rklessdriver
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I had one. It was actually a pretty accurate pistol OTB. The barrel bushing and link were actually fitted properly and it locked up tight. Slide to frame fit could have been better but it didn't seem to hurt accuracy, at least it didn't gaul up on me. It fed everything... once I got some Wilson mags.
The internal parts were crap, like others have said poor castings with even poorer machining. I replaced the sear, hammer, and disconnector with aftermarket parts. After I took all the crap out of it I took the sear and checked it for hardness - it wouldn't even register on the C scale of my hardness tester (guess that's why my finely polished trigger job and sear angle kept getting beat all to hell every range session).
I liked it so much after I spent all that money rebuilding it internally, I even bought a .400 Corbon barrel and fitted it. It was a pretty good gun after that... of course with all the aftermarket Wilson parts it ended up costing me as much a real Wilson gun would have.
My advice is if you want something to tinker with and it's cheap, then buy it and have fun. I learned a lot about working on 1911's from mine (mostly what not to do if I ever go into the 1911 business). If you want a carry gun spend you money else where.
Will
The internal parts were crap, like others have said poor castings with even poorer machining. I replaced the sear, hammer, and disconnector with aftermarket parts. After I took all the crap out of it I took the sear and checked it for hardness - it wouldn't even register on the C scale of my hardness tester (guess that's why my finely polished trigger job and sear angle kept getting beat all to hell every range session).
I liked it so much after I spent all that money rebuilding it internally, I even bought a .400 Corbon barrel and fitted it. It was a pretty good gun after that... of course with all the aftermarket Wilson parts it ended up costing me as much a real Wilson gun would have.
My advice is if you want something to tinker with and it's cheap, then buy it and have fun. I learned a lot about working on 1911's from mine (mostly what not to do if I ever go into the 1911 business). If you want a carry gun spend you money else where.
Will
