Hi, I would like a carbine in 10mm. It's been on my "want it" list for a long time. However, buying either a glock 20 or 21, at five hundred buckos, or buying an entire 1911 just to get the frame seems stupid to me.
I gather that smithing a .45 from parts is an insane proposition and I'd probably be better off with an out of the box .45 receiever from a cheapo, less-than-reliable brand than the first one I would manage to build as a newbie. To bad they don't snap together like an AR.
I am wondering, does Para Ordinance still make their HI-CAP receievers to mate with customer's uppers like they used to back in the day? Would that work for a 10mm mechtech carbine top?
Are there any good sources for the frame with parts in it that I need to complete the coveted mechtech carbine? I prefer the ergonomics of th 1911 by a long shot, so it would be my first choice, but glocks ain't bad -- so if I could find a reasonably priced glock 20 or 21 frame then I would be just as happy in the end (and have extra bullets in the mag, natch!).
Also, if I WERE going to buy some parts and a frame for a 1911, is there a route with that that would yield at least a decent GI-spec 1911 "lower" that would fit some 10mm mags and the mechtech top... or is that just a purely stupid proposition for a newbie?
I'm going to ask around at the gun show this weekend, too.
I gather that smithing a .45 from parts is an insane proposition and I'd probably be better off with an out of the box .45 receiever from a cheapo, less-than-reliable brand than the first one I would manage to build as a newbie. To bad they don't snap together like an AR.
I am wondering, does Para Ordinance still make their HI-CAP receievers to mate with customer's uppers like they used to back in the day? Would that work for a 10mm mechtech carbine top?
Are there any good sources for the frame with parts in it that I need to complete the coveted mechtech carbine? I prefer the ergonomics of th 1911 by a long shot, so it would be my first choice, but glocks ain't bad -- so if I could find a reasonably priced glock 20 or 21 frame then I would be just as happy in the end (and have extra bullets in the mag, natch!).
Also, if I WERE going to buy some parts and a frame for a 1911, is there a route with that that would yield at least a decent GI-spec 1911 "lower" that would fit some 10mm mags and the mechtech top... or is that just a purely stupid proposition for a newbie?
I'm going to ask around at the gun show this weekend, too.
