Refinished my 1911 Project!

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

Rust bluing my 9mm 1911 project seemed like a good use of my New Year's Eve.







Now, about those grips...

 

[Mark_Mark]

Rust bluing my 9mm 1911 project seemed like a good use of my New Year's Eve.

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Now, about those grips...

is that a island barrel design?

 

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

is that a island barrel design?

Slide and barrel are from RIA, but the barrel design originated with Detonics.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Slide and barrel are from RIA, but the barrel design originated with Detonics.

that’s the coolest design! reminds me of RoboCops Gun!

 

[Reinz]

Sure finished out nicely MTP!

 

[Dodgeit]

Rust bluing is a lost art. Well done!

 

[Nature Boy]

Very nice!!

 

[nofendertom]

I like the grips.

 

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

I like the grips.

They actually work really well, too, but I feel strangely obliged to do something fancier for a custom gun.

 

[nofendertom]

I have always preferred plain checkered grips on a "working gun."

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I think fo-ivory grips would look great on that 1911.

 

[JeeperCreeper]

I love unconventional designs.

That thing is cool!

 

[bannockburn]

Tinker

I second the motion on getting some faux ivory grips. They would really stand out with the nice blued refinishing you did and would definitely look "fancier"!

 

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

New Years Day seemed like a good time to deal with the grips, and I too liked the idea of a white grip. I had some American Holly in the shop so... I got distracted by a piece of Walnut. The Holly grips may yet happen, just not yet.

 

[bannockburn]

Tinker

I can see how you would be distracted by that piece of walnut! Beautiful grain pattern! Would love to see them in American Holly too!

 

[Walkalong]

Must be one soft shooter.

 

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

Must be one soft shooter.

It is that; 9mm in a 1911 is 'cheat mode' to begin with. This one adds more cheat.

 

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

I added a little weight to the front with a chunk of aluminum under the dust-cover. The gun is shooting great! The Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black did not really work on the weight. have to come up with a better solution.