Glockwheeler
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I finally decided to go ahead and tackle the process of installing a set of Trijicon night sights on my GI style Tisas 1911 tonight. I had planned on sending the slide off to have a set installed, but to be honest, part of the reason I bought this cheap 1911, was to learn by trial and error how to work on a 1911. I have upgraded to a semi-drop in beavertail grip safety, extended thumb safety, a commander style hammer, Wilson Combat spring kit Magpul MOE grips and now, night sights.
If anybody has a question or doubt as to which size front tenon a Tisas GI style 1911 has, it is, without doubt a small tenon. The rear sight took a bit of fitting to get it installed, but the front staked sight was really not that bad. One thing to note on the front tenon, is that it appeared that the factory front sight was not swaged on the inside of the slide. It was bonded to the inside of the slide with a copper/gold colored material (brazed?). All I did to punch it out was use an automatic punch tool to tap it out from the inside of the slide. It took about 6-7 clicks with the tool to push it out.
My 1911 front sight staking tool should be here on Monday and I will be able to do the final staking on the front sight. At this point, I think I'm done with upgrades on this pistol. I always wanted a basic GI type pistol with specific upgrades to fit me and I now have it. The finish on this pistol is definitely showing wear and I have no plans to refinish it and will only replace parts if they break. This will be my beater gun and the best part, is that I have everything done for less than $550, including the price of the pistol (and finding the parts on sale during the holidays .
If anybody has a question or doubt as to which size front tenon a Tisas GI style 1911 has, it is, without doubt a small tenon. The rear sight took a bit of fitting to get it installed, but the front staked sight was really not that bad. One thing to note on the front tenon, is that it appeared that the factory front sight was not swaged on the inside of the slide. It was bonded to the inside of the slide with a copper/gold colored material (brazed?). All I did to punch it out was use an automatic punch tool to tap it out from the inside of the slide. It took about 6-7 clicks with the tool to push it out.
My 1911 front sight staking tool should be here on Monday and I will be able to do the final staking on the front sight. At this point, I think I'm done with upgrades on this pistol. I always wanted a basic GI type pistol with specific upgrades to fit me and I now have it. The finish on this pistol is definitely showing wear and I have no plans to refinish it and will only replace parts if they break. This will be my beater gun and the best part, is that I have everything done for less than $550, including the price of the pistol (and finding the parts on sale during the holidays .