FullEffect1911
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I've been looking around for another 1911 for a while now, and I'm not finding exactly what I am looking for.
I am looking for a carbon steel frame and slide, 5" barrel (full size), as many real steel parts as I can possibly get, preferably new, and with a modern finish (durable black finish akin to armory kote, black teflon, armor tuff, etc).
Spur hammer would be preferred, though i worry about hammer bite. Stainless barrel and bushing. etc. (for aesthetic purposes as I like the contrast) Price is concern, however there is no set amount to spend at this time, I would like to stay under $1500 preferably much under.
Now with all of this said, let me lay some background. I purchased a stainless mil spec about 2 years ago, and did some work to it myself. I changed the lock work out, put on a beavertail safety, and pretty much changed everything but the barrel. I have a good machine shop with a mill, lathe, and plenty of other machine shop things. I am a mechanical engineer technologist and I am decent at machining. Now with all that said, I am NOT a certified gunsmith, though I am confident I can do whatever I need with a 1911. (i also have the Kuhnhausen books on the 1911, great books by the way).
Is there any production level guns that would fit the bill, any production guns that would require little modification, or am I best off with just getting a fit slide and frame and doing it all myself?
Also; as an aside, should the firearm ever need to be used in self defense or defense of another life, would it be disadvantageous for me to use a home gunsmithed "custom" 1911, legally speaking?
I am looking for a carbon steel frame and slide, 5" barrel (full size), as many real steel parts as I can possibly get, preferably new, and with a modern finish (durable black finish akin to armory kote, black teflon, armor tuff, etc).
Spur hammer would be preferred, though i worry about hammer bite. Stainless barrel and bushing. etc. (for aesthetic purposes as I like the contrast) Price is concern, however there is no set amount to spend at this time, I would like to stay under $1500 preferably much under.
Now with all of this said, let me lay some background. I purchased a stainless mil spec about 2 years ago, and did some work to it myself. I changed the lock work out, put on a beavertail safety, and pretty much changed everything but the barrel. I have a good machine shop with a mill, lathe, and plenty of other machine shop things. I am a mechanical engineer technologist and I am decent at machining. Now with all that said, I am NOT a certified gunsmith, though I am confident I can do whatever I need with a 1911. (i also have the Kuhnhausen books on the 1911, great books by the way).
Is there any production level guns that would fit the bill, any production guns that would require little modification, or am I best off with just getting a fit slide and frame and doing it all myself?
Also; as an aside, should the firearm ever need to be used in self defense or defense of another life, would it be disadvantageous for me to use a home gunsmithed "custom" 1911, legally speaking?
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but the basic design is still worth the $$$.
