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Advice on choosing a 1911 models for completely beginners If you are drawn to the 1911, you are probably also interested in its predominant caliber, the 45 ACP A lot of us got hooked on the caliber, and pistol, while serving in the military 40 plus years ago, and the general configuration was the regular old GI style 1911A1
1911 . 45 ACP Rebuild Question - 1911Forum My question is this: Why do some folks have an already high-end pistol (like a Staccato or a high-ish end 1911 45 ACP like a Dan Wesson) rebuilt by one of these high-end gunsmiths vs having one of these highly-skilled artisans take a mid-range pistol - specifically a 1911 45 ACP - like a Springfield or a Magnum Research fully rebuilt?
List of 1911 Manufacturers, current and former - 1911Forum Additional 1911 Branded Handguns A few more: Briley Cylinder Slide D L Sports Freedom Arms Griffon Combat Hero Guns Infinity Metro Arms Mitchell Nowlin Ranger S A M Valtro Victory Arms May reconsider LLama too, they offered the Max-1 which was a much closer 1911 clone than their earlier guns See American Rifleman, June 1995
Colt - 1911Forum Help Needed - Colt 1911 Slides, Various Later Types abaddon13; Apr 4, 2025; 8 427 Apr 21, 2025
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Thoughts on Colt Gold Cup National Match . 45 ACP - 1911Forum Hello fellow 1911 enthusiasts I just recently purchased a NIB Colt Gold Cup National Match Mark IV Series 70 1911 45 ACP I bought it with the specific intention of sending it off to Eric Mercier for a complete remodel - guts, feathers and all - because I wanted a an Eric Mercier custom-made 1911 45 ACP and I wanted it to be based on a Colt
Installing an aftermarket thumb safety - 1911Forum Thanks I’ve been organizing my box-o-parts into categories and a replacement thumb safety went into the 1911 box My old STI Guardian thumb safety actually has cut my thumb so this is a reminder that I need to replace it (The gun is a backup so always gets pushed to the bottom of my “to do” list )
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Full length vs. GI style guide rods | 1911Forum I wanted to share my experience installing a full length guide rod into a Commander size 1911 in the hope its helpful to others I'll start by saying that I never experienced any spring binding with the OEM GI style GR however cycling was harsher compared to my full size models, including Hi Power style models with a full size guide rod