I've read nothing but good things about itOriginally Posted by Trooper224
I've read nothing but good things about it
On the ragged edge of the world I'll roam,
And the home of the wolf shall be my home - Robert Service
That and the D10 10mm sitting next to it sorely tempted me.
We may lose and we may win, but we will never be here again.......
Whelp, my new sights for the Stingray should have come today. But, the Post Office, being the incompetent semi-government operation it is, decided they needed to sit in Wichita for an extra day. So, I decided to remove the original sigh5s tonight with my brand, very expensive MGW tool of Hephestas.
Even the tool of the gods couldn't move the rear sight. I'd soaked it for twenty four hours in Kroil, but no joy. Finally, I resorted to smashing the fucker off with a steel punch and a big hammer. The rear sight is now in the condition one would expect from such a Neanderthal method, but it's off. Fortunately, the front sight came right off with the MGW.
Note: the sights remove from right to left, or, from ejection port to off side with the muzzle pointed away.
We may lose and we may win, but we will never be here again.......
Don't kid yourself!
I've had to file grip screws that have protruded into the magwell before. Even those little suckers may need some fitting.
Everything on a 1911 may potentially need to be fit depending on the gun.
I'm also eyeballing the JSOC as a first 1911.
Everyone needs a little hope.
We may lose and we may win, but we will never be here again.......
Same here. I can no longer justify anything that is priced too good to be true, because 90% of the time, that ends up costing me more money than if I had kicked in a few more bucks up front.
Plus, my best home gunsmithing days are in the rear view mirror along with my good vision; fixing crap on my own is far less recreational/thereapeutic than it used to be..
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I picked up a Tisas B9 Carry (9mm Combat Commander) for a $350 in December.
That's literally the least amount of money I have ever paid for a 1911 platform pistol. It felt almost criminal.
I haven't shot it yet, but just inspecting it I'm absolutely blown away with the quality.
Went to the local indoor range Sunday to test magazines and function with the Wolfe 20lb. recoil spring I installed. I loaded 30 magazines with one round each, chambering each round from slide lock and removing the magazine to conduct the 10-8 extractor test. Everything functioned perfectly.
I then reloaded the magazines with one round each, leaving the magazine in the pistol to test lockback. Again perfect function.
I put 9 230gr. Federal HST through it to check POI/POA with them and the front sight I had installed, no issues there. I fired another 60 rounds and called it a day.
I have changed the front sight, tensioned the extractor slightly, and changed the recoil spring to a Wolfe 20lb. spring and changed the grips. Really all personal preference items, rather than anything that was a problem with the pistol.
It prefers Chip McCormick Power Mags over Wilson 47D's. I'm going to add a Wilson Bullet Proof Tactical Magazine release, as I prefer the slightly extended type over stock.
When I got home I detail stripped the pistol to inspect everything and there is no MIM in it and the machining is well above some higher end 1911's I owned. I'm very impressed with the pistol.
Last edited by MDFA; 02-27-2024 at 05:50 AM.
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This seems like a good deal. FYI for someone in the market:
https://sdsimports.com/1911-a1-us-ar...ource=omnisend
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