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re: Best officers sized 1911
Posted on 9/29/23 at 7:48 am to lsufan1971
Posted on 9/29/23 at 7:48 am to lsufan1971
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most 1911 gunsmiths won’t work on RIA guns.
I've never had problems working on one. Mostly hard fitted barrels, but I don't use a milling machine. Everything is done by hand filing.
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They are a crapshoot on fitting parts.
The same can be said of old colts. Newer generation gunsmiths panic whenever something isn't built to exacting tolerances. Hand fitting parts was the name of the game for gunsmiths back before cnc. Now they just want to assemble things.
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They don’t pin them they are glued.
The two 10mm's I'm looking at now say otherwise. Maybe not with lower pressure rounds, but that's a $25 fix.
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I own several Colts
Colts are notorious for having chatter marks in what they call their "National Match" barrels. Call them up though, and they'll tell you they're within specs. A lot more expensive to fix than a loose ejector.
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Springfield
I don't have time to cross this bridge, but they are a real "crapshoot".
This post was edited on 9/29/23 at 8:02 am
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Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:17 am to Buck_Rogers
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The same can be said of old colts. Newer generation gunsmiths panic whenever something isn't built to exacting tolerances. Hand fitting parts was the name of the game for gunsmiths back before cnc. Now they just want to assemble things.
I am not talking about your LGS smith. I am talking about guys that work primality on 1911's. Custom shops that build and redo 1911 custom guns.
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Colts are notorious for having chatter marks in what they call their "National Match" barrels. Call them up though, and they'll tell you they're within specs. A lot more expensive to fix than a loose ejector.
Chatter marks usually don't effect accuracy. Most barrels that aren't polished have marks from the factory. Those marks are not chatter. Simply marks from the drill and ream that did not clear up during the broaching process.
Most are gone after the first 10 or so shots.
If you have a Colt GC or National Match that doesn't shoot well I'm pretty sure that Colt will fix the issue. If it shoots well and you want it gone just get some J-B Bore Paste and polish it.
This post was edited on 9/29/23 at 9:24 am
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