1911 from the dead

[dennishoddy]

Dang, nice project gun! Loving to see the finished product. I'm a JMB 1911 fan boy.

 

[Glocktogo]

Actually, probably not. I'm gonna see how it shoots with the 4-fingered one first.

For a target shooter I wouldn't. For a defense gun I would. They don't break as often as they made them out to in the 70's and 80's, but when they do the gun is out of commission until fixed. I really like the EGW angle bore bushings when I do replace them.

 

[mightymouse]

Nice! I don't remember hearing much good about a collet bushing, so it should be interesting to see how it turns out.

 

[Boehlertaught]

Very cool project.

 

[druryj]

Good job on removing idiot mark; cool project. I'd love to come across an old 1911 like that I could clean up and bring back to life.

 

[Buzzdraw]

If the four-fingered collet bushing was installed on a slide with an unsquare front face it is much more likely to break. If one breaks on a particular slide you can expect more four-fingered bushings to follow suit on that slide. If I planned to use the gun for carry I'm definitely replace with a standard solid bushing. When the collet's break they typically lock the gun up and send the user to the gunsmith for repairs.

 

[surjimmy]

Ok, it's been a few days.lol.... Hurry and post some pictures.

 

[SPDguns]

Ok, it's been a few days.lol.... Hurry and post some pictures.

Waiting on parts.......

 

[SPDguns]

And--- done!

 

[D. Hargrove]

Heck yeah!!!! Great work, thanks for the pic.