1911 kits?

[Satex]

Being that I really enjoyed building my OLL and enjoy working on hardware in general, are there any good CA approved 1911 kits, receivers and so on?
Are there issues with putting one together - i.e. needing tools other than standard hand tools?

[brando]

Prepare to be frustrated.

[xenophobe]

Umm... CA approved handgun kit? No such thing.

[Satex]

So my only option would be to buy a bare received of an approved 1911 pistol and build it up myself?

[rorschach]

I think you would have to buy the complete pistol.

[Josh]

building a 1911 is far more involved than putting together an OLL.

You would need to buy a complete pistol and start from there.

I plan on doing this with a SA milspec.

[kmca]

Or..you can do a PPT if you can find someone willing to part with a frame.

[brando]

That's where the CA DOJ Approved List totally screwed us pistolsmiths over. In the past you could call Caspian and get customized frames sent to your FFL then mail order all of the other parts, modify, fit and clean-up, building yourself a nice 1911. No so anymore.

[gotgunz]

Buy a Rock Island and hot rod it from there. How can you go wrong for $350 - $400 for a brand new pistol

[Res]

Umm... CA approved handgun kit? No such thing.

LoL

[randy]

Putting together an ar is nothing. Building a accurate and reliable 1911 takes know how and tools. Staking the plunger, the front site, even the grip screws. If you have a dove tail front site not all cuts are the same so you might order a front site that won't fit. Barrel lock up, link pins, trigger adjustment, slide to frame fit.

Good luck

[brando]

Yes, much more handcrafting involved in making a 1911 top-notch and a lot more than basic operator maintanance to keep it going. ARs are pretty straight forward, but it does take years of experienced and some gunsmithing know-how to get every last drop of accuracy and reliability out of one.

[icormba]

hey, ain't that one of them "sawed off shotguns" ?

LoL

[cho034442]

Back when I was living at a different state. I have put together a few AR kits and also "one" 1911 .45 using a para-ord. frame. The ARs are fine, but the 1911 .45 would not chamber the round correctly. I did not know what I was getting into and sold the pistol it the way it is.

[Satex]

Did you ever figure out what the problem was?