Stupid newbie 1911 question

[inferno]

So if i buy a CA legal new 1911, can i buy this frame and use it? if not, are there any current ca legal 1911s with full dust covers?(under $2k)?

http://www.fusionfirearms.com/servlet/the-484/Frame-1911,-Carbon-Steel/Detail

[Cyc Wid It]

No, the frame is the firearm portion and it must be on the roster unless you have it built up into exempt form. You could always find a cheaper full dust cover 1911 and single shot exempt it. Either way it will require a bit of angling, depending on how much time/money you have available.

[inferno]

thank you for the prompt info.

[MA2]

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[inferno]

oooh thanks!

[redcliff]

Or if you want the full length dust cover without a light rail you could look at a http://www.lesbaer.com/Monolith.html and have Valkyrie Arms in Milpitas do a single-shot conversion for you. It would be pushing over your budget though with fees and sales tax though.

[PutTogether]

It is also worth mentioning that just swapping frames (or slides, depending on how you word it) isn't all that easy on a 1911. It certainly isn't just a drop in part. There is a whole lot of metal to metal contact going on there. When you buy a new slide for a 1911, it needs to be fit to your particular frame or vice versa. It isn't like a glock where if it fits on one G17, it will fit on another G17.

[inferno]

Or if you want the full length dust cover without a light rail you could look at a http://www.lesbaer.com/Monolith.html and have Valkyrie Arms in Milpitas do a single-shot conversion for you. It would be pushing over your budget though with fees and sales tax though.

i take it that single shot conversion means that you will have to load 1 bullet per shot and does away with a magazine?

[Flyin Brian]

i take it that single shot conversion means that you will have to load 1 bullet per shot and does away with a magazine?

There is an exemption to the roster for certain single shot pistols so if you temporarily convert a pistol to single shot with no magazine, it complies with the law. Once you own it, you are free to convert it back. It's unlikely anyone would shoot it as a single shot.

[inferno]

There is an exemption to the roster for certain single shot pistols so if you temporarily convert a pistol to single shot with no magazine, it complies with the law. Once you own it, you are free to convert it back. It's unlikely anyone would shoot it as a single shot.

OOH! i see. interesting. that opens a whole new can of worms for me. guess it's time to re-evaluate my 1911 choices. is there a list of these exempted pistols that can be had in CA in single shot? is it here http://certguns.doj.ca.gov or is there a separate list somewhere?

[JJE]

There's no official list because in theory, you can do this to any handgun. If you search this sub-forum for "single shot" yiou'll see a bunch of threads that explain it. i don't see a sticky about it.