My Fighting 1911...REV.2

[Centurion_D]

I went ahead and swapped out a few parts on my SA 1911 loaded model. The parts in question are the barrel bushing, main spring plug, the main spring housing, and the grips..what cha guy's think?.. P.S. Sorry for the crappy pics.









The barrel bushing is from EGW..I went for the Carry Bevel bushing w/ angled bore. The flange thickness is .125” which protects the barrel more because it sticks out farther than the spec bushing. I also purchased the EGW Long Nose Spring Plug for a flush fit. As you can see it looks very nice! The grips are the VZ Frag Grips which give excellent grip and are a little more comfortable than the golfball pattern grips I use to have. Last is the MSH which I picked up from Guncrafters. It's parkerized with a 20LPI checkered pattern and integrated lanyard loop. That's about it. I'm thinking of sending out to a gunsmith for dehorning and maybe refinishing.

[Ubermcoupe]

I like it. Don't think I would like to be staring at that business end

[Centurion_D]

I like it. Don't think I would like to be staring at that business end

Ahhh..I was using macro on the camera so I wasn't that close the muzzle end..

[keenkeen]

I like the custom lighting bolt...

[WILDMAN442]

Very clean.

I one day hope to own a Springfield 1911.

If I could carry what I wanted at work (LEO) it would be a MC Operator with a Surefire hanging off of it.

Very clean man. Dig the grips

Justin

[Ubermcoupe]

Ahhh..I was using macro on the camera so I wasn't that close the muzzle end..

The shiny bushing on the black slide makes the barrel look huge!

[Centurion_D]

The shiny bushing on the black slide makes the barrel look huge!

Sure does..I was debating between the stainless steel or the blued finish barrel bushing..I think the stainless steel bushing looks a lot better.

[AeroEngi]

I like it! Great job!

[cindynles]

Very nice. It looks like you swapped out the trigger too. I like that bushing and plug. Did the bushing require any fitting?

[InGrAM]

Now that's one hell of a gun. Nice 1911

[Centurion_D]

Very nice. It looks like you swapped out the trigger too. I like that bushing and plug. Did the bushing require any fitting?

It did. I had to use a digital caliper to take measurements of the outer diameter of the barrel and the inner diameter of the slide. When I finally received the barrel bushing I noticed the locking lug was a bit wide so I took a needle file and carefully filed away enough so the locking lug would fit into the locking lug groove inside the frame. Now I have a hand fitted locking lug.. Other than that there was no additional fitting. All in all I'm quite pleased with the aftermarket parts....very high quality. The trigger is from 10-8 performance.

[redcliff]

Very nice upgrades, I'm a big fan of EGW bushings and recoil spring plugs too

While I prefer wood for grips, theres no denying the popularity of the various VZ models.

[spammusubiboy]

Nice job, love the solid trigger! 10-8's are my favorite rear sights! I've got them on My Glock, M&P and my 1911's!

[S dot]

I like the custom lighting bolt...

Haha!

[Plisk]

I've got the Guncrafter MSH on my Springfield too, I love it.