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So this will be the build thread for my Harp Custom 1911.
You can find his website here: http://www.harpcustom.com/
The website is currently being redone but you can use these links for videos and his fb page:
Lots and lots of video goodness.
Here is a list of work that will be done:
INSPECT UPON ARRIVAL FRAME, SLIDE AND ALL PARTS
MEASURE AND DETERMINE AREAS FOR FITTING THE SLIDE TO FRAME
MILL CUT THE FRAME AND SLIDE TO FIT EACH OTHER
SAND INSIDE OF SLIDE SPRING TUNNEL INCLUDING LUGS AND BUSHING AREA
MEASURE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE OVERSIZED BUSHING AND LATHE TURN TO FIT THE BARREL AND SLIDE
CHAMFER BUSHING INSIDE AND OUT
MEASURE THE BARREL HOOD LENGTH AND WIDTH, LUGS TO BREECH FACE AND CUT BARREL HOOD WIDTH AND LENGTH
TO BREACH. STONE, CHAMFER AND POLISH HOOD AFTER FITTING
8) MEASURE AND FIT BARREL LOCK-UP
9) MEASURE AND CUT BARREL FEET AND RADIUS TO FIT IDEAL LINK
10) REAM BARREL FOR FINAL HEADSPACE
11) PERFORM BARREL FIT TEST
12) TRIM BARREL LENGTH SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN BUSHING AND CUT A MEDIUM RECESSED BARREL CROWN
13) MACHINE FIRING PIN STOP TO FIT FRAME AND EXTRACTOR
14) CHAMFER THE FIRING PIN HOLE
15) TUNE AND CUT THE EXTRACTOR HOOK AND ADJUST TENSION
16) MILL CUT THE LENGTH AND ANGLES NECESSARY FOR THE EJECTOR
17) INSTALL THE EJECTOR
18) INTEGRAL PLUNGER TUBE
19) MACHINE THE FRAME TANGS TO .250 RADIUS GRIP SAFETY - CASPIAN
20) INSTALL AND HAND FIT GRIP SAFETY
21) SAND TRIGGER TRACK
22) FIT AND MACHINE OVERSIZED TRIGGER SHOE TO MINIMAL TOLERANCE
23) FIT AND FILE SINGLE-SIDED THUMB SAFETY TO ENGAGE POSITIVELY
24) MILL CUT HAMMER HOOKS TO .022” @ 89.75DEG AND STONE THE SEAR NOSE TO AN AGREEING ANGLE
25) FIT INTERNAL GRIP SAFETY ARM TO SEAR
26) CUT FRONT AND REAR SIGHTS DOVETAILS
27) FILE, SAND, CONTOUR AND GRIND THE GRIP-SAFETY, FRAME AND SLIDE TO FULL ALIGNMENT
28) BEVEL MAG WELL, CONTOUR MAINSPRING TO FRAME
29) CUSTOM TUNE TRIGGER SPRINGS , POLISH INTERFERENCE AREAS AND BRING TRIGGER PULL TO 4 TO 4.5LBS.
30) FINAL SANDING/POLISH ON FRAME AND SLIDE
31) CUSTOM CIRCASSIA WALNUT WOOD GRIPS
32) HAND POINT ALL CHECKERING
33) FRONT STRAP CHECKERED 20LPI
34) MAIN SPRING HOUSING
35) TEST FIRE 75 ROUNDS
36) POLISH THE FLATS (MED-POLISH), MASK FLATS AND SAND BLAST AND GLASS BEAD BLAST THE FRAME AND SLIDE
37) HOT SALT MASTER-GRADE BLUED FINISH
38) ASSEMBLE/LUBE
39) TEST FIRE AGAIN 25 ROUNDS
40) SUPPLY 1911 TOOL AND 2 MAGS AND BUSHING WRENCH
41) CLEAN PISTOL AND SHIP IN CUSTOM HARD CASE
42) VIDEOS AND PHOTOS OF THE ENTIRE BUILD PROCESS
PARTS AND COSMETIC STYLE:
(ALL PARTS TOOL STEEL OR BAR STOCK FORGED)
43) (2) 7 OR ROUND TRIPP COBRA MAGAZINES
44) SSE "MAGAZINE BLOCK" MACHINED INTERNALLY TO BLOCK THE USE OF A REGULAR MAGAZINE
45) CUSTOM HARD CASE
46) CUSTOMER SELECTED CIRCASSIA WALNUT GRIPS
47) BAR STOCK FORGED EXTRACTOR
48) FIT 5" STORM LAKE STAINLESS BARREL
49) FIT 6" "CALIFORNIA BARREL"
50) HARP CUSTOM MODEL 1911-A1 ENGRAVING LEFT SIDE
51) MEDIUM BEVEL BOTTOM OF SLIDE
52) FRENCH BORDER ABOVE FLAT
53) BALL RADIUS
54) FLAT-TOP AND 7 STYLED SERRATIONS
55) BLACK MED TRIGGER
56) EGW BUSHING BEVELED STAINLESS
57) GRIP SAFETY (CASPIAN BUMP STYLE)
58) BLUED HAMMER CYLINDER AND SLIDE TACTICAL II
59) CHECKERED FRONT STRAP 20LPI
60) CHECKERED MAINSPRING HOUSING 20LPI (RADIUS END-BLEND TO FRAME)
61) SPRING PLUNGER SMOOTH END BLUED
62) 10-8 PERFORMANCE REAR-SIGHT
63) 10-8 PERFORMANCE FRONT-SIGHT
64) EGW CURVED STYLE SAFETY "CONCEALED CARRY PAD"
Build time will be 10 to 12 months. A "completed" 1911 will be sent to my FFL well before december to DROS, then I will send it back to Harp to have the custom work done.
There is a chance that the current SSE laws will be gone by Jan 1 2014, so to ensure the gun is CA legal it needs to be registered before that date.
I'll update this with pictures as they become available and answer any questions people might have about why I picked Harp Custom.
You can find his website here: http://www.harpcustom.com/
The website is currently being redone but you can use these links for videos and his fb page:
Lots and lots of video goodness.
Here is a list of work that will be done:
INSPECT UPON ARRIVAL FRAME, SLIDE AND ALL PARTS
MEASURE AND DETERMINE AREAS FOR FITTING THE SLIDE TO FRAME
MILL CUT THE FRAME AND SLIDE TO FIT EACH OTHER
SAND INSIDE OF SLIDE SPRING TUNNEL INCLUDING LUGS AND BUSHING AREA
MEASURE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE OVERSIZED BUSHING AND LATHE TURN TO FIT THE BARREL AND SLIDE
CHAMFER BUSHING INSIDE AND OUT
MEASURE THE BARREL HOOD LENGTH AND WIDTH, LUGS TO BREECH FACE AND CUT BARREL HOOD WIDTH AND LENGTH
TO BREACH. STONE, CHAMFER AND POLISH HOOD AFTER FITTING
8) MEASURE AND FIT BARREL LOCK-UP
9) MEASURE AND CUT BARREL FEET AND RADIUS TO FIT IDEAL LINK
10) REAM BARREL FOR FINAL HEADSPACE
11) PERFORM BARREL FIT TEST
12) TRIM BARREL LENGTH SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN BUSHING AND CUT A MEDIUM RECESSED BARREL CROWN
13) MACHINE FIRING PIN STOP TO FIT FRAME AND EXTRACTOR
14) CHAMFER THE FIRING PIN HOLE
15) TUNE AND CUT THE EXTRACTOR HOOK AND ADJUST TENSION
16) MILL CUT THE LENGTH AND ANGLES NECESSARY FOR THE EJECTOR
17) INSTALL THE EJECTOR
18) INTEGRAL PLUNGER TUBE
19) MACHINE THE FRAME TANGS TO .250 RADIUS GRIP SAFETY - CASPIAN
20) INSTALL AND HAND FIT GRIP SAFETY
21) SAND TRIGGER TRACK
22) FIT AND MACHINE OVERSIZED TRIGGER SHOE TO MINIMAL TOLERANCE
23) FIT AND FILE SINGLE-SIDED THUMB SAFETY TO ENGAGE POSITIVELY
24) MILL CUT HAMMER HOOKS TO .022” @ 89.75DEG AND STONE THE SEAR NOSE TO AN AGREEING ANGLE
25) FIT INTERNAL GRIP SAFETY ARM TO SEAR
26) CUT FRONT AND REAR SIGHTS DOVETAILS
27) FILE, SAND, CONTOUR AND GRIND THE GRIP-SAFETY, FRAME AND SLIDE TO FULL ALIGNMENT
28) BEVEL MAG WELL, CONTOUR MAINSPRING TO FRAME
29) CUSTOM TUNE TRIGGER SPRINGS , POLISH INTERFERENCE AREAS AND BRING TRIGGER PULL TO 4 TO 4.5LBS.
30) FINAL SANDING/POLISH ON FRAME AND SLIDE
31) CUSTOM CIRCASSIA WALNUT WOOD GRIPS
32) HAND POINT ALL CHECKERING
33) FRONT STRAP CHECKERED 20LPI
34) MAIN SPRING HOUSING
35) TEST FIRE 75 ROUNDS
36) POLISH THE FLATS (MED-POLISH), MASK FLATS AND SAND BLAST AND GLASS BEAD BLAST THE FRAME AND SLIDE
37) HOT SALT MASTER-GRADE BLUED FINISH
38) ASSEMBLE/LUBE
39) TEST FIRE AGAIN 25 ROUNDS
40) SUPPLY 1911 TOOL AND 2 MAGS AND BUSHING WRENCH
41) CLEAN PISTOL AND SHIP IN CUSTOM HARD CASE
42) VIDEOS AND PHOTOS OF THE ENTIRE BUILD PROCESS
PARTS AND COSMETIC STYLE:
(ALL PARTS TOOL STEEL OR BAR STOCK FORGED)
43) (2) 7 OR ROUND TRIPP COBRA MAGAZINES
44) SSE "MAGAZINE BLOCK" MACHINED INTERNALLY TO BLOCK THE USE OF A REGULAR MAGAZINE
45) CUSTOM HARD CASE
46) CUSTOMER SELECTED CIRCASSIA WALNUT GRIPS
47) BAR STOCK FORGED EXTRACTOR
48) FIT 5" STORM LAKE STAINLESS BARREL
49) FIT 6" "CALIFORNIA BARREL"
50) HARP CUSTOM MODEL 1911-A1 ENGRAVING LEFT SIDE
51) MEDIUM BEVEL BOTTOM OF SLIDE
52) FRENCH BORDER ABOVE FLAT
53) BALL RADIUS
54) FLAT-TOP AND 7 STYLED SERRATIONS
55) BLACK MED TRIGGER
56) EGW BUSHING BEVELED STAINLESS
57) GRIP SAFETY (CASPIAN BUMP STYLE)
58) BLUED HAMMER CYLINDER AND SLIDE TACTICAL II
59) CHECKERED FRONT STRAP 20LPI
60) CHECKERED MAINSPRING HOUSING 20LPI (RADIUS END-BLEND TO FRAME)
61) SPRING PLUNGER SMOOTH END BLUED
62) 10-8 PERFORMANCE REAR-SIGHT
63) 10-8 PERFORMANCE FRONT-SIGHT
64) EGW CURVED STYLE SAFETY "CONCEALED CARRY PAD"
There is a chance that the current SSE laws will be gone by Jan 1 2014, so to ensure the gun is CA legal it needs to be registered before that date.
I'll update this with pictures as they become available and answer any questions people might have about why I picked Harp Custom.
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