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[SkyHawk]

If you want to know a secret, Igor comes over to my shop when he needs stuff milled or turned...

I'm sure he does because the man only owns files. Magical files....

[rplaw]

So based on your theory wouldn’t it be easier to just fit a new barrel then replace the entire slide?

The barrel is 1 degree off parallel from the slide when locked up. So when the barrel unlocks and cams downward the barrel has free play in the slide (because it’s now parallel) so it has very little friction at that point and very little if any loss of fit happens so slowly that the barrel bore will wear out first anyhow. Especially more so in a bull barrel than a bushing barrel because the long length of the slide and barrel needing to be relieved to prevent barrel spring in lock up.

Look closely at the barrel muzzle compared to the slide. See the small gap at the top between the barrel and slide. See how the crown is flush to the slide at the top but sits back slightly at the bottom? That’s because of the 1 degree difference were the back of the barrel sits higher in the slide than the front. It’s in a bind for back of better terms. That’s how the barrel locks up in the bushing or in this case slide with a bull barrel.


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NO.

I should have just answered this way hahaha. Usually early mornings before coffee I try to explain things I know but always know hot to explain and when I read them later they don’t always make sense to me.


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Pleasant well-intentioned reminder... I am not a gunsmith.


My experience is that wear surfaces will wear and eventually will be beyond tolerance. At that point they will need replaced. Using hard parts as the wear surface defeats the point of bushings and bearings which are designed to be replaced when they wear.

All that other experience I have telling me these things is why I'm asking the questions I'm asking. Because I'm not a gunsmith.

[ar15barrels]

I'm sure he does because the man only owns files. Magical files....

He also has sandpaper and a flat plate to sand things flat.

[lamduh]

i did the 38 super to 9mm on a RIA i found for 379 serval years ago at my LGS when prices were normal and RIA can be had for about 399-499. here is my story and you take it for what its worth.

gun 379 +tax dros
slide, barrel, bushing, ejector from hooper gun works on ebay all RIA parts about 250
other misc parts..
ed brown msh and internal
wilson trigger, sear, disconnector, hammer lets say 250

and bam i got a full size 1911 9mm. after the first couple hundred rds and a couple FTE and FTF. a little polish here and there a little tuning of the extractor and about 4 differant recoils springs and 1000rds later she still goes pew every time i pull the trigger no hiccups since the first 300~ rds.

[lamduh]

there is a loop hole to this, i have done this on 2 of my pistols.

[rplaw]

The 9mm is getting released today. Not even going to test fire it before bringing it home.

Springfield will be getting a call from me next week.

[Scota4570]

This is an interesting thread from an academic standpoint. IF however the OP intends to carry the gun for emergency situations, I would never use a highly customized one of pistol. The 1911 when modified is not 100% reliable. It just isn't. A rattle trap issue pistol is pretty reliable. This gun will not that gun. I'd get a modern gun, say a Glock, that is known to be near too 100% reliable. Or, my preference, a S&W revolver. Messing with a malfunction during a gunfight is not a good thing.

[rplaw]

This is an interesting thread from an academic standpoint. IF however the OP intends to carry the gun for emergency situations, I would never use a highly customized one of pistol. The 1911 when modified is not 100% reliable. It just isn't. A rattle trap issue pistol is pretty reliable. This gun will not that gun. I'd get a modern gun, say a Glock, that is known to be near too 100% reliable. Or, my preference, a S&W revolver. Messing with a malfunction during a gunfight is not a good thing.

The gun (which is FINALLY in my hot & grubbies *WOOT!*) will be worked on by Springfield (if I can get them to do it) using factory parts.

It will not be "modified", it will be "customized." And, if Springfield can't work on their own products without creating "an unreliable gun" then we all gots serious problems.

BTW, I can't stand "modern" plastic guns. I've shot them extensively on multiple occasions and detest them from just about every possible standpoint. Especially in the areas of ergonomics and safety. YMMV.



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Yes, that's the way they stored it in the safe - mag in the well, hammer cocked, safety off. When I saw it, I was like; "Seriously"?

[CifaldiPrecision]

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This is an interesting thread from an academic standpoint. IF however the OP intends to carry the gun for emergency situations, I would never use a highly customized one of pistol. The 1911 when modified is not 100% reliable. It just isn't. A rattle trap issue pistol is pretty reliable. This gun will not that gun. I'd get a modern gun, say a Glock, that is known to be near too 100% reliable. Or, my preference, a S&W revolver. Messing with a malfunction during a gunfight is not a good thing.

[rplaw]

Now now, let them believe that their tupperware is "superior" to a 1911 if they want to. No one minds when they finish in second place.

[TiggyTiger]

One idea is to get an Ed Brown California Kobra Carry and send it back to the factory to get converted into a KC9 (9mm version). Here is the link from Ed Brown's website:

https://www.edbrown.com/californiaseries/

It looks very nice, but very expensive too.

[rplaw]

One idea is to get an Ed Brown California Kobra Carry and send it back to the factory to get converted into a KC9 (9mm version). Here is the link from Ed Brown's website:

https://www.edbrown.com/californiaseries/

It looks very nice, but very expensive too.

Cannot do this. My IA won't allow me to carry a gun that's not the caliber it was manufactured and/or originally drossed in.

Remember when SSE was a big thing? My IA was one of the first to say "no can carry if modified to accept a magazine." The Sheriff here isn't messing around when it comes to what guns you can have on your permit and what you can't. "Modifed" from the caliber it was originally made/drossed isn't allowed.

[Mr. Blue]

Springfield EMP comes to mind. If cost is an issue.

[rplaw]

Springfield EMP comes to mind. If cost is an issue.

The EMP has an Officers frame, it's not full sized.