Billet 80% 2011 Frames

[lawboy]

So, we should be receiving some paper weights soon then?

[DGoodale]

So, we should be receiving some paper weights soon then?

Yep, almost there just another

[Saintless]

Limited-ten,

On the New Product Announcement page, you indicated that material was hitting the CNCs in late March.... those of us with pre-orders for "non-anodized" paperweights, will we be seeing these ship anytime soon?

[sseric75]

Tag interested how this comes out.

[Jeepers]

still interested to see how the billet holds up to shooting full power 45 acp...

any chance you will be doing any in steel ?

[Limited-Ten]

still interested to see how the billet holds up to shooting full power 45 acp...

any chance you will be doing any in steel ?

There are no plans to make these out of steel. Since we are contracting with machine shops, steel is about 3-4 times the cost of the aluminum parts.

[Limited-Ten]

Just a quick update: There were massive delays with the machine shop we are working with. Long story short they fell behind schedule with the jobs lined up ahead of us, not too unexpected. There is a queue in place with the machine shop we are contracting with, and we are somewhat at their mercy. It was one of the necessities to help drive the overall price down much lower than originally agreed.

Currently we are testing out the fixtures with a small run. They will help with the sear/hammer hole location and provide a guide for locating the frame rails. There is no way around a mill even with a fixture if you want a quality slide/frame fit. The W/N cut does help tremendously with speeding up the build process.

[ott1]

There are no plans to make these out of steel. Since we are contracting with machine shops, steel is about 3-4 times the cost of the aluminum parts.

What about a limited run of them? I'm willing to pay a hefty premium.

[lawboy]

Sooooo, what is the ETA now?

[Limited-Ten]

Just another quick update. We have completed the first few fixtures and they work great. There is no guess work for the location of hammer and sear pin. The frame rails are also located with the fixture as well.

Tuesday I head to the CNC shop to outline additional tolerances. After we cut a few out they way we like them it and function fire it will be full speed production from there.

Thanks to those that preordered and are receiving the intro price!

[aznwolf118]

When are the railed version expected and will the same jig fit both?

[Limited-Ten]

A couple quick updates!

We have a test batch of frames on the way to us. After some inspection, and testing we will give the go ahead to produce a large quantity. Pictures should be up by next week of the fixture and some updated paperweights.

Also, we will now be offering SSE on STI 2011s and 1911s here in San Diego.
SSE Announcement!

Please email sales@limited-10.com for the fastest response.

[Limited-Ten]

About 20 machined revisions. We added some reinforcement around the frame to make it slightly thicker than a STI. Also, bevels/radii were added in sharp corners that can cause stress fatigue.

All frames will now come with a W/N cut in it for no extra charge. A ramped barrel is a wise idea in any aluminum 1911 to prevent hollow point ammo from gouging the frame. This is one less step needed to be completed by the end user!

We are machining these at full speed right now. Once we obtain a batch, we will check the dimensions and notify everybody that has placed an order.

[c0re]

Damm that looks good.

[javaduke]

I'm very interested in building one; but since I'm not very familiar with 2011, can anybody post an overview of what is required to complete the build? How many parts are from standard 1911? And what exactly is required to finish the receiver to 100% functional?