Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:02 pm
Nothing is getting personal but thanks Vikram for clarifying penpusher's position.
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Well you are right, normally beaver tail grip safeties require the frame to be milled to have them fit. But Wilson Combat have a drop-in high ride beaver tail safety that does not require any modifications to the frame. I have this installed on my own 1911 along with their V-Grip Mainspring Housing. While they were not exactly "drop-in" fits, in all fairness they only required a minimum of TLC provided with a fine file and a lamp (to blacken the part with soot and check for fit). In all it took me 15 minutes to "fit" the beaver tail and about an hour to fit the mainspring housing. This modification really does improve your grip (by allowing the pistol to sit lower in your hand) as well as eliminate potential "hammer bite" and I'd recommend it.amk";p="39840 wrote:I'd love a beavertail and bobbed hammer plus a skeleton match trigger but these parts are not easy drop ins (though often claimed otherwise). And I'm not sure who in Mumbai could do a good job working on the 1911 internals. Any recommendations?mundaire";p="39752 wrote: Great looking pistol AMK... next stop a beaver tail grip safety and bobbed hammer... maybe Novak sights?![]()
I got a set of Meprolight night sights and was about to get them fixed when I misplaced the front sight, I'm now waiting for someone to bring me back just the front sight to complete my set.
The Novak's look great but I've read they need serious machining if your slide is equipped for the regular dovetails, I think the USGI ones are staked so fitting in the regular dovetails or Novak would be the same amount of machining; what are your thoughts? If the effort and machining is the same should I get the Novaks?
Glad you found the info usefulamk";p="44506 wrote: Wow, loads of really useful information. Thanks Abhi. Besides the sights I will need to get all these parts in first, and I can't trust the post/courier method. I think I'll have to make a personal trip to the good old US of A
The sights were fitted by a gunsmith and honestly I did not supervise the operation. But AFAIK he drifted out the old sight and friction fitted the new one in using a dowel. He also added a minor amount of solder (not visible) to make sure it stays in place. But this last bit (soldering) is optional really as the friction fit is usually good enough.Could you give me some more info about how you fit the front sight? I've got the Meprolight night sights which are to be fitted. Also, doesn't one need to zero any new sight being fit?
AMK
Abhijeet... there you go wasting those precious 45's againYep, I do need to visit the range to zero in the sights... may do so next weekend, lets see...
I thought they were mighty expensive, till I realised what the .32 cal owners are paying for imported ammo these days!!cottage cheese";p="44525 wrote: Abhijeet... there you go wasting those precious 45's again![]()
That and all the other goodies you sent my way!Hope the Kunhausen shop manual is being of some use...![]()
Man even the fodder is so expensive. Wonder if it pinches anybody at KF/IOFB that people are still ready and willing to pay a premium for imported ammo because their fodder is so poor...mundaire";p="44526 wrote: I thought they were mighty expensive, till I realised what the .32 cal owners are paying for imported ammo these days!!![]()
Pity about the ebooks.. they are really good. What I do is I use Firefox all the time and check off any update or upgrade that has to do with IE... thus I'm still in IE 6.something... of course thats assuming your XP installation(Hope you're still not Vista) is pre-IE7That and all the other goodies you sent my way!Haven't gotten any of the eBooks to open successfully though, probably due to the fact that I have IE7 installed on my computer...
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Oh sure, all the IOF boffins, factory workers and QC inspectors etc. are racked with guilt and their (IOF's) own high cost of production (and sale price) is partly due to the high cost of providing expensive psychoanalysts to ease their staff's burden and make their lives a bit more liveable... We all know that mass produced .22 LR's of crappy quality should not cost $0.25 per pop... it's all those medical claims that just keep adding up!!cottage cheese";p="44527 wrote: Man even the fodder is so expensive. Wonder if it pinches anybody at KF/IOFB that people are still ready and willing to pay a premium for imported ammo because their fodder is so poor...
I'm wary of getting it fixed as my friend's front sight flew off never to be found again on a shooting trip.mundaire";p="44509 wrote:
The sights were fitted by a gunsmith and honestly I did not supervise the operation. But AFAIK he drifted out the old sight and friction fitted the new one in using a dowel. He also added a minor amount of solder (not visible) to make sure it stays in place. But this last bit (soldering) is optional really as the friction fit is usually good enough.
Yep, I do need to visit the range to zero in the sights... may do so next weekend, lets see...
Cheers!
Abhijeet
Hence my extra precaution of getting him to use some solder...amk";p="44546 wrote:I'm wary of getting it fixed as my friend's front sight flew off never to be found again on a shooting trip.
You can drift the rear sight for windage adjustments. You cannot really do any elevation adjustments at all, but that is more than compensated by the fact that fixed sights are sturdier and therefore better suited for tactical purposes. For elevation you will just have to get an understanding of where your pistol shoots at different ranges and compensate accordingly.If your sights are not zeroed and you need to make corrections how would you do it with fixed sights?
Don't have many, but here are a couple...Happy";p="44749 wrote: Hey Abhijeet,
some more pictures please......![]()
Happy