i remember when ya could get these all day long…what happened?
i think people realized that its not as easy as they think to finish an 60-80% 1911 frame … even less so if it has to work reliabely
there are still a few companies making tham but mostly on order…
well that sucks, guess i might as well get one finished
the thing is that the ones available are expensive… like 300$ if u dont find one sold privately somewhere so unless you really like fiddling and machining theres no reason to go for an 60-80% most are only 60% even when they state its 80%
i myself have not done any work to the 80% 1911 frame i have yet but did a p228 from a 80% frame and a dlask parts kit … even with good machining and weapon knowledge it wasnt that easy to get it working 100% and reliable … or let me rephrase … it took MANY hrs of dremeling grinding filing and sanding to get it 100% after the initial millingwork and they say the 1911 are much harder to get reliable much more unforgiving …
but in no way impossible but if you dont have good tools/machines and alot of time and a passion for DIY projects then id go for one thats ready to go … it will save you laot of time and maybe even money
Unless you have access to a machine shop and are experienced with 1911 machining operations, there’s no way it’s worth it, unless you’re really dedicated to having a gun “off the grid.”
A Caspian frame will run you less than three bills shipped and transferred.
or unless you really like fiddling with building your own … but as said its a lot of hassle …
machineshop not nescessary haha remember i saw a forum somewhere where some guy finished his witha dremel lol … he even used the dremel together with a router table to cut the slide rails…
it did however never include a report on the finished gun … im doubting it turned out reliable
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that that pistol probably wasn’t running too well. I’m not a machinist, but I would think that a good milling machine would be absolutely necessary to finish a 1911 frame.
yeah i think ill have my slide rails done on a CNC high end machine when i come to that … i am allready having some STI 2011 style frames done by a cnc shop so they can get the 1911 frame and fix that as well