Anyone ever broken the safety on their 1911?

[churchmouse]

Don't tell SERparacord that your GSG is just an ATI! He'll be forced to on it!

The only thing 1911 about the GSG is the frame. It has he ergonomics but little else. I bought it to teach with and it serves that function well. The .22 has zero recoil and the SA trigger is easier to learn on.

Well, there is that threaded barrel thing and it eats any ammo I feed it including sub-sonic.

Pew-Pew-Pew

 

[88E30M50]

4# is good for the use. I was going for 4.5 but the stock spring that comes in those guns feels like a truck spring. I used one from my stash (Springer most likely) stiffen it up for the 4# I ended up with.
My Loaded is 3.7 and it is pretty twitchy.

My Remington is down to 3.5# and that feels good to me. I was surprised that it came in that low as I was guessing it to be about 4# to 4.5#. The triggers on the two target CZ 75s I put together for my sons comes in at about 2.5#. That's way too light for carry to me.

 

[SERparacord]

I bought an RIA!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Caleb]

Nice bike! Glad they will be reproducing them again...

 

[churchmouse]

I bought an RIA!!!!!!!!!!!

​WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[churchmouse]

My Remington is down to 3.5# and that feels good to me. I was surprised that it came in that low as I was guessing it to be about 4# to 4.5#. The triggers on the two target CZ 75s I put together for my sons comes in at about 2.5#. That's way too light for carry to me.

I like my EDC at 4# as i am somewhat of a rock-ape.

2.5# would get me hurt I am afraid.

 

[SERparacord]

​WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!

 

[churchmouse]

APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!

​BITE ME_____8-)

 

[SERparacord]

​BITE ME_____8-)

 

[churchmouse]

I told the son I would cover what he did not have towards a Springer G-I so I did not have to hear him cry when he broke the RIA he has been looking at.....Whew, that was close.....

I actually have another RIA tore down on the bench. Gonna fill it with Springer and Colt parts.......

 

[SERparacord]

I told the son I would cover what he did not have towards a Springer G-I so I did not have to hear him cry when he broke the RIA he has been looking at.....Whew, that was close.....

I actually have another RIA tore down on the bench. Gonna fill it with Springer and Colt parts.......

I would have sold him my SR1911 for $500. Oh well, I'll just keep it.

 

[churchmouse]

I would have sold him my SR1911 for $500. Oh well, I'll just keep it.

Well, April fools aside we have not bought the gun yet. He works his butt off and is only off on Sunday/Monday.

 

[SERparacord]

Well, April fools aside we have not bought the gun yet. He works his butt off and is only off on Sunday/Monday.

another failed April fools joke.

 

[churchmouse]

another failed April fools joke.

See, if you would have said $700 I might have started negotiating but you showed your hand way to soon......

 

[philbert001]

I told the son I would cover what he did not have towards a Springer G-I so I did not have to hear him cry when he broke the RIA he has been looking at.....Whew, that was close.....

I actually have another RIA tore down on the bench. Gonna fill it with Springer and Colt parts.......

In your experience, is filling them with good parts sufficient to make them reliable?

 

[philbert001]

Nice bike! Glad they will be reproducing them again...

As in, Harley is going to re-introduce the line?, or are you talking about EBR? (Eric Buell Racing)

EBR has been around for a few years. I'm glad they landed on their feet, but they kinda died for me when they stopped using a 45 degree, pushrod V-twin!

 

[churchmouse]

In your experience, is filling them with good parts sufficient to make them reliable?

Yes as to the issues most common to them. The only thing I can not up-grade is the metallurgy. Many have 5K plus through their RIA's so that is a minor thing.

 

[philbert001]

Yes as to the issues most common to them. The only thing I can not up-grade is the metallurgy. Many have 5K plus through their RIA's so that is a minor thing.

I'm about 2k in, and have yet to see wear, other than the cheap parts. I'll take that as a good sign!

 

[churchmouse]

I'm about 2k in, and have yet to see wear, other than the cheap parts. I'll take that as a good sign!

I have seen wear on the slide in the area around the firing ping and where the slide lock detente hooks the slide.

 

[philbert001]

I have seen wear on the slide in the area around the firing ping and where the slide lock detente hooks the slide.

I'll keep an eye on her for sure, but I still see no reason to discount the brands! How much do you think maintenance plays into it? Tired recoil spring at 1000 rounds, never replaced, 4000 rounds later, frame/slide have beat themselves up...