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I looked up the grips on Springfield's website and they are selling them there. They are five dollars for the right and five dollars for the left, a total of ten dollars for the both of them.
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I looked up the grips on Springfield's website and they are selling them there. They are five dollars for the right and five dollars for the left, a total of ten dollars for the both of them.
...at least everything was there, which is more than I can say for my last couple of rescues.Picked up a project this weekend. SS Loaded Champion. It's a 2006 version, but it was somewhat neglected. I'll post some "after" photos in the next couple of weeks. This is what it looks like today:
...after a week of working on it in my spare time. Leftover stocks from one of my other Springers:
I taped off the flats and used low pressure and plastic media in my small blasting cabinet for the rounded areas and trigger guard. I used my small sanding blocks for the flats - 240 grit working my way up to 600 grit. That took awhile since those idiot scratches were almost gouges. 
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SA 1911 RO compact 9mm
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I am picking up a Mil-Spec off of layaway by the end of May. The logo-grips aren't really my thing so if you can get some use from them, I am happy to oblige. I will ship you the black plastic logo grips via First Class mail, no strings attached.
When I receive the gun I will let you know to send me a shipping address.
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As a historical aside, the 1911's made by Springfield Armory in 1914-1917 had flaming bombs instead of rampant colts, and the crossed cannons stamped on the right side of the slide. So, in a way, the SA logo grips are a little nod to history.
As cool as rampant colts are, flaming bombs are... The... Bomb.
As cool as rampant colts are, flaming bombs are... The... Bomb.
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Wow, that is very generous of you. I guess I'll have to come up with something to pay it forward to someone.
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Sounds good! I will let you know once the gun comes home.
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Some forums have tried to implement something like this in an organized way. It looks to me like it usually stalls out due to varied expectations. Maybe we can have a trading thread, where folks list stuff they are willing to trade at essentially zero value? I've got loads of junk that somebody might want - Loading dies, grips, take-off gun parts, common tools, small lots of unusual cast bullets, brass, cleaners and lubricants. Would enough people be interested in this to make it worth the effort?
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It might be a good idea to clear away some of my old junk to make space for new junk. Haha.
I have some stuff to give away. Making it official might dampen the spontaneity, though. Being unexpected keeps it fun.
I have some stuff to give away. Making it official might dampen the spontaneity, though. Being unexpected keeps it fun.
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Oh my geesum...that is quite beautiful I do prefer mine dark black because it's more of a concealment however there is that side of me that loves that flashy beautiful steel with that warm inviting wooden grip... May I ask when you started to build this custom how do you start how did you pick your frame and slide or is everything piece by piece for ordered?
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just finished my end of the week routine oiling trying to let it sit for a bit before we go for a ride on this ugly night rain seems to be moving in
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We have some bizarre laws in California that make it impossible to buy a bare frame. So I started with a new SA MilSpec.
First thing I did was discard all the small parts (except the mag catch!) because I either did not like the appearance (trigger, thumb safety, MSH) or found them to be poorly fitted (poorly made hammer and sear, loose bushing, wrong length link, poor quality sear spring, light firing pin requiring excessively strong mainspring, undersize slide stop pin).
Then I shopped for a new spur hammer from C&S, and most of the other parts from EGW (including their brilliant angle-bored bushing, hard sear, Tungsten guide rod, and beautiful thumb safety).
I fitted all the junk together and went out and fired 300 rounds of hardball, then took everything apart, cleaned it, and looked for wear and battering under a magnifying glass. Using Kuhnhausen as a guide, I proceeded to fit everything as perfectly as possible. It took TWO YEARS, and included having the barrel hood welded up and filing it to fit.
I did have to invest a couple grand in tools
I finished it off by buying myself an Aristocrat sight set, and trading an old S&W 32-20 Hand Ejector for the lowest possible installation of the sight. I never did bother to shorten the front sight, and now I use it for holdover to 400 yards.
Having learned a great deal working on that gun, and having now got about a dozen 1911 accurizing jobs under my belt, I can do a job of similar quality in my spare time over a couple of months.
I've also learned how to take the loosest rattling brick and turn it into a precise shooter in half a day, for when it just isn't worth pouring a lot of cash into a project. There are, indeed, tricks that don't involve compromising reliability or safety.
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