Greetings and Salutations!
Well that went well.
I got the 1911 done last night, and spent the day getting it all finished up and reassembled. The coating (OD Duracoat) came out pretty well:
Once it dried completely I unmasked it and checked the slide to make sure there wasn’t any overspray or build up issues.
As a heads up for anyone using this or Cerakote or even the Alumahyde coatings: Too heavy a layer on the moving parts literally locks up the parts. As in sticking/no movement or bad fitment. On weapons sometimes the tolerances are measured in micrometers, so layering a thicc coat of -something- is enough to jack up the functionality of a weapon.
I unfortunately don’t have the pictures anymore, but when I was working part-time at a local gun store, I learned how to Cerakote. I did a custom job that I learned about the whole ‘too much is too much’ on this project. It was a Spike’s Tactical “The Jack” lower with what can only be described as a “Halloween AR”
Yes, it is a skull lower.
What I find interesting is that the skull’s profile is much lower than on the one I did. The one I worked on was back in 2007? as I recall? I read somewhere that the original ones had structural issues… maybe, maybe not. I did find a picture of a custom one that the profile matches for the one I worked on:
The one I did was Flat Black with the “Zombie Green” blening into it. It came out really well and I’ve got ‘sad panda face’ that the pictures didn’t survive. Thing of it was that I needed to do it a couple of times b/c I was so heavy-handed with the ‘Kote.
In the end it all worked out, so as with this project, live and learn. Who said you can’t teach an Old Grunt New Tricks?
Now for the unveiling:
The black really makes it ‘pop’ IMO.
Oversized Mag Release.
Oversized Slide Lock/Release
Oversized Safety
Custom Competition Trigger
Wilson Combat Hammer and new springs all around.
MagPul Panels.
So at least that project in the end turned out pretty well. NOT what I had originally planned on, but hey, if it works, it works.
So your thoughts?
More Later
Big Country
I think it looks better in the green myself. I notice the sights are green too… any visibility issues with that, BC?
Any other upgrades planned?
I have one of those Jack receivers. Built it into a “special” rifle and had a custom Cerakote job done on it. I’ll dig thru my pics and send you some. The receiver was no longer on Spikes Tactical website at the time but the owner was good enough to sell me one of his. That’s the kind of people I like doing business with.
Looks good. Would not mind having one of mine look like that. Got a Remington R1 that could benefit from some thing like that. Might have to try it and see what happens.
Looks good, I like it.
Long as it’s able to function as JMBPBUH intended, there’s really no WRONG way to 1911.
Seems like you could make some good dinero selling these rescues.
How do you like the Magpul panels?
They look good for the money and a less $$$ than my default VZ, Altimonts, or 10-8s
Bravo on the 1911! Personally, I like this color scheme better than the previous camoflage one.
You should have hydrodipped it camo…
(Runs like hell)
I was just KIDDING!!! Put down the Flammenwerfer !!
Very tastefully done. A few, useful mods, this is the way!
If you can see those sights, congrats! I need giant, adjustable, Novak type, big sights.
Today, I found out my Tisas, Carry, is a clone of Ed Browns, 2000, intro of the, Commander size, bobtail, Kobra Carry (a review in the Shooting Times). The aggregate total average was 2.64″ for 3, 5 shot strings for each of the 7 loads, from sand bags, that’s OUTSTANDING! What did my Tisas do? 3-5″, free style, at 25 yards. That’s as good as can I get. I’ll try sand bagging it, one of these days.
The (currently) $3295 Ed Brown, shot all 7, tested loads, 3 inches low left at 25 yds. My $500 to possibly, 700 dollar Tisas Carry, shot 5+ loads perfectly centered on the sight picture.
Would I trade? Sure, then sell the Ed Brown and buy another Tisas 1911 and a Tisas Regent BR-9, (P-35 Hi Power) And a thousand rounds of practice ammo and a thousand rounds of social loads for each. I fondled a like new, used one at the pawn shop the other day, it was perfect, they’re asking $450 for it. YES I should jump on it, but I can’t without selling something, because I got the poors.
you need to make a “stash” fund. it what I started a few years ago. YES. I also have a case of the poors.
anyway, about 2 years ago trying to score some 22lr on a turkey day sale > I came across the Springfield
SA-35 in the store. the only one they had too. broke out my “stash” funds and a little bit on the damn credit card got it. SSI only goes so far these days. my “stash” fund is kind of built up again, so.
I like to get a bobtail commander myself, as ED Brown or any of the others is just beyond my price range. Tisas is worth looking at ? have a old Colt gold cup I got from a good friend for less than half of what they going for years ago and a couple of Rock Islands that are very good
haven’t seen or handled a Tisas yet. I need to start looking for one to check out.
Just speaking from personal EDC carry experience from 2000 to 2015 with a Springfield Loaded 1911A1, that you will need to keep an eye on your mag while carrying. Sometimes you can move wrong and cause that oversized mag release to let the mag go without you even noticing it. If you are looking to EDC that, you should probably go with a standard sized button, but you do what makes you happy.
It looks great!