a gun to refinish

volfandan · Post by **volfandan** » October 9th, 2007, 3:20 pm

carguy,

you're not thinking of this one....are you?

This one of mine is hard chrome.

carguy · Post by **carguy** » October 9th, 2007, 5:38 pm

Looks like yours... from Classic Arms, right?...but someone wrote that they simply buffed and polished the slide to bare metal and were keeping it oiled up for protection from corrosion.

I thought the idea of bare metal not smart but it looked great! I guess as long as you keep it clean it will stay that way. ???

volfandan · Post by **volfandan** » October 9th, 2007, 9:19 pm

yeah, mine's from Classic. Wow, I guess if you kept it oiled really well it would be OK.....but bare metal on a gun makes me nervous as hell!

trent · Post by **trent** » October 11th, 2007, 12:07 pm

I was looking at "kits" where people build their own 1911's does anyone know after all the parts, how much would I be looking at if I were to build a mil spec 1911?

Post by **normsutton** » October 11th, 2007, 2:42 pm

Trent

SARCO
used to have those kits the only thing lacking was the frame and a frame will cost you big bucks if you can find one

if you want do something like a 45 try one of these http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/WWII ... istol.html

or a CZ-52 from http://www.jgsales.com/featured_products.php

NORM

saands · Post by **saands** » October 11th, 2007, 2:48 pm

The Sarco kits were pretty cheap ... $100 maybe $150, I can't recall, but that was minus the frame AND the slide. My brother built a 1911 with one of them and the parts were some of the worst you could ever find ... worth $50 MAX for the kit. He ended up replacing most of them by the time he had a decent 1911. I'd suggest buying a Springfield Milspec used and refinishing THAT if you want a 1911 project. Probably end up being cheaper than the Sistema, even.

Saands

trent · Post by **trent** » October 11th, 2007, 3:17 pm

duley noted

barnett3006 · Post by **barnett3006** » October 11th, 2007, 10:39 pm

Found a few neat old guns on gunbroker you might be interested in, I wouldn't mind refinishing these.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... m=81743897

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... m=82072608

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... m=82366186

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... m=82344848

brigade · Post by **brigade** » October 12th, 2007, 9:57 am

Trent... I built a kit 1911 and it is not worth the cost unfortunately. This Rock Island Armory is however a very good 1911. I have 2 1911's and the Rock Island is just as good quality wise as any other mil-specs I have personally seen. The parkerizing finish on this Rock Island beats any pistol I have seen at any cost, period... I haven't had any problems with this one at all. You cannot beat if for the price. I can get you a new one for $340 (last time I checked) minus the shipping of course.
Here is my photo of one.

-Troy

anjdrifter · Post by **anjdrifter** » October 12th, 2007, 11:47 am

Yup love mind better then the one I was issued..lets see was that in the civil war or ww1

For the price and quality I was amazed.

carguy · Post by **carguy** » October 12th, 2007, 12:02 pm

The war of 1812...

anjdrifter · Post by **anjdrifter** » October 12th, 2007, 12:14 pm

Yeah thats right now I remember I was stationed at Port Clinton
(look that up grasshopper) and then the British tried to invade our shores but surrendered when I sang the Star Spangled Manner a little ditty I just had composed .

carguy · Post by **carguy** » October 12th, 2007, 12:52 pm

You mean Fort Arnold at the Harlem Creek? Maybe by the time you got there Benedict Arnold had already committed treason so it may have been Fort Clinton by then.

Or are you refering to Port Clinton in Ohio...the Walleye Capital of the world??

Or were you referencing Bill Clinton...you know good ole any port in a storm or my darkened oval office Clinton... ::)

anjdrifter · Post by **anjdrifter** » October 12th, 2007, 1:05 pm

Port Clinton Ohio home of CMP..

By the way isnt it Bill any old port Clinton.

Post by **papabear** » October 12th, 2007, 2:01 pm

Trent,

+1 with TTH and anjdrifter,

The Rock Island Armory .45 at under $400 is a great value for a mil spec and a decent shooter to boot. I picked up this RIA model MS, the Commander type with the 4" barrel at my local FFL dealer. I added the Trijicon night sights a set of laminated oak grips and was still under $400. It won't shoot a pattern as close as my Colt 70 series but for a plinker its great, gobbles up any FMJ which is all I shoot in it, I really like and for the money I don't think you can beat it.

papabear

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