Beavertail safety and other goodies...

[knight0334]

I have a Norenco 1911A1, which is a fine shooter and very reliable.  I'd like to add a beavertail safety and other items to "enhance" it's form and function.  Everywhere I read, it states that some triming or fitting is necessary on the receiver..  ...what kind of work are they talking here?

Also,  how hard is it to change the trigger, hammer, sear, and other internals?

I'm looking to relace the barrel too to a 6" unit that I can port to match my compensator bushing.  ..not looking to spend a bundle on a "match grade" barrel-just not necessary for me or my wallet.

One other thing..    carrying with one in the chamber":  cocked and locked, or bad idea??

[rbwillnj]

None of these parts are "Drop In"  if you want the job done right.  Some suppliers advertise "Drop In" parts, but usually that means "Sloppy Fit".  Check out Wilson Combat for parts, and for a set of how to videos.  If you are handy, you can do it yourself, but you will probably need to purchase a jig or two.  If you only have one gun to do, you may be better off having someone do it for you.   Wilson also has the jig that acts as a template to modify your frame to fit a beavertail grip safety.  

Brownells has all this stuff too.

[knight0334]

Cool.  thanks for the info.   I'm quite handy, I can take apart or build just about anything on this planet.   So that poses little hinderance.  My uncle has a machine shop too, which will help and he's a gun nut.