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Offline rickyp

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« on: January 26, 2005, 01:53:42 PM »
I would like to have a standard GI style 1911.
Their are so many different types of 1911 on the market it is a but confusing.

What I would like is an as issued 1911, what one should I be looking for?

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« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2005, 04:15:41 PM »
If you are not a collector, don't be looking for original guns.  Just buy the basic Springfield Armory GI gun with standard Parkerized finish.  It should be perfectly satisfactory with ball ammo.  It is a fair copy of the original.  The only real difference I recall on the one I have is the front sight tenon and its mating hole in the slide are thicker than the GI originals.  So, if you decide to put aftermarket sights on (a good thing, if your eyes aren't perfect) then the front sight you buy has to be for a Springfield's slide specifically.

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« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2005, 04:17:13 PM »
I would be using mostly cast bullets. this would be a play gun

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« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2005, 04:39:40 PM »
For cast bullets, I recommend you look at Veral Smith's firelapping kit.  I've shot a lot swaged and cast bullets both in my Goldcup at matches and through my Springfield at school at Gunsite and in informal combat practice (dueling trees and etcetera), and I find this barrel smoothing procedure a simple and worthwhile way to reduce leading.  If you aren't going to have any fitting work done on the gun (feed ramp re-radiusing and polishing in particular), you will likely want to stick with round nose or maybe truncated cone bullets.  Hollowpoints and semi-wadcutters may not feed fully reliably.  If you are going to shoot reduced loads, like 4 grains of Bullseye (or equivalent) or less, you might find you need to get a reduced-strength recoil spring; say, 14lb or even 12 lbs instead of the standard 16 lb spring.

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« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2005, 04:43:44 PM »
I was thinking about something like 230 gr round nose. with full power loads

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« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2005, 11:58:41 AM »
That should work out fine.

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« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2005, 12:22:27 PM »
I have the GI Spec. full size and Champion Springfields. Both of mine have been 100% reliable, but I only shoot 230 grain factory. Accuracy is perfectly acceptable for me from both. Normally can shoot one big ragged hole at 7 yds off hand. Have heard some problems with the Springfields, but none from mine.
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