Be warned, the lead spring assembly can be a bear to get reinstalled properly, if you go that far into it. It took me several tries to get mine in correctly.
There's no shortage of really cool grips. Virtually every style is available in G10 composite but my favorites are still the rubbery overmolded grips, pachmayer wrap around grips, and Hogue. I've entertained the idea of stag grips too.
Then of course there's our very own Mr. RipJack who has made some very impressive examples. Some checkered and some slick.
I didn't mention this here, but my 1911 had a slight feeding issue, and it was all due to some poor machine work on the frame's ramp. It lined up pretty well, but it wasn't well finished and had been parkerized right over tool marks in the ramp. Alignment with the throat was good already, but getting the round up the ramp to it was not 100% reliable.
Well it is now.
I clamped the frame down in the wood vise, and went after the ramp with a dremel and a 3/8" dia cylindrical stone, then polished it with #320 paper.
I also "lowered" the ramp a tad at the bottom. That is I relieved it toward the muzzle about 0.010" or less.
On the last outing I ran 40 American Eagles through it and it never misbehaved once. I am so happy with this "budget" 1911a1 that forgot completely about the cheap grips.
I was going to get fancy grips, but maybe I should get the combat-style stippled ones in tan so I can feel more tacticool.
Brad,
Are those grip panels going to go thru hell and get worn down or chewed up?
Or, are they going to be carry grips with some range time thrown in?
Or a combo?
Mine? For me they're carry and range time.
That's the 9mm version, right? Very nice choice, one that I would make myself.
Very Nice @Deplorable.
I wanted one but a real Colt was a bit more money than I could spend when I bought the Filipino 1911.