Damn. Glad you told me. I want to take a 1911 builder's class. It's on my bucket list to build my own custom 1911. Which would you say is the best to take?
I can't believe I'm considering this.
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I have a G21SF I like shooting, and its bone stock. I have a LNIB G17, with maybe 100 rounds down the pipe, I'm thinking about trading for a G19x. But I'm in for ideas for making the G21SF a little nicer for 3 gun competition. I know I need to put a red dot on it, and I'm open for suggestions for other mods.
What are you liking to get out of the class? You want to build 1911’s from scratch, or you want to maintain, replace parts that wear naturally, and make upgrades?
I would recommend you go to a recognized gunsmithing school then apprentice yourself to someone that has already been doing it for 20 years and has built a solid reputation. Depending upon your background, you could skip the first step.
You might have better results and spend less money if you let this guy do the work for you.
https://www.guncrafterindustries.com/
If you're looking for the experience of building a working 1911 from scratch, I can come over to your house, rob you, smack your nuts with a ball peen hammer, and leave.
If you just want to play with his nuts then say so. He's not gay but $20 is $20.
All joking aside, I'm suprised you're not building a 1911 for a competition 3 gun rig.
I like my Glocks, so that's what I'll stick with for 3 gun, I just need to tune it up a little.
I'm not huge into competing, I don't enjoy it a lot but I'll do it occasionally. As a result, my gun needs to be reliable above all else because it'll be used for sd as well. That rules out the 1911.
A big thing to consider is any power factor rules you may have to contend with. Recoil makes a big difference in competition. I was reading a good post when searching for lightening the slide on my 1911 and most of the stuff you see is not functional. The guy who wrote the article went through a prices and found that 50% taken equally from each end of the slide ended up being the ticket. Also, more is not better.
