Okay...here goes

navman · #1 12-10-2012, 06:04 PM

This one was done for a friend and fellow CPO. He had an early 90's stainless steel 1991A1. He didn't particularly like the gi grip safety, the trigger or the front and rear gi sights. He also wanted a match barrel installed, and the pistol tuned for reliability. Here is the build details:

S&A Beavertail safety
Hgh cut under trigger
Serrate rear of slide 40LPI
Custom MSH/Round butt
Replace cast internals with Tool steel
Wilson Ultralight hammer
C&S Sear and discoReprofile Slide Stop (3.5 pound let off with CW TR)
Polish stainless pins
Bevel mag well
Wilson Match Barrel and bushing
10-8 Rear U notch site (GI cut)
Staked gold bead front (my own)
Greider Medium LOP solid trigger
Debur inside, polish series 80 saftey parts
Polish Sides to Brushed stainless look
Bead blast the rest to 120 grit glass bead.
light carry bevel to all sharp edges, lines straightened.

navman · #2 12-10-2012, 06:09 PM

More to follow.

Each build takes a few weeks once all the parts are in one place. Hours on each fitting process and the sights are a whole nother story...cause I make them from Barstock in house. The IONBOND I have to send out, so that adds a few weeks (6-8 usually). I do my own Rust bluing as well and that takes about 3 days.