Right, neo! As you probably know, I'm still at the very-rookie stage of 1911s. I took Dave's on-line course and learned a WORLD of information. However, that's different from making an existing gun run. Having learned so much about taking brand new, high-grade parts and building them properly, I realize that I also want to learn so much - and have so much to learn! - about diagnosing and fixing problems with existing guns, building from parts that may be out of spec, etc. cbass and I have been mulling over the thought of buying a couple of sets of low-grade parts and the like from Sacro, with the express INTENTION of having problems arise that we have to solve. I think it would be a great learning experience.neolithic hunter said:thats a an informative and well written artical. when reading it it took me back to the first 1911's that i built, and all of the assocaited problems you can and do run into. after building a few dozen and supervising a few dozen it can be nice to see someone putting one together, from what most pelple call junk parts. after the first few you learn which parts can be cheaper and which ones need to be quality. you also find out pretty quick what tools are needed to put one together.
Yep, that's the purpose. I already have some nice .45s, and some more in progress. What I'm after is the self-education that comes from figuring out what's wrong. So, at the outset, we'll go into this knowing we'll have major problems. As for the guns, we'll try to get them to go bang, at least fairly regularly, and always in the correct 180 degree plain. lol! It's the education that we're really after!neolithic hunter said:
