GI is finished (I mean it this time)

GunsnRovers · March 2, 2005, 06:53 PM

Back in January, I posted some pics and listed some work I was doing on a Springfield GI I tackled as a DIY project.

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...d.php?t=160077

After that post and some shooting, I did more work. Put a file to the pistol and gave it a melt. No more sharp edges. Reshaped the grip safety and hammer. Replaced the sear with an EGW, the disconnector with an Ed Brown part. Fitted a Ed Brown thumb safety, and installed a S&A laynard loop MSH so this pistol won't become part of the list of things I have left to appease the Gods of the desert.

After all this work, the pistol had a lot of missing finish from all the sanding and had mismatched blue parts to boot.

Off it went to Mac's Shootin' Irons for Gun Kote over parkerizing. Today, new G10 grips arrived from Larry Davidson.

Larry Davidson:
http://davidsonknives.com/grips/grips.htm

Mac's Shootin' Irons:
http://www.shootiniron.com/

The pistol:

dasmi · March 2, 2005, 06:56 PM

Looks really good. Nice piece.

BigGun97B · March 2, 2005, 08:00 PM

That's a good looking gun. I'm thinking about trying to do a roundabout same thing to one of those new 13 round Springfield .45's

FirstFreedom · March 2, 2005, 10:38 PM

Very beautiful!

Dave Sample · March 3, 2005, 10:12 AM

Nice Grips!

Sarge · March 3, 2005, 10:24 AM

Excellent. You have just executed what I see as the limit of sensible customization of JMB's old cornsheller. Doubt that I'll run out and order a pair of those grips- but grips are an area where we get to express ourselves a little w/o giving up anything in utility. You did a fine job with this, and I particularly like the sights you used.

Te Anau · March 3, 2005, 02:44 PM

I like the lanyard loop.Whats involved in doing this?

Wraith · March 3, 2005, 02:50 PM

Now I like that!

GunsnRovers · March 3, 2005, 06:31 PM

Dave, it's all about the grips.

The msh is just a Smith & Alexander part. Lately, a few other vendors has started putting out their versions of msh's with laynard loops. Guncrafters has a new one where the loop is recessed. I may use that one on my next project. Yost-Bonitz will modify your exisiting msh. More then a few ways to skin that cat.

I go back and forth between arched and flat housings. I still can't figure out which I like more.

Thanks for the compliments. I like my pistols pretty basic. I'm easily confused.

Dave Sample · March 3, 2005, 07:42 PM

I like that 1911. It says "Open for Business" to me! You did a great job!

Triple000 · March 3, 2005, 09:20 PM

Very nice......good choice on the grips....perfect match.

Walter · March 4, 2005, 06:49 PM

That is a Fine looking 1911, and I REALLY like those grips.
I went to the website, but i didn't see what they are made of.
Are they wood, or some type of polymer? Whatever it is, I
like it, and I may have to GET it.

Walter

GunsnRovers · March 4, 2005, 07:20 PM

It's a material called G10.

http://www.polymerplastics.com/composite_g10.shtml

12 Volt Man · March 4, 2005, 07:50 PM

Very nice work.

March 2, 2005, 06:53 PM	#1
GunsnRovers Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2002 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 781	GI is finished (I mean it this time) Back in January, I posted some pics and listed some work I was doing on a Springfield GI I tackled as a DIY project. http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...d.php?t=160077 After that post and some shooting, I did more work. Put a file to the pistol and gave it a melt. No more sharp edges. Reshaped the grip safety and hammer. Replaced the sear with an EGW, the disconnector with an Ed Brown part. Fitted a Ed Brown thumb safety, and installed a S&A laynard loop MSH so this pistol won't become part of the list of things I have left to appease the Gods of the desert. After all this work, the pistol had a lot of missing finish from all the sanding and had mismatched blue parts to boot. Off it went to Mac's Shootin' Irons for Gun Kote over parkerizing. Today, new G10 grips arrived from Larry Davidson. Larry Davidson: http://davidsonknives.com/grips/grips.htm Mac's Shootin' Irons: http://www.shootiniron.com/ The pistol: __________________ Jeff The reason we're all here is that we're not all there.

March 2, 2005, 06:56 PM	#2
dasmi Senior Member Join Date: January 18, 2005 Posts: 882	Looks really good. Nice piece. __________________ If we look at the black record of mass murder, exploitation, and tyranny levied on society by governments over the ages, we need not be loath to abandon the Leviathan State and ... try freedom. --Murray Rothbard, For a New Liberty

March 3, 2005, 10:24 AM	#6
Sarge Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: MO Posts: 5,457	Excellent. You have just executed what I see as the limit of sensible customization of JMB's old cornsheller. Doubt that I'll run out and order a pair of those grips- but grips are an area where we get to express ourselves a little w/o giving up anything in utility. You did a fine job with this, and I particularly like the sights you used. __________________ People were smarter before the Internet, or imbeciles were harder to notice.

March 3, 2005, 02:44 PM	#7
Te Anau Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2004 Location: Somewhere south of the No Posts: 3,824	I like the lanyard loop.Whats involved in doing this? __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." --American author Mark Twain (1835-1910)

March 3, 2005, 02:50 PM	#8
Wraith Senior Member Join Date: July 22, 2004 Location: The Free State Posts: 498	Now I like that! __________________ June 23, 2003 GRATZ et al. v. BOLLINGER et al. The day America died. Never Forget 9/11. Cold dead hands...

March 2, 2005, 08:00 PM	#3
BigGun97B Junior member Join Date: November 27, 2004 Posts: 190	That's a good looking gun. I'm thinking about trying to do a roundabout same thing to one of those new 13 round Springfield .45's

March 2, 2005, 10:38 PM	#4
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,451	Very beautiful!

March 3, 2005, 10:12 AM	#5
Dave Sample Junior member Join Date: December 10, 2004 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 1,002	Nice Grips!

March 3, 2005, 06:31 PM	#9
GunsnRovers Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2002 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 781	Dave, it's all about the grips. The msh is just a Smith & Alexander part. Lately, a few other vendors has started putting out their versions of msh's with laynard loops. Guncrafters has a new one where the loop is recessed. I may use that one on my next project. Yost-Bonitz will modify your exisiting msh. More then a few ways to skin that cat. I go back and forth between arched and flat housings. I still can't figure out which I like more. Thanks for the compliments. I like my pistols pretty basic. I'm easily confused. __________________ Jeff The reason we're all here is that we're not all there.

March 3, 2005, 07:42 PM	#10
Dave Sample Junior member Join Date: December 10, 2004 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 1,002	I like that 1911. It says "Open for Business" to me! You did a great job!

March 3, 2005, 09:20 PM	#11
Triple000 Member Join Date: January 20, 2005 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 23	Very nice......good choice on the grips....perfect match.

March 4, 2005, 06:49 PM	#12
Walter Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2004 Location: North Texas Posts: 641	That is a Fine looking 1911, and I REALLY like those grips. I went to the website, but i didn't see what they are made of. Are they wood, or some type of polymer? Whatever it is, I like it, and I may have to GET it. Walter

March 4, 2005, 07:20 PM	#13
GunsnRovers Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2002 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 781	It's a material called G10. http://www.polymerplastics.com/composite_g10.shtml __________________ Jeff The reason we're all here is that we're not all there.

March 4, 2005, 07:50 PM	#14
12 Volt Man Member Join Date: May 19, 2004 Posts: 41	Very nice work. __________________ JackAsh Custom Shop Stainless Steel CZ Guide Rods for your CZ