Dumb 1911 question.

[fullmetaljesus]

I have a Remi 1911. I have always loved the look of 1911 with a compensator.

I understand that for this to work right you want a barrel that will accommodate one, versus one of those bushing ones that just kinda snap on.

If I were to buy a replacement barrel from say brownells. Would I be in for a bad time or would it work out ok?

Thanks

 

[churchmouse]

Look at Clark barrels. They make a very nice compensated barrel. It is listed as a drop in. Sometimes they do and sometimes they do not...Drop in.
I have used a number of them. A few needed to be tweaked a bit to fit up properly. The last one I bought dropped right in.

They come in stainless....

and black

They are on line and great to deal with.

 

[Brad69]

It's good that CM teaches members about "antiquities"!

 

[Chewie]

It's good that CM teaches members about "antiquities"!

And abnormalities like "Glock"! ��
Darn phone...those are smilies w/tears!

 

[churchmouse]

It's good that CM teaches members about "antiquities"!

OK I guess you dont get to shoot them.....

 

[AllenM]

It is entirly possible to thread your existing barrel to install a comp with a cone that would act as a bull barrel. there are some nice custom options that way

something like this
20160929_134355 by Allen Moore, on Flickr

20161014_082147 by Allen Moore, on Flickr

 

[fullmetaljesus]

Look at Clark barrels. They make a very nice compensated barrel. It is listed as a drop in. Sometimes they do and sometimes they do not...Drop in.
I have used a number of them. A few needed to be tweaked a bit to fit up properly. The last one I bought dropped right in.

They come in stainless....

and black

They are on line and great to deal with.

The black looks fantastic, ill look into them thanks

 

[churchmouse]

The black looks fantastic, ill look into them thanks

Also consider what Allen posted. I saw the end results and man I wanted one.
He did all the machine work and color on the race gun.

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

CM...Is that a spent .25 for a mag release?

 

[churchmouse]

CM...Is that a spent .25 for a mag release?

Nope. That is an extended release. I think it is a Wilson offering but memory is not serving me well this A.M.
Brownells has these. That extension screws onto the release with a recessed allen.

 

[Leadeye]

Antiques that work after 100 years or better are still useful.

 

[bgcatty]

Look at Clark barrels. They make a very nice compensated barrel. It is listed as a drop in. Sometimes they do and sometimes they do not...Drop in.
I have used a number of them. A few needed to be tweaked a bit to fit up properly. The last one I bought dropped right in.

They come in stainless....

and black

They are on line and great to deal with.

These 1911s are not too shabby looking for a pistol design that's more than 100 years old! Seriously, they are beautiful!!! They will still be around long after the "Tupperware" guns have disintegrated. LOL

 

[halfmileharry]

Nope. That is an extended release. I think it is a Wilson offering but memory is not serving me well this A.M.
Brownells has these. That extension screws onto the release with a recessed allen.

I bought a TRP that had the extended release on it. I didn't want to buy another holster for a gun I wasn't going to shoot often so I used an older Bianchi 3:00 owb. Nice holster BUT it did release the mag twice with that old holster. I don't recommend them for edc without a bit of experimentation to make sure you're good to go.
They're nice for a "reach around" though.

 

[LCSOSgt11]

No matter the term "drop in", I would still take it to a competent gunsmith for proper fitting.

 

[halfmileharry]

No matter the term "drop in", I would still take it to a competent gunsmith for proper fitting.

For sure. There's no standardized tolerance on 1911s at all. Calling some of these newer guns 1911s is a stretch at best.

 

[churchmouse]

For sure. There's no standardized tolerance on 1911s at all. Calling some of these newer guns 1911s is a stretch at best.

OK.....1911-ish

And yes, especially with a barrel fit up let someone that knows the platform do the "Fitment"

 

[halfmileharry]

OK.....1911-ish

And yes, especially with a barrel fit up let someone that knows the platform do the "Fitment"

That's why I take my 1911s to you or Allen. You have the knowledge and experience in your field I do NOT have. Yes, I can eventually fit everything up BUT I'm looking at a week long evening project where a couple of hours and you've got it dialed in.
I don't WANT to do what some of you guys do and I want to say thanks for helping us out on some of the details we're not tooled up for or have the experience.

 

[sheepdog697]

Look at Clark barrels. They make a very nice compensated barrel. It is listed as a drop in. Sometimes they do and sometimes they do not...Drop in.
I have used a number of them. A few needed to be tweaked a bit to fit up properly. The last one I bought dropped right in.

They come in stainless....

and black

They are on line and great to deal with.

NICE! Substantial decrease in muzzle rise im assuming??

 

[churchmouse]

NICE! Substantial decrease in muzzle rise im assuming??

We ran this one for the 1st time this weekend. I went to 2 shoots and more than a few folks ran it. To the man they said it really took the muzzle rise out of it. There was the secondary when the slide hit home but that was very manageable.

 

[gglass]

Just send the barrel and slide to Mag-na-port. For just $145 you get matching ports that is done with EDM machining so there is absolutely no burr inside the barrel to affect accuracy. it also does not affect the look of the finish on the slide... Just nice clean holes. You should look at the Quadra Port option for a 5" barrel, which would give you the most down-force for the money.

Like this 1911:

I did the Quadra port for my PPQ M2 9mm and it turned a great gun into the perfect gun.

My Mag-na-ported PPQ