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I've got my SR1911 stripped down to do a two tone finish along with some cleaning and polishing. Going to install a magwell and extended slide stop. I'm not trying to go full operator status, just change a couple things that don't suit me.

My questions are:

1) Is there anything I can do to tighten up the of the grip safety to get rid of the rattle?

2) Is there any common/simple upgrades that I should make while It's all torn apart?

This is my first time tearing into a 1911, so I'm really just learning the ins & outs of the platform. Don't want to get it all back together and then learn that I shoulda done ______ while I had it apart.
 

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I usually get trigger job and replace the sights but I take it a smith.

http://www.gunception.com/how-to/1911-trigger-job-sear-angles-sear-spring/

Have no idea how to fix the rattle on the grip safety other than replacing it. Maybe search the 1911 forums for a solution.
I plan to do my own trigger job, but I've got some reading and youtubing to do first.

I don't plan to put the stock sights back on, they're pretty crappy. Not sure which ones I'm going to go with yet. I'd like a single dot rear sight, but have absolutely no use for night sights on this gun. Just have to explore my options.

I really want learn to do as much of my own smithing as possible. I've got skills and I've got tools, I just lack experience.

Have you shot the R1 yet?


Yeah, I took it out last weekend. I posted some comments about it somewhere. Maybe in the original listing. I love it, except the grips. They feel like 24 grit sandpaper after a couple mags. I've got some VZs on the way.
 
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I plan to do my own trigger job, but I've got some reading and youtubing to do first.

I don't plan to put the stock sights back on, they're pretty crappy. Not sure which ones I'm going to go with yet.

I really want learn to do as much of my own smithing as possible. I've got skills and I've got tools, I just lack experience.




Yeah, I took it out last weekend. I posted some comments about it somewhere. Maybe in the original listing. I love it, except the grips. They feel like 24 grit sandpaper after a couple mags. I've got some VZs on the way.

There was a set of things I would have done to a new 1911. Trigger job, throat barrel, polish feed ramp, dehorn frame/slide, something like that. To me, it turned a stock 1911 into one that felt like a custom 1911.
 

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You can "bend" the leaf spring a very small amount and it will apply more back pressure on the grip safety taking out the rattle.

Or, you can do what I do and deactivate the whole damn thing.

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You can "bend" the leaf spring a very small amount and it will apply more back pressure on the grip safety taking out the rattle.

Or, you can do what I do and deactivate the whole damn thing.

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How old is that Kimber?
 

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Flush cut and crown on the barrel, gun kote two tone, Ed brown mag well mainspring housing, WC extended slide release & springs. Ran out of patience to to do the necessary fitting of the WC safety I bought. I still gotta pick up a couple more things to do the trigger job, so I'll tackle the safety when I get to that. I was just tired of looking at a pile of parts on the workbench.

Thanks to @dial1911 for the goody bag.

Thanks to @Kobayashi for the invisible sights.


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Didn't notice how bad the tape line bleed was on the front of the slide until I posted these pics up full size. Gotta clean that up a bit.
 
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