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ehenz · February 1, 2000, 11:21 PM

I was helping a friend polish up his winter project Charles Daly 1911. We stripped it all down and cleaned out some serious dirt and grim. We also lightly sanded (400 then 600 grit) many of the parts inside i.e hammer, sear, sear spring etc. since the gun was blued I reccomended he touch them up (which has not been done yet). When re-assembled, it felf like a whole new gun. I was really surprised at how smooth the trigger pull was (still heavy, about 7-8 lbs apposed to 10 before the work on a guess, but smooth).

I have a newer Spr fld "loaded" and was considering doing the same to mine. However, the gun is parkerized. My question is: If I do this to the springfield is there a need to have the internal parts re-parkerized of can I just Blue them? If I can blue them, how difficult is it to do it on my own. I should point out I am pretty handy and can read directions well.I also understand how tricky trigger work is and that all I will be doing is making everything smooth and polished

Thanks in advance for any responces.

February 1, 2000, 11:21 PM	#1
ehenz Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 1999 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 308	I was helping a friend polish up his winter project Charles Daly 1911. We stripped it all down and cleaned out some serious dirt and grim. We also lightly sanded (400 then 600 grit) many of the parts inside i.e hammer, sear, sear spring etc. since the gun was blued I reccomended he touch them up (which has not been done yet). When re-assembled, it felf like a whole new gun. I was really surprised at how smooth the trigger pull was (still heavy, about 7-8 lbs apposed to 10 before the work on a guess, but smooth). I have a newer Spr fld "loaded" and was considering doing the same to mine. However, the gun is parkerized. My question is: If I do this to the springfield is there a need to have the internal parts re-parkerized of can I just Blue them? If I can blue them, how difficult is it to do it on my own. I should point out I am pretty handy and can read directions well.I also understand how tricky trigger work is and that all I will be doing is making everything smooth and polished Thanks in advance for any responces.