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jcsturgeon · February 22, 2011, 07:05 PM

Okay, so maybe I am "polishing a ****" but I had a lot of fun rebuilding my Rock Island Armory 1911 and learned a lot about the most famous pistol of all time. So here's the result of my Rock Island Makeover:

We started with this:

And ended up with this!

Basically I:

-Polished the barrel (including throat and feed ramp)
-Installed a "Shok-Buff kit" (Full length guide rod, #18 recoil spring, recoil spring plug)
-Added an aluminum trigger
-Put in a combat hammer
-Dropped in a textured beavertail safety
-Screwed on some Pachmayr grips
-Turned in some hex screws

I'm pleased with the way it turned out, and it was my first attempt at gunsmithing. Who can recommend some decent magazines for this? Or recommend other modifications? Also, what do you think?

February 22, 2011, 07:05 PM	#1
jcsturgeon Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2009 Posts: 291	My new and improved Rock Island Armory 1911! Okay, so maybe I am "polishing a ****" but I had a lot of fun rebuilding my Rock Island Armory 1911 and learned a lot about the most famous pistol of all time. So here's the result of my Rock Island Makeover: We started with this: And ended up with this! Basically I: -Polished the barrel (including throat and feed ramp) -Installed a "Shok-Buff kit" (Full length guide rod, #18 recoil spring, recoil spring plug) -Added an aluminum trigger -Put in a combat hammer -Dropped in a textured beavertail safety -Screwed on some Pachmayr grips -Turned in some hex screws I'm pleased with the way it turned out, and it was my first attempt at gunsmithing. Who can recommend some decent magazines for this? Or recommend other modifications? Also, what do you think? __________________ The Beatles were wrong, happiness is not a warm gun. It's a new gun.