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<blockquote data-quote="kamml" data-source="post: 5095596" data-attributes="member: 20373"><p>I have been assembling different parts, springs, pins, hammers, files, jigs, leather mallet, etc for the 1911 work. Having fooled around with various firearms since I was a teenager, you know maybe 50 years or so ago I thought I could start and do this project. I am somewhat afraid of the pistol's complexity and John Browning's genius, so I am hesitant to start. I was playing around with just the recoil spring thinking I could change it from a short rod to a full length recoil rod, nope that didn't work. It would bind when I tried to chocolate chip cookie it. So back to the drawing board. I have a matched trigger-sear-main-spring-sear spring-ejector kit I bought for the trigger pull issue. It will reduce the trigger pull down to 4.5 lbs from about 6 where it is now. And I have a new checkered mainspring housing and tapered magazine well to add too. I saw tonight how the main spring is held in place in the housing with the mounting pin on the frame compressing the spring slightly with another pin at the upper end of the housing holding the spring in place or allowing its internal disassembly when you remove it. This pistol is quite an elegant puzzle, I will enjoy its challenges once I work up the courage to start. BTW I am really impressed with the Tisas's machining quality, its quite well done with no errant burrs or machining marks. Bravo for the Turks this time. I have purchased two video books and three online 1911 books to help in the disassembly and reassembly. But if it ain't broke don't fix it still resonates in my brain quite loudly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kamml, post: 5095596, member: 20373"] I have been assembling different parts, springs, pins, hammers, files, jigs, leather mallet, etc for the 1911 work. Having fooled around with various firearms since I was a teenager, you know maybe 50 years or so ago I thought I could start and do this project. I am somewhat afraid of the pistol's complexity and John Browning's genius, so I am hesitant to start. I was playing around with just the recoil spring thinking I could change it from a short rod to a full length recoil rod, nope that didn't work. It would bind when I tried to chocolate chip cookie it. So back to the drawing board. I have a matched trigger-sear-main-spring-sear spring-ejector kit I bought for the trigger pull issue. It will reduce the trigger pull down to 4.5 lbs from about 6 where it is now. And I have a new checkered mainspring housing and tapered magazine well to add too. I saw tonight how the main spring is held in place in the housing with the mounting pin on the frame compressing the spring slightly with another pin at the upper end of the housing holding the spring in place or allowing its internal disassembly when you remove it. This pistol is quite an elegant puzzle, I will enjoy its challenges once I work up the courage to start. BTW I am really impressed with the Tisas's machining quality, its quite well done with no errant burrs or machining marks. Bravo for the Turks this time. I have purchased two video books and three online 1911 books to help in the disassembly and reassembly. But if it ain't broke don't fix it still resonates in my brain quite loudly. [/QUOTE]
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