Hello all,
I have recently inherited a 1911 from a family member who passed. It is a complete Frankenstein, with an Essex frame, Israeli milsurp slide and a mix and match for everything else. It was in need of some TLC, so I fully detail stripped it, cleaned it, and put it all back together. The two issues I noticed when first inspecting it both prior and after disassembly were that inserting a magazine into the grip was tremendously difficult. I squared that away with a lighter mag release spring.
Second issue, I also noticed that the grip safety did not function. When the hammer is down however, I am able to get the grip safety to engage to prevent further travel of the trigger, but still some travel exists. I understand how this interacts with the trigger bar, but is this common? I'm guessing either someone filed the grip safety down a bit too much, or its just not adequate size. Either way, opinions appreciated. Thanks!
I have recently inherited a 1911 from a family member who passed. It is a complete Frankenstein, with an Essex frame, Israeli milsurp slide and a mix and match for everything else. It was in need of some TLC, so I fully detail stripped it, cleaned it, and put it all back together. The two issues I noticed when first inspecting it both prior and after disassembly were that inserting a magazine into the grip was tremendously difficult. I squared that away with a lighter mag release spring.
Second issue, I also noticed that the grip safety did not function. When the hammer is down however, I am able to get the grip safety to engage to prevent further travel of the trigger, but still some travel exists. I understand how this interacts with the trigger bar, but is this common? I'm guessing either someone filed the grip safety down a bit too much, or its just not adequate size. Either way, opinions appreciated. Thanks!