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<blockquote data-quote="Finnished" data-source="post: 3699495" data-attributes="member: 46577"><p>Hello all,</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Finnished, post: 3699495, member: 46577"] 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! [/QUOTE]
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