Happiness is a new gun 2

[mr surveyor]

where do you get spare/replacement parts from ...when/if needed?


jd

[dao]

Well, it's a Series 70 1911. I don't want to say it's entirely milspec, but parts should be readily available nonetheless. Some may require hand fitting but there should be no shortage of pieces to start from.

[Bawanna]

Well the fit and finish on them is supposed to be very good Colonel. I'll report back on that when I get it. They're also supposed to run well. Not a lot of money for them, and given that I won't be putting thousands of rounds through it if she runs and is put together well it should outlast me, and I'll consider it a very good deal.
I debated on getting the stainless but this is intended to be a knock around gun and stainless just picks up scratches too easily. Speaking of which, do you ever touch up your Classic? If so, what do you use on it?

Actually for a knock about or everyday like my Classic I prefer stainless. You scratch bluing or cerakote or whatever you have to refinish. With stainless a little steel wool or fine sandpaper cleans it up and no finish required or do the Bird finish is that's what it requires.
My second to last chief left his Para Ordnance 1911 on the floor of his car which leaked so it was in a puddle of water. He brought it to me extremely nasty. I didn't really like the guy and abusing the gun like that was like hitting a woman that didn't deserve it ya know. Since I had nothing to lose I ended up hitting the sides of the slide with a belt sander.
Surprisingly it turned out looking damn near new, I impressed myself with the luck.
I too think many of the parts on this one will be mil spec so shouldn't be a big issue I wouldn't think.

[dao]

Bird finish?

[Bawanna]

Super High Polish.

[BirdsThaWord]

Bird finish?

Lol! Those SDS have caught my eye too. Seems hard to beat for the $. They do make them look very nice and appealing. With the front serrations, looks just like the Sig stuff in my eyes. At some point I hope to grab one too.

[BirdsThaWord]

I didn't really like the guy and abusing the gun like that was like hitting a woman that didn't deserve it ya know. Since I had nothing to lose I ended up hitting the sides of the slide with a belt sander.

Lol!
My best buddies dad passed a year or so ago and I inherited a little work station on wheels from him. Has one of those movable/fixable lamps, a vice, a drill press and a belt sander all bolted on top. I’ve got to do a little restoration on it to get it up to speed. Been meaning to try out the belt sander with a high # grit to hit the sides of slides, maybe carefully (avoiding rails & plunger tube) a stainless frame. Sure would speed up the process!

[dao]

Last night I tried some 8000gr paper on my Classic. Didn't touch it so I went to 2000, and then 1500. The latter two have made it almost like new but I can still barely make them out while turning it in the light. And they were put there only by me handling it I guess because it's never left my home. Compare that to the Kahrs I've used Mother's on. Their finish seems impervious to holsters and handling. They still look the way they did when I stripped the matte finish with it.

[dao]

I finished the job this morning. I tried steel wool but while it appeared to bring a nice shine to the side of the slide it didn't get to the scratches. Now these scratches I'm talking about are extremely light, probably put there by brushing the slide up against something soft like cordura or something? I don't think it was from holstering because they were perpendicular to the length of the slide.
Well I took some more of the 1500gr paper to them and managed to sand/polish them out. I just decided to quit being afraid I was going to mess something up, masked the slide to protect the matte portions and then was careful to place the paper on the slide and only move it along the grain of the finish. It looks factory new again.
Colonel what grit paper would you recommend for use on the Classic's slide, for very light scratches? The 1500gr worked well but if I can use something that takes less time and yet does not require me to sand the entire slide to match the spots I'm touching up I'd prefer that.

[Bawanna]

I never went anywhere near 1500 grit. If you want no brush marks might have to work your way up. I know I never went over 500 grit. I think I finished with the steel wool. Been awhile.