1911 Main spring housing.

I bought the DLASK stainless magwell. Pretty much a drop in part for my Sig 1911. Unfortunately I had to send the part out to Arma-Coat to have it nitron finished to match my Sig.

Marstar carries magwells for around $65. Not sure what the quality is like. I do like Ed Brown parts too. Never had any issues with them. I've ordered Wilson Combat parts on a couple occasions from Brownells without any issues but I think Ed Brown parts are nicer finished.
 
Antoine22 said:
I would keep the plastic main spring housing unless you want to upgrade with a magwell.
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Agree. Mainly did it for the magwell and thought I may as well replace the back strap at the same time. I didn't really notice a big difference in actual grip between the checkered plastic MSH and the Wilson Combat one. Now if I could easily swap in real checkering on the front strap instead of the "STIppling" on my Trojan - that would be a good improvement.
 
Trinimon said:
I bought the DLASK stainless magwell. Pretty much a drop in part for my Sig 1911. Unfortunately I had to send the part out to Arma-Coat to have it nitron finished to match my Sig.

Marstar carries magwells for around $65. Not sure what the quality is like. I do like Ed Brown parts too. Never had any issues with them. I've ordered Wilson Combat parts on a couple occasions from Brownells without any issues but I think Ed Brown parts are nicer finished.
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Your recent SIG picture with the silver safety/slide release/beavertail has inspired me to upgrade those parts to stainless, with a stainless magwell too.
 
applebook said:
Your recent SIG picture with the silver safety/slide release/beavertail has inspired me to upgrade those parts to stainless, with a stainless magwell too.
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LOL, I like the contrast of the SS parts to bling it up a bit. The only thing I didn't like with the DLASK SS magwell is that the finish is more gritty/dirty grey than a nice satin SS finish which is why I ended up sending it out to get nitron finished. I thought about returning it and buying a different one elsewhere but this part fit perfectly without any fitting required. A nice stainless steel look would be a nice accent. Damn, didn't think of that. Maybe I'll order a Ed Brown SS version. Gonna need another 1911. lol

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jackrabbit000 said:
Why bother to replace it. I've never had one break yet and nobody really cares if it is plastic or metal. If you really want a metal one, get the Wilson Combat. Get yourself a couple of extra mags instead IMO.
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Honestly, as I have said, it is just a personal preference. It's just wierd having a premium firearm with a plastic part on it.
 
Well I've bought a couple Wilson Combat ss 1911 parts and they were more of a grey silver than the brighter satin silver like Ed Brown parts. I'm not too familiar with the Kimber pistols to know which shade suits better.
 
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