This is a 1911 long slide and Commander I made, rust blued with mammoth ivory grips. Caspian slides, 80 % lowers, all wilson combat bulletproof parts. Super accurate. I threw in a few pictures of the build process in case anyone was interested.
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Hey Kristian, thanks. I got these lowers from 1911 builders, not sure where or if you can get them up there though, not sure if this is an ITAR item or not, make sure before ordering because the fault can go to the importer i believe. The rail cutter is from matrix precision, it is fantastic but there is a learning curve, the provide test blocks to practice on. I have tried other frames but so far, 1911 builders are the best in terms of quality. I took baby steps to learn how to do this, i learned by fitting better wilson combat parts on my colt bevertail, barrel etc, checkering is the most difficult imo.
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Ruger SR1911 Commander in 9mm
I think I asked them about shipping to Canada and the answer was no. That was probably before the ITAR rules changed though. I've fiddled with a few Norinco's, enough that I wouldn't be too worried about screwing up a frame now at least. I agree on the checkering, that takes a lot of time and isn't much fun. I've only tried on one, not sure if I'll do it again.
Kristian
REMINGTON R1 CARRY 1911 80's series, I converted to a 70 series
God bless you