Brownells and 1911 parts? Stainless steel 1911 internal parts?

[quinnjoblow]

I have a stainless Springfield 1911 frame that I'd like to complete. Does Brownells ship slides, barrels and the necessary parts to Canada to complete the build?
I'd like to do a complete stainless gun. Are there any issues with using stainless internal parts say for trigger, hammer, extractor,ejector etc? Are they more brittle and prone to failure? I'm not into two tone guns. I would like to have a reliable vanilla ice cream stainless 1911. No fancy doo-dads.
Any help would be appreciated.

 

[GSG1911]

Provided that the manufacturer of the parts your buying is ITAR registered for export you should have no problem there. The barrel and slide would be where you'll get hung up I think.

With quality parts you should have no issue. If you were building a high volume IPSC gun I'd suggest sticking to plain old carbon steel but for a plinker you'll never notice a difference.

 

[silverfoxdj]

I'd give them a call at the International desk and ask them for specific parts..

 

[grumpyold]

I'd give them a call at the International desk and ask them for specific parts..

Agree. You may have to go through Canada government to import certain pieces. There is a number you can call to do this I just can't find it. Brownell's should be able to give you the info.

 

[Tom Morrison]

On the Brownells site, you can filter for exportable parts. I spent a small fortune there on Wilson Combat 1911 goodies for my Norc. Not the cheapest gun, but fun to do. You will also need to email them an end user agreement and keep your order under $500

Barrels are not doable though.

 

[madcow]

put the items on your shopping cart, then check the cart. It'll say if it can be shipped on the item list

 

[Nestor]

You can get the barrel from Brownells. I contacted them couple of months ago with exactly the same question.

 

[09outlander]

On the Brownells site, you can filter for exportable parts. I spent a small fortune there on Wilson Combat 1911 goodies for my Norc. Not the cheapest gun, but fun to do. You will also need to email them an end user agreement and keep your order under $500

Barrels are not doable though.

Yes they are, you just have to apply for and pay for an export license.

 

[Tom Morrison]

Yes they are, you just have to apply for and pay for an export license.

Which ain't cheap. Not worth it for one barrel.

 

[jackrabbit000]

Which ain't cheap. Not worth it for one barrel.

x2. You can buy both the slide and barrel but you need to do the import/export papers for both parts. Brownell's now charges $250 for each to process the paperwork.