Drilling a 1911 frame do or a blazing red DONT?

[chemo]

What's your take on drilling the 1911 frame to add a mount ala 2011 style
also, plan on drilling both sides: c-more mount+ gas pedal thumb rest

I've seen some 1911 drilled & tappd for a scope mount but not many.
Is it safe?

 

[9x25]

You'll be fine on 1911 or 2011 frame, Just put some locktight on the treads

 

[Gunney]

It's safe if done right. Expect to keep the pistol forever unless you can sell it to another competition shooter though if you do.

 

[chemo]

dont worry i wont be doing the drilling and the gun is already past the point of no return

 

[NAA]

It's safe if done right. Expect to keep the pistol forever unless you can sell it to another competition shooter though if you do.

Although, I am not a competition shooter and did buy a 1911 pistol that had the frame drilled and tapped by the previous owner, who is a competition shooter, I tend to agree with the above statement. Not too many prospective 1911 buyers will want to see drilled/tapped holes, albeit filled with appropriate screws, in the frame of a 1911 pistol they are looking to buy.

In my case, the 1911 is a Caspian frame with a Colt Gold Cup National Match slide. Other parts are custom, including the match bull barrel. Frame was drilled/tapped for an optic site, though.

I personally have no need to add optics to this pistol. I bought it as a "shooter" and paid accordingly. The sum of the parts represent a significant initial outlay to build it for the original owner, however. The pistol has many years and thousands of rounds of life left in it. Therefore, I can live with four filled screw holes in the frame.

Overall, I think I made out like a bandit on this one:

NAA.

 

[chemo]

it'll be used for competition indeed. I love my burris, but handling a c-more changed my mind.

as to the gas pedal thumb rest well, that'd be to avoid bumping out the sldie stop, I'm a lefty and my support hand likes to rest directly where the slide stop protrudes and sometimes as I shoot, the slide stop gets bumped out and the slide locks half back.

 

[notsorichguy]

I have a Wilson Combat optic mount for sale in the EE right now..... I bought it from a older gent that is completely retired from competition shooting.

I like the idea of it, but I just can't bear to drill & tap my frame!!!

So now it's up in the EE

Cheers!