No, I didn't touch ejection port. Spent casing ejects just fine, extracting live rounds can be a bit difficult, but on the other hand I've never had any misfires and any other malfunctions with it so far ( about 800 rounds trough or maybe even more)
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Not really, I can fit 8 rounds in to these magazines. Just have to use a simple plastic mag loader.
I've only tried it with Soviet surplus and it's pretty good at 10 meters. Will post target later.
Good to know ive allways been curious about this conversion.
very neat project.
I haven't seen these conversion barrels for a few years. If someone did a run of relatively inexpensive purpose built 1911s in this calibre I bet they'd be good sellers. I'd be all over it.
just checked out the J&G web site and they offer a 6" 1911 conversion. A long slide 7.62 would be pretty cool.
I haven't seen these conversion barrels for a few years. If someone did a run of relatively inexpensive purpose built 1911s in this calibre I bet they'd be good sellers. I'd be all over it.
just checked out the J&G web site and they offer a 6" 1911 conversion. A long slide 7.62 would be pretty cool.
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Nice Job!
gun looks great!
very interesting conversion, something i might have to add to my list of experiments to try.....
i like the skate tape front strap, did you just put a patch of that on and then just put on the grips to cover the edges?
sneaky and good thinking.
i may have to give that a try.
as for the paint did you look at Arma-Coat system before you went with the amazon paint in a can?
ive looked at their stuff and have been tempted to try it.
gun looks great!
very interesting conversion, something i might have to add to my list of experiments to try.....
i like the skate tape front strap, did you just put a patch of that on and then just put on the grips to cover the edges?
sneaky and good thinking.
i may have to give that a try.
as for the paint did you look at Arma-Coat system before you went with the amazon paint in a can?
ive looked at their stuff and have been tempted to try it.
Yes, grips do cover the tape 
As for Armacoat system - i didn't have a compressor at that time so I opted for a can, but I think the system will give me more flexibility.
As for Armacoat system - i didn't have a compressor at that time so I opted for a can, but I think the system will give me more flexibility.Only 9 or 38 super will work with this barrel. Also, I've tried it with Norc with pretty bad result - a lot of light strikes and misfeeds. SAM is a much better candidate for this conversion
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Very nice work. Looks great.
Duracoat in a can. Am i reading that right? This is what you used to paint the gun? If so did you fully strip the original bluing from the gun or did you just follow the duracoat instructions of using their degreaser before spraying?
Just decreased and spray. I did cover all the insides - rails etc
