Lately i am reading a bit everywhere on the subject and will order a 1911 gunsmith book, because i love having project guns.
Fitting a 1911 barrel is still a new concept to me, and while i am not relying on forums to get the job done, just poking around for opinions.
I purchased a barely used STI Edge 2011 bull barrel. I currently own a 1911 STI Trojan (40SW).
The trojan and the edge use the same slide, exept the trojan has an added stirrup cut and the edge they round topped the slide (i have owned and used both to some extent)
Now i just dropped in the edge barrel in the trojan without any fitting, just to see where things start. Bull barrel is sporting a #3 link
It dropped fit and cycles, there is lockup (havent measured yet) and it feeds 100%, the barrel feedramp is flush with frame feedramp when slide is locked and pushing on barrel.
Barrel is sitting low in front of slide, there is almost a little too much tension here.
Tried 2 mags out of it tonight for fun, cycled very good, had quite the drastic vertical stringing.
Since barrel is factory fitted to a factory edge, and edge shares grossly the same slide as trojan, i believe it will have very little fitting to lugs to be done.
I am wondering if not enough or too much upper lug lockup is causing this.
At the time i'd have RK cutom guns fit bull barrels for me, he'd always use a #4 EGW link to achieve his 50thou lockup he always wanted to have.
This is open for discussion, past experiences, tips and opinions all welcome!
Fitting a 1911 barrel is still a new concept to me, and while i am not relying on forums to get the job done, just poking around for opinions.
I purchased a barely used STI Edge 2011 bull barrel. I currently own a 1911 STI Trojan (40SW).
The trojan and the edge use the same slide, exept the trojan has an added stirrup cut and the edge they round topped the slide (i have owned and used both to some extent)
Now i just dropped in the edge barrel in the trojan without any fitting, just to see where things start. Bull barrel is sporting a #3 link
It dropped fit and cycles, there is lockup (havent measured yet) and it feeds 100%, the barrel feedramp is flush with frame feedramp when slide is locked and pushing on barrel.
Barrel is sitting low in front of slide, there is almost a little too much tension here.
Tried 2 mags out of it tonight for fun, cycled very good, had quite the drastic vertical stringing.
Since barrel is factory fitted to a factory edge, and edge shares grossly the same slide as trojan, i believe it will have very little fitting to lugs to be done.
I am wondering if not enough or too much upper lug lockup is causing this.
At the time i'd have RK cutom guns fit bull barrels for me, he'd always use a #4 EGW link to achieve his 50thou lockup he always wanted to have.
This is open for discussion, past experiences, tips and opinions all welcome!
