Must Do 1911 upgrades?

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during the rush trying to pick new units up, I managed to snag myself a Girsan MC 1911 C in .45acp. This is my first 1911, all the rest of mine are striker fired so I'm trying to learn the most I can about it as well as looking for a MUST do upgrades.

without saying it, I will say, This particular unit will be sitting in a biometric safe possibly near where I lay my head at night.

looking to make the best upgrades for function and dependability, as well as accuracy. I currently have Wilson combat mags, trijicon sights, and a streamlight tlr- 1 HL enroute for it.

Cheers!

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I second that. Having and working on a few 1911’s only to get them functioning perfectly was my goal, if they didn’t right out of the box. Looking at yours, it looks good to go to see how it shoots! Fire about 200-500 to give her a good break in, then access what you think you’ll need. After that it’s just wants, like those cool grips!
If it ain’t broke! Don’t fix it!
 
If you plan on sleeping with this gun, I guess night sights and perhaps a flashlight are the first things on your list. Extended controls for a woke and sleepy operator in the dark is another thing.
 
For a bedside gun?

Step 1: Sell 1911.
Step 2: Buy Glock 17.

Jokes aside, if you bought a good one it shouldn’t need anything.

1. Buy 1000rds of ammo. Fire said ammo and monitor reliability.
2. Buy a few variations of hollow points, see what your gun likes best.
3. Select preferred load, buy another 500rds of it. Shoot 450 of them and monitor for reliability. If acceptable, keep the last 50.
 
You own striker fired pistols but you're gonna keep the untested and bottom-of-the-barrel cheap 1911 next to your bed? :d lol
 
Remove any Series 80 parts. Replace with appropriate shim.
Stone the surfaces of all parts that rotate against each other, and make sure they don't have any sharp edges.
Stock up on recoil springs of different weights and shoot them all to determine best fir for your preferred ammo.
A squared off firing pin stop if it doesn't have one.
If that's gonna be your bedside gun, a magwell.
 
Thale53 said:
...This is my first 1911, all the rest of mine are striker fired so I'm trying to learn the most I can about it as well as looking for a MUST do upgrades. ...looking to make the best upgrades for function and dependability, as well as accuracy. I currently have Wilson combat mags, trijicon sights, and a streamlight tlr- 1 HL enroute for it.
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These are not like your typical striker-fired polymer-framed pistol. For those, it's mostly plug and play. For the 1911 platform, aside from magazines, sights, and grip panels, most other parts often require fitting to work properly. If your skill or your budget (gunsmith hours) are not up for it, leave it be.

I have to say I just crossed paths with a couple Girsan 1911s, and I thought they seemed like excellent quality for the price point. I'd have no reservations about using one for serious applications after proving it with ~2000 rounds (just like any other pistol).
 
What would John Moses Browning do? Nothing at all.

Anything you fiddle with will degrade the design.

The main upgrade would be a transparent bottle of fluorescent paint on top of the safe so you can find it in the dark. OK, illumination upgrades in general are probably allowed.
 
It's got everything upgraded on it.
If it doesn't shoot tight, a tight hand fit bushing (wrench tight to frame, minimum clearance to barrel) will improve that.
EGW use to do custom cut bushings based on your slide/barrel dimensions but they don't deal with Canada anymore.
 
While I have not worked or shot one of these , it looks just fine the way it is set up now, other than the grips don't do anything for me, I like wood, or some thing with some bit.
If you have trouble with the sights , I can't see if they are standard black, I like light red paint on them with my old eyes.
Just shoot it and get use to as others have said.
don't start screwing with stuff just for the sake of changing stuff, but that does keep gunsmiths in money.
 
Hackathon and Wilson are always an educational watch. I’ll park this video here as Shooter Sin #6 relates to this thread.
Buy quality reliable magazines and spend the rest of your money on ammunition and practice. Bear in mind 1911s are like Swiss watches, properly timed and very accurately fitted. Flip flopping parts is not a good idea without the knowledge/skill of fitting them properly. Just replacing parts might work, but not without compromise to safety and reliably.

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