project NP29 1911 diamond in the rough + bonus STI job

[RUSTSPOT]

this norinco is a project i do for a friend. after he put in the goodies to make it shoot nice, i was given the task of making it look nice.


file off the nasty serrations

matched that relief cut to the frame lines

uniformed the frame slide and beaver tail, tighten the slide to frame fitment and lots of filing to refine the slide and frame. file off all visible machine marks inside the serrations etc.

match the grip safety to the frame

sand blasted

cerakote burnt bronze frame and custom mixed the slide and controls. tapped the grip screw bushing to take standard thread grip screws

rounded off all sharp edges along all corners

rounded off all edges on the slide

this is another 1911 i fit and painted. didnt need much work being an STI. mainly fit the beaver tail to match the frame and some minor stuff.

 

[mississaugagunnut]

Simply amazing!! Great job.

 

[JB]

looks great want to do mine next

 

[Cocked&Locked]

Did you draw file or mill the serrations off the top of the slide? Nice work.

What style beavertail is that? Also, what sights are installed?

 

[Hrcboy]

Thanks Rusty! One of my most prized pieces in my safe now

Always loved the way it shoots must be the heavy weight steel similar to the weight of my Valtro I used to own. All dlask internals and hours of tuning made this a dream to shoot, just looked like A$$. He even managed to tighten the frame to slide fit. No more rattles. The finish and extra work he put in is amazing!

This kid is talented. you should see his glock 19 he just finished.

Thanks again!

 

[RUSTSPOT]

Did you draw file or mill the serrations off the top of the slide? Nice work.

What style beavertail is that? Also, what sights are installed?

all done by hand.went out and bought a 10 dollar 8" file and a rat tail file and went to town with it. i dont even have a dermal at home so i use sand paper and fine stone to remove the filing marks. i'll invest in a mill this year. the top serration took the longest time to get raid of while ensuring that it still has even step thru out the slide. actually the slide werent even flat and square to began with. i file the top left and right to make it straight.

 

[SoBored]

Good work with the Chinese mill, (file), that's a huge improvement.

 

[Import]

Slick....nice job

 

[Smcx]

Awesome. This is exactly what norcs are for.

 

[NAA]

Nice job!

She looks great now.

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NAA.

 

[zelly]

how much and what's your address so I can send mine ??? Lol. Great job.

 

[Detective_Special]

Beautiful job !!! your friend must be really happy. Congrats to you!!

 

[MJH]

Nice work! How did you tighten the slide to frame fit?

 

[Hrcboy]

Rustspot did my buddy's M2 in FDE as well. He's quite happy with it.

I love how it changes shades in different lighting. Well done in mixing the Cerakote colours!

 

[Steppenwolf]

Very nice, I frankly wasn't expecting much because the title of the thread. Rustspot well done!

 

[RUSTSPOT]

Nice work! How did you tighten the slide to frame fit?

Vice, hammer and a caliber to measure the slide width and frame rail measurements. Then hammer the frame rails to match the slide. There is a proper tool set for the job but since it cost as much as the gun I just went caveman on it . It's doable but takes careful test fitting

 

[lycan]

Awesome build.
How is it shoot?

 

[Cocked&Locked]

Vice, hammer and a caliber to measure the slide width and frame rail measurements. Then hammer the frame rails to match the slide. There is a proper tool set for the job but since it cost as much as the gun I just went caveman on it . It's doable but takes careful test fitting

if you have access to a surface grinder a couple of pieces of flat ground stock ground to the width and hardened and tempered make ideal rail peening anvils to prevent over doing it. Very nice work indeed!

 

[Smcx]

Lol I hammered my slide too.

 

[Hrcboy]

Awesome build.
How is it shoot?

It's shoots awesome. Softer and then any other 1911s I've shot, adding the match grade bushing really help in the accuracy department. Works flawlessly with Tripp mags, polishing certain key areas and some tuning on the extractor. That is why I decided to give it a facelift. Make it look as nice as it shoots.