Upgrading My GSG 1911 ?
- Thread starter trev82
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I would really like to get a few simple upgrades for my GSG too, but don't know where to look in Canada. This company CW accessories looks like they have some cool stuff, but of course no shippie to Canada.
- Location
- B.C. (southern interior)
I just found a thread on CGN saying that Blue Line Activites carries some ZRTS accessories. I haven't been able to get on their website for ages so I may need to go old school and use the phone.
From these two quotes it sounds like the slide is binding a little on the frame. Is that correct? If so I would imagine that this is a case by case basis.
The way to confirm if ANY sanding or other abrasive use is warranted is to strip down the gun and try the slide by itself on the lower to see if there's any binding in the rails. If there is then correct that issue.
If there is no binding or it's corrected begin adding in the rest of the parts such as the barrel and bushing without anything else and see if it cycles smoothly with no binding. Continue finding sources of friction and correcting them until you run out of parts.
Armored Metal
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- The People's Republik of Kébekistan
I owned a MkII for 21 years. Good little gun, shot great but always lacked "un je ne sais quoi?"
Then I bought a GSG so my .45 would have a little brother. What a cool little gun! It's not as reliable as my Ruger was (sold it) but it makes up in the "Fun" departement.
When I first got my GSG1911, I polished the slide rails and cleaned it up - its fed thousands of rounds without issue other then the odd crappy .22 round. Granted, a Ruger wouldn't even need an internal clean up out of the box but I think the GSG design is proving itself to be rather good. My original barrel bushing is the only thing that broke, and it just bent. It didn't actually break.
What do you guys use for polishing? I've got a dremel tool but I couldn't even begin to choose what bit to use.
