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Aerospace parts are particle inspected and cheap gun parts aren’t so quality is everything

I just purchased a Specialist today. I considered the TRP but the mim parts inside pushed me to buy the Specialist.

Thank you!

Jasper_Quade Maybe 4-6 weeks

I disagree with the position that all oversized parts are "match grade", whatever that is. There are plenty of sloppy, out of spec parts made from crappy materials that are foisted onto the unsuspecting consumers as "match grade", or better yet, "Mil-Spec". I too use EGW, 10-8, Harrison, plus Wilson BP, and some Nowlin. I'm not adverse to other brands as long as they have a positive history.

agreed, I bought a Prodigy, swapped out the trigger, ignition parts, firing pin. Next on the list is the hammer strut, firing pin block, ambi safety, slide stop, extractor, mag catch.

Leaf spring

You’ll need to tune the leaf spring it literally takes 5 minutes be sure each leg is where they need to be when completing reassembly.

Food for thought: you can what if breakages to death, but I already covered the FP stop in the video. They aren't subject to shear stress and as such statistically less likely to fail regardless of composition.

108Performance personally I had one crack in half on a TRP after 1000 rounds.

My Colt Mk IV series 80 "Combat Special" also had a massive failure of the plunger tube WHILE I WAS firing at the range. The flared tang on the post on one end completely let go, the retaining pin snapped off and the plunger tube assy came almost off the frame which allowed the slide stop to um . . .stumble and part way engage during the firing cycle. Scared me big time. I stopped and investigated, came home and watched several dozen KZfaq clips to see what was what. I ended up buying the installation tool and Ed Brown tube plus the 2 pins and spring all for about $50 from Brownell's. When it came, I studied the literature and watched the videos some more before I started. The whole job went super easily and when it was finished the pistol was BETTER than new! Since then, I have fired a few thousand rounds down range and ALL is well.

what is a fcg

@@tomgiorgini9154 That would be the Fire Control Group - the combination of the hammer and trigger usually. The 2 safeties are included often, the grip safety and the manual (thumb) safety. Heck if you're going to go that far you might as well do the slide stop plus the sear and disconnector too.

@@timwalsh715 thanks for the reply i would assume from his explanation of the problem it was the sear and hammer his initials did not say to much to me anyways thanks for the clarification, after i posted i figured thats what he was indicating but that really does not describe what the problem was

@@tomgiorgini9154 Fire Control Group = Hammer, Sear, and Disconnector.

former pilgrim Haha! If it has worked well for you then it’s doing ok.

I would replace the factory slide stop with my 10-8 Performance part as it has improved lobe geometry not only for easy install, positive lock back, and a detent angle to reduce possibility of false lockback. But that’s just me.

@@108Performance i routinely do that. You just sent me another one.

I don't recall any extractors being MIM, they're usually bar stock but the money is in the heat treat and fitting. Stock sub $1000 guns usually have money saved on both those critical areas and I always replace the extractors with Wilson Bulletproof. The Ti firing pin is fine. Check out my other 1911 videos for more info.

@@108Performance I will, and thanks much for the reply.

Ryan Smith As long as the part is a quality part, the method of manufacture is actually secondary. However, if we are speaking strictly of methods of manufacture, I would not place MIM or cast over one another as superior, as the only one I really feel is genuinely superior is machined bar stock.

Certainly an admirable desire to see some scientific method being applied. However, the tooling for just the proposed I-beam alone - a mold for casting, a forging die, and a mold for MIM - would likely cost over $200-250k. Current ammunition price for the proposed endurance test of each of the 3 components is $.60 - $1 per round in .45. Then consider that KZfaq videos are viewed for free, and prepared at the expense of the channel providing it. Your alternative is to do the test yourself by locating and purchasing your proposed cast, MIM, and forged hammers, then shoot 10k rounds through each and report back on your own KZfaq channel.

Springfield or Colt are always my top 2 picks.

hilton makes some recommendations in this vid! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdN5ZtqWra6tink.html

Been there, done that. Didn't get a high end 1911 until 20 yr after retiring from the military and kid graduated from college. Hang in there, it will come.

PC B always said that would be my gift to myself when I get out. Now let’s see if it actually happens!

Parts composition varied by each run. Sorry I’m not a gunsmithing shop. Leave the parts alone, we didn’t have them fail due to composition, and unless you’ll fire it more than we did at work you’re good.

Thank you for your reply. I definitely won’t shoot it as much as you all did (unless someone wants to send me ammo), and will leave it as is.

Always

Bul Armory guns are most certainly not a true competitor to the Staccato. They are imported, use a large quantity of MIM small parts, and are priced higher than comparable Staccato models. I prefer the Staccato, made in Texas with all US machined components.

@@108Performance Thank you for responding and for your insight.

I thought all Wilson parts were made of steel ?

wilson's reputation far exceeds wilson in reality@@flyknuckle

That's Springfield for you. They tried hiding the fact the frames were made in Brazil for years too.

@@christopherjohnson2171 really? I remember the frames were marked Brazil back in the day. From my understanding only NM marked frames were made in America. All others were made in Brazil.

@@dredd1995 Depends on what you define as "back in the day". I don't think it was until at least the mid-2000s they started doing that. I bought in '03 and the only hint was INSIDE of the dustcover a faint dot matrix marked "IMBEL".

@@christopherjohnson2171 I wasnt old enough to buy a handgun till 2016. So yeah I wouldn't know. They're still good guns though I'd take a Springfield over a Colt anyday even now still.

@@dredd1995 I'm the opposite, that Springfield was my first handgun purchase and was a total shitpiece but Colt was in a bad place at that time and didn't get their act together until about 2010. They use far less MIM and less dubious part choices such as Springfield's obsession with using the long style ejector even in calibers that don't require it.