TFF is making me do it - The Firearms Forum

johnlives4christ · 05-28-2009, 05:58 PM

after reading about 1911's on here... dern it i want one. i used to have a springfield GI and loved it. so im thinking about swapping my ruger 357 in and getting on, a semi-local gunshop had one for around 450.

i been wanting another 45 for a while... and now im just about in the notion to get me one.

figuring i will get the GI model, lower and flare the port and put an extended ejector in it, polish inside and out as needed, sharp edges and such off appropriate parts, replace the mainspring housing with a non lock model, other than that leave it stock. any thoughts or suggestions?

thanks guys

~john

Shooter45 · 05-28-2009, 07:10 PM

Buy the Mil-Spec model with 3-dot sights and lowered and flaired ejection port. Problem solved !!!

Pistolenschutze · 05-28-2009, 07:28 PM

Well, you could always buy a Glock instead, John! :::::::digging fox hole much deeper before Shooter45 starts loosing rounds:::::::

johnlives4christ · 05-28-2009, 07:48 PM

well pistol, i have had both, and i love both. but i really miss the one i had before. even though i have a couple mags for g22. one reason i want another 45 though is because i know how to disassemble one of them all the way. while the glock i can only field strip it. not that this is a real issue, but if i accidentally dropped the gun in water or whatever, i would want to completely strip it for cleaning.

shooter45, well i have considered that, but the GImodel is available while the milspec isn't.. they cant order me anything i want, and im happy enough with the GI, i can lower and flare the slide myself, but if you complain to SA about brass hitting you in the head, they will do it at no cost to you. they did the last one i had that way, and i had a SA guy at the nra show tell me that was their common practice for such complaints.

i just really love the way a 45 feels in my hand, i like the heft of it, and the grip shape of an arched housing. but now im considering the possibility of a glock 22 since i already have mags for it

jacksonco · 05-28-2009, 07:56 PM

Do you know the difference between a 1911 and a fine woman?

The 1911 is easier to strip down

pickenup · 05-28-2009, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnlives4christ

TFF is making me do it

We must be doing something right.

Pistolenschutze · 05-28-2009, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jacksonco

Do you know the difference between a 1911 and a fine woman?

The 1911 is easier to strip down

True, but taking the safety off either one can be dangerous, Jackson.

johnlives4christ · 05-28-2009, 10:51 PM

i like my women like i like my pistols

thin
black
& greasy

glocknut · 05-29-2009, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnlives4christ

i like my women like i like my pistols

thin
black
& greasy

And a nice big round bottom!!!!!!!!

mike
gn

armedandsafe · 05-29-2009, 01:31 AM

I don't think a single one of those was concieved in 1911.

Pops

glocknut · 05-29-2009, 03:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by armedandsafe

I don't think a single one of those was concieved in 1911.

Pops

Am i the master of thread drift or what?

mike
gn

bcj1755 · 05-29-2009, 06:30 PM

I feel a strange urge to listen to Sir Mix-A-Lot

JUNKKING · 06-05-2009, 11:28 PM

Or Fred G Sanford, The G stands for Glock. Se looked good to me but all that I could see was her fine brown frame!

05-28-2009, 05:58 PM	#1
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	TFF is making me do it after reading about 1911's on here... dern it i want one. i used to have a springfield GI and loved it. so im thinking about swapping my ruger 357 in and getting on, a semi-local gunshop had one for around 450. i been wanting another 45 for a while... and now im just about in the notion to get me one. figuring i will get the GI model, lower and flare the port and put an extended ejector in it, polish inside and out as needed, sharp edges and such off appropriate parts, replace the mainspring housing with a non lock model, other than that leave it stock. any thoughts or suggestions? thanks guys ~john -->

05-28-2009, 07:10 PM	#2
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,786	Re: TFF is making me do it Buy the Mil-Spec model with 3-dot sights and lowered and flaired ejection port. Problem solved !!!

05-28-2009, 07:28 PM	#3
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: TFF is making me do it Well, you could always buy a Glock instead, John! :::::::digging fox hole much deeper before Shooter45 starts loosing rounds::::::: __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

05-28-2009, 07:48 PM	#4
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: TFF is making me do it well pistol, i have had both, and i love both. but i really miss the one i had before. even though i have a couple mags for g22. one reason i want another 45 though is because i know how to disassemble one of them all the way. while the glock i can only field strip it. not that this is a real issue, but if i accidentally dropped the gun in water or whatever, i would want to completely strip it for cleaning. shooter45, well i have considered that, but the GImodel is available while the milspec isn't.. they cant order me anything i want, and im happy enough with the GI, i can lower and flare the slide myself, but if you complain to SA about brass hitting you in the head, they will do it at no cost to you. they did the last one i had that way, and i had a SA guy at the nra show tell me that was their common practice for such complaints. i just really love the way a 45 feels in my hand, i like the heft of it, and the grip shape of an arched housing. but now im considering the possibility of a glock 22 since i already have mags for it

05-28-2009, 07:56 PM	#5
jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: TFF is making me do it Do you know the difference between a 1911 and a fine woman? The 1911 is easier to strip down

05-28-2009, 10:51 PM	#8
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: TFF is making me do it i like my women like i like my pistols thin black & greasy

05-29-2009, 01:31 AM	#10
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: TFF is making me do it I don't think a single one of those was concieved in 1911. Pops

05-29-2009, 06:30 PM	#12
bcj1755 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: A wretched hive of scum and villiany Posts: 4,357	Re: TFF is making me do it I feel a strange urge to listen to Sir Mix-A-Lot __________________ History is much like an endless waltz. The three beats of war, peace, and revolution continue on forever. Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges - Cicero If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. - Samuel Adams

06-05-2009, 11:28 PM	#13
JUNKKING Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just East of Pittsburgh PA Contributor Posts: 1,816	Re: TFF is making me do it Or Fred G Sanford, The G stands for Glock. Se looked good to me but all that I could see was her fine brown frame! __________________ Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and again!