Hi guys. Thanks for all the replies and suggestions
I do want to mention:
I did not say that I was going to tighten the fit personally, or even that I was going to have any work at all done on my M1911 made in 1918. I just asked what was involved; I am interested in knowing
I really do appreciate the words of caution and general gunsmithing advice though. The slide is a 'little' sloppy. It's an old pistol. My M1911A1 made in the 21st century has less slop, but not a heck of a lot less
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Unclenick in particular- thanks for the reply, that also was something I was curious about- barrel to slide. I had been just swapping parts back and forth between my Colt 1911 and my non-Colt 1911A1 and marveling that all the parts just fit no matter which pistol frame or combination of parts I used, then I started thinking, well, what if they didn't fit? What does a gunsmith do to correct that?
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"I would leave the old horse in her condition, or get someone who restores old 1911s to do the job...but that's just me"
me as well! I looked at Doug Turnbull's website. Holy crap, what a talented group. Holy crap, what a lot of money!