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seminole
13th November 2005, 19:20
Are parts interchanghable between the 1991A1 compact and the officers model? You can find a lot of aftermarket parts listed for the officers but
absolutely nothing for the compact. My brother has a compact and would like to make some changes.
Hawkmoon
13th November 2005, 19:55
I believe so. Just keep in mind that the 1991A1 pistols are Series 80 internally, with the firing pin safety.
seminole
14th November 2005, 23:26
Thanx for the reply. The previous owner of this gun had tritium night sights
installed and the firing pin safety was eliminated in the process. as I understand it a lot of aftermarket sights mandate removal of it.
mray77
15th November 2005, 12:42
I have a 1991 Compact as well. For all intents and purposes, it is an Officers Model in a Parkerized finish with rubber grips. All parts are interchangeable.
trk2ajk
17th November 2005, 21:23
Thanx for the reply. The previous owner of this gun had tritium night sights
installed and the firing pin safety was eliminated in the process. as I understand it a lot of aftermarket sights mandate removal of it.

is this true? i have owned two oacps and have never heard that before. what brand sights required this? oddly, i replaced the front sites on both of them , but never the rears. ;)
Ric4509
17th November 2005, 21:31
Thanx for the reply. The previous owner of this gun had tritium night sights
installed and the firing pin safety was eliminated in the process. as I understand it a lot of aftermarket sights mandate removal of it.

Replacing the sights does not require the removal or elimination of the firing pin safety in a compact, ultra compact, or any size thereof in a 1911. If the compact 1991A1 is a carry gun, LIABILITY is the key word whenever a safety feature is removed or altered with.
seminole
19th November 2005, 15:57
Sorry if i gave any misinformation. As I said this is something I read somewhere once. I have never owned a colt with a fireing pin safety myself. My llama
max-1 has it and I was forced to eliminate it when it started to regularly
prevent the slide from returning all the to battery. If my info is wrong then I have no idea why it was removed on my brothers gun.