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12th January 2006, 13:03
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"drop in parts"
I am interested in buying a beavertail safety as well as a new hammer for my new ria 1911 without cutting the gun. On wilson combats website it says that the drop in safeties only fit colt models. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what brand name i should be looking for for my ria?
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12th January 2006, 18:07
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Lol
Depends how much you wanna spend.. actually alot of folks have been using wilsons and CMC. Just use one for a "GI Pattern" pistol and you should be fine. Just remember that not all things are created equal so some fitting may be required. This is exspecially true if it's a non "drop-in" part, as most require frame melding to make them look just right. If you are looking to save a few bucks, you may consider the Sarco drop in for govt models.. think they run like 17.00 plus shipping. ( www.sarcoinc.com )
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12th January 2006, 18:30
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RIA Grip Safety
pat86323:
If yours is a 5" RIA, the Colt Govt. model "drop-in" from Wilson should fit w/ very little (if any) modification to the frame tangs. You'll still need to fit to the trigger bow, but that's w/ most of them. mitchjoe |
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12th January 2006, 20:28
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I just bought a Wilson Combat beavertail safety (part 429SG) for my RIA 1911 Full Size. It fit like a champ. I bought the jig to do the frame, but decided I didn't need to. I posted some pics in a thread, here: http://forum.m1911.org/showthread.php?t=10030 including some closeups of the beavertail. It may have been a fluke -- I know others have done some fitting. Or maybe my standards aren't as high...in any case, it worked great for me.
Jim
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13th January 2006, 01:07
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Thanks for all the help guys. The reason that i dont want to cut on the gun is that im not really all that sure that i like the beaver tail safety and all that jazz. and if i put it all together and hate it i want to be able to put it back to mil spec. Btw tx....i checked out that site and like what i see. I cant really see the diffrence between the parts there and on the wilson website. Well other then the price.
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13th January 2006, 01:14
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........i hate 1911's ive decided. im going to have to spend another 370 dollars on another gun to keep stock and tinker with one. I ordered grips like the ones in navy guys pics just because they are so darn HOT. The ria is my first 1911 and now that im pretty much decided that i need another im wondering if ria still makes a shorter gun? I read about them on the forums but ive never once seen one.
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13th January 2006, 05:12
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Navy87guy,
I'm a bit surprised you don't mind the frame/beavertail fitting gaps on the drop in, which was a real hangup of mine. Then again, I'm probably more nitpicky than I should be as the functionality works just as well. Kuddos to you though in that you can keep your frame stock and can restore your RIA to factory original. Hehe, I've got mine so butchered and altered that by the time it's done, aside from the RIA lettering on the slide, it'll be hardly recognizable. On a side note, your choice of stainless contrasting with the parked finish looks pretty sharp. I bet it's a whole lot funner shooting now without the hammer bite than it used to be.  Oh and Pat, somewhere around in here I caught a couple of the old timers joking about 1911s breeding in the safe. LOL I totally concur! Get even a grip screw in your abode and before too long, you'll have three or four 1911s hanging out looking for brass. Hehe
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14th January 2006, 10:54
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One thing to remember with a shorter model is that jhp's are generally designed for the gov. model and often do not expand properly when fired from a shorty. Of course, it's a .45, so that won't really matter much to the target...
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18th January 2006, 14:43
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Of course you do know that there is no such thing as a true "drop-in" part for a 1911. I have been told that a "drop-in" part means to drop it off at your gunsmith for fitment!!!!
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