[Magnumite]

I have been reading these posts for awhile now. Very interesting and informative. The base of knowledge here is impressive to say the least.

I have built a couple of my own pistols. I have done slide to frame fits and usually end up with .0015" to .0025" of dial indicator or feeler gauge measured movement between the slide and frame WITHOUT any other parts installed. Of course the barrel fit removes the rest of that movement. And these pistols shoot very very well. My question is...how does this compare to the "no movement between the slide and frame" one reads about in the magazines. I never had the opportunity to handle a Baer or comparable gun let alone strip it and check the slide frame fit. I know it is not that overly important to have "no perceptible movement" but am curious as what the frame to slide fit is in these highly touted pistols.

Thank you.

 

[Metal Smith]

Hi Magnumite, I see this is your first post, welcome to 1911 Forum.

I never felt one yet that had no perceivable movement. The Baer’s I examined where fit pretty nice, but sight movement, a .001’s or so. Remember they are fit by hand so quality may vary on any given gun. The big plus is they start with oversize parts where others are crimping & peening.

I have measured a few for rail parallelism and they were a few thousands off from one end to the other, some varied in the center, hence the hand fit but the final fit is still very good.

There is a .002 or .003 extra metal on the Baer rails. I mill mine parallel to a gauge fit and lap


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Metal Smith

The only thing I know for sure is what I can measure!
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[This message has been edited by Metal Smith (edited 10-02-2001).]

 

[Magnumite]

Hi,

Thanks for the welcome and the reply post. Your answer has cleared up those questions I have had. Thanks a bunch.

 

[rex]

Welcome to the forum.For what it's worth,that super tight fit is overrated.While it is nice to have and feel,it really doesn't help accuracy much if the barrel is fitted correctly.It really sucks when the grunge builds up or you happen to drop it in the dirt and still need to use it.

 

[woozyduke]

slide fit

If you shoot open sights,dont worry about the slide being a little loose,barrel lock up is what your lookin for..if thats right,,the point of aim will be the same!