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They just don't 'feel right'....
UmOriginally posted by Str8_Shot:
Shooter
The reason Spring field front straps are so thick is they really are not so thick. But the front stap does have a different countour, as you have noticed.
You'd have to refinish your gun when you get done but parkerizing is supposedly pretty straightforward and can be done in a crock pot, or so I'm told. Anyway, Brownells sells a jig and file set so you can re-contour your frontstrap and checker it. Get the parkerizing chemicals on the same order to save shipping.Originally posted by t.heck:
Can any of you recommend an out fit to modify the frontstrap on my SA to be that more of a Colt-style front strap? Could the re-finishing be done well and match the slide? I have a mil-spec.
Thanks-
I had noticed that my Champion felt different than other makes of 1911's, so I started measuring thickness of front strap at the last gun show.Originally posted by Str8_Shot:
Shooter
The reason Spring field front straps are so thick is they really are not so thick. But the front stap does have a different countour, as you have noticed...
Here's one for diamond pattern checkering. http://www.brownells.com/Product/productDetail.asp?ProductID=080684000&CategoryID=0Originally posted by gyp_c:
What's the part # or page # for that jig...I've never seen one.