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Thread: Most F-ed up 1911 "improvements" ever?!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BiggLee71 View Post
    I dont particularly care for MIM parts. Some say these parts are as good as the older school solid steel parts. I still like one chunk of metal as opposed to MIM.
    MIM components are used in many things we use everyday, including airplanes and automobiles, yet no one obsesses over them more than gun owners.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RIGPIG View Post
    The allenhead screws look nicer and reduce the risk of scratching your grips.
    But don't allow this:

    http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/tech/toolbox.htm

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    You guys are tame if series 80 safeties and magwells are all you got.

    I would like to see some of the "custom" visual modifications to come out of the 70's and 80's disappear from existence.

    Gimmicks like the group gripper and gas pedal grips should be wiped from memory too.

    God awful compensators as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BBossman View Post
    MIM components are used in many things we use everyday, including airplanes and automobiles, yet no one obsesses over them more than gun owners.

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    I hear that! Just dont tell me what airplane parts are MIM of I'll like flying even less than I already do!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by T2C View Post
    This.
    Double Action Conversions
    If you don't want a single action pistol, don't buy a 1911.
    PREACH IT!!! I have run into a couple of these so far and they were both terrible. Both owners warned me of the "danger" of my "Cocked & Locked" 1911. Neither knew what "Condition 1" meant when I explained my love of the pistol, so I'm guessing that the concept of the proper function in a 1911 was beyond them.

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    I can see a use for many 1911 parts and modifications within the realm of competition, sport shooting, etc. but the one part or parts that I see no use for is the extended slide release - or better yet the ambi one that was made for a period of time

    They are completely useless in my opinion

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    Quote Originally Posted by glocktogo View Post
    Series 80 safety.

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    Having dropped a few guns in my day I actually appreciate the Series 80. It adds a lot and takes away nothing.

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    Finger groove grips.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Larry Vickers View Post
    but the one part or parts that I see no use for is the extended slide release
    Short thumbs? :shrug:

    I've run a couple of pistols that had them installed. Never had a problem caused by them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RIGPIG View Post
    You're going to have to explain your disdain for these. GI sights suck a fattie, magwells improve reloads, and adjustable sights are nice for handloads. The allenhead screws look nicer and reduce the risk of scratching your grips.

    I don't like the external extractors or plastic triggers.
    Allen and Torx head anything on a 1911 sucks. The heads break off and strip and it's a completely unnecessary PITA to go find a tool to remove fancy junk when you shoulda been able to use a flat head and the sear spring.

    I've not seen any measureable improvement with a magwell. I have seen 'em come loose and twist (more Allen head junk).

    I never said G.I. sights didn't suck, but adjustables break. Always.

    External extractors always suck but plastic triggers are fine. STI makes a decent one and the stock Colts ain't all that bad for the price. I run a Colt plastic MSH on a $2K custom too...

    But I'm not talking about a plinking type 1911, I'm talking about something I'd carry to work.

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