Picked up a new RIA M1911 A1 tody

[mike1050]

mike1050
this a 1911 A1 your is really not an A1,

see if you can see the difference



NORM

Is it the MSH with the lanyard?

[normsutton]

mike1050
yes the arched MSH

NORM

[dfunk]

Norm, isn't it also the short trigger?

mike, that's how the full legth guide rod works. You shouldn't need to file anything.

[mike1050]

Norm, isn't it also the short trigger?

mike, that's how the full legth guide rod works. You shouldn't need to file anything.

Thanks, I was thinking of leaving it anyway.

[normsutton]

DF

don't know about the short trigger, never had chance to work on a 1911 made before 1927 , I know the model used in the WW1 had a flat MSH,and I think the 1911 A1 came out in 1927 with the arch MSH, I like the arch MSH fits my hand better , and have change all of mine that didn't have one on it, even change the one on my RIA compact

before



after




NORM

[papabear]

Yulp, Norm and I are the same page with this, he changed out a couple for me also, I don't care for the flat MSH.

[dfunk]

Perhaps I need to fondle one.....hehe

[mike1050]

Put a Wilson Combat 429BG beavertail on, and bobbed the hammer for now. I ordered the combat hammer today.

[mike1050]

It's finally finished. I put in a Wilson combat grip safety, combat hammer, grips from Dennis, and the full length guide rod.

[normsutton]

mike

looks good

NORM

[mike1050]

Thanks, now just got to find time to get to the range.

[mike1050]

Well I put a Wilson Combat match 1 trigger in. But now the grips are going t have to go. I ordered an ambi safety, and a set of double diamonds. The grips are not ambi so they will be coming off. So if anyone is in the market for some nice 1911 grips let me know.

[mike1050]

Now it is finished for sure. Put in the following- new 3-dot sights, full length guide rod, trigger, beavertail, hammer, stainless barrel bushing, and an ambi safety. With the ambi safety, the other grips wouldn't work. I put the factory grips back on for now with a pearce grip insert.

[normsutton]

mike

ambi safety was a PITA to put in wasn't it, at lest on the last one I did it was
NORM

[mike1050]

The ambi safety actually was in a RIA Tactical. I did have to file just a little, and replace the sear pin with the extended pin with the slot. Ivan at Advanced Tactical sent me one at no charge.