The little 1911's are pretty fast to cycle and the mag spring can be a source of unreliable feeding.ĭid all that to make it controllable and more fun to shoot than most small 1911's. The mag springs affirmatively push a round up. The Beavertail preserves the web of my hand.
The barrel bushing was just to tighten up the barrel slide fit a bit over the stock bushing. The only reason I put the full length guide rod in it was to add some more friction and assist the firing pin block in slowing things down. I learned about the squared firing pin stop and 24 pound main spring combo (from 1911Tuner) as a means to increase the leverage over the slide and to slow the slide down a bit. Colt Magazines with fresh Wilson extra power mag springs.
Put a Wilson bullet proof extractor in it. Added a barrel bushing that I had to fit by hand. Hand fitted a square bottomed firing pin stop. Reverse recoil spring plug, full length guide rod with a flat wound spring.
