Deacon KC

Before I waste effort, I just want to make sure I'm okay on this. A wide spur [target type] hammer, as on the original 1911 [pre A1] changes is legal for traditional 1911s. right?

Add Mec-Gar's magazines to your list to check out too. They have served me well for years.

Got asked at work today a WB question. Would a Model 25 be legal for WB since it is simply a Model 12 without the ability to take it down? I told him probably not, since it is not listed in the acceptable list and didn't come out until 1925. Was I correct? And also, if it is not legal, should it be considered to be legalized? Thanks

Sorry I'm late! Hope you had a great birthday!

Got permission from this guy to contact him. He is retired but he and his Dad were some of the premier Winchester gunsmiths in the country for many years. Scott Wright, here is his FB page. https://www.facebook.com/scott.wright.10485

Check at AIM Surplus and Classic, they were listing some the other day. And the K31s are some of the finest rifles ever built.

Thank you both! Just wanting to make sure I wasn't missing anything.

Okay, a question for the collective minds here. Going to be either making or buying a holster for WB, I was reading the rules on pages 16 & 17 and can find nothing similar to the restrictions on pistol height on the belt. Are there requirements/restrictions I am missing?

I've used other bullets from them with good results.

A Mitchell's Mauser would be an excellent candidate for a shooter competition rifle. They were gunsmith checked for headspace and are not collectable. The MAS 36 were excellent guns with good sights, but avoid those [and the K31s] converted to .308 as cartridge head diameter was different enough to occasionally cause feeding and extraction problems.

Good luck and shoot well!

Unique is a great powder for .45 Colt. Win 231 and Accurate #5 have also served me well over the years in .45 ACP.

@Garrison Joe what a great explanation. And Wolff does offer a 1911 spring pack with different weight recoil springs if you do want to experiment.

Thanks, I haven't tried the Cobras, I will have to look at them.

Okay, @Garrison Joe was helping another shooter out and I thought maybe I could add a few points to those new to the 1911. I have built and repaired many 1911s over the decades and learned a lot of things to use and to avoid, I hope this will be helpful. #1 1911s demand good magazines. Cheap ones will fail you, spend a couple more bucks and get good ones. Genuine Colt, Kimpro, Wilson, MecGar, McCormick and Actmag are all good and reliable. Don't expect the regular Kimber magazines to be reliable and surplus ones can run well IF you put fresh Wolff springs in them. #2 On the subject of springs, just go ahead and buy a Wolff spring pack when you get a used 1911. They are easy to swap out and well worth the effort in caring for Old Slabsides. #3 1911s need good lubrication. I'm a dinosaur but have had great success with Miltec grease on the rails and barrel lugs and good old Remoil on the rest of the moving parts. Don't forget to put a drop inside the barrel bushing where the barrel rides. #4 When you have to replace parts, get good stuff. Wilson, Novak and Ed Brown are the best you can get and will give you excellent service. #5 Grip bushings can come loose if you are not aware and put too much torque on them. If you replace grips regularly this can happen, so if they start to loosen give the threads a drop of blue loctite. #6 1911s are heavy, so get holsters made of thick, strong leather or they will flop around on you. #7 Milspec 1911s have lousy sights. [Hey, they were designed at the turn of the last century] If you decide to swap sights, just go ahead and have a dovetail cut for the front sight, it will save you a ton of headaches in the future. #8 Get a bushing wrench, sooner or later, you will get a 1911 with a really tight bushing. Oh, BTW, there are 3 types of 1911 shooters; those who are so new to 1911s they haven't launched a recoil plug yet, those who admit to it, and liars. You will eventually launch one...

GJ is dead on right. I've built several 1911s over the years and have never had a failure or problem with anything from Wilson.

The only guns I have seen or heard of actually needing them are alloy frame guns or those chambered for 10mm. Keep good springs in your steel guns and they will run fine without em.

The stop should have enough friction/pressure to fit snugly even without the firing pin pressure. It should take just a tiny bit of tug to slide out when the pin is pushed forward.

Wolff makes a complete spring pack that is really convenient. Any time I pick up a "new" [used] 1911, one of those kits goes in it.

I know it would be legal for Zoot Shooting, but is it legal for WB Traditional? https://www.brownells.com/handgun-parts/sights/rear-sights/1911-novak-cut-rear-sight-prod55698.aspx

Good for you guys! Good luck.

Okay, getting started in WB, and setting up my holster rig. How many 1911 magazines do I need to plan to put on the belt? Thanks