So, I am sort of new to the M1911 world, seeing as I just acquired my first, an Ithaca M1911 that, although all matching, in perfect working condition and with very little use, had sadly been refinished in chrome by the previous owner. So I had it refinished in black oxide, installed a longer Colt t...

Is a Nielsen devise/booster not necessary on a 1911? Looks like there are a couple ribs or something that hold the baffles in place (2nd pic). Are they going to be pressed? EDIT: looks like 2 pins that align them, in the last picture. In the first design, I was thinking about making the rods thin (...

Please elaborate good sir. I am very willing to learn.
Thanks,
LavaRed

Good evening gentlement. I planning to build a suppressor for an M1911A1 pistol. So far, I have these two designs in mind: http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q220/LavaRed/MK451.jpg http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q220/LavaRed/MK455.jpg http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q220/LavaRed/MK45A1.jpg ht...

Good evening to you all. I would like to ask of you gentlemen about the soundness of building a bushing with a threaded extension to mount a suppressor on my M1911A1. I know that it will most likely not cycle, and I am ok with that; what worries me the most is whether the bullet will have cleared th...