A set of slides make the 1911 a dual purpose gun.
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2024 3:32 am
So this all started years ago when I bought a Kimber .22 target conversion for my 1st gen Kimber Custom. Always shot great but then my son decided that the Custom was his gun. Sooooo.
Tried the conversion unit on a few other 1911s but always felt like in order to get the best out of it I would have to fit the slide to one frame. Not willing to alter anything I had I found a brand new RIA frame on GB for a really good deal, fitted the conversion unit to it and ended up with a very accurate dedicated steel framed 1911 .22! Winner…
But recently I started itching for a Commander sized 1911 again. So look on eBay and dang! There’s a bunch of suitable slides in there for every budget. So I found a nice Kimber Pro CDP II and bid low enough to make it worth my while. And won.
Came in today and I’ll be damned it’s dirty but should clean up to like new. Fits the frame like it was made for it! Slides really smooth on the rails and no play at ALL anywhere!
So now it’s a nice gun (set?) I can throw in the Jeep when going off road and gives me SD, target and small game hunting opportunities with just a slide swap. If I like the setup I MIGHt get a 10mm slide just for yucks. Maybe a 6”?
I need to clean it and delete the stupid firing pin block. That’s tomorrow’s project. But this shows the end result as it will look. Then off to shoot
In .22 configuration
.45 Commander size
Tried the conversion unit on a few other 1911s but always felt like in order to get the best out of it I would have to fit the slide to one frame. Not willing to alter anything I had I found a brand new RIA frame on GB for a really good deal, fitted the conversion unit to it and ended up with a very accurate dedicated steel framed 1911 .22! Winner…
But recently I started itching for a Commander sized 1911 again. So look on eBay and dang! There’s a bunch of suitable slides in there for every budget. So I found a nice Kimber Pro CDP II and bid low enough to make it worth my while. And won.
Came in today and I’ll be damned it’s dirty but should clean up to like new. Fits the frame like it was made for it! Slides really smooth on the rails and no play at ALL anywhere!
So now it’s a nice gun (set?) I can throw in the Jeep when going off road and gives me SD, target and small game hunting opportunities with just a slide swap. If I like the setup I MIGHt get a 10mm slide just for yucks. Maybe a 6”?
I need to clean it and delete the stupid firing pin block. That’s tomorrow’s project. But this shows the end result as it will look. Then off to shoot
In .22 configuration
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