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I mentioned this gun a while back and was contemplating buying it. The only thing that seemed bad about it to me is the slide seemed a bit loose. The slide "wiggle" seemed a bit pronounced. Turns out that was mainly because the gun was bone dry. Once I cleaned it and lubed it up the gun feels pretty much like every other 1911 made for reliable shooting.
On top of being extremely filthy to the point where I had to almost chisle crud out of the nooks and crannies it was a bit scratched up and had the usual idiot marks. The sights were also missing a lot of blueing.
I stripped it down, cleaned it, and then gave all the surfaces a good refinishing. I sanded out the idiot marks, sand blasted the exterior surfaces, and then bead polished the whole gun. I also reblued the sights. It now has a "kimber-esque" look to it but it suits the gun very well.
PS: I also changed out the grips and polished the barrel to a high shine.
Here is a pic of it before (you cannot really see the damage) and here are some pics of the finished product.
BEFORE
AFTER
On top of being extremely filthy to the point where I had to almost chisle crud out of the nooks and crannies it was a bit scratched up and had the usual idiot marks. The sights were also missing a lot of blueing.
I stripped it down, cleaned it, and then gave all the surfaces a good refinishing. I sanded out the idiot marks, sand blasted the exterior surfaces, and then bead polished the whole gun. I also reblued the sights. It now has a "kimber-esque" look to it but it suits the gun very well.
PS: I also changed out the grips and polished the barrel to a high shine.
Here is a pic of it before (you cannot really see the damage) and here are some pics of the finished product.
BEFORE
AFTER
