Fred, thanks. It's a steel frame. I think that's why it shoots so nice - not as much kick as I expected.
Rednine, I wish you were local to me (People's Republic of IllAnnoyistan). I've never field stripped a 'bull-nose' 1911, and am reluctant to take it apart when everything fits so good now. It doesn't have the normal slide spring bushing, and the instructions describe some sort of trick with a bent paperclip. So far, only asked my FFL if he knows someone, so I'll probably find a person to help this week. I'm happy with the way everything works as is, thinking about a rail to mount a light for nightstand duty, but otherwise it's all good now.
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Originally Posted by Rednine11
I reworked a commander size Rock Island 1911 for a buddy a while back. Overall I was impressed with it. However the standard 1911 parts require a LOT of fitting to get them to work properly in the thing. Example, one thing we changed was the safety lever. the wilson combat pin size is larger than what RI used so you either drill the Rock Island frame out to the new pin size or turn down the pin on the new parts. standard 1911 parts can be made to work but don't fit properly out of the box
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