TriggerMeister Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 Well, after re-running the numbers..... looks like the total sits at $920.97, but it includes a $80 grip from a fellow shooter that still had the trigger and mag release in it. Changing the build from a .45 Auto to a 9mm, dramatically impacts the usable parts from the Sarco kit and when I re-ran the numbers the cost for getting all parts directly from Brownells only adds another $40 bucks to the build bringing the cost to $958.29. Anyway, I have time for this build, since the focus is first on the open gun... Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feederic Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Maybe I missed it, How far were you when shooting those groups in the video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerMeister Posted November 17, 2013 Author Share Posted November 17, 2013 That was 7 yards. Forgot my pistol rest, otherwise I would have probably put all of them on top of each other. I was skeptical at first about this "affordable" barrel, but I was very pleasantly surprised. Others claim to have had similar experiences. I do have to say that the fit with the Colt A1 slide was very good, but I did have to clean up the bottom lugs to get to full lockup. I have to say all the parts were decent and worked fine, but could be cleaned up by the end user (seams removed, stamped edges removed, etc.) if one desires more visually aesthetic parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmine Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Buy a used gun that works and tune it to your fancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enroute Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 That was 7 yards. Forgot my pistol rest, otherwise I would have probably put all of them on top of each other. I was skeptical at first about this "affordable" barrel, but I was very pleasantly surprised. Others claim to have had similar experiences. I do have to say that the fit with the Colt A1 slide was very good, but I did have to clean up the bottom lugs to get to full lockup. I have to say all the parts were decent and worked fine, but could be cleaned up by the end user (seams removed, stamped edges removed, etc.) if one desires more visually aesthetic parts. Nice work! I've found the "budget" builds depend on timing of parts buys/sales/trades, connections in the business-land of guns, and being able to have the space to leave a project sit on one of my benches waiting for that above noted timing to come together. Personally, I need to leave it out rather than put it away until the next phase, or it gets into the "out of sight" phase. Excellent work and thanks for the vid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerMeister Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 That was 7 yards. Forgot my pistol rest, otherwise I would have probably put all of them on top of each other. I was skeptical at first about this "affordable" barrel, but I was very pleasantly surprised. Others claim to have had similar experiences. I do have to say that the fit with the Colt A1 slide was very good, but I did have to clean up the bottom lugs to get to full lockup. I have to say all the parts were decent and worked fine, but could be cleaned up by the end user (seams removed, stamped edges removed, etc.) if one desires more visually aesthetic parts. Nice work! I've found the "budget" builds depend on timing of parts buys/sales/trades, connections in the business-land of guns, and being able to have the space to leave a project sit on one of my benches waiting for that above noted timing to come together. Personally, I need to leave it out rather than put it away until the next phase, or it gets into the "out of sight" phase. Excellent work and thanks for the vid. Thanks, enroute! I fully agree, that timing is everything. Like I mentioned before, these Sarco kits are hard to come by as they get snapped up quickly. Waiting for my 2011 frame got the best of me, so I picked up a standard Classic Caspian frame from my local gun shop to play with (until I get my 2011 builds going). Here are a couple of pics of the progress so far: Everything is still in the "white". I bobbed the hammer, and polished all the paint (or whatever that is) off the Sarco parts. The mill spec grip safety had to go, so I slapped a Foster Ind one on that I had around ($16 bucks if I remember correctly). So far most of the work is just cosmetic. The overall formula has been: CHEAP PARTS = LOTS of METAL WORK! but frankly that happens even with high end parts, but not to that degree. Enough of the 1911, hopefully I'll be posting about my 2011 build next! I have just about everything for that except the frame, barrel, slide stop and firing pin retaining plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerMeister Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 Here are some pics from my Sarco, Colt Slide and Caspian build. I know it is not the 2011 build this post started with, but hopefully that will come soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerMeister Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) Now let's get back to the 2011 build! Current cost sits at $900 bucks without blueing. I was unable to post the parts table, so here is link to the shopping list for my 2011 build: http://triggermeister.com/a-cheap-2011-build/ . and some pics of the slide: Edited March 2, 2014 by TriggerMeister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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