aplthird Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 A long time ago in the 90's I bought a mitchell 45 acp. It had a ramped bull barrel. I do not have the upper just the frame. I have put on it the slide from my other 1911's and they fit. Is this worth keeping? I dont know if the ramp cut in the frame is specific to the mitchell or is a standard cut so I can put another ramped barrel in it. I would ask my local gunsmith but he works for the police and I get the impression from him that I am wasting his time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rishii Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 I had one of those, from what I remember there was a rumor that the frame was supplied by caspian, I don’t remember what ramp cut it had, but I don’t think it was anything unusual I also Remember it was rough and took a ton of work to get it to run and cosmetically the frame was far from pretty Is it worth building a upper for it, idk you could spend 1k on a new upper, get it to run like a top, but at the end of the day it’ll still be a Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplthird Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 I will get rid of it, it is very rough. I know the saying you can put a pig in a dress but at the end of the day its still a pig. I remember from long ago it would not feed worth a damn. Whats the best way to rid of the frame bring it to the police? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, aplthird said: I will get rid of it, it is very rough. I know the saying you can put a pig in a dress but at the end of the day its still a pig. I remember from long ago it would not feed worth a damn. Whats the best way to rid of the frame bring it to the police? Makita grinder with cutoff wheel. Chop it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplthird Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 Guess I will break out the grinder Rip Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Watson Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 If it has a decent trigger, it would make a home for a .22 conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 If you've got any junk parts, cracked slide, shot-out barrel, etc. Slap it together and go to a gun buy back. Take some cash with you and see if you can buy something nice while you're there getting your $50 gift card for the Mitchell. Just kidding....sorta. Nolan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertg5322 Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 On 8/13/2022 at 1:40 PM, aplthird said: Guess I will break out the grinder Rip Mitchell If you're just going to chop it up, find someone who wants it and let them have it, maybe make .22 out of it or whatever. I have a .45 ramped barrel and an old Kimber slide, it'd work with (W/N ramp), I imagine you know someone who has parts and can make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplthird Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 Think I will make this into a 22 thanks for the suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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