FXHart Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this type of barrel? What advantages (or disadvantages) would not having a link pin do for you? As you may have guessed I'm looking to get some work done to my Colt 1991-A1 and this is one of the things that I find interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Can you post a "link" to the website that describes the system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 FX Are you refering to the Briley linkless barrels? Briley I don't know anything about them personally, but Briley is the only linkless barrel maker that comes to my mind right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXHart Posted February 2, 2003 Author Share Posted February 2, 2003 Hi All, Yeah it's the Briley one, I should have made that a little more clear (my bad). From my understanding of it, it's basically a ramped barrel and instead of the link in the front it's a slot machined in the metal that has the same angle that a link would move. I've emailed Briley about it some time ago and it sounds promising, but I would like to ask others with their experiences with it (if any). -Frank- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bret Heidkamp Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 There are several shooters at our local club that use them in limited guns. I can say that the early ones (years ago) were prone to breaking the barrel bushing (looks like a 5/8 ferrule) but I believe that has been fixed. The ones I test fired definitely recoiled less than a standard barrel. Don't ask me why. The guns we compared (both STI) were identical with that exception. Maybe someone with more Limited experience (BE ?) can post about this... I'd like to hear it since if I EVER get away from open class I would probably go with the linkless setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXHart Posted February 4, 2003 Author Share Posted February 4, 2003 Thanks for the info Brett, There's so much you can do to a 1911 it's mind boggling. I want to be careful with what I do to my gun because I'm not made of money (it's a very expensive hobby!). I've heard good things about Briley's work so I'll have them put the barrel in along with fitting of their spherical bushings. Also you made mention about breaking the barrel bushings and I came across a neat little recoil plug on EGW's site that's basically a reverse plug but allows bushings to be used (http://www.egw-guns.com/parts/parts_revplugs1.htm) And (on a side note) CQB Products sells a Briley made 1911 that kind of has the same set up (http://www.cqbproducts.com/MKC1911.htm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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