I'm new to the world of 1911 building/modifying. I have done AR and Glock builds/mods, but that's obviously not even close to being in the same level. I currently own 2 1911s. The first is a Dan Wesson PM7 45 and I just recently got a Citadel.
The Citadel has been having feeding issues from day one. I know you get what you pay for. It seems it's due to too much extractor tension. I read somewhere someone saying to throw away that extractor and replace it with a good quality part.
Anyway, blah, blah, blah. To get to the point I was thinking about rebuilding the whole gun. Actually changing it over to 10mm. In California we technically can't build 80% handguns. In California we also don't have many options available to us for 10mm guns; pretty much glocks and revolvers. So I figured this would be the next best thing. I have come across people saying they would never build on a RIA frame because they are junk. I'm not looking for match quality results. But my question is, would it be ok to use as a learning platform or should I consider a different route to learn? What do you suggest?
Brad
The Citadel has been having feeding issues from day one. I know you get what you pay for. It seems it's due to too much extractor tension. I read somewhere someone saying to throw away that extractor and replace it with a good quality part.
Anyway, blah, blah, blah. To get to the point I was thinking about rebuilding the whole gun. Actually changing it over to 10mm. In California we technically can't build 80% handguns. In California we also don't have many options available to us for 10mm guns; pretty much glocks and revolvers. So I figured this would be the next best thing. I have come across people saying they would never build on a RIA frame because they are junk. I'm not looking for match quality results. But my question is, would it be ok to use as a learning platform or should I consider a different route to learn? What do you suggest?
Brad