WHATS A GOOD FRAME

blaserman · 10-09-2005, 06:46 AM

Whats a good frame to buid a 45 on.What is avaible ,out there. I am new to this and have to find information and a gun smith.

6285108 · 10-09-2005, 07:54 AM

Lot of good smiths, Dave Berryhill is one and he is a moderator here too boot. Springfield Mil Spec and WWII models make good base guns, if you just want frame, slide Etc. Caspian is the way to go.

www.caspianarms.com

stansdds · 10-09-2005, 04:34 PM

Caspian makes great receivers if you just want the receiver and nothing else. If you are looking for a complete 1911 that you can modify a little at a time, then look at Springfield Armory. Honestly, the days of building a nice 1911 for less than you can buy one are long gone.

M. Hall · 10-10-2005, 06:40 AM

Or a Colt..... 8)

JCM298 · 10-10-2005, 01:21 PM

blaserman,

Last year, a friend gave me all the parts from a Colt Officers Model, except the frame. I bought a Caspian frame with intentions of building my own. When the frame arrived, I realized that I'd bitten off more than I could chew.

I contacted a retired armorer/gunsmith from my old department and had him put together a half breed Colt/Caspian. I tested it at 15 yards, using an NRA bulseye target. The first five rounds, fired off hand, were in the "X" or ten ring. The second string of five was a repeat of the first.

My buddy said that Caspian makes the best frames for what I wanted,

John

Dave W. Waits · 09-04-2009, 05:06 PM

This is probably a bad word with most of you guys but, the Essex SS Frames are pretty good. They're considered a Class A frame by Wilson Combat which puts it in the same class as their own frame and Colt. I have one that I built 16 years ago and it's still tight, no stretched holes, nothing out of spec. No alignment needed for anythng when I built it and it readily accepted all brands of parts with minimal fitting.

10-09-2005, 06:46 AM	#1
blaserman Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1	WHATS A GOOD FRAME Whats a good frame to buid a 45 on.What is avaible ,out there. I am new to this and have to find information and a gun smith.

09-04-2009, 05:06 PM	#6
Dave W. Waits Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 18	Re: WHATS A GOOD FRAME This is probably a bad word with most of you guys but, the Essex SS Frames are pretty good. They're considered a Class A frame by Wilson Combat which puts it in the same class as their own frame and Colt. I have one that I built 16 years ago and it's still tight, no stretched holes, nothing out of spec. No alignment needed for anythng when I built it and it readily accepted all brands of parts with minimal fitting.

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10-09-2005, 07:54 AM	#2
6285108 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cleveland, Oh Posts: 58	Lot of good smiths, Dave Berryhill is one and he is a moderator here too boot. Springfield Mil Spec and WWII models make good base guns, if you just want frame, slide Etc. Caspian is the way to go. www.caspianarms.com

10-09-2005, 04:34 PM	#3
stansdds Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 964	Caspian makes great receivers if you just want the receiver and nothing else. If you are looking for a complete 1911 that you can modify a little at a time, then look at Springfield Armory. Honestly, the days of building a nice 1911 for less than you can buy one are long gone.

10-10-2005, 06:40 AM	#4
M. Hall Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,141	Or a Colt..... 8)

10-10-2005, 01:21 PM	#5
JCM298 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 382	blaserman, Last year, a friend gave me all the parts from a Colt Officers Model, except the frame. I bought a Caspian frame with intentions of building my own. When the frame arrived, I realized that I'd bitten off more than I could chew. I contacted a retired armorer/gunsmith from my old department and had him put together a half breed Colt/Caspian. I tested it at 15 yards, using an NRA bulseye target. The first five rounds, fired off hand, were in the "X" or ten ring. The second string of five was a repeat of the first. My buddy said that Caspian makes the best frames for what I wanted, John