[Dave Waits]

I was on the 1911Forum this morning and read a thread about a guy building his first 1911. looked at his thread count and join date then searched for prior posts. Anyway, he got his first 1911 four months ago and had zero previous experience with the gun. Well, he chronicled his journey with a running thread and pictures.The mistakes and lack of finishing are many. He even took the unfinished gun out and shot it right after installing the barrel and didn't bother to even check headspace.

What I'm getting at here is that it takes an extreme familiarity with both the 1911 and Gunsmithing procedures in general to take on a project of this magnitude. I guess what I'm saying here is that people should be well aware of their capabilities, knowledge and what exactly they want to do before attempting it. As an example, there is a gentleman on another forum who tried this. He started his build two years ago, isn't finished yet, screwed up both a Frame and a Slide and numerous other parts. So far he has an estimated $2400.00 in this project and is about 60% complete.

This is not something you just wade into gentlemen.