To start purchased wilson combat 9mm mags. the 1911 is 38 super so the mags had to be modified to work, their is a plastic guide in the back of the mag that had to be removed, the mags work flawlessly. I have an issue with the slide not staying open but may be due to a new load not returning the slide all the way back, the mags work by hand so another range time will be needed to tell if the mags will hold open the slide. pic of mag where strip use to be you will see a hollow space behind the follower.

 

 

adjusted the rear sight as the pt1911 shot to the left from the factory. you can see the refrenced pencil mark made for sight adjustment drift punched to the right after loosening the allen screw.

 

 

 

Added wilson combat magwell to correct a snagging problem i was having installing the mags, installed hogue double diamond hardwood grips in black to keep the original grips unmodified for the magwell, relieved the grips for the magwell mount and also the ambi safety. the gun keeps it's stealth black look.

 

In this pic you can see a small part of the frame at the back of the magwell, it did not hinder mag install so i left it, better to not file the frame if you do not have to. Overall the magwell was a good fit with only minor adjustments.

 

 

 

 

Had to relieve tha grips for the ambi safety.

 

finshed product for this week.

 

 

range targets.12/23/09

 

Tony, it is a nice gun. I was taken back with the refined features and tight fit. I was not expecting it on a Taurus.

I to was impressed by the quality of the taurus.

nice. I would love a 45. The Taurus pt1911 seems like a nice gun.

nice gun Tony. What grease are you using on the slide? It's a blue color.

klutch, it is actually omc starter and pinion lube, very light grease comes in a tube.

 

It is now made by bombardia for johnson and evinrude.