OK, so I'm going to start buying up parts for a 1911 build. This is going to happen slowly over time, so I'll have more than enough time to buy up everything I need. Heres my part list right now:

 

Doublestar 1911 frame

STI .45 ACP GI Slide

WC slide release

Mag release

Ed Brown mainspring housing

1911 auto rebuild kit (has all the springs and pins in one package)

match extractor

extended ejector (is there a functional difference between extended and regular?)

firing pin stop

firing pin 

storm lake barrel/bushing

two piece guide rod

recoil spring/recoil spring plug

beaver tail/thumb safety

ultra light hammer/trigger

sear/sear spring/hammer strut

disconnector 

plunger tube

trijicon tritium sight set (narrow tenon)

 

Parts I'm missing? Tools that are needed (besides patience)?

 

I know it'd be cheaper to buy and upgrade as needed, but this is a build I've wanted for a while now.

 

 

Parts:

Grips

Grip screws

Grip screw bushings

Magazine catch

Barrel links

Mainspring

 

Tools:

Patience

Too many to list

Order the Brownells 1911 catalog.  It is free and is a great reference.  Also,  get "the book" by Jerry Kuhnhausen.  "The  Colt .45 Automatic". It will save you hours and hours of trouble...

Not my business, but what is the ultimate purpose of your build?

I wanted to go down this path myself and ultimately abandoned it.  I found out that building a 1911 is nothing like an AR, it's far more intricate and parts need to be fitted much tighter to each other.  

Not my business, but what is the ultimate purpose of your build?

An expensive journey of self discovery...kinda like niche celebrity religions!

 

But really, only to say I built that piece by piece with my blood sweat and tears. I want something that is mine and mine alone. And my weekends off are usually spent doing nothing of value, so I might as well start a super expensive time consuming hobby...

 

 

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This might help.

 

You will also need files. Several. And I would recommend a frame holding fixture so you don't crush your frame in the vice.

 

Oh, I know you've already alluded to it, but a bucket load of patience should be gotten in short order.

 

I'm on the journey myself. I'm still collecting parts. Check 1911forum.com for the gunsmithing and for sale sub-forums. Lots of good stuff.

 

C

If you have spare time on the weekends and you have money to burn you should start shooting competitions. There is one almost every Sunday and its always a good time getting out and making fun of each other. Steel marches, USPSA, Idpa, knock down on Saturday's at Old Bridge once a month. 

This might help.

 

1911 shopping list-page-001.jpg

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B13XtSa3KhYqdFBVQXZROFU3eVk&authuser=0

Thats the complete parts list. The kits are just pins and springs. Easier to group them together like that than to buy piece by piece. Also working on the patience. My current career path is force feeding me patience dealing with the general public. 

 

 

If you have spare time on the weekends and you have money to burn you should start shooting competitions. There is one almost every Sunday and its always a good time getting out and making fun of each other. Steel marches, USPSA, Idpa, knock down on Saturday's at Old Bridge once a month. 

This is something I want to get into. Just need the proper gear first.

 

 

Also got the free brownells 1911 catalog. Waiting for the next check to get the 1911 bible. 

You can borrow mine if you like.  Just send it back when you are finished with it...

You can borrow mine if you like. Just send it back when you are finished with it...

I appreciate the offer. But I like collecting gun books lol.

 

 

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For anyone interested, PSA has released their "pre-production" 1911 frames and slides. The forums are raving about the near perfect fit. I just got my slide in and mocked it on to the frame. This baby is SWEET, might need a little lapping at most but it slides like butter on a hot pan. I'll try to get some measurements tomorrow. I've gone ahead and ordered a carbon frame to match the SS one as well.