Kimber; 5.1 Hicapa base

[ILLusion]

I suppose you can put a 4.3 grip on a 5.1 - you'd just be forced to switch to a single sided safety.

Anyways, yeah... like the Saint said: impossible to find the 4.3 version.

[dontask]

Originally Posted by The Saint

I challenge you to find a place with the 4.3 version still in stock... Seriously, if anyone finds one, post it it up.

http://www.007airsoft.com/instock.htm
tah dah~ where's my reward?

Edit: grrrr I just realized what you guys meant lol ignore me

[Cassius]

I've got replica Simonich Gunner Grips on my WA P14-45 and they weren't cut for ambi safety. You can simply grind away the plastic until the safety is able to freely move. Hope that helps.

[Shinjin_MC]

RS grips for ambi safeties just have the little chunk cut out on the right side to allow for the tang

so yeah...anyway, I popped in the stock guiderod to see what it would look like and it does kinda look nicer with the silver guiderod
=p
so if anyone wants to trade a steel black guiderod for a steel silver one, pm me
heh

also added a checked slide release by Rock River Arms to match the checked mag release
kind of a bitch to fit RS slide releases



the hicapa grip in the back is an old one I was messing around with
I managed to get a steel MSH from STI international to fit; definitely ups the weight, also it is also kind of a PITA to get to fit

[Shinjin_MC]

installed green on green tritium Trijicon Novaks, and disabled the beavertail safety, in process of pinning it
also need to remove nicks from installing the sight
=/
probably will do the slide top in black for more of a two toned look

[Lakonian]

Why do you want to disable the beaver? Having just one safety, which isn't very hard to disengage, is kinda worrisome.. For me atleast.

EDIT: I'd love to get a RS mainspring housing on my SV.. I need a dremel.. really bad

[Shinjin_MC]

I feel that I get a more positive, consistant hold on the grip with the beaver disabled
on TM hicapas, the beavertail tends to walk after a bit anyway, and if you squeeze the trigger hard enough it will still fire
I dont keep my pistol cocked and locked anyway, so having a pinned safety isnt too much of a concern for me

dont forget to get the plunger cap and the retaining pin with the MSH!
I forgot to order those @ the same time as that STI MSH and it was annoying having to wait for em

[Lakonian]

Originally Posted by Shinjin_MC

I feel that I get a more positive, consistant hold on the grip with the beaver disabled
on TM hicapas, the beavertail tends to walk after a bit anyway, and if you squeeze the trigger hard enough it will still fire
I dont keep my pistol cocked and locked anyway, so having a pinned safety isnt too much of a concern for me

dont forget to get the plunger cap and the retaining pin with the MSH!
I forgot to order those @ the same time as that STI MSH and it was annoying having to wait for em

Ah. TM really should fix that. Kinda ruins the TM 1911 experience for me. My WA has been drilled with quite a bit(maybe 1,000+ speedloads+regrips), and the beaver still rocks. Thumb safety is starting to get loose.


After my rifle project, I'll be focusing on my 2011. Hopefully it'll be half as nice as yours. ...haha hopefully*

[Shinjin_MC]

yeah
=/
TM's hicapa pisses me off cause of the inability to decock past the half cock
its pretty fixable, but still annoying

thmb safeties tend to have a bit more play after you pop through loads of rounds, even in RS 1911's
so I just said screw it, and made the neccessary adjustments to have hammer down activation
lol

definitely post up your 2011 project when you get onto it eh!
I love 1911's and 2011s
=D

[Shinjin_MC]

=D