1911 barrel frame gap?

[tomrkba]

I almost bought this Remington R1 Carry, but then I noticed the barrel and frame ramps meet exactly. Is this in spec? I thought there needed to be a small gap. Will this cause feeding problems?

I was pressing on the muzzle when the picture was taken. I also wiggled it around a bit.

 

[rcmodel]

Should work.

What does it look like with the barrel pulled forward as it would be when a bullet hits it??

rc

 

[BBBBill]

It is incorrect per the specs, but they often do work. I've seen many like that, even GI guns, but I would not ever blend one to that condition. The Remington R1 (at least the early ones that I examined) did not give me a warm fuzzy. The 45* chamfer at the junction of the VIS and frame bed was way over cut (spec calls for .060" measured horizontally back from the VIS), leaving almost zero room for a bow tie. Without relieving the lower part of the barrel lugs the risk of tearing them out of the barrel is high.

 

[drband]

The gap will not be visible with the gun assembled and the slide open. Remove the slide and place the barrel on the frame in full lockup position with the slide stop in place through the link. I bet you'll see the appropriate gap.

 

[Wireman]

drband, this is a strange statement. Would you elaborate?

WM

 

[BBBBill]

The gap is properly measured with the barrel fully down in the barrel bed and pushed back with the back face of the lower lugs firmly against the VIS. Many other dimensional points come into play. A number of things can vary from spec to create a no gap condition. Even if the gap is present other things can prevent proper feeding. So, if the gun functions well, leave it alone unless you really know what you are doing. If it doesn't function be prepared to check every dimension and angle against the blueprint. Even then ask the experts before changing anything.

 

[drband]

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