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bobbed the hammer on my 1911

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Well, I got bored today, needed something to do, and I could never find a hammer I like, so I decided to break out the dremel and cutting wheel.... here are some pics

*its technically not finished, I need to smooth and clean the back side of it.


Oh and btw, this is my first time of doing this, so dont lay it on too thick
And yes the pachmayr logo is turned, the grips are 20 years old+ so they are worn..
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so I decided to break out the dremel
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Ahhhh....the usual words offered forth before destroying a firearm.

I can see this is headed in that same direction. Have you fired it to see if the hammer still has enough inertia to fire the gun?
 
Im going for the kimber aegis look...
I plan on getting the slide cut for Novak sights, then maybe a refinish.
Who ever had this before me really put it through the wringer.
 
Thanks Count, I know it looks like ***** right now, but once its refinished it will look good. Im going to reshape the hammer, round off some of the edges.
 
So much for being able to conduct dry-fire practice with that one...
 
There is no good reason to bob the hammer on a 1911.

Anything done for looks will usually cost you elsewhere.

Look at the bright side; every other unaltered Colt just got a little more rare and valuable. :)
 
While not my cup of tea, if you are pleased with it, then good job. I would be interested in hearing how well it functions cut down that much. Are you going to leave the beaver tail safety on it? With all that room, you could probably bob a stock grip safety without fear of hammer bite (something along these lines.)
Regards,
Greg
 
Look at the bright side; every other unaltered Colt just got a little more rare and valuable.
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for some reason that statement really made me miss my old gov. model.

now looking back, that pistol was perfect in evey way.

perfect bluing, looked like a black mirror.

perfect shooter, 2" groups at 25yds and i could catch every single piece of brass with a large coffee can sitting in the grass 6 feet to the side and 1 foot forward, it was an amaizing pistol.

it would also feed anything i could cram in the magazine. never one single ftf, fte, ftrtb, nothing.

i would do anything to have it back.



original poster: your gonna catch some flak prolly on your grind job, but if you like it and it still runs ok then whatever floats your boat.

i would suggest that you get another round hole colt commander hammer and have on hand should you ever sell it.

it might sound crazy but it will fetch around 200-300 less than before just on principal alone.

if you sell it, put a REAL COLT hammer back on it and dont mention it. i know that sounds shady and i feel wrong saying it. just a thought.
 
[Im going for the kimber aegis look...
I plan on getting the slide cut for Novak sights, then maybe a refinish.
Who ever had this before me really put it through the wringer./QUOTE]


And your not helping it much either.
You destroyed a good hammer Could have bought another and ruined it.
Never met any one who wanted to down grade their Colt to a Kimber . So go get a bunch of MIM parts and throw on the Colt and you will be well on you way .
I own a Kimber not much of a pistol compaired to my Colts.
Just my nickles worth
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Not my cup of tea, but I've done more (and arguably worse,) to my guns for the same reasons. C&S offers a "Warp Speed" bobbed hammer for the low low price of $99.95, so there must be demand for it and reasoning behind it.

Unload and cock the gun, stick a #2 pencil down the barrel eraser first, and see how high she gets when you pull the trigger. Stick it in the ceiling and you're good (very scientific method, here:rolleyes:)
 
The gun will never be sold, ever.
I dont care about the hammer or the original parts, they have already been butchered by the previous owner,
the gun will be refinished, cut for novaks, and yes i plan on loosing the ridiculous beavertail.

And you dont decock a loaded 1911, its not good practice and there is no reason. If you need the hammer down, pull the trigger.

I didnt ruin the hammer, the previous owner did by grinding down the locking "notches" leaving horrible tool marks... I made the hammer suit my needs.

Also, When i said Kimber look, I mean look, not by adding POS MIM parts to the gun.

For those who praised what I did, Thank you, for the others, to each his own, and this one is mine.

Brian.
 
Brian:

Hey man, knock yourself out! I think an essential part of the American character is the urge to tinker, experiment, and see if we can make something better. Sometimes that results in something really stupid and backwards, sometimes it results in something fabulous and wonderful, and sometimes we just learn something.

If other people don't like what you do to your gun, well, umm, "tough noogies." The whole point is that IT'S YOUR GUN. Even more, from your comments it sounds as if this wasn't exactly a virginal NIB Colt to begin with!

I'd hate to see the last ever Colt Government Model get cut up into a custom carry gun, but I'm pretty sure there's more than one of them out there. As far as that goes, I took a pretty nice 6" Colt Trooper .357 Magnum and "ruined it" by having it converted to the wildcat .41 Special. Except for the hassle of having to load ammo instead of buying, my own personal "butchered Colt" is my favorite shooting sixgun.

Peace! (And check six.)
 
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