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    Online Since: December 05, 2011
    Last Updated: July 01, 2013
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    General Information

    ***1911 firing sequence (forum.m1911.org)
    ***1911 operation (forum.m1911.org)
    ***recoil function (forum.m1911.org)
    ***1911 squib cycle (thehighroad.org)
    ***link / recoil spring functions (thehighroad.org)
    ***Kuhnhausen and VIS contact (forum.m1911.org)
    ***internal ballistics of the .45 Auto (rec.guns)
    ***more internal ballistics of the .45 Auto (rec.guns)
    ***Syd's 1911 Notebook (Sep 25, 1999) (The Sight)
    ***X-ray and operation at firing (thehighroad.org)
    ***X-Ray of a Colt 1911 Commander (smithwerder.com)
    ***1911 Alloy? (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 linkdown (thehighroad.org)
    ***Kuhnhausen books (thehighroad.org)
    ***probable error in Kuhnhausen's Vol II (forum.m1911.org)
    ***drop test results (10-8 Forums.com)
    ***dropping an M199A1: accidental discharge (rec.guns)
    ***Patrick Sweeney books (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***recoil phase energy budget for a 5" (forum.m1911.org)

    Manuals

    ***FM 23-35 Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 and M1911A1 (1940) (ibiblio.org)
    ***Description of the Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, Model of 1911 (1912) (web)
    ***Pistol, Caliber .45, Automatic, M1911A1 Technical Manual 9-1005-211-24 (1964) (web)
    ***Pistol, Caliber .45, Automatic, M1911A1 Technical Manual TM 91005-211-12P (1968) (web)
    ***TM 9-1005-206-14P/3 National Match technical manual(1971) (web)
    ***Theory of Operation, Colt .45 ACP Government Model (sightm1911.com)
    ***Tiro Para Pistola, Argentine Army operator's manual (Spanish) (20pp) (1960) (forgottenweapons.com)

    Blueprints and Drawings

    ***cutaways and animations (sightm1911.com)
    ***1911 patents (USPTO)
    ***blueprints - Rock Island Arsenal, May 1928, 45pp (jpg) (web)
    ***blueprints - Rock Island Arsenal, May 1928, 45pp (PDF) (web)
    ***blueprints - frame details, 8pp (jpg) (web)
    ***blueprints - frame details, 11pp (jpg) (web)
    ***blueprints - frame details, 3pp (jpg) (web)
    ***blueprints - large sheets, 8pp (PDF) (web)
    ***blueprints - M1911-A1 Redux by Rio Benson, 59pp (PDF) (web)
    ***blueprints - more ordnance prints, 18pp (PDF) (web)

    Tuning and Gunsmithing

    Barrel
    ***fitting a new barrel (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel hood fitting question (homegunsmith.com)
    ***hoodface to breechface - contact when fitting barrel? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 - why drop-in barrels make sense (Weapons Guild)
    ***excessive headspace (homegunsmith.com)
    ***headspace (thehighroad.org)
    ***barrel fitting (forum.1911.org)
    ***barrel play in battery and vertical stringing (forum.m1911.org)
    ***too much barrel wear? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***measuring barrel locking lug engagement (thehighroad.org)
    ***barrel lockup (thehighroad.org)
    ***headspace (thehighroad.org)
    ***checking headspace (thehighroad.org)
    ***barrel hood fit (thehighroad.org)
    ***peened locking lugs - 1911 (thehighroad.org)
    ***barrel lockup on 1911 (thehighroad.org)
    ***minimum safe locking surface engagement (thehighroad.org)
    ***barrel fitting (thehighroad.org)
    ***barrel fitting and headspace (thehighroad.org)
    ***barrel lug engagement (thehighroad.org)
    ***Norinco barrel too soft (thehighroad.org)
    ***fitting Kart barrel (thehighroad.org)
    ***drop-in barrel fitting (thehighroad.org)
    ***barrel/slide on SA 1911 (thehighroad.org)
    ***uniform lug engagement (thehighroad.org)
    ***barrel/slide lug engagement (thehighroad.org)
    ***Barrel position to feed ramp question (thehighroad.org)
    ***old Colt/Kart barrel project (thehighroad.org)
    ***fitting 1911 barrel (thehighroad.org)
    ***bad Norinco barrel (thehighroad.org)
    ***killed barrel: a timing study (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 45 barrel construction? (thehighroad.org)
    ***how to check 1911 for lug engagement? (thehighroad.org)
    ***barrel fitting (blindhogg.com)
    ***1911 barrel variations (coolgunsite.com)
    ***Series 80 barrel fit (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel hood movement at lockup (forum.m1911.org)
    ***trouble fitting Kart EZ-Fit barrel (forum.m1911.org)
    ***cutting barrel flush with bushing (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel to slide lug contact observation (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Nowlin pre fit barrel question? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Picture of throated 9mm barrel (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Colt Gov't vertical lock-up problem (forum.m1911.org)
    ***what causes this wear pattern and should I be concerned? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***weld lower lugs (1911addicts.com)
    ***barrel fitting (forum.m1911.org)
    ***lug wear (forum.m1911.org)
    ***fitting a barrel hood (forum.m1911.org)
    ***minimum barrel hood width? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***new barrel (shootingtimes.com)
    ***barrel lower lug wear (forum.m1911.org)
    ***lower lug (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel "springing" (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel fitting woes... (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel chamber misunderstandings (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Norinco lug wear (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel knee profiles (forum.m1911.org)
    ***checking barrel fit (forum.m1911.org)
    ***increasing lug engagement? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***two piece barrels (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel feet/SS pin update (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel fitting question (forum.m1911.org)
    ***top of barrel to inside of slide clearance (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel installation question (forum.m1911.org)
    ***having issues fitting my barrel (forum.m1911.org)
    ***question about barrel blueprints (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel ramp design? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***timing the barrel, link, frame, and slide (.DOC) (Schuemann Barrels)
    ***barrel fitting question (forum.m1911.org)
    ***lower lug fitting (forum.m1911.org)
    ***witness window in barrel hood (forum.m1911.org)
    ***info on barrel torque (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***unusual wear on barrel lugs? (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***barrel lug sheared off (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***measuring the slide hood length (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***barrel fitting question... (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel bed or impact surface? (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***slide lugs and barrel lugs question (forum.m1911.org)
    ***too much vertical lug engagement? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel hood fitting blues (forum.m1911.org)
    ***separation of two-part barrel (forum.m1911.org)
    ***lugs showing wear (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel to slide measurements (forum.m1911.org)
    ***45deg barrel lug chamfer? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Swenson "Accuracy Tuner" (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel hood to touch breechface or not? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***locking lug engagement (forum.m1911.org)
    ***under-barrel lug frame slot tightening (forum.m1911.org)
    ***M1911A1 breeching space (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel feet & SS pin fitting (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide stop imprint on lower lugs? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***cutting upper lugs (forum.m1911.org)
    ***lower barrel lug peening against slide stop? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***lower barrel lugs and linkdown (forum.m1911.org)
    ***breech face depression problem (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel fit clinic (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel clinic-2 (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel drop clearance (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Jarvis Camlock System (American Handgunner)
    ***slide/barrel vertical stack (1911pro.com)
    ***BoMar barrel stabilizer (1911pro.com)
    ***.38 Super barrel and throat (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***lowering the barrel in the frame bed (forum.m1911forum.org)
    ***cracked barrel? (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***radial contact (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***barrel cant while fitting (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***.38 Super barrel diameters (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***slide-barrel-hood clearance - W/N ramp (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***cutting lower lugs with a mill (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***barrel lock up angle (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***hard fit gone wrong (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***barrel hood contact against breech face normal? (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***how to shorten a 1911 slide (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***cutting lower lugs (forums.1911forum.com)

    --bushing--
    ***bushing expander (homegunsmith.com)
    ***barrel bushing lug question (forum.m1911.org)
    ***bushing clearance (homegunsmith.com)
    ***bushing fitting (homegunsmith.com)
    ***FTF after new barrel bushing (forum.m1911.org)
    ***bushing tightness (thehighroad.org)
    ***custom barrel bushing (thehighroad.org)
    ***loose barrel bushing durability? (thehighroad.org)
    ***how tight is the bushing on a 1911 supposed to be? (thehighroad.org)
    ***collet bushing (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 barrel bushing (thehighroad.org)
    ***Briley barrel bushing (thehighroad.org)
    ***Norinco barrel bushing replacement (thehighroad.org)
    ***need help fitting a 1911 bushing (thehighroad.org)
    ***Sistema 1911 barrel bushing question (thehighroad.org)
    ***Gov't Model barrel bushing tightness (thehighroad.org)
    ***fitting 1911 barrel bushing (thehighroad.org)
    ***fitting Norinco 1911 barrel bushing (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 barrel bushing (thehighroad.org)
    ***barrel bushing question (thehighroad.org)
    ***tricks to removing tight fitting barrel bushing? (thehighroad.org)
    ***need 1911 bushing help (thehighroad.org)
    ***Briley spherical bushing (thehighroad.org)
    ***collet bushing question (thehighroad.org)
    ***match grade bushing (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Colt Series 70 collet bushing question (forum.m1911.org)
    ***bushing wrenches and barrel bushings (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Series 70 collet bushing question (forum.m1911.org)
    ***cracked barrel bushing (thefiringline.com)
    ***angle bored bushing (forum.m1911.org)
    ***bushing expander (forum.m1911.org)
    ***GI vs. Commander bushing (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Briley bushing (forum.m1911.org)
    ***loose barrel bushing fix (forum.m1911.org)
    ***O-ring for bushing fit (forum.m1911.org)
    ***peening the bushing tab? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***bushing install: turning the OD (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel bushing - where is the stress (forum.m1911.org)
    ***bushing notch in slide oversize? (forum.m1911.org)

    --compensators--
    ***adding a [1911] compensator (thehighroad.org)
    ***getting the most out of your compensator (brazoscustom.com)

    --ramped barrels--
    ***identify your barrel ramp (.DOC) (Schuemann Barrels)
    ***ramped and unramped barrels (.DOC) (Schuemann Barrels)
    ***installing ramped barrel (homegunsmith.com)
    ***ramp types (homegunsmith.com)
    ***ramped barrel (homegunsmith.com)

    --frame ramp--
    ***barrel fit at ramp (forum.m1911.org)
    ***frame ramp to barrel ramp (forum.m1911.org)
    ***ramp job won't feed any more (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 feed ramp polishing (thefiringline.com)
    ***dimple cut throat from Colt Custom Shop on older Colt 1911 (forum.m1911.org)
    ***replace damaged feed ramp (forum.m1911.org)
    ***aluminum 1911, steel ramp replacement? (thefiringline.com)
    ***ramp angle and depth, how to measure? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***should you polish the feed ramp? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***ramp angle (forum.m1911.org)
    ***bullet travel up ramp (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel ramp overhanging the feed ramp? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***feed ramp adjustment question (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel ramp types for Gov't pistols (forum.m1911.org)
    ***feed ramp peening - aluminum frame (forum.m1911.org)
    ***frame feed ramp depth (forum.m1911.org)
    ***receiver feed ramp length (forum.m1911.org)
    ***magazine well and feed ramp angles (forum.m1911.org)
    ***insufficient frame/barrel ramp gap (forum.m1911.org)
    ***frame ramp angle (1911pro.com)
    ***feed ramp angle (forum.m1911.org)
    ***feed ramp depth (forum.m1911.org)

    Slide
    --fitting--
    ***slide not aligned with the rear of the frame (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide/frame misalignment at rear (homegunsmith.com)
    ***slide forward of frame (forum.1911forum.com)
    ***what stops slide when it goes into battery? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***fitting a slide to a frame (homegunsmith.com)
    ***slide won't lock (homegunsmith.com)
    ***how much play is OK? slide-frame fit (homegunsmith.com)
    ***slide won't close on last round (homegunsmith.com)
    ***slide won't close all the way (homegunsmith.com)
    ***old school slide fitting? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***slide does not line up (homegunsmith.com)
    ***new barrel won't go into battery (homegunsmith.com)
    ***slide gets stuck back (homegunsmith.com)
    ***slide fitting information? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***slide loose on rails (homegunsmith.com)
    ***sticky slide (forum.m1911.org)
    ***loose frame to slide fit (forum.m1911.org)
    ***lap or file slide to frame? (thehighroad.org)
    ***cracked slide (thehighroad.org)
    ***French cut (blindhogg.com)
    ***1911 slide hangs up (gunrightsmedia.com)
    ***rough breechface (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel rifling and slide torque (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel rifling and slide torque (more) (forum.m1911.org)
    ***breech face differences (forum.m1911.org)
    ***soft Llama slides (Weapons Guild)
    ***slides with oversized rails? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***mystery slide drag (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide cracks (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide lug appearance (forum.m1911.org)
    ***stampings on disconnector rail (forum.m1911.org)
    ***depth of slide locking lugs (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide wear from hammer? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide drawing (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Commander slide on a GI frame (forum.m1911.org)
    ***takedown notch position (forum.m1911.org)
    ***bushing recess in end of slide is out of round (forum.m1911.org)
    ***National Match slide lug dimensions (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide to frame fit (go2gbo.com)
    ***tighten stainless slide? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***angled breechface: part deux (forum.m1911.org)
    ***polishing breechface (forum.m1911.org)
    ***bevel on lower breechface (forum.m1911.org)
    ***frame to slide clearance (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide to frame lateral clearance (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide and frame fitting (1911pro.com)

    --modification--
    ***slide serration cutter (homegunsmith.com)
    ***cutting top strap serrations (blindhogg.com)
    ***front cocking serrations 1 (blindhogg.com)
    ***front cocking serrations 2 (blindhogg.com)
    ***serrating top of slide (1911pro.com)
    ***ball mill / Hi Power cut (forums.1911forum.com)

    --porting--
    ***porting barrel and slide (blindhogg.com)
    ***lowering the ejection port (garagegunsmith)
    ***lowered ejection port measurements? (garagegunsmith)
    ***ejection port tuning (homegunsmith.com)
    ***cutting a 1911 port (Weapons Guild)
    ***ejection port angle on 1911 slide (thehighroad.org)
    ***porting (blindhogg.com)
    ***why the flare on a lowered port? (forum.1911.org)
    ***ejection port questions (forum.1911.org)

    --slide stop / slide release--
    ***stiff slide stop (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 stiff slide release (thehighroad.org)
    ***ambidextrous 1911 slide release (thehighroad.org)
    ***broken slide stop (thehighroad.org)
    ***Springfield 1911 broken slide stop question (thehighroad.org)
    ***repair slide stop notch (homegunsmith.com)
    ***slide stop walking out of frame (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 slide stop doesn't drop (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 slide stop operation question (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 slide stop pin/link hole question (thehighroad.org)
    ***9mm magazine and slide stop (thehighroad.org)
    ***slide stop slides out (thehighroad.org)
    ***slide stop fails to operate (thehighroad.org)
    ***broken 1911 slide release (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 slide stop drops too easily (thehighroad.org)
    ***.38 Super vs. .45 slide stop difference (thehighroad.org)
    ***countersunk slide stop hole (gunrightsmedia.com)
    ***1911 slide stop retention (gunrightsmedia.com)
    ***should slide stop be loose when gun in battery? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide stop tried to depart gun (forum.m1911.org)
    ***installing slide stop (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Help with fitting slide stop (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide jamming due to slide catch? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***assembling slide stop and link (thefiringline.com)
    ***MIM slide stop durability (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide stop interchange (forum.m1911.org)
    ***recessed slide stop (forum.m1911.org)
    ***.45 slide stop in 9mm 1911 (forums.1911forum.com)

    Magazine
     ***magazine function: the dimple (forum.m1911.org)
    ***last round problem (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 not chambering top round (forum.m1911.org)
    ***feeding oddity (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 magazine timing (thehighroad.org)
    ***magazine stuck in 1911 (thehighroad.org)
    ***another 1911 9mm nosedive (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 9mm ammo nosedive (thehighroad.org)
    ***sear spring interfering with mag dropping free - 1911 (thehighroad.org)
    ***ramp, magazine, throat, feed (thehighroad.org)
    ***.40 Colt magazine feed problem (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 mag problem? (thehighroad.org)
    ***magazine observations (thehighroad.org)
    ***magazine problems 1911A1 (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 slide falls when magazine inserted (thehighroad.org)
    ***making 8-round magazines run in a 1911a1 (thehighroad.org)
    ***magazine problem (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 magazines (thehighroad.org)
    ***dimpled follower question (thehighroad.org)
    ***DEVEL magazine information and ejector modification (thehighroad.org)
    ***DEVEL type followers (thehighroad.org)
    ***a magazine malfunction (revisited) (thehighroad.org)
    ***Shooting Star followers (thehighroad.org)
    ***jammed magazine (thehighroad.org)
    ***how do you take apart a 1911 magazine? (thehighroad.org)
    ***follower overrides slide stop (thehighroad.org)
    ***feed problem (forum.m1911.org)
    ***SI double stack magazine tweaks (brianenos.com)

    --magazine release--
    ***left hand mag release? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***left hand mag releases (brianenos.com)
    ***catch not flush with right side of frame (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***lighter catch spring (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***magazine catch spring (forum.m1911.org)
    ***how to remove the mag release (thefiringline.com)
    ***mag catch won't catch (homegunsmith.com)
    ***fixing oversized mag release hole (homegunsmith.com)
    ***magazine catch loose (homegunsmith.com)
    ***fitting a magazine catch (forum.m1911.org)
    ***magazine spring tension (forum.m1911.org)
    ***how to replace magazine catch? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***extended mag release paddle button - STI (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***hex head mag catch lock (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***adjusting magazine catch (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***elevated magazine catch? (forums.1911forum.com)

    Trigger
    ***Building a Low Buck Shooter - Part II - A Trigger Job (www.realguns.com)
    ***1911 Trigger Job Clinic Part 4: The Trigger (thehighroad.org)
    ***trigger job question (forum.m1911.org)
    ***1911 - trigger jobs and sear feet (Weapons Guild)
    ***trigger job (blindhogg.com)
    ***trigger wobble (homegunsmith.com)
    ***trigger too loose (homegunsmith.com)
    ***trigger take-up (homegunsmith.com)
    ***no trigger overtravel (homegunsmith.com)
    ***trigger take-up (homegunsmith.com)
    ***need help with trigger assembly (homegunsmith.com)
    ***trigger creep - what causes it? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***installing a trigger overtravel screw (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 trigger problems (gunco.net)
    ***hammer follow when firing (forum.m1911.org)
    ***trigger slack (forum.m1911.org)
    ***1911 overtravel screw removal, what can happen? (thehighroad.org)
    ***increasing trigger pull on 1911? (thehighroad.org)
    ***lowest safe trigger pull for 1911? (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 w/insufficient firing pin fall (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 trigger problem (thehighroad.org)
    ***flat faced 1911 trigger (thehighroad.org)
    ***stiff trigger pull (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 Trigger Question (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 Trigger Problem (thehighroad.org)

    Hammer
    ***hammer won't re-cock after firing? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***hammer won't lock back consistently (homegunsmith.com)
    ***sear won't engage hammer (homegunsmith.com)
    ***hammer/sear orientation during reassembly (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Hammer stuck after reassembly (forum.m1911.org)
    ***hammer hook question (forum.m1911.org)
    ***hammer follows slide (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 hammer hooks (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 Trigger Job Clinic Part 1: The Hammer (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 hammer follow question (thehighroad.org)
    ***Series 80 hammer and sear in GI? (thehighroad.org)
    ***effect of dropping a used hammer in a 1911 (thehighroad.org)
    ***light hammer strike in a 1911 (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 hammer hook question (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 hammer spur. No purpose? (thehighroad.org)
    ***cocked hammer/slide clearance? (thehighroad.org)
    ***Hammer hooks... how low can you go? (thehighroad.org)
    ***hammer boosting caveat (thehighroad.org)
    ***hammer not centered (thehighroad.org)
    ***hammer bounce (thehighroad.org)
    ***hammer bounce explained (thehighroad.org)
    ***Series 80 hammer (thehighroad.org)
    ***hammer design (forum.m1911.org)

    --hammer pin--
    ***hammer and strut pin, pin seems wide (homegunsmith.com)
    ***tip for putting hammer pin back in (thehighroad.org)

    --hammer strut--
    ***hammer strut pin installation (forum.m1911.org)
    ***how to stake the hammer strut pin (thehighroad.org)
    ***staking a hammer strut pin (thehighroad.org)
    ***accuracy issues after replacing hammer strut (forum.m1911.org)
    ***potbelly vs. parallel hammer strut (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***hammer strut (thehighroad.org)

    Extractor
    ***extractor failures (homegunsmith.com)
    ***extractor tuning tips (forum.m1911.org)
    ***extractor too long (homegunsmith.com)
    ***extractor question (homegunsmith.com)
    ***fails to extract (forum.m1911.org)
    ***tune a 70 Series extractor (forum.m1911.org)
    ***loose Kimber extractor (forum.m1911.org)
    ***two-piece extractor (forum.m1911.org)
    ***extractor problem or just needs to be broken in? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***.38/9mm extractor (forum.m1911.org)
    ***extraction help please! (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 extractor breaking (thehighroad.org)
    ***9mm extractor question (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911A1 extractor (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 Series 70 extractor removal (thehighroad.org)
    ***proper extractor tensioning? (rec.guns)
    ***1911 9mm extraction problems (thehighroad.org)
    ***extractor marks brass (thehighroad.org)
    ***extractor breakage (thehighroad.org)
    ***question about dents in .45 ACP brass (1911) (thehighroad.org)
    ***spring steel extractors (thehighroad.org)
    ***removing extractor (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 Auto extractor adjustment (brownells.com)
    ***Dave Lauck Tanto extractor (dlsports.com)
    ***1911 extractor removal? (gunatics.com)
    ***Reliability: Extractors and Ejectors (thehighroad.org)
    ***Reliability Tweaks 4: Extractors! (thehighroad.org)
    ***Browning's Mistakes (American Handgunner)
    ***extractors (thehighroad.org)
    ***.40 and 10mm extractors (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 failure to eject (thehighroad.org)
    ***extractor problem (thehighroad.org)
    ***extractor specs for the 1911 platform (thehighroad.org)
    ***failure to eject - jammed (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 case thrown back into feed lips (thehighroad.org)
    ***extractor mod for mis-cut breech face (thehighroad.org)
    ***ejection puzzle - 1911 Officers (thehighroad.org)

    --external extractors--
    ***external extractor pros/cons? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***external extractor tension check (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Kimber 1911s - internal or external extractor? (thehighroad.org)
    ***external extractor on S&W 1911s? (smith-wessonforum.com)
    ***internal extractor vs. external (perfectunion.com)
    ***external extractors and 1911s (10-8performance.blogspot.com)

    Ejector
    ***installing a new ejector (homegunsmith.com)
    ***ejector pin, where is it and what does it do? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***ejector frame holes (homegunsmith.com)
    ***ejector fitting (homegunsmith.com)
    ***slide doesn't fit ejector (homegunsmith.com)
    ***question about ejector (homegunsmith.com)
    ***.38 Super / 9mm ejectors (forum.m1911.org)
    ***loose ejector ok? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***how to fix a loose 1911 ejector (thehighroad.org)
    ***broken mounting pins on 1911 ejector (thehighroad.org)
    ***broken ejector stud removal (thehighroad.org)
    ***Colt Commander rear ejector leg broken (thehighroad.org)
    ***ejector tuning (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 ejects all over the place (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 ejector tuning (thehighroad.org)
    ***ejector (blindhogg.com)
    ***removing sheared 1911 ejector leg? (thefiringline.com)
    ***ejection problem (thefiringline.com)
    ***just figured out a better ejector hole cutting method! (forum.m1911.org)
    ***loose ejector (forum.m1911.org)
    ***.38 Super ejection issue (forum.m1911.org)
    ***GI vs. long vs. extra long ejector (forum.m1911.org)
    ***staking ejector... (forum.m1911.org)

    Disconnector
    ***disconnector fitting (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 - Disconnector Function and Modification Boo Boos (Weapons Guild)
    ***disconnector height (homegunsmith.com)
    ***how high should the disconnector be? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***sear/disconnector contact area (homegunsmith.com)
    ***disconnector dilemma (homegunsmith.com)
    ***extra-long disconnector? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 Trigger Job Clinic Part 3: Disconnector (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 disconnector problem (thehighroad.org)
    ***disconnector problem (thehighroad.org)
    ***a disconnector story (thehighroad.org)
    ***disconnector operation (thehighroad.org)
    ***EDW long ball disconnect/hard sear (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide hanging on disconnector (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Chip McCormick High Tech disconnector (forum.m1911.org)
    ***disconnector problems (forum.m1911.org)
    ***disconnector spotty (forum.m1911.org)
    ***disconnector is sticky (forum.m1911.org)
    ***disconnector length (forum.m1911.org)
    ***function of the disconnector (forum.m1911.org)
    ***disconnector prep (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***Marvel disconnector anti-stall cut (forums.1911forum.com)

    Sear
    --sear--
    ***sear modification to prevent interference with the disconnector (forum.m1911.org)
    ***sear installation problem, sear too wide? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***sear pin loose (homegunsmith.com)
    ***hammer/sear issue (homegunsmith.com)
    ***sear doesn't catch all the time (homegunsmith.com)
    ***hammer half cocking (homegunsmith.com)
    ***sear problem (homegunsmith.com)
    ***help with sear assembly? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***beaten up sear (forum.m1911.org)
    ***1911 trigger job clinic part 2 SEAR (thehighroad.org)
    ***hammer and sear angles (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 sear specs = clearance angle? (thehighroad.org)
    ***New Gold Cup sear doesn't have a spring hole? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Gold Cup sears (forum.m1911.org)
    ***sear face on hooks or hooks on sear face? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***does this sear look right to you? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***sear angle (forum.m1911.org)

    --sear spring--
    ***1911 sear spring? (thehighroad.org)
    ***sear spring problems (forum.m1911.org)
    ***sear spring tab (forum.m1911.org)
    ***sear spring tension (forum.m1911.org)

    Link
    ***link fitting (forum.m1911.org)
    ***rely on link to stop rearward motion? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***how to stake the link pin (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel pin falling out in GI 1911/A> (thehighroad.org)
     ***stopping barrel fall at linkdown (forum.m1911.org)
    ***link pin fit (forum.m1911.org)
    ***timing and clearances with a bull barrel (homegunsmith.com)
    ***changing barrel link (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel link problem? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***barrel link sizes and their use (forum.m1911.org)
    ***wobbly barrel link (forum.m1911.org)
    ***does barrel link have to be peened? (forum.m1911.org)

    Safety

    --operation--
    ***how 1911 safeties work (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 safety in operation (forum.m1911.org)

    --thumb safety--
    ***fitting a thumb safety, steps involved (forum.m1911.org)
    ***half cock/safety stop interference (homegunsmith.com)
    ***thumb safety problem (homegunsmith.com)
    ***sticking safety (forum.m1911.org)
    ***stiff thumb safety? (forum.m1911.org)

    --grip safety--
    ***fitting a beavertail (homegunsmith.com)
    ***history of the beavertail (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***1911 - Drop-in Grip Safety Installation (Weapons Guild)
    ***grip safety (homegunsmith.com)
    ***grip safety and jig (homegunsmith.com)
    ***grip safety doesn't work after detail strip (forum.m1911.org)
    ***fitting grip safety (thehighroad.org)
    ***grip safety problem (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 grip safety question (thehighroad.org)
    ***de-activating the grip safety in a 1911 (thefiringline.com)
    ***GI or beavertail safety? (hipowersandhandguns)
    ***looking for a beavertail safety without a hammer slot (forums.1911forum.com)

    --ambidextrous thumb safeties--
    ***installing ambi thumb safety (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 ambi thumb safety rundown (thehighroad.org)

    --Swartz/Series 80 safety--
    ***Kimber with Swartz safety (thehighroad.org)

    Recoil Spring
    --recoil plug--
    ***is this the cut I need to make for a reverse plug? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***how to fit a reverse plug? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 recoil plug wear (thefiringline.com)
    ***recoil spring plug question (forum.m1911.org)
    ***recoil spring plug peening barrel feet (forum.m1911.org)

    --guide rod--
    ***guide rod - short or full length? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***converting a guide rod (forum.m1911.org)
    ***recoil spring guide rod (forum.m1911.org)
    ***1911 full length guide rods? (thehighroad.org)
    ***doing away with FLGR on 1911 (thehighroad.org)

    --spring--
    ***how to test if your recoil spring is binding (forum.m1911.org)
    ***how do you check the spring? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***let's talk a little more about springs (thehighroad.org)
    ***recoil spring study (thehighroad.org)
    ***Colt Delta Elite recoil system (thehighroad.org)
    ***lightest recoil spring? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***recoil spring for light loads (thehighroad.org)
    ***how should one fit a recoil spring in a 1911? (thehighroad.org)
    ***Cutting recoil springs (thehighroad.org)
    ***spring weights (forum.m1911.org)
    ***1911 recoil spring question (thehighroad.org)
    ***variable power recoil springs (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 springs experience (thehighroad.org)
    ***recoil spring (thehighroad.org)
    ***question about recoil springs (thehighroad.org)
    ***spring rates (thehighroad.org)
    ***Recoil Springs 2: The Free Lunch (thehighroad.org)
    ***spring forth! (thehighroad.org)
    ***recoil spring selection tips (Wilson catalog) (sightm1911.com)
    ***spring stacking (forum.m1911.org)

    --buffer--
    ***recoil buffer tech question (thehighroad.org)
    ***buffer prevent cracked frame? (thehighroad.org)

    Sights
    ***front sight cuts dimensions (forum.m1911.org)
    ***cutting dovetails for sights (homegunsmith.com)
    ***Kimber 1911 sight cut dimensions? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911, how do you remove front sight roll pin? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***sights, sights, and more sights (1911addicts.com)

    Plunger Assembly
    --tube--
    ***1911 plunger tube (homegunsmith.com)
    ***countersinking the plunger tube? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 plunger tube - making it stay (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911; to Loctite, or not to Loctite... (thehighroad.org)
    ***plunger tube (thehighroad.org)
    ***restaking plunger tube (thehighroad.org)
    ***plunger tube (blindhogg.com)
    ***1911 plunger tube (gunrightsmedia.com)
    ***removing plunger tube (forum.m1911.org)
    ***yet another loose plunger tube question (forum.m1911.org)

    Mainspring Housing
    ***breaking mainspring housing pin? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***fitting new mainspring housing (homegunsmith.com)
    ***adjustable mainspring housing (surplusrifleforum)
    ***rounded mainspring housing (forum.m1911.org)
    ***main spring housing pin breaks (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Kimber Series II main spring housing (thehighroad.org)
    ***how to assemble a 1911 mainspring housing? (thehighroad.org)

    Frame
    ***frame nomenclature (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Caspian titanium 1911 frames (thehighroad.org)
    ***slide stop holes wrong (homegunsmith.com)
    ***slide stop pin diameter? (thehighroad.org)
    ***Series 80 frame blank warning (thehighroad.org)
    ***Ed Brown type bobtail modification (homegunsmith.com)
    ***cutting front strap serrations (homegunsmith.com)
    ***slide stop issues (forum.m1911.org)
    ***peening/battering - pics (forum.m1911.org)
    ***plastic frames (thefirearmsforum.com)
    ***lug engagement (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***welding frame and barrel (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***sear pin holes in frame not square (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***how to move the abutment surface back? (forum.m1911forum.org)
    ***lowering frame bridge (forum.m1911forum.org)

    --Frame VIS--
    ***peening of VIS (forum.m1911.org)
    ***what is VIS in a 1911 (thehighroad.org)
    ***In search of VIS impact... (forum.m1911.org)
    ***optimal VIS impact... (forum.m1911.org)
    ***VIS surface (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***VIS contact and bed contact (forum.m1911.org)

    --grip screws and bushings--
    -bushings-
    ***grip bushing thread? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***stripped grip bushing threads (forum.m1911.org)
    ***bushing unscrewed with grip screw (thehighroad.org)
    ***oversized screw bushings? (thehighroad.org)

    --dust cover--
    ***dust cover fit (forum.m1911.org)
    ***dust cover tolerance (thehighroad.org)
    ***off-center dust covers (forums.1911forum.com)

    --cracks--
    ***1911 dust cover crack (thehighroad.org)
    ***cracked frame - opinions needed (thehighroad.org)

    --rails--
    ***tightening frame rails (homegunsmith.com)
    ***soldering or brazing slide rails (homegunsmith.com)
    ***welding slide rails (forum.m1911.org)
    ***how long do peened frame rails hold up? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***frame rail damage (forum.m1911.org)
    ***rail repair jig (thehighroad.org)
    ***Acc-U-Rails (web site)
    ***Accu-Rail System? (forums.1911forum.com)

    --ramp--
    ***feed ramp fix (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 feed ramps (thehighroad.org)
    ***ramp and throat job (thehighroad.org)
    ***ramp repair insert (thehighroad.org)
    ***alloy frame repair (thehighroad.org)
    ***cutting frame for ramped barrel (thehighroad.org)
    ***frame rail repair inserts (1911pro.com)

    Firing Pin
    --pin--
    ***firing pin won't fit (homegunsmith.com)
    ***odd firing pin sizes (forum.m1911.org)
    ***1911 off center strikes (thehighroad.org)
    ***firing pin lengths (forum.m1911.org)
    ***1911 firing pin sticking forward (thehighroad.org)
    ***firing pin removal question (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Springfield firing pins (thehighroad.org)
    ***stuck firing pin in Sistema (thehighroad.org)
     ***firing pin measurements (forum.m1911.org)

    --firing pin spring--
    ***stiffer firing pin springs better? (thehighroad.org)
    ***extra power firing pin springs... (forums.1911forum.com)

    --firing pin stop--
    ***firing pin stop and assembly problems (homegunsmith.com)
    ***function of firing pin stop (thehighroad.org)
    ***firing pin stop off center? (thehighroad.org)
     ***fitting firing pin stop (forum.m1911.org)
    ***firing pin block maybe doesn't? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***firing pin stop is loose (forum.m1911.org)
    ***firing pin stop fitting (forum.m1911.org)
    ***tight firing pin stop (forum.m1911.org)
    ***tip for fitting an FPS (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***firing pin stop shape (thehighroad.org)
    ***firing pin stop question (thehighroad.org)

    Tools
    ***1911 tools (forum.1911.org)
    ***recoil spring measuring tools (forum.1911.org)
    ***oddball dovetail cutters (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 tuning tools (thehighroad.org)
    ***use of 1911 trigger stirrup die (thehighroad.org)
    ***slide lug location measurement tool idea (sightm1911.com)
    ***1911 Tools (blindhogg.com)
    ***frame support tool (forum.m1911.org)
    ***frame fixtures (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***universal sight mover (web)

    --sear jigs--
    ***sear jig, which is best? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***which sear jig to get? (forum.1911.org)
    ***Favorite 1911 Sear Jig? (thehighroad.org)
    ***Marvel sear jig (forum.m1911.org)
    ***TR sear jig (1911pro.com)
    ***Bengtson Sear Jig (sightm1911.com)

    Function and Troubleshooting

    --inspection--
    ***1911 inspection checklist (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Safety Tests for the M1911/M1911A1 Pistol (sightm1911.com)
    ***inspecting a 1911 after overcharge (homegunsmith.com)

    --troubleshooting--
    ***troubleshooting chart (sightm1911.com)

    --FTF/FTE--
    ***stovepiping (homegunsmith.com)
    ***Live Ammo Double Feed (forum.m1911.org)
    ***failure to feed (forum.m1911.org)
    ***failure to feed (forum.m1911.org)
    ***bullet setback (forum.m1911.org)
    ***nose dive into ramp, subsequent refusal to chamber (forum.m1911.org)
    ***nosediving first round (forum.m1911.org)
    ***deformed brass (homegunsmith.com)
    ***crushed 1911 case mouths (thehighroad.org)
    ***extra primer dimple (go2gbo.com)
    ***brass brutality! (thehighroad.org)
    ***D-shaped brass? (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***odd jam (forum.m1911.org)
    ***failure to feed (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 not going into battery (thehighroad.org)
    ***doesn't always go into battery (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 Jamming (homegunsmith.com)
    ***extraction problem (homegunsmith.com)
    ***what is causing firing pin drag mark? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***stem bind (forum.m1911.org)

    --slide--
    ***premature unlocking of short slide ACPs (thehighroad.org)
    ***slide is locked when trigger is held back (homegunsmith.com)
    ***the hammer follows to half-cock when I release the slide (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide and guide rod carnage (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide doesn't always lock back (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide locks back with rounds in magazine (forum.m1911.org)
    ***premature slide lock (thehighroad.org)
    ***help with 1911 slide lock (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 slide lock questions (thehighroad.org)
    ***slide to frame impact (forum.m1911.org)
    ***intermittent slide lock problem (forum.m1911.org)
    ***catastrophic slide lock (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide stop stuck (forum.m1911.org)
    ***9mm slide lock problem (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide stop function question (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide release question (forum.m1911.org)

    --misc--
    ***trigger will not release hammer (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 Reliability Secrets (The Sight)
    ***pressing down on barrel hood tells you... (forum.m1911.org)

    Miscellaneous
    ***US Army Marksmanship Training Unit build procedure (sightm1911.com)
    ***the MKIV/Series 70 Colts (sightm1911.com)
    ***The "National Match" M1911 Pistols (sightm1911.com)
    ***9mm slide on .45 frame? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Dropping the slide on an empty chamber (1911) (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 Quick-Fixes (1911tuner) (thehighroad.org)
    ***The Clinic: Accuracy (thehighroad.org)
    ***Reliability Tweaks 1: Make it Smooth (thehighroad.org)
    ***Reliability Tweaks 2 (thehighroad.org)
    ***Feed Reliability 3: The Throat Job (thehighroad.org)
    ***Feed Reliability: Part 2 (thehighroad.org)
    ***Feed Reliability: Part 1 (thehighroad.org)
    ***Reliability 3: Theory (thehighroad.org)
    ***Norinco tuning (thehighroad.org)
    ***fitting sequence - 1911 build (forum.m1911.org)
    ***"Group Gripper" (thefirearmsforum.com)
    ***Group Gripper concept? (forum.m1911.org)

    Machining Receiver Castings

    --detail machining--
    ***cutting the barrel bedding area (homegunsmith.com)
    ***disconnector hole in top of frame, what angle? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***cutting barrel groove seat recess (homegunsmith.com)
    ***frame ordnance drawing: 6 +/- 1 degrees? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***cam linkage slot depth (homegunsmith.com)
    ***pin hole countersink angles (homegunsmith.com)
    ***cutting mainspring housing channel (homegunsmith.com)
    ***hole locations and repair (homegunsmith.com)
    ***mainspring hole location on receiver (homegunsmith.com)
    ***mainspring housing pin won't go in (homegunsmith.com)
    ***how to cut slide rails (homegunsmith.com)
    ***upper rail height (homegunsmith.com)
    ***suggestions for 1911 frame rail cutting (thefiringline.com)
    ***machining disconnector counterbore (homegunsmith.com)
    ***disconnector hole counterbore? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***disconnector hole location on frame (homegunsmith.com)
    ***Dremel router table for 1911 slide rails (homegunsmith.com)
    ***OSI Rail Cutting Jig (savvysurvivor.com)
    ***1911 barrel sear cut, I need it explained (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 rail cutting process (homegunsmith.com)
    ***drilling the mag release hole (homegunsmith.com)
    ***filing 80% magwell (homegunsmith.com)
    ***barrel seat cut (homegunsmith.com)
    ***cutting the hammer slot (homegunsmith.com)
    ***cutting trigger slot (homegunsmith.com)
    ***OSU frame finishing jig (homegunsmith.com)
    ***help locating magwell (forum.m1911.org)
    ***cutting for thumb safety on a 75% frame (homegunsmith.com)

    --full build threads--
    ***starting my 40% stainless steel 1911 receiver (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 build using Sarco frame casting (Weaponeer)
    ***sfoo 30% 1911 build (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 build (Weapons Guild)
    ***Sarco decorator build (homegunsmith.com)
    ***0% cast frame (homegunsmith.com)
    ***0% castings (homegunsmith.com)
    ***Raven's 40% build (homegunsmith.com)
    ***building your own 80% casting (homegunsmith.com)
    ***smsdba 80% build (homegunsmith.com)

    Machining From Billets

    ***my mini-mill built Colt 1911 .45 clones (CNCZone)
    ***1216hrl's 3-piece welded frame (homegunsmith.com)
    ***CNC machined 1911 frame from billet 3 (homegunsmith.com)
    ***CNC machined 1911 frame from billet 2 (homegunsmith.com)
    ***CNC machined 1911 frame from billet 1 (homegunsmith.com)
    ***same as above, web page (cncguns.com)

    Slide - finishing or scratchbuilding

    ***slide breech face angle (homegunsmith.com)
    ***how to cut barrel lugs in slide? (1911pro.com)
    ***Infinity Interchangeable Breechface installation instructions (sviguns.com)

    Small Parts - finishing or scratchbuilding

    ***make a billet ejector (m1911addicts.com)

    Hardness and Heat Treat

    ***Rockwell hardness question (forum.m1911.org)
    ***slide hardness check (forum.m1911.org)
    ***heat treat of original 1911s (forum.m1911.org)

    1911 Ammunition

    ***cut-down .308 brass for .45 ACP (rec.guns)
    ***cut-down .308 brass for .45 ACP (Hays) (rec.guns)

    1911 Variants

    ***AutoMag IV, V, Hardballer exploded views (web)
    ***my Coonan .357 arrived (ingunowners.com)
    ***"The Return of the Coonan .357 Automatic" (thetruthaboutguns.com)
    ***Hogue Avenger (www.m1911.org)
    ***1911 and 2011 part compatibility (weaponeer.net)
    ***stamped 1911A1 (weaponeer.net)
    ***left handed 1911 (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***left-handed 1911 (thehighroad.org)

    Customizing and Conversion

    ***snakeskinning (homegunsmith.com)
    ***Caravelle Arms Double Ace squeeze cocking conversion (www.m1911.org)

    --D/A conversion--
    ***Seecamp double action conversion (www.m1911.org)
    ***Seecamp double action conversion - patent (USPTO)
    ***double action conversion? (homegunsmith.com)
    ***S&W double action 1911 conversion - patent (USPTO)
    ***Colt double action 1911 variant - patent (USPTO)

    Caliber Conversions

    --.22 Long Rifle--
    ***resurrecting a 1911 .22 conversion unit (ktgunsmith.com)
    ***where to get .22 magazine for 1911 conversion? (homegunsmith.com)

    --7.62x25--
    ***Kristofer_G's Tok'11, 7.62x25mm Chamber 1911 (Weapons Guild)
    ***A 1911 Rarity - VC converted USGI to Tokarev (AR15.com)

    --.380 ACP--
    ***.380 ACP conversion (forum.m1911.org)
    ***.38 Super to .380 ACP (forum.m1911.org)

    --.38 Special--
    ***.38 Special (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 .38 Special (thefiringline.com)
    ***.38 Special 1911 Questions (targettalk.org)
    ***.38 Special (forum.m1911.org)
    ***.38 Special wadcutter for bullseye (forum.m1911.org)

    --.38 Super--
    ***wanting to build a .38 Super (homegunsmith.com)
    ***.38 Super frame differences? (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Convert 1911 Series 70 9mm to fire .38 Super? (thehighroad.org)
    ***Change a Colt from .38 Super to .45ACP? (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 9mm to .38 Super conversion (thehighroad.org)
    ***.40 to .38 Frame Compatibility (thehighroad.org)
    ***.45ACP to .38 Super? (thehighroad.org)

    --.357 SIG--
    ***1911/.357 Sig Project (surplusrifleforum.com)
    ***converting a 1911 to .357 Sig (louderthanwords.us)

    --9mm Parabellum--
    ***9mm 1911 feeding problems (thehighroad.org)
    ***9mm top end for 1911 (thehighroad.org)
    ***.38 Super to 9mm conversion (thehighroad.org)
    ***.38 Super conversion to 9mm (thehighroad.org)
    ***1911 9mm same as 1911 .45 frame (thehighroad.org)
    ***converting a .38 Super to 9mm and back (thehighroad.org)
    ***converting .38 Super to 9mm (thehighroad.org)

    --9x23--
    ***a new 9x23 (homegunsmith.com)
    **9x23 (thehighroad.org)

    --.40 S&W--
    ***.40 caliber conversion (homegunsmith.com)
    ***1911 in .40S&W (homegunsmith.com)
    ***.38 Super to .40 1911 conversion? (thehighroad.org)
    ***.40 S&W conversion (thehighroad.org)

    --10mm--
    ***10mm Tech Notes (web site)
    ***Shooting 10mm in .45ACP mags? Yes! (thehighroad.org)
    ***10mm in .45 frame? (forum.m1911.org)

    --.41 AE--
    ***1911 in .41 AE? (assaultweb.net)
    ***.41 AE conversion kit (thehighroad.org)

    --45 Super--
    ***.45 Super Conversion Parts (thehighroad.org)
    ***.40 Super and .45 Super? (forum.m1911.org)

    --.460 Rowland--
    ***.460 Rowland conversion (thefirearmsforum.com)
    ***.460 Rowland technical questions (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***foray into .460 Rowland territory (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***custom .460 Rowland (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***.460 Rowland conversion (forums.1911forum.com)

    --.50 GI--
    ***.50 GI pistol patent (USPTO)
    ***.50 GI (forum.m1911.org)
    ***.50 GI range report (forum.m1911.org)

    --other--
    ***9mm Browning Long conversion (forum.m1911.org)

    Finishes

    ***chroming (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***hard chrome plating (forums.1911forum.com)

    Checkering, Stippling, Pocking

    ***checkering or serrating rear of slide (forum.m1911.org)
    ***home brewed machine checkering (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***end-of-slide treatments (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***non-traditional checkering (forums.1911forum.com)

    1911 Builds

    --build logs--
    ***1911 Build - Colt hard slide and Caspian receiver (Weapons Guild)
    ***ggruber's build notes (homegunsmith.com)
    ***egumpher's build notes (forum.m1911.org)
    ***sharps4070ss' build (forum.m1911.org)
    ***"The 1911 Project" (how-8I-did-it.org)
    ***Pistolwrench's build (homegunsmith.com)

    --pictures--
    ***Blindhogg's Blaster build (homegunsmith.com)
    ***Blindhogg's "Man on Fire" build (homegunsmith.com)
    ***Armand Swenson 1911 (forum.m1911.org)
    ***Rogers "Bobnose" (forums.1911forum.com)
    ***"Slant Nose Recoil System" (forums.1911forum.com)