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Trip McNeely
04-29-2009, 05:56 PM
Im looking to replace my factory blued barrel bushing with a stainless one. Im wanting to keep the end cap and barrel blued, and just get the Stainless bushing. I want a half stainless, half blued look. Anyways, this is what Im working with. I have what is known as a "collet bushing" Which is why its split. The only ones I have seen are a full bushing, no splits. These are apparently in the older 1911s. Do I have to make any modifications to use a normal bushing in mine? Is there anything I need to look for? Thanks

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z112/CStang06/1911bushing1.jpg

The bushing:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z112/CStang06/1911bushing2.jpg
big pappa pump
04-29-2009, 06:49 PM
should just drop in, but may need some minor modding.
ELVIS
04-29-2009, 06:58 PM
chris, you should be a hand model.

god bless.
dee
04-29-2009, 07:23 PM
May take some light sanding/fitting. Is that a Colt?
Trip McNeely
04-29-2009, 07:30 PM
May take some light sanding/fitting. Is that a Colt?

Yeah, its a Colt Govmt MKIV Series 80.
Trip McNeely
04-29-2009, 07:31 PM
chris, you should be a hand model.

god bless.

lol!
dee
04-29-2009, 07:49 PM
A cheap way to do fine sanding/polishing is a paper grocery bag, it works real well for polishig ramps.
Trip McNeely
04-29-2009, 07:51 PM
A cheap way to do fine sanding/polishing is a paper grocery bag, it works real well for polishig ramps.

What am I sanding down? The ID of the new bushing? or the OD? thats what Im wondering. What is different about this Collet and a newer one as far as size and fitment?
big pappa pump
04-29-2009, 08:08 PM
What am I sanding down? The ID of the new bushing? or the OD? thats what Im wondering. What is different about this Collet and a newer one as far as size and fitment?

the id mostly
dee
04-29-2009, 08:09 PM
Its just a different type most bushing will take a lil fitting on both the od and id unless you get lucky and it fits good.
Pokulski-Blatz
04-29-2009, 11:04 PM
Can you use a micrometer on the OD of the bushing?
dee
04-30-2009, 02:17 PM
You could mic both if you have the right micrometer.
Trip McNeely
04-30-2009, 05:00 PM
What about something that takes the bluing off, and getting it down to the stainless metal? Is that possible?
The Raven
04-30-2009, 05:26 PM
What about something that takes the bluing off, and getting it down to the stainless metal? Is that possible?

In before 5.0_CJ.
dee
04-30-2009, 06:02 PM
What about something that takes the bluing off, and getting it down to the stainless metal? Is that possible?

Steel wool and a blueing and rust remover.
5.0_CJ
04-30-2009, 10:20 PM
What about something that takes the bluing off, and getting it down to the stainless metal? Is that possible?

oh certainly... if it's stainless, you can do it easily.
5.0_CJ
04-30-2009, 10:21 PM
Steel wool and a blueing and rust remover.

no need to use a bluing or rust remover to get it off, bluing is very easy to remove. Drop it in some vinegar for an a couple hours and the bluing will be gone.
Cobra Commander
05-01-2009, 07:50 PM
Im looking to replace my factory blued barrel bushing with a stainless one. Im wanting to keep the end cap and barrel blued, and just get the Stainless bushing. I want a half stainless, half blued look. Anyways, this is what Im working with. I have what is known as a "collet bushing" Which is why its split. The only ones I have seen are a full bushing, no splits. These are apparently in the older 1911s. Do I have to make any modifications to use a normal bushing in mine? Is there anything I need to look for? Thanks

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z112/CStang06/1911bushing1.jpg

The bushing:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z112/CStang06/1911bushing2.jpg

You can order it through CDNN Investments or Brownell's...
Trip McNeely
05-02-2009, 12:30 PM
no need to use a bluing or rust remover to get it off, bluing is very easy to remove. Drop it in some vinegar for an a couple hours and the bluing will be gone.
Just dropped it in. Thanks so much for the tip!
dee
05-02-2009, 01:06 PM
no need to use a bluing or rust remover to get it off, bluing is very easy to remove. Drop it in some vinegar for an a couple hours and the bluing will be gone.

I forgot about vinegar it works very well.
Trip McNeely
05-02-2009, 02:25 PM
Hard to tell from the picture I took, but that worked like a charm! Thanks CJ!!

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z112/CStang06/stainlessbushing.jpg
Kart21
05-02-2009, 02:44 PM
Thats cool. Have to remember that little vineger trick. Thanks
5.0_CJ
05-02-2009, 08:10 PM
Hard to tell from the picture I took, but that worked like a charm! Thanks CJ!!

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z112/CStang06/stainlessbushing.jpg

polish it now!