My grandfather has an 1911 he picked up in WWII, and wants to give it to me. One of the slide rails on the frame is screwed up pretty severely, the other is rather beat up. He thinks his Garand landed on the frame (he always disables his weapons, i think he took the slide off the 1911 to keep my dad from playing with it) when they both feel out off a shelf in the basement onto the concrete floor (Thanks Dad), but he doesnt really remember.
I'd love to make it functional again, and i think the best way to do this would be to have a smith weld extra metal onto the slide rails, and mill them again (both of the rails on the frame). How much would this cost? I'd rather not get a new frame, this pistol helped my grandfather through the war and I would really like to keep the same gun in the family.
Kharn
I'd love to make it functional again, and i think the best way to do this would be to have a smith weld extra metal onto the slide rails, and mill them again (both of the rails on the frame). How much would this cost? I'd rather not get a new frame, this pistol helped my grandfather through the war and I would really like to keep the same gun in the family.
Kharn