I am looking at a commander type Fusion aluminum(7075-series?)alloy frame with which to convert a Colt into a lightweight commander. Are Fusion's frames and parts well though of, or are they considered hit an miss? I know at one time their custom 1911's were considered to be of random QC!
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Fusion 1911 Frames?
- Thread starter Badfinger
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I used a Fusion alloy frame for my custom CCO, built by Sam Hatfield. The pistol is almost surgically accurate, and my only nitpick on the frame is that the front strap checkering (25LPI) is not as sharp and clean as that on my Kimber or Springfields. But it works!
You see thats exactly what I have heard about them, that they are nice but fall short on the refinements, on the one Fusion frame I have handled, I also found the checkering to be sub-par, almost as if the product of a casting were it not known to be a forging!
I purchased one several years back to build a full dust cover custom Commander in .40S&W.
The frame I received had some small pin holes from the casting process, greatly complicating the final finish process. Frame was mechanically fine, but it should have been sold as a "blem" frame.
The frame I received had some small pin holes from the casting process, greatly complicating the final finish process. Frame was mechanically fine, but it should have been sold as a "blem" frame.