1911 modifications

**bluedog46** · November 27th, 2011, 10:22 PM

Hello all. I live in delaware and was wondering if anyone can reccomend some afforadle good smiths in the area. There is a couple things I am thinking of doing.

I have a commander style ATI 1911 .45 acp. It has been picky about eating hollow points and I was told that polishing the feed ramp would help. It has mil spec sights and I was wondering if there was a way to put dot type sights on it like most guns have. I am not very good with tools and really did not want to do this myself. I was wondering if anyone knows any that can do this and what it might cost me.

Thanks for the help.

**chalmitch** · November 28th, 2011, 07:48 AM

Try EGW. They are very good but the wait can be extreme.

**snuffy19608** · November 28th, 2011, 08:53 AM

More extreme than you think: EGW does not do smith work anymore.

**bluedog46** · November 28th, 2011, 09:41 AM

One person mentioned magazines. It came with one act ( i think) mag and it might be a defect, but that has caused jamming. I bought some generic mags at the sportsmansguide. They turned out to be pro-mag. I have not had a single malfunction with 200 rounds with fmj. I have had 1 jam with a 10 round mag though. Seems if you hit the back it goes foreward, but I dont really use the 10 round mags.

**cdi** · November 28th, 2011, 09:45 AM

I can do whatever is needed to make it operate with H.P. ammo.
I can also put whatever sights you prefer on it- but, be advised I will not do the peen type tenon type sights as sooner or later, they will fly off.

I can cut a dovetail in the slide if your gun is not already equipped with one. Price on the reliability work will run around $40.00, if feeding is the only issue.

Sight replacement starts at $10.00 if you bring in the sights and goes up to a few hundred if you wanted night sights, bo-mar slide cut, Etc.

My turnaround is two weeks or less.