To all the people complaining about fitting parts. If you want a drop in part with no fitting required then buy a Glock. One thing I’ve learned in my over 50 years of working on firearms is a precision fit firearm is going to require fitting of replacement parts. The tolerances on a 1911 or CZ or Beretta etc are much tighter than the plastic wonder guns.
I absolutely agree with you. Glock is better suited for plug and play. 1911 is a bit more work. Although some enjoy the extra work. There is no real set standard for 1911 style pistols. Glocks are just so much more forgiving
I actually bought a “drop in “ barrel with bushing and extended mag release (drop in as well ) from Nighthawk custom. It was a nightmare! As I mentioned, the mag release was a complete loss. I’m not talking about slight Dremel work. I spent hours trying to make it work and then my gunsmith even tried but I decided to stop. Ridiculous considering the price of these parts. Then the the same problem with the bushing! The barrel went in but even that is weird. Feels strange when I work the slide. I don’t mind a little fitting work but the parts I received were “WAY Off “. I reached out to Nighthawk and got no response. I should have went with Wilson but at this point I’m not sure what to do.
I bought my parts from CDNN Sports, extended slide release, extended mag release and a new barrel bushing. I had to do some fitting on the two releases but the barrel bushing fit perfect. As much as these high class gun makers charge for their parts you would think they would back them up with no hassle, but sadly that's not the case. I guess they want you to buy the complete gun from them.
I mean in their defense they say minor fitting may be required as there is so many different 1911 manufacturers it would be impossible to to make one work with all models. Although if I got a blued version I’d be a bit pissed as you have to ruin the finish on the part just to get it to fit and then re blue
I had to really work with it to get it to fit properly on my Rock Iland. It was a bit too wide(or the hole was a bit too small). Same problem with yours.
Ya it’s a known quantity with 1911’s that sometimes you will have to do some hand fitting. And that’s ok as long as you got tools and time. But it is a nice looking product for sure and should last a long time
It’s product overview I just showed bit more of the install than just supply talking about it. No it’s not drop in and people need to be prepared for the work. I obviously wasn’t ready for it but I adapted and it worked out, I’m still going to share my experiences with parts to people on my channel
Just bought the same gun and out the box I hated the mag release button I just bought an ed brown extended mag release hopefully I don't have to take off material good video though thank you
Which part you referring to the stock part? If so, the Wilson is extended and offers some extra use ability. But the rock island part was poorly made and I know it’s not high stress but the serrations were sub par and now I like the gun even more
@@Conklikov With that new mag release sticking out that far , there's a bigger chance of it being pressed & dropping your mag accidentally . Looks like he replaced the trigger , too . I don't know why anyone would replace a factory part with one that has to be altered/ground down .If you're not happy with the way it was manufactured , buy a Kimber ,or Colt .
@@rickobrien4025 trigger is bone stock, and fitting parts is a well known part of 1911s. High end 1911s are ground down to have a tight fit. They oversized the purposely to have a good fit. On the comment about why would anyone replace parts. Why would anyone replace a muffler on a car or truck or headers. Performance parts do just that add new features. I replaced a poorly made mim part with a machined high quality part. I bought this gun for 600 way cheaper than a kimber or a colt so I have wiggle room to make it a little nicer
GREAT tutorial 👍 ,
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Will Fowler
Thanks for watching!
To all the people complaining about fitting parts. If you want a drop in part with no fitting required then buy a Glock. One thing I’ve learned in my over 50 years of working on firearms is a precision fit firearm is going to require fitting of replacement parts. The tolerances on a 1911 or CZ or Beretta etc are much tighter than the plastic wonder guns.
I absolutely agree with you. Glock is better suited for plug and play. 1911 is a bit more work. Although some enjoy the extra work. There is no real set standard for 1911 style pistols. Glocks are just so much more forgiving
I actually bought a “drop in “ barrel with bushing and extended mag release (drop in as well ) from Nighthawk custom. It was a nightmare! As I mentioned, the mag release was a complete loss. I’m not talking about slight Dremel work. I spent hours trying to make it work and then my gunsmith even tried but I decided to stop. Ridiculous considering the price of these parts. Then the the same problem with the bushing! The barrel went in but even that is weird. Feels strange when I work the slide. I don’t mind a little fitting work but the parts I received were “WAY Off “. I reached out to Nighthawk and got no response. I should have went with Wilson but at this point I’m not sure what to do.
Ya that would piss me off, worst part is the customer service of nighthawk. It’s not hard to shoot an email back or make a call.
I bought my parts from CDNN Sports, extended slide release, extended mag release and a new barrel bushing. I had to do some fitting on the two releases but the barrel bushing fit perfect. As much as these high class gun makers charge for their parts you would think they would back them up with no hassle, but sadly that's not the case. I guess they want you to buy the complete gun from them.
I had the same problem with a Nighthawk release. It’s ridiculous that they can’t make them to fit.
I mean in their defense they say minor fitting may be required as there is so many different 1911 manufacturers it would be impossible to to make one work with all models. Although if I got a blued version I’d be a bit pissed as you have to ruin the finish on the part just to get it to fit and then re blue
I had to really work with it to get it to fit properly on my Rock Iland. It was a bit too wide(or the hole was a bit too small). Same problem with yours.
Ya it’s a known quantity with 1911’s that sometimes you will have to do some hand fitting. And that’s ok as long as you got tools and time. But it is a nice looking product for sure and should last a long time
I would take it to a gun smith
Ya for sure, but I like to learn on my own stuff. Since this I have bought some precision files to be able to do job easier in the future.
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Name brand set of tools / files , ?
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Will Fowler / novice builder
Just what everybody needs, a How To by someone who doesn't know How To.
It’s product overview I just showed bit more of the install than just supply talking about it. No it’s not drop in and people need to be prepared for the work. I obviously wasn’t ready for it but I adapted and it worked out, I’m still going to share my experiences with parts to people on my channel
I guess I misread the title. Where does it say "How To?"
@@Conklikovthank you for the video 👍
Saw this gun in person. That chrome trigger and hammer didn’t look good to me
I know I have this gun and I want to swap the hammer and the tigger.
Yes they are a downfall on this otherwise great looking gun
Just bought the same gun and out the box I hated the mag release button I just bought an ed brown extended mag release hopefully I don't have to take off material good video though thank you
It’s not bad to remove material, and I’d actually spend another 50 bucks for a few better parts on the gun
Should have left it alone
It’s not a high stress part
Which part you referring to the stock part? If so, the Wilson is extended and offers some extra use ability. But the rock island part was poorly made and I know it’s not high stress but the serrations were sub par and now I like the gun even more
@@Conklikov With that new mag release sticking out that far , there's a bigger chance of it being pressed & dropping your mag accidentally . Looks like he replaced the trigger , too . I don't know why anyone would replace a factory part with one that has to be altered/ground down .If you're not happy with the way it was manufactured , buy a Kimber ,or Colt .
@@rickobrien4025 trigger is bone stock, and fitting parts is a well known part of 1911s. High end 1911s are ground down to have a tight fit. They oversized the purposely to have a good fit. On the comment about why would anyone replace parts. Why would anyone replace a muffler on a car or truck or headers. Performance parts do just that add new features. I replaced a poorly made mim part with a machined high quality part. I bought this gun for 600 way cheaper than a kimber or a colt so I have wiggle room to make it a little nicer