1911 Blue Guns

[Modad2010]

So I am needing to get a cocked and locked mold gun for a 5" 1911. The only one that Rings has is a Springfield A-1. I have heard that sometimes the various 1911 makers weapons won't always fit right in holsters that were molded to other makers weapons - Kimber into Springfield or such. Can anyone suggest a mold gun that will fit the widest variety of 5" 1911's and does anyone know which ones will not work together? Thanks in advance.

[Red Cent]

If you are molding in super detail, I can't say. If you are not, the A-1 and the Colt 1911 would be OK. The A-1 has a taller front sight than the Army 1911.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=colt+1911&qpvt=colt+1911&FORM=IGRE#view=detail&id=54FCD4E58FD7CAA6CC2A951EB32437DA5ED58EBB&selectedIndex=0

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=439380536

[Modad2010]

Not too worried about the height of the sight since I mold in a sight channel with a dowel rod, but thanks for the info.

[Dwight]

My Rings blue gun only found one that didn't fit, . . . it was an older 1911, Stainless, made by Springfield. The dust cover was bigger, thicker than any other I ever ran across.

May God bless,

Dwight

[Modad2010]

My Rings blue gun only found one that didn't fit, . . . it was an older 1911, Stainless, made by Springfield. The dust cover was bigger, thicker than any other I ever ran across.

May God bless,

Dwight

Dwight, Which Model of rings do you have, the Colt or the Springfield A-1?

[chiefjason]

The Kimber problem is the Solo, it looks Officer 1911'ish but different dimensions. Sig also has a proprietary slide that will not work with a standard 1911 holster. The Sig slide is thicker on the top than a standard 1911 slide. The rest are pretty much the same.

I have not had a problem with a standard 1911 and either the Ring's 5" or Commander length.

One thing I did quit doing was boning in any textures on the slide like the fins/cuts for racking the slide. Those change a lot and mismatching them looks funny.

Edited September 10, 2014 by chiefjason

[Dwight]

My Rings blue gun only found one that didn't fit, . . . it was an older 1911, Stainless, made by Springfield. The dust cover was bigger, thicker than any other I ever ran across.

May God bless,

Dwight

Dwight, Which Model of rings do you have, the Colt or the Springfield A-1?

I had to go look, . . . it is the Colt, . . . but not with the "cocked & locked" attitude.

When I'm doing a Commander, . . . I just use my own firearm, . . . as that is the size I carry.

May God bless,

Dwight

[Itch]

We have a 5" springfield 1911 Ring,s blue gun with a mark at 3" and 4" and also have the Sig with rails.. I have never had any complaint,s of a holster fitment .. I am a bit of a 1911 addict and will test a lot of our 1911 holsters.. The Springfield blue gun mold runs just a little smaller than the actual weapon..

[Modad2010]

Thanks guys. Looks like it will be the Springfield in the cocked and locked 5". I also like the idea of marking it at the other lengths. I already have a mold for a four inch Sig 1911 that I picked up earlier for a custom build. Thanks again.

[Splash]

Since almost all of the molds are slimmer that the actual gun itself, what I do is tape the sides and top of my molds to make it the same dimmension as the real thing.