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My 1911 FIMI
FIMI being:
Foster receiver
That thing was / is rough as a cob for a finished item sent out for sale. One thing is I don't have to worry about the dust cover cracking.
Israel Military Industries National Match 7791435 slide
I had picked up a new / old stock.
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The gun took some time to fit the slide and receiver but the barrel to slide went pretty easy.
It has a ramped barrel and the receiver had to be milled in the feed ramp area to 31.5 degrees to get it to work even with round nose bullets now it will feed empty brass.
The rear sight cut is a Caspian Rollo cut and the slide had to be drilled and tapped for the elevation screw. Tapping that blind hole with a little bitty tap added a pucker factor to the job.
The gun came out not the prettiest girl at the dance but a very good shooter.
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05-21-2018, 09:10 AM
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The gun shown in the 1st 2 postings was actually a combination of the 1st build and some of the parts picked up for the next one.
I found that slide fit the 1st frame better also a Foster stainless but more normal.
I picked up a bald slide that was sold as an Israeli Hard Slide but have no way to verify that. Milled the cocking serrations and lowered the ejection port then milled dovetails for the Sig sights I picked up.
Used the high resolution on with a digital camera to look at the sear to hammer lock up. This set up breaks at 3.625 pounds.
Gave this gun to my son.
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Foster receivers start as castings made by Caspian. If there is some flaw, it might be a hint of porosity or some other blemish that will not make the receiver dangerous, but will affect the final finish, it gets stamped as "Foster", serial numbered, and sold for less than a Caspian receiver. These can be good project receivers, but will require more time to finish.
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05-21-2018, 01:49 PM
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Lotta tool marks on that slide!
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05-21-2018, 05:14 PM
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as I said I gave the one gun to the son so tool marks, bluing, and whatever else are his problem on that one now.
I'm in my 60s so at some point he will end up with both guns so again tool marks, bluing, and whatever else will be his problem on both then.
I've never had a big interest in the finish on a gun. while I enjoy looking at a gun with a great finish my history of guns and usage of them for hunting and shooting matches always seems to take a toll. as long as they're not rusting I'm happy.
I've had some ugly store bought guns that worked fine but weren't anything to look at.
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If you're happy with the result, and your son is happy with the result, that's all that matters. I know the satisfaction of piecing a 1911 together from parts, and the moment I fired it was the victory.
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