impulse buy.......ATI 1911

[SonnyCrockett]

grabbed it for 329 shipped and after the rebate its 299...

Pretty well made for 300 bucks but the recoil spring is DOA ,soon as I shot the first round I was like Umm OK this thing is bouncing off the frame.

The trigger is honestly 15+ pounds or more (stiffest I ever tried on a 45)

making it harder to hit the target than hoped. Wont feed anything without a slide nudge so Im assuming that is because the 

recoil spring was dead or I need to polish up the ramp but it seems pretty smooth to me out of the box so Im assuming its the dead spring

I already ordered a wilson spring kit and plan to try again .fit and finish was surprisingly great and the gun feels tight and heavy ,trigger is crisp 

but way too heavy . Good gun to learn on and fiddle with which is why I got it but so far it needs tuning in a big way

Looking for a cheap 1911 not a bad deal so far

 

 

Edited June 27, 2014 by SonnyCrockett

[Lowpower]

Guns and Asmo has recoil springs and if you plan to mess around with the sear spring pick up one of those. If you like spending ALL the money go to them. 

I think the next G-Town Gun Show at the Agri-center is only a week or two away. There's aways a guy there that has  most of the parts

you need and he's not trying to make a million dollars off you.

Edited June 27, 2014 by Lowpower

[SonnyCrockett]

Guns and Asmo has recoil springs and if you plan to mess around with the sear spring pick up one of those. If you like spending ALL the money go to them. 

I think the next G-Town Gun Show at the Agri-center is only a week or two away. There's aways a guy there that has  most of the parts

you need and he's not trying to make a million dollars off you.

 

 

I ordered a Wilson full 1911 spring kit for 15 bucks from Brownells but its good to know GnA has gun parts

[A.J. Holst]

Unless you get a lemon (possible with ANY brand) how could you go wrong with a $300 1911?

I agree it's a great price point to learn the platform and spend a few buck upgrading parts.


Have heard polishing feed ramps on 1911 can be tricky if you get the angle off, but I'm not a 'smith. I'll bet the new springs and a few more rounds through it will fix it.

[lsp408]

Where did you get that $329 cheap?

[SonnyCrockett]

Where did you get that $329 cheap?

http://grabagun.com/american-tactical-imports-inc-fx45-1911-military-5-45acp-8rd.html

 

waiting on my 30.00 rebate.....

[lsp408]

Cool. Thanks

[TNWNGR]

For an impulse buy I can't fault you on your selection as I believe you did very well on the deal. Simple drop in parts replacements like you've already ordered are generally all any 1911 clone need to bring them up to respectable standards. Overall I'd rate you at 98% or better on this selection, evaluation and proposed solution. Pretty good I'd say.

[SonnyCrockett]

For an impulse buy I can't fault you on your selection as I believe you did very well on the deal. Simple drop in parts replacements like you've already ordered are generally all any 1911 clone need to bring them up to respectable standards. Overall I'd rate you at 98% or better on this selection, evaluation and proposed solution. Pretty good I'd say.

 

I will know soon......Polished the feed ramp and barrel to a mirror and will have the an all new set of

wilson combat springs installed  also and head out to the range ....I bought the gun for me to tinker with

Hide sight 20 20 I should have bought one of those 399 Taurus;s they are selling all over the place now

much better foundation

Edited July 2, 2014 by SonnyCrockett

[SonnyCrockett]

oh its missing coating too...I never seen a gun come with some of its coating missed...

But it ran like a champ today at the range after my mods...gun is now 100% reliable 

 

 

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Edited July 6, 2014 by SonnyCrockett

[TNWNGR]

If its a baked enamel finish then touch it up and keep on moving until enough finish chips away to redo it. Otherwise I'm seeing this as being a successful purchase and follow up project.

[SonnyCrockett]

If its a baked enamel finish then touch it up and keep on moving until enough finish chips away to redo it. Otherwise I'm seeing this as being a successful purchase and follow up project.

 

 

at the end of the day it all worked out and this was my first 1911 I had to learn to tear into and make work,now I need to make it more

accurate,its no where near as accurate as my Springfield's 

[TNWNGR]

Easiest and least expensive fix is a fitted barrel bushing which is DIY doable if you take your time. 

[SonnyCrockett]

Easiest and least expensive fix is a fitted barrel bushing which is DIY doable if you take your time. 

 

Good info..I looked them up,looks cheap and easy......Im on it

but I guess the question I would have is how can I measure mine to see how loose it is?

Edited July 7, 2014 by SonnyCrockett