1911 Pistol and Clones: Operation, Maintenance and Gunsmithing
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Tannery Shop cast steel 80% 1911 frame. The frame is considered a non-FFL item and is not regulated by GCA 68.
Some links and info on the OSI 1911 jig is here
NEW, the final OSI jig prototype in action.
This
is one of the steel Tannery Shop 1911 frames with most of the shape done except
the slide rails. IE, the 80% version. The 40% and 60% frames
from NOC are apparently different, and lack all or most of the
holes. The 80% frames are still not considered a "gun
part" unless slide rails have been cut. I strongly suspect that
these were actually made by Safari Arms, which is a division of Olympic Arms and
you can sometimes find them available through some Olympic Arms Vendors at gun
shows. Until William is back from deployment and able to coordinate
new production, these are probably going to be pretty hard to
find.
Aluminum
1911 type partially finished frame. Most of the hard cuts are done or cast
into the frame, but it still needs some holes drilled and probably fitting of
whatever parts you want to install. The slide rails are also not
completely in there, but can be filed to finish out. I would not recommend this frame for a full power .45 build, but it should work great for a
1911 type pistol in .22LR using one of the widely available .22LR conversion
kits on the market. These are from an unknown producer with spotty
availability. They can sometimes be found in varying grades of
finish and price. Note, these come from a different producer than the ones
that come from tannery Shop.