Diet for my Rock River...
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Diet for my Rock River...
OK, well...
The new service pistol rules indicate a 42oz. weight limit. My Rock River with the combo rail was about 1.25oz overweight. Swapped out the full length guide rod for a GI unit. Now I'm over by 13 measly grams. Removed the skateboard tape, down to 9 grams, but I dont really want to lose that. It wears sharkskin grips, so not much to lose there.
Where else can I buy 13 grams? Found a couple aluminum and even G10 mainspring housings online (Hogue). Any one have experience with these? It's getting wrapped in skateboard tape anyway, so not worried about external wear or grip. Other ideas? Not a fan of altering the frame or rail.
Thanks!
Dave
The new service pistol rules indicate a 42oz. weight limit. My Rock River with the combo rail was about 1.25oz overweight. Swapped out the full length guide rod for a GI unit. Now I'm over by 13 measly grams. Removed the skateboard tape, down to 9 grams, but I dont really want to lose that. It wears sharkskin grips, so not much to lose there.
Where else can I buy 13 grams? Found a couple aluminum and even G10 mainspring housings online (Hogue). Any one have experience with these? It's getting wrapped in skateboard tape anyway, so not worried about external wear or grip. Other ideas? Not a fan of altering the frame or rail.
Thanks!
Dave
Dcforman- Posts : 928
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Re: Diet for my Rock River...
Weigh some different magazines?
DA/SA- Posts : 1506
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Re: Diet for my Rock River...
I highly doubt anyone will weigh your pistol to that level of precision. Worst case, the rail can have some material removed from underneath. Slide can also be cut in some places to make it a little bit lighter. But again, I really wouldn't bother, unless this year at Perry they will weigh the whole gun in addition to checking the trigger weight.
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Re: Diet for my Rock River...
Weight reduction on the rib is the best option short of more standard sights.
I would 100% plan on them weighing service pistols at Perry, also probably best to be under 42oz with some room for differences in scale calibration.
I would 100% plan on them weighing service pistols at Perry, also probably best to be under 42oz with some room for differences in scale calibration.
chiz1180- Posts : 1507
Join date : 2019-05-29
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Re: Diet for my Rock River...
I weighed 2 steel and 1 alum. mainspring housings, all flat. #1 steel 1.6 oz. or 45 gr , #2 steel 1.7 oz. or 49 gr. , alum. .6 oz. or 16 gr. . I had the alum. in a gun I bought used , didn't know it was alum. for over a year. Probably has a 19# main spring , shows no sign of wear. Hope that helps.Dcforman wrote:OK, well...
The new service pistol rules indicate a 42oz. weight limit. My Rock River with the combo rail was about 1.25oz overweight. Swapped out the full length guide rod for a GI unit. Now I'm over by 13 measly grams. Removed the skateboard tape, down to 9 grams, but I dont really want to lose that. It wears sharkskin grips, so not much to lose there.
Where else can I buy 13 grams? Found a couple aluminum and even G10 mainspring housings online (Hogue). Any one have experience with these? It's getting wrapped in skateboard tape anyway, so not worried about external wear or grip. Other ideas? Not a fan of altering the frame or rail.
Thanks!
Dave
Richard Benoit- Posts : 73
Join date : 2018-10-27
Re: Diet for my Rock River...
Last I checked, the combo rail was not allowed for service pistol. Did that rule changes?
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Re: Diet for my Rock River...
Rules were updated this year.mspingeld wrote:Last I checked, the combo trail was not allowed for service pistol. Did that rule changes?
Link to summary
https://thecmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/PistolRuleChanges.pdf
chiz1180- Posts : 1507
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Re: Diet for my Rock River...
Thank you. Quite helpful. They're cheap enough that I'll give one a shot.Richard Benoit wrote:I weighed 2 steel and 1 alum. mainspring housings, all flat. #1 steel 1.6 oz. or 45 gr , #2 steel 1.7 oz. or 49 gr. , alum. .6 oz. or 16 gr. . I had the alum. in a gun I bought used , didn't know it was alum. for over a year. Probably has a 19# main spring , shows no sign of wear. Hope that helps.Dcforman wrote:OK, well...
The new service pistol rules indicate a 42oz. weight limit. My Rock River with the combo rail was about 1.25oz overweight. Swapped out the full length guide rod for a GI unit. Now I'm over by 13 measly grams. Removed the skateboard tape, down to 9 grams, but I dont really want to lose that. It wears sharkskin grips, so not much to lose there.
Where else can I buy 13 grams? Found a couple aluminum and even G10 mainspring housings online (Hogue). Any one have experience with these? It's getting wrapped in skateboard tape anyway, so not worried about external wear or grip. Other ideas? Not a fan of altering the frame or rail.
Thanks!
Dave
Dave
Dcforman- Posts : 928
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Re: Diet for my Rock River...
Just confirmed with Jim Henderson that the combo rail is permitted.
mspingeld- Admin
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Re: Diet for my Rock River...
I think there is such a thing as plastic mainspring housings, and plastic triggers.
Other ideas are thin grips & escutions, and non bevertail grip saftey.
Other ideas are thin grips & escutions, and non bevertail grip saftey.
Merick- Posts : 454
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Re: Diet for my Rock River...
Aluminum mainspring housing will get you there
jglenn21- Posts : 2620
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Re: Diet for my Rock River...
How about a plastic mainspring housing?
BE Mike- Posts : 2587
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Re: Diet for my Rock River...
The colt plastic seem ok...
jglenn21- Posts : 2620
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Re: Diet for my Rock River...
If I can make a suggestion...email Jim and explain the situation. There is still lotsa time to iron this out. I don't think he would want to see previously qualifying 1911 pistols butchered up to save an ounce or two. I would also assume that he would not want Rock River to lose business because these combo rails cause a good pistol to be disqualified, or to know that their combo rail in itself disqualifies a pistol. I think a basic poll here with a bunch of 1911 weights would start the ball rolling, accounting for things like guide rod differences and stainless vs. carbon steel, etc. With a known combo rail weight, and let's say, 1 oz of fudge factor thrown in, one could make a reasonable suggestion to the CMP to change that 42 ounce limit to XX oz. So I'll start (no magazine inserted):
Pre-70s Colt 1911 .45ACP: 35.85 oz (it came with the lightened slide)
SA RO 1911 9mm: 39.60 oz
Both installed with a FL guide rod.
Pre-70s Colt 1911 .45ACP: 35.85 oz (it came with the lightened slide)
SA RO 1911 9mm: 39.60 oz
Both installed with a FL guide rod.
tovaert- Posts : 455
Join date : 2018-11-28
Re: Diet for my Rock River...
Plenty of viable options under 42oz, I can guarantee Jim did his homework within the 1911 platform and outside it (eg m9s, p320 variants, ect.). My colt kit gun is 38oz with a bomar rib (without magazine). If you want to shoot a rib, plenty of options outside of rock river.
chiz1180- Posts : 1507
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Re: Diet for my Rock River...
I thought the idea was to be able to shoot irons or optic on the same gun, leaving the rail installed. Permanent installation.
tovaert- Posts : 455
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Re: Diet for my Rock River...
Combo rib is easily removable, but the slide doesn't have sight cuts. So off to the smith, or perhaps a Bomar rail. At any rate, I have a wilson combat aluminum MSH on the way. Should take care of the problem, and I might even be able to reinstall the FLGR.
Dave
Dave
Dcforman- Posts : 928
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Re: Diet for my Rock River...
Would there be any problem with drilling some 1/4" holes in the frame under the grips as was done to lighten bicycle and car racing components back in the day?
John B Fowler- Posts : 32
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