Top 5 Custom Upgrades For Your 1911
John Browning’s 1911 pistol is a great platform right out of the box, but modern shooters have a lot of extra options to customize their firearm. These upgrades are a combination of both aesthetic and functional improvements that can help enhance performance and create a personalized gun.
One of the most common custom upgrades is a trigger job. This removes the trigger’s heavy weight and bad features like creep to provide a crisp, clean break.
1. Trigger Upgrade
Whether you are plinking targets in your back yard or shooting target competitioin, a quality trigger upgrade can make your 1911 more enjoyable to shoot. Trigger upgrades can eliminate trigger slap, improve accuracy, and increase finger comfort.
A well-thought out trigger upgrade, grounded in thorough research and professional craftmanship, can significantly improve marksmanship and satisfaction with your 1911.
2. Ambidextrous Safeties
Whether you’re left-handed or right-handed, an ambidextrous safety upgrade allows shooters to easily operate the selector switch without changing grip or hand position. This feature is a major benefit for individuals in diverse shooting scenarios, such as self-defense, training environments, or competitive shooting.
These upgrades can also improve efficiency by allowing shooters to access their weapons’ safety in high-stress situations when every second counts. An ambidextrous safety switch is a simple yet effective upgrade that is easy to install and offers the added bonus of improved performance for shooters of all skill levels.
Safety switches are available with short throw or 90-degree options, ensuring that shooters can operate them even when wearing gloves. Additionally, ambidextrous safety switches can be configured to suit individual preferences.
4. Sights
A new shooter needs to know what sights will work best for them, especially in low-light situations where a threat is suddenly ten feet away and closing. A great upgrade for a pistol is a tritium self-illuminating front sight. These sights allow the shooter to acquire and steady a sight picture quickly with minimal lighting or practice.
5. Barrel
This barrel upgrade increases the velocity of your 1911. It also increases the accuracy and range. However, you will often need to have a certified 1911 pistolsmith fit a high end barrel.
It is important to run high quality ammo as this will increase the performance of your gun. Due to the customization and length of time required for this product a 50% deposit is required at the time of purchase.
