10mm 1911 from the ground up

[Bro KV]

Can I buy all the components to build my own 10mm "CCW" sized 1911, ie the frame?  I know I can get the slide and barrel and whatnot but the frame is my main question.

[harrygunner]

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/cid=10561/k=/t=P/Products/Frames

http://www.caspianarmsltd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=9

[EdMc]

Midway lists Caspian, STI, and Les Baer. Shotgun News usually has some ads that have RIAs (Rock Island....Philippines) if you want something cheaper.

[sqlbullet]

Yes, you can.

This is where I started with my P12 conversion.

My research shows that buying the frame/slide from Fusion is probably the most economical to get a good forged frame and barstock slide.  They were cheaper than Caspian for comparable options.

http://www.fusionfirearms.com/servlet/the-408/1911-Officers-Frame-Checkered/Detail - $295.00
http://www.fusionfirearms.com/servlet/the-274/Slide-10mm--fdsh--40/Detail - $249.00

I landed on Schuemann for the barrel.  They were competitive on price and were the only one I found that cataloged a commander length, Clark/Para ramped barrel in .400 bore.  Bar-sto, Kart, etc you would have to get a longer barrel and have it chopped and recrowned, or special order.  It is short chambered so you will have to have the barrel finish reamed to 10mm.

http://www.schuemann.com/store/detail/tabid/63/p-301-cc40cnm0.aspx - $195.00

You may want to talk to Fusion and see if you can talk them into a kit price on a 10mm CCO. They don't list one, but a Gov't 10mm kit that includes frame, slide, barrel, bushing, slide stop, recoil plug, recoil spring and guide rod, all fitted lists for $697.  That is $42 cheaper than frame/slide/barrel above.  And all the fitting is done for the major "critical" components.  Add a Cylinder & Slide pre-fit sear/hammer and all the critical fitting is done.

Everything else I pretty much stuck to Brownells catalog when I was pricing, using mainly Cylinder and Slide, Ed Brown and EGW parts.

[Bro KV]

Thanks for the info

[Deadguy]

Fusion built my 10mm CCO so they have all the parts. When I ordered the base started at $1295.00, fit and assembled. The full build kit I believe was around 1000, give or take a little.