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Nova kit?
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Yup, all Nova, even all the controls. I tried using the Tanio Koba kit as well as the stock controls for it, but they were either very tight fitting and/or needed fairly heavy modifications in order to fit. The Nova controls all drop right in and operate very very smooth. Those bastards must have done that on purpose just to force you to buy all their parts. Either that or the dimensions are all closer to real steel, which makes the Marui out of spec. Only way to find out is to get some real steel controls... pwuahahaha.
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Originally Posted by RacingManiac
How are you planning to modify your mag bumper? Just reshaping it with file and sandpaper or what? Have you taken the mag apart yet to see if its just a big piece of ABS plastic?
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First thing I did when I got the mags was to take the bumper apart to see if it can be modified, and it looks like it's possible. It's just a big chunk of hard rubber. It has a semi-gloss texture to it, so I'll see what i can do to modify it without losing too much of the finish.
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BTW I'd try to get the Kimber Chamber and barrel from SD(I think they make them right?). The aluminum ones that comes with Nova looks nice for like 2 slide cycle, and they get beatup really quickly. Though the SD one will be tougher to fit....
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I know there's Shooters Design Kimber chambers for the Hi-Capa, but I don't know if it will fit on to the threads of the 1911 barrel. I have another photo set I'm putting up of a Kimber Hi-Capa that has the Kimber chamber and straight outer barrel.
The aluminum Nova chamber/barrel does get scratched up pretty good, but they register really really well with the slide. The sound of this slide operating sounds like sex butter.
I thought about going with the SD one as well, but the idea of the steel mashing the Nova slide to pieces didn't sit well with me - I decided to just stick with the Nova one for now, since it does seem to be operating nicely.
The downside of this build is the weight - or lack thereof. The SD steel barrel & chamber would add some weight to the all aluminum body. The grip panels also don't have the hollow to accept the weights that come with the Marui 1911, so this gun is probably lighter (if not the same weight) as the stock gun.