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Anyone who has fit a match-grade 1911 barrel knows the hood is where patience goes to die. New and oversized barrels ship long on purpose, and the old-school method is file a little, reassemble, check, disassemble, and repeat until the slide finally comes to battery. The EGW Hood Length Gauge cuts that cycle way down by giving you a quick visual reference for hood length before you start removing metal, so you can see how much needs to come off the first time instead of sneaking up on it stroke by stroke.
The gauge carries four precise reference dimensions: 1.313", 1.315", 1.318", and 1.321". That spread covers the range you'll run into fitting hoods on Government and Commander frames, and having multiple marked steps lets you spot small differences in length in seconds. You set it against the hood, take your reading, and you've got a real number to work toward rather than eyeballing it. On a tilting-barrel design like the 1911, the hood locks into the slide's ejection port and helps control how the barrel positions itself at lockup, so getting that length dialed in matters for consistent fit and accuracy shot after shot.
EGW machines this one from carbon steel and heat-treats it to 55 RC, then finishes it in blued. That hardness is the whole point on a measuring tool. It resists wear and dings so your reference dimensions stay honest through years of use on the bench. It's a compact, flat tool that drops right into your existing gunsmithing kit and doesn't take up room in the drawer.
This is a specialty tool aimed at gunsmiths, pistolsmiths, and serious 1911 builders working with oversized or replacement barrels. If you're fitting hoods with any regularity, it pays for the time it saves you and helps keep you from cutting one short.
It gives you a quick reference for the length of a 1911 barrel hood so you can tell how much needs to come off before the barrel will seat and the slide will come to battery. Instead of the file, fit, and file some more routine, you check the hood against the marked dimensions and get a real number to work toward. It shows you roughly how much to cut the first time, which saves a lot of trial and error.
The gauge has four reference dimensions, 1.313", 1.315", 1.318", and 1.321", which cover the range you'll typically see fitting hoods on Government and Commander frames. It's built for new, oversized, and replacement 1911 barrels that ship long from the factory. Having several marked steps makes it easy to catch small variations in length.
It's a specialty fitting tool aimed at gunsmiths, pistolsmiths, and hands-on 1911 builders. If you understand how hood fit affects lockup and you're comfortable removing metal in small amounts, it fits right into your workflow. First-time builders can use it too, but it assumes you already know the fundamentals of fitting a 1911 barrel.
EGW machines it from carbon steel and heat-treats it to 55 RC, so it holds up to repeated use on the bench without the reference surfaces wearing out. The hardness keeps your measurements accurate over the long haul. It's a compact, flat gauge that stores easily with the rest of your 1911 tooling.
| UPC | 841370107896 |
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| Manufacturer Part Number | 70220 |
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