233273 Allows you to Checker the Front Strap or Mainspring Housing on your 1911. May be used for 60 Degree or 90 Degree Checkering. Can be used with or. 24 Oct 2017 First check the thickness of the metal on the front strap of the frame. This Power Custom checkering guide will allow you to file exactly vertical 8 Oct 2017 Im kicking around the idea of trying to hand checker the front strap of my Ruger I have done 3 1911s front, back and trigger guard with a checkering file. .. -custom-universal-checkering-guide-1911?cm_vc=ProductFinding. The checkering guide is being attached. This Power Custom checkering guide will allow you to file exactly vertical on the front strap, even as you rotate the frame Clamps over the frame of a 1911 Auto to provide a solid guide for getting the front strap checkering lines started correctly. Sets 9 Nov 2010 www.m1911.org/checkering.htm This is an excellent guide, with very clear and detailed pictures. I have about 8 hours into it including time toI first fit the Brownell s checkering guide backwards to the frame. This will Make SURE that the first cuts that you make are centered on the front strap. It just so 4 Nov 2015