animated 1911 dis-assembly

[Lucky13]

that's pretty sweet

 

[natgas]

How cool! Great way to learn how to take one apart; now, it's the putting all back together that's the tough part

 

[POSITIVE DISCONTENT]

How cool! Great way to learn how to take one apart; now, it's the putting all back together that's the tough part

Reverse of forward with a bunch of "WTFs"....

 

[doctruptwn]

That was really sweet!!


So I've got a question for the 1911 Gurus.

I'm waiting on my first 1911, it won't arrive till late July. When it does come, I need to know how "far" to tear it down for cleaning? I mean with sig/glock/etc you separate slide, spring, frame and barrel for a basic cleaning. Does this apply for 1911s also, or should it be more involved?

When I shoot mine, I remove the slide, recoil spring, and barrel. clean everything I can reach or get a patch into. About 6 times a year I tear the gun down to all it basic parts and clean the whole thing. You'd be amazed how much junk gets into the frame that you can't clean with a field strip. It's not a hard process, just intimadating the first time you do it. After the first time you'll get faster. I've done it so many times now, I can have a 1911 stripped to the basic parts in less than 5 minutes.

if you have questions you can goto the http://forum.m1911.org/there is a Maintinance and Gunsmithing sections that will answer all your questions

 

[Koolhandlinc]

Its really not that difficult. Kinda fun actually.

 

[doctruptwn]

Hijack on
Good meeting you this weekend Linc
Hijack off

 

[264Magnum]

I've been staring at my 1911 for the last 4 hours and still hasn't started floating and taking itself apart. What am I doing wrong?

 

[davecaris]

Wow great video, but alot of parts, I guess I'm spoiled with the glock.

 

[POSITIVE DISCONTENT]

I've been staring at my 1911 for the last 4 hours and still hasn't started floating and taking itself apart. What am I doing wrong?

You have to get animated like on that commercial....

 

[savedbygrace]

Great animation, just be sure to take the safety out BEFORE removing the mainspring housing or you may not ever get it out whithout cutting it out...