A quick search showed Brownells does sell individual parts, from Springfield armory, so I imagine they shouldn't be too hard to find elsewhere also.
I'd like some more info about this M1911 A1
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A quick search showed Brownells does sell individual parts, from Springfield armory, so I imagine they shouldn't be too hard to find elsewhere also.
No 7-digit number anywhere on the barrel. Just the HS and P.
I don't see any brass bump in the slide. But there is a wavy pattern on the ejection port.
By looking more into the gun, you mean knocking out the pins in the frame and removing the hammer and metal bits on the rear of the grip? Are those pins reusable?
What should I look for to tell whether the slide has been squeezed? I don't see any signs, but then again, this isn't something I am very experienced in.
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Typically, if you turn the slide upside down and view the rails from the end you will see them bow out slide as the approach the spring tunnel. Sometimes you can see the rail tipped in at the bottom when viewed from the side and rear. It was how the left side of the slide polished out which had me wondering if it was squeezed. The bit of brass metal on the rear left of the port stablized the standard barrel for improved accuracy.
Taking it apart may reveal typical upgrades/improvements or something different like on Jim Clark, Sr. pistol.
Taking it apart may reveal typical upgrades/improvements or something different like on Jim Clark, Sr. pistol.
somd_mustangs
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There's some weird shyte going on with the firing pin, it's offset and sticking out from the chamber face in a couple of pics (no spring? wrong pin?)
<edit> maybe that's a burr or blob-o-something on the chamber face?
either way bad juju
If there weren't enough red flags already, that would be enough to get it to a knowledgeable 1911 doctor.
And yes you can reuse all the frame pins. They aren't interference fit.
Except the ejector and you don't want to pop that off anyway.
<edit> maybe that's a burr or blob-o-something on the chamber face?
either way bad juju
If there weren't enough red flags already, that would be enough to get it to a knowledgeable 1911 doctor.
And yes you can reuse all the frame pins. They aren't interference fit.
Except the ejector and you don't want to pop that off anyway.
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The circular stamp is the Ordnance Department crossed cannons mark. I believe it was put on a variety of USGI firearms until about 1953. Many of them were not struck evenly so it would not be unusual to have an incomplete, lightly struck mark.
It is a shiny blob of something. The pin is well inside its housing.
Magnumite
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Looks like a bushing may have been installed in the breechface also. I forgot to mention it before. Not a bad thing, looks like it has centered the firing pin. Some of the older slides eventually needed this.
I see the bushing now that you mention it. How long does it take for a gunsmith to do a checkup on a pistol/revolver? I have several that I suppose should be checked so if there is a minimum of 1 hour labor, how many guns could I have checked to fill up the hour? And any recommendations in the silver spring area?
Magnumite
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Someone familiar with a 1911 can give it a good check over in 30-45 minutes, including the barrel timing checks. An inspection shouldn't be rushed. Look at the pic of the locking lugs in the slide and you will see the forward corners are being scraped and rounded. Very likely there is, or was, a barrel timing issue.
You have several guns or several 1911’s to be checked? I am not familiar with gunsmiths nor 1911 smiths in the Silver Spring area.
You have several guns or several 1911’s to be checked? I am not familiar with gunsmiths nor 1911 smiths in the Silver Spring area.
Magnumite
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LOL...”...quick sanity check...”.
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You might want to pick up the Kuhnhousen books on 1911s. Not cheap, but worth it. I have a 43 Ithaca that had undergone sort of similar treatment. I was able to sort mine out with little trouble. The "Micro" rear sight was used on some NM guns so was a popular upgrade.
Wow, that book has a ton of info.
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