[Abe]

Is there an equivalent to the M16A2 Armorers Manual for the M1911?

Any opinions on this book:

VSP Colt .45 Auto/M1911 Shop Manual, Vol 1 by Jerry Kuhnhausen


Thanks,

Abe

[BigG]

Kuhnhausen books are excellent. I don't think they are light reading but they will help you understand the pistol better.

[Abe]

Thanks BigG. I've got bit by the 1911 bug real bad. I pick up my first this afternoon and as an engineer I just gotta know what makes these things tick.

Already dreaming\lusting for more. Can a feller have too many 1911s? :D I don't know why I waited so long to get one. I guess I'll just have to make up for lost time.

- Abe

[BigG]

I know what you mean, Abe. I got my first in 1969 (a GI 1911A1) and have never been without one since, usually a commercial Colt. Kuhnhausen will explain most of the mysteries with his cutaway pictures. It is just heavenly when you see how a properly timed 1911 links its bbl down as you retract the slide.

Don't get a Luger as you will really go crazy when you see how cool that works! :D

[Abe]

BigG, I just got back from picking it up. Put 30 rounds thru it at the range at the store. UNBELIEVABLE!!! What an awesome gun!!! I am as happy as a pig in the mud!!! :) :) :) I should have done this 20 years ago!

Absolutely no braggin', but out of the box I find I can shoot this thing more accurately than my P-99 in 40S&W. I find it much more comfortable to shoot. Not such a sharp recoil like my P-99.

I can see what I'm going to be doing tomorrow. :D

Now to start savin' up for the next one

Thanks again,

- Abe

[BigG]

Enjoy your piece, bud. And many more to come! :D

[Jim K]

Kuhnhausen's books are excellent, but for normal use there are copies of the GI Field Manual and Tech Manual available at gun shows for $5 apiece or so.

Kuhnhausen's only problem is that he doesn't understand what makes a recoil operated pistol work. Engineers should refer to the law of conservation of momentum, which is the fancy new name for Newton's second law "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction".

Jim