Getting Rid of My 1911

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I bought one of the old "Collector's Armory" replicas back around 1985 or so, the ones that can be cycled and field-stripped like the originals (I still have it, by the way.) I don't remember it coming with instructions on stripping it, or where I learned to do so, but I don't remember having problems. Maybe its tolerances are loose enough to make it easy. It's certainly no PPK/S or Bersa (just two examples of guns I've had that are remarkably easy and quick to strip.)

I only recently got my first "real" 1911.. (I quote "real" only because it's a Tisas/ZiG from Turkey!) and have not yet tried to strip it. Think I'll do so tomorrow.. we'll see how it goes.

EDIT: Okay, I couldn't wait. I went and got both guns, the real one and the fake one. I did the fake one first, and then the Tisas. The Tisas was definitely a bit harder for this 1911-novice, as its spring offers much more resistance, and because the barrel link can actually fall rearward further than the one on the replica, making it a bit harder to line up. Still, I was within about four minutes in re-assembly. I know I could get that cut down by a lot pretty quickly with some practice, but that's plenty good for my needs.

Now, on to one of my Mk-II Rugers....

Nah... maybe another time.
 
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OP, have you considered getting your gunsmith to walk you through assembly a few times? It would be worth his fee to get you going on your 1911!
 
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Well, the psychometricians say there are three kinds of intelligence, verbal, mathematical and visio-spatial. Putting together a 1911 is in the realm of the visio-spatial or what we call mechanical ability. When I was a wee lad my parents wanted to send me to plumber's school. Good thing I refused. I would have flunked out for sure. I hate to get rid of the gun since it shoots so well. Maybe as a last resort I will slap a 50 dollar bill on the counter at the gunsmith's and let him show me how to do it. The "how to" videos on the web somehow don't do it for me.
 
Just saw your post! That's a great idea. Sorry to post on top of your reply!
 
I dated a few girls, and a few women before I met my wife... The majority of them were great women and it seems several have made fantastic wives for someone OTHER THAN ME... It's as easy for them to sit back and say I should have changed my ways as it is for me to say such about them, but ultimately, it just wasn't a fit, so whether they sent me kicking rocks, or I them, both were happier in the end without the other...

Same rules apply to pistols.... Except they're typically easier to unload when you make up your mind...
 
If you want to learn how simply a 1911 can be disassembled and reassembled , then go buy an old Remington Nylon 66. Disassemble and then reassemble that gun. A 1911 will seem like building with Lincoln Logs afterward.
 
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jrmiddleton425 said:
Swing the slide stop up
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no................no................stop it............no........No.............Don't..........NO I said!........... ahhhhhh damit man..

You went and did it, didn't you?

Joking aside, don't scratch up your frame. The slide stop should be inserted straight in.
 
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ColtPythonElite said:
The assembly and dissassembly is very easy once you learn the angle of the dangle of the hammer strut.
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Any time reassembly has to include the phrase "the angle of the dangle," I can't help but think "and if I hold my tongue just right...."

I'm going to join those who have suggested paying your gunsmith to teach you how to reassemble your 1911. I have to use a small screwdriver to hold the small pin back while I put the slide stop back in. (Having read some of the prior posts, though, I may switch to using a bamboo skewer for that purpose.)
 
Too bad reassembly is such a frustration. Have you ever had someone show you to do it, in person? I've taught 3 or 4 folks to do ir and after maybe 5 times in a row, they have maintained the knowledge and perform it well.

Else, if you just can't get it (or dont want the aggrivation) selling is a good call. Life is too short to suffer aggrivation during leisure time activities.

P.s. the MK II is a pain, but I like mechanical puzzles. I recall a family friend complaining how complicated cleaning her Thompson was and I laughed (he's a Glock guy), sure there are like 10 steps, but they are quite straightforward.
 
At worst, I've centered the link in the hole with a toothpick, slide stop drops right in.
 
HexHead said:
At worst, I've centered the link in the hole with a toothpick, slide stop drops right in.
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For reassembling an M1911, I've never needed to resort to a toothpick or some facsimile, but have considered it on occasions. Good, simple idea.

I'll field strip or completely strip an M1911 any day and twice on Sunday but have never had the guts to tackle my Ruger Mk II or 22/45.:)
 
1911 protip: If you have been having to resort to using foreign objects to keep the barrel link aligned properly to insert the slide stop... simply hold the gun upside down so that the slide is on the bottom and the frame on top. This causes the barrel link to rest on the recoil spring guide and the slide stop pin can be inserted cleanly.
 
CornCod

I never had a problem disassembling or reassembling my 1911s and I am no great mechanical marvel with my hands either. I even managed to build a 1911 from the frame up with the help of a couple of DIY books.



This is my 1911 from-the-ground-up build. Most difficult time was just getting the holes on the frame to line up true (it was an old Essex frame). A set of Swiss files were my friends for much of the job. I added a TacSol .22 upper as I wanted a .22 conversion to train with as I have quite a few other 1911s for target shooting and for concealed carry.

Now If I can do that, you can learn to properly get the slide stop in. Please give it a chance and hang on to your 1911. You can thank us all later.
 
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1911 protip: If you have been having to resort to using foreign objects to keep the barrel link aligned properly to insert the slide stop... simply hold the gun upside down so that the slide is on the bottom and the frame on top. This causes the barrel link to rest on the recoil spring guide and the slide stop pin can be inserted cleanly.
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After five minutes of struggling the first time I cleaned my 1911 and tried to reassemble it, I tried this as it seemed logical. It has been my method ever afterwards.

It really does make aligning the barrel link easier and cuts out a lot of frustration.
 
If you do invert the gun to align the barrel link, remember to watch for the plunger rod (series-80 types) at the rear of the frame. On my Tisas, that falls outward from the frame, preventing the slide from going all the way on. You have to push it back flush with the frame-rail. Guns without the firing-pin safety-thingy don't have this issue.
 
Get a Glock! Super easy to disassemble and reassemble. Needs little cleaning and lubrication. Extremely trouble free. My 1911 Sig sits in my desk while I have fun shooting my Glocks every other week!
 
I was in the LGS a while back and saw one of those double barrel 1911's in the used display case . I had never seen one before , so I asked to see it . The sales person told me it was like brand new , the owner took it to the range once and when he got home to clean it , he could not put it back together . So he brought it back to the gun store , disassembled , in a box and traded it in .

They are not for everybody , if I go a while without cleaning my 1911 , it takes a little while to get in the groove again .
 
98bluewave said:
Get a Glock! Super easy to disassemble and reassemble. Needs little cleaning and lubrication. Extremely trouble free. My 1911 Sig sits in my desk while I have fun shooting my Glocks every other week!
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:confused: Right on schedule, just like clock work.........

Glock, simultaneously the cause and solution to every internet gun forum problem ever conceived.

Even when we are talking about 1911's.
 
I didn't say it wasn't, but where did the OP ask about Glocks as a replacement? No where I saw. I did see a mention of a CZ though.

Why would we assume the OP isn't already aware of the ease of maintenance on a Glock? Why would we assume he doesn't already have a Glock? Why would we suggest a striker fired pistol to replace a SA hammer fired gun, or when the OP expresses an interest in a CZ hammer fired gun as a replacement? Just seems like fanboyism when folks walk in and yell "Get a Glock!"
 
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