1911Tuner
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No. Just smack it as it lays...straight into the muzzle.
Slide won't budge on Colt 1911
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No. Just smack it as it lays...straight into the muzzle.
rcmodel
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There aren't too many things it can be.
1. Slide rusted solid to the frame in two months?
Nope, not even likely.
2. Broken barrel bushing collet finger wedged between barrel and slide.
Nope. Your gun should not have a collet bushing.
3. Empty case or loaded round stuck in chamber.
Nope. You said you shot it and think you cleared it several times before you put it away.
But just for the halibut, stick a cleaning rod down the barrel, mark it, and measure it.
It should measure 5 1/16" exactly. If it doesn't, there is "something" stuck in the chamber.
4. Link flipped backward and hasn't got the slide stop pin through it.
Nope, not if you were shooting it and didn't take it apart to clean it afterward.
5. Broken barrel link.
Doubtful. Even if there were the slide should move a little before binding up.
6. Barrel bulge or split barrel from a squib load right behind the barrel bushing.
Doubtful, but look down the barrel with a good light and see what you can see.
At this point, I second the suggestion to set the bottom edge of the slide just below the barrel against a solid wood bench-top and jump on it with all your weight on the grip.
That should open it if it is going to open without major surgery of some kind.
rc
1. Slide rusted solid to the frame in two months?
Nope, not even likely.
2. Broken barrel bushing collet finger wedged between barrel and slide.
Nope. Your gun should not have a collet bushing.
3. Empty case or loaded round stuck in chamber.
Nope. You said you shot it and think you cleared it several times before you put it away.
But just for the halibut, stick a cleaning rod down the barrel, mark it, and measure it.
It should measure 5 1/16" exactly. If it doesn't, there is "something" stuck in the chamber.
4. Link flipped backward and hasn't got the slide stop pin through it.
Nope, not if you were shooting it and didn't take it apart to clean it afterward.
5. Broken barrel link.
Doubtful. Even if there were the slide should move a little before binding up.
6. Barrel bulge or split barrel from a squib load right behind the barrel bushing.
Doubtful, but look down the barrel with a good light and see what you can see.
At this point, I second the suggestion to set the bottom edge of the slide just below the barrel against a solid wood bench-top and jump on it with all your weight on the grip.
That should open it if it is going to open without major surgery of some kind.
rc
I feel vindicatedrcmodel said:
Another good reason not to have a FLGR in your 1911I know, what I don't know...and I'm reluctant to suggest things that have worked for me where I don't completely understand the ramifications.
That worked for my P7...there was built up crud in the gas chamber...but I'm sure it looked pretty funny with it pressed against the range wooden cleaning bench and me throwing my weight against it. Of course, I only weighed 135 at the time
rcmodel
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SO, what was the problem after you got it open and apart to find out??
Inquiring minds want to know??
rc
Inquiring minds want to know??
rc
xXxplosive
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How do these things happen................Geeeezzzz....?
Creature
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BUMP!!!
I want to know too!
ClickClickD'oh
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If you run the gun too wet with oil and have dirty shooting ammo, the end result is a concrete like substance that will lock up a gun solid if you let it dry. Get a rubber mallet and give the muzzle a good whack. I bet it comes loose.
xXxplosive
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Good Grief.................not my Colts.
rcmodel
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Well, alls well that ends well!!
Thanks for the follow-up.
rc
Thanks for the follow-up.
rc
I'm glad you followed up for us too.
I wouldn't have though 150 rounds would do that to a 1911 that is as loose as a factory Colt. I wonder where the rust came from?
I wouldn't have though 150 rounds would do that to a 1911 that is as loose as a factory Colt. I wonder where the rust came from?
Yea I am surprised also. I live in Georgia, but the safe is humidity controlled. I was shooting it probably in Nov or December, when the humidity outside was fairly low here. The ammo I was shooting was my reloads, and the powder was Power Pistol.
WardenWolf
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My standard home "gunsmithing" tools:
1. Old punches
2. Wood blocks
3. Ball peen hammer
4. Leatherman
If I can't fix it with a combination of those, it's REALLY messed up. Note that I've so far never encountered a normal firearms problem that couldn't be solved with a suitable application of these tools, and I have never damaged anything while working on it with them. Firearms are designed to withstand and operate with a lot of force, and it follows that sometimes it requires a lot of force to disassemble or reassemble them, especially after repeated recoils or sustained spring pressure has thoroughly set parts in place.
1. Old punches
2. Wood blocks
3. Ball peen hammer
4. Leatherman
If I can't fix it with a combination of those, it's REALLY messed up. Note that I've so far never encountered a normal firearms problem that couldn't be solved with a suitable application of these tools, and I have never damaged anything while working on it with them. Firearms are designed to withstand and operate with a lot of force, and it follows that sometimes it requires a lot of force to disassemble or reassemble them, especially after repeated recoils or sustained spring pressure has thoroughly set parts in place.
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