1911 clicks

KY DAN said:

Someday I feel stupid because I can't remember tricks gunsmith have told me.

I have a 1911 which when I engage the safety and hold next to my ear while I pull the trigger at the end of stroke I hear a click.

With safety in on position I recock hammer and I do not hear a click. (I don't think my sear is moving)

I took slide off and did same test and there is no click.

I have been taught this is a disconnect contacting slide and its pocket needs to be scraped deeper but a little contact will not hurt.

Does my logic check out?

If this seems like a crack addict wrote this rest assured I just suck at conveying thoughts together in writing.

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Engage Safety ????? Are you refereeing to grip safety, which allows the trigger to be pulled?

I think your hearing the disconnector moving. This happens when you have too much clearance where the head sticks up into the stripper rail.

What you describe changes the timing for out of battery.

Does if pass all of the safety checks?

Have you set the over travel screw on your trigger? If not enough the sear could be hitting the hammer's safety ledge when the hammer falls.

Disconnector click. Caused by Disconnector moving in its channel in the frame. Gunsmiths sometimes stake the frame to tighten up the hole around the Disconnector. A ball head Disconnector is an easier fix and does not alter the frame. It’s a non-issue if it does not bother you. No impact on function other than the slight click. Deepening the Disconnector slot in the slide will also take care of the click.
You usually don’t even notice when actually firing the pistol. …Unless you have a really light trigger setup— like around 2-1/2 lbs.

https://www.1911forum.com/threads/disconnector-click.69115/

KY DAN said:

My lyman trigger weight gauge register 3 pounds 13 oz of this 1911. I have shot it less than 50 rounds since I installed wilson tool steel internals and mated the parts, I have not had hammer follow nor unexpected discharge.

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Then you can just ignore the click if you want. It depends on your tolerance for the sound and feel.

KY DAN said:

I have a 1911 which when I engage the thumb safety and hold next to my ear while I pull the trigger at the end of stroke I hear a click...

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Works as long as your hearing is not compromised. Mine was not, now it is... severely. Better to look down betwee the hammer face and rear of slide directly at the sear nose. If the thumb safety does not completey block the sear you can see it move when you squeeze the trigger. If it does move you either need to fit a new thumb safety or weld/refit your current thumb safety.

I was always quite conscious of parts that shouldn’t “click” but DO, and parts which should “click” but DON’T!

I’ve run into something like this. I can’t quite remember the precise fix, but I believe I had replaced & refit & few parts anyway. Also had the Thumb safety in my last built 1911 that would not audibly “click” into place. Didn’t have that firm SNAP, ya know? Little bit more fitting and now has a very pronounced & tactile “SNAP”, flipping on & off.

It’s just going over the parts in question. Is extra material allowing or preventing a specific movement? Remove it! OR Is a LACK of material allowing/preventing a specific movement? Needs to be welded back up & refit or replaced altogether.

Just installed a new EGW ball head long disconnector in my DW 1911. The click is gone! The install was not without slight fitting/polishing of the disconnector hole in the frame and the ball head on the disconnector. It would not go through the hole initially. 2000 grit sandpaper and 15 minutes took care of it, though. It’s now a perfect tight fit, no disconnector click and it also yielded a great tactile reset feel. If the click bothers you, this is a great solution.

And theeeere ya go! That’s all any of this is! Fitting parts.


Oh, but I’m not a “Smiff”, mind you. Because I don’t do it for a money basically. (Some people out there LOVE stating that) I’m just a guy who’s been working on, fixing and building my own firearms for the last 20+ years! Kinda the same, I machine & make all kinds of parts from steel, Aluminum, Titanium & composites…. but these same people tell me I’m not a machinist. (Same reason, because I don’t do it for money) So go figure.

Glad you got it sorted. And by your own hand.