jonas66
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Hey folks- I've been mostly absent from THR for the last year. I came here to read a bit, but didn't post.
I had several issues which pretty much kept me preoccupied. At one point I didn't get to go shooting more than once or twice for almost 8 months!
Anyway, I had a thread in this section last year asking for help with a crushed plunger tube on my SA Champion 1911. I got some great advice and perspective and was able to resolve the issue successfully.
I had promised to re-visit that thread when I got it done but did not.
I'm forever looking up odd stuff and finding that others have taken the time to post pics and info which is helpful- even in old posts, so just in case there might be some other newbie like me making searches, I thought I should finish off that old thread. More fodder for the search spiders.
This is the thread from here last year:
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/sa-1911-plunger-tube-difficulty.886807/
I ended up buying a new plunger tube and plunger assembly from Nighthawk Custom thru Midway.
I used a mag block (also from Midway) to support the mag well, put the frame in a bench vise and used a vicegrip and a length of solid copper wire to thread through the old tube and pull it off.
No problem at all. Kuhnhausen says to use a section of wire hanger which would have been stronger but all my clothes hangers are plastic- so, random piece of copper wire. It worked well.
I was able to easily place and stake the tube and install the plunger assembly. Afterwards, the safety has been a -bit- stiffer than I'd like but not problematic. Under stress I would most likely not even notice it. I didn't get much time to shoot this last year and I imagine a few hundred more uses and it will probably relax some.
The last pics from that operation:
In these two you can see the Brownell's plunger tube support pin protruding from the rear of the frame:
Bits and pieces:
The finished piece:
I might add that was the first time I ever completely detail-stripped a 1911 of any kind, beyond field-strip for cleaning. I'm pretty happy that it still works!
I had several issues which pretty much kept me preoccupied. At one point I didn't get to go shooting more than once or twice for almost 8 months!
Anyway, I had a thread in this section last year asking for help with a crushed plunger tube on my SA Champion 1911. I got some great advice and perspective and was able to resolve the issue successfully.
I had promised to re-visit that thread when I got it done but did not.
I'm forever looking up odd stuff and finding that others have taken the time to post pics and info which is helpful- even in old posts, so just in case there might be some other newbie like me making searches, I thought I should finish off that old thread. More fodder for the search spiders.
This is the thread from here last year:
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/sa-1911-plunger-tube-difficulty.886807/
I ended up buying a new plunger tube and plunger assembly from Nighthawk Custom thru Midway.
I used a mag block (also from Midway) to support the mag well, put the frame in a bench vise and used a vicegrip and a length of solid copper wire to thread through the old tube and pull it off.
No problem at all. Kuhnhausen says to use a section of wire hanger which would have been stronger but all my clothes hangers are plastic- so, random piece of copper wire. It worked well.
I was able to easily place and stake the tube and install the plunger assembly. Afterwards, the safety has been a -bit- stiffer than I'd like but not problematic. Under stress I would most likely not even notice it. I didn't get much time to shoot this last year and I imagine a few hundred more uses and it will probably relax some.
The last pics from that operation:
In these two you can see the Brownell's plunger tube support pin protruding from the rear of the frame:
Bits and pieces:
The finished piece:
I might add that was the first time I ever completely detail-stripped a 1911 of any kind, beyond field-strip for cleaning. I'm pretty happy that it still works!
