JTQ
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The downside to the Kuhnhausen books is they were written for gunsmiths and apprentice gunsmiths. Pair those books with today's shooter, whose experience is probably with Glock's or AR's, that are essentially Lego's, and you get thousands of threads on 1911 forums that start something like this...Best Tip - get Jerry Kuhnhausen's book on the 1911.
"I was swapping out the xxxx on my 1911, and I noticed it didn't drop right in, and I started filing on it, and now my gun is locked up. What do I do now."
For a 1911 user, and not a gunsmith, I've found the Bill Wilson 1911 Auto Maintenance Manual a little more useful.
https://www.amazon.com/Wilson-Combat-1911-Maintenance-Manual/dp/B000H7LFMS
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