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    Safety

    I don't see how that could've happened. The Grip Safety is supposed to physically block the trigger from movement. The competitor must've filed off the protrusion on the front side of the grip safety, disabling it permantently. Either that, or the grip safety was being depressed while the...
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    1911 Grip problems

    I'd just buy new bushings. The previous owner probably didn't know he didn't need to torque down the grip screws so tightly.
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    Interesting 1911 malfunctions today

    Are you sure the slide was fully forward when you couldn't pull the trigger? If the slide isn't fully forward, the disconnect will be engaged, disconnecting the trigger from the sear. You will still be able to pull the trigger, but it'll feel like a lighter trigger pull and the gun won't go off...
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    New to 1911's, Questions

    Skeletonized triggers are also lighter, making them less susceptible to trigger bounce, allowing for a lighter trigger pull.
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    ? ABOUT A Glock

    I believe all Glocks have a passive firing pin block. The trigger has to be pulled for the striker to be able to hit the primer.
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    Duracoat question

    If you've still got questions, I'd send TITAN308 a message. I've seen some of his duracoat project pictures in passing, and it looks like he knows what he's doing.
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    FTF in Remington R1 question

    I've always had Failure to Eject issues with TULA ammo in my 1911. Everything I've ever shot has worked perfectly except TULA.
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    DPMS AR with feeding issues

    What kind of ammo are you using? I used to try the Russian brands of ammo, but I would always get failures to eject and feed and all kinds of problems. I switched to brass cased ammo and I've never had a problem since. All the lube in the world wouldn't convince my AR to work properly with...
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    Racking first cartridge

    I know with 1911's, different firing pin stops can change the force required to rack the slide with the hammer down. The original ones had less of a radius on the bottom, making it harder to rack. JMB replaced them with larger radius firing pin stops, making it much easier to rack the slide with...
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    Ignorant statement of the day....

    The 15 should be a 17 there, but you used a 17 in the math, so the outcome is still correct.
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    hammer vs. striker fire

    The Colt 1903 / 1908 pocket pistols have a hammer located intside the slide for those very reasons. There's even another thread discussing it right now. http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=686823
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    Light primer strike safety question

    If I'm not mistaken, I believe old primers were made with mercury. I think the primers became unstable if improperly stored for a long time, which is probably what happened with the surplus ammo I had. From what I've read, newer primers are composed of much more stable components, but that...
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    Stuck case 44 Magnum

    I had something similar happen to a revolver once. The brass broke in half when I tried to pull it out. I just carefully tapped the case out with a brass punch. Maybe a cleaning rod will catch on the brass in the chamber and you can lightly tap it out? Keep in mind I'm not a gunsmith or trained...
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    Light primer strike safety question

    I was shooting some surplus 8mm Mauser ammo out of a K98 a couple years ago and I had to have chosen the worst batch of 8mm surplus ammo ever. Every other round was a hang fire. The firing pin would strike and the primer would ignite 5 seconds later. I stopped shooting a handfull of rounds in...
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    Bolt slide back length

    What's with the front sight? Was the blade too thin to be picked up in the photo? It almost looks like the top part of the slide raises up to a point near the front.
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    Dug relic 1911 restoration (Pics and Video)

    From the last 2 videos, it looks like your extractor is clocking hard. But then again, I can't watch the videos with great quality because of my internet connection. Is your firing pin stop snug? Have you tried cycling rounds through it?
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    Federal Ammo Light Primer Strikes

    Haha, alright, sounds fair.
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    Federal Ammo Light Primer Strikes

    After every range trip. It's got a newish firing pin and recoil spring with probably 1500 rounds on them, so they should be good. I just have no idea how often to replace the mainspring. I'll go ahead and order one and try the ammo again.
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    Federal Ammo Light Primer Strikes

    Hey guys, I got one of the new value boxes of Federal 45 ACP. $30 for 100 rounds at Wal-Mart. It's the same price as WWB, so I figured I'd try it out. I ended up getting 3 light primer strikes just with that one box of ammo. Unfortunately, I didn't have any other ammo to shoot on that range...
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    engine paint curing time?

    7 days sounds about right. I know a lot of automotive paints can take a month or two to fully and completely cure.
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