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    1911 Thumb Safety locking the hammer

    Thank you all. Learned some more again today. Regards, Roberto
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    1911 Thumb Safety locking the hammer

    JRH, thank you for the thoughtful comments. I'd be concerned with the safety also if it were not blocking the sear, but it does. The fact that it also blocks the hammer from overrotating back, past full cock, is probably a quirk of the part patterns and tolerances. I swapped the original...
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    1911 Thumb Safety locking the hammer

    JRH, sorry I took pictures but realized I need to host them somewhere on the net and I don't have a place to host/link to.
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    1911 Thumb Safety locking the hammer

    Thanks, RC. If I were to overlay my 1991 on the top picture, you would see the safety cam part, where the #1 arrow points to, blocks the cutout in the hammer when it is engaged. I can file the back of the cam to unblock the hammer and leave all safety action to the front part that blocks the...
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    1911 Thumb Safety locking the hammer

    Yes, Drail, with stones Brownell's and care and patience learned from years of 1911Tuner's posts. The EGW and Harrison thumb safeties block the sear and thus the lock the hammer on their respective guns. The Colt 1911 mil pattern locks the sear but also physically blocks the hammer using the...
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    1911 Thumb Safety locking the hammer

    Drail/brickeyee do your thumb safeties allow a slight rearward movement of the hammer past full cock when engaged?
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    1911 Thumb Safety locking the hammer

    Understand, and thank you Drail. The safeties have been fitted and all pass the safety tests. They all block the sears solidly. The mil pattern safety was the first I've seen that strongly blocks the hammer using the cam in the hammer cutout as well as the sear. I expect hammer rotation...
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    1911 Thumb Safety locking the hammer

    I want to swap the 1911 thumb safety from my Wiley Clapp LW Commander to my Colt Series 80 1991. It passes the safety tests on the 1991, including the click test. When overrotating the hammer (a Harrison retro spur hammer) past full cock, it turns smoothly until it kisses the GS tang. Now...
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    Modifications, if any, to a box stock Colt HBAR

    Keep it stock and sell it in MD. As of 10/1/2013, the ONLY ARs allowed to be sold in the state will be HBARs. :banghead:
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    Aimpoint PRO question?

    In my case, it is astigmatism. it looks like a comma.
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    Filed down (smooth) gun part, use bluing kit?

    I used Brownell's Oxypho on the face of my JP trigger. Works fine.
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    Colt AR 15 triggers

    Add the JP single-stage to that list. I have one on my large pin HBAR.
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    1911 take down tricks.

    You can make a punch from a worn down drill bit. Cut the flutes off, then grind a sharp chisel edge. A careful tap with a hammer makes an almost mil-spec punchhole with a captive lip.
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    Swiss K31

    I got two of them but consider myself a noob at this. One thing I noticed is that distinguishes the earlier from the later is the wood used. My earlier one was a tiger striped walnut, my later one beech. The beech one is finished in shellac with an almost orange tint. The walnut one is also...
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    $300 NRA life membership

    Thank you Dan and cvoharley! We got another life member!
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    $300 NRA life membership

    I'd be very grateful for the opportunity too. Please pm. Thank you.
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    First attempt at rust bluing.

    Probably warning you not to add acid to water, but to do the opposite.
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    Walther PPK/S trigger bar hook

    Thanks, Jim. It makes sense and I'll give them a call next week. I think the warranty on these guns was only one year. I just want it to be reliable and to feel right to my hand. It seems that the thin frame behind the bar was providing support to the rear of the trigger bar. When it was...
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    Walther PPK/S trigger bar hook

    This is a S&W stainless Walther PPK/S with recall work done, thick trigger bar. The thin frame metal behind the bar was machined off at the factory. On SA, the trigger has a small bump right before breaking. Traced it to the hook of the trigger bar sliding sideways (inwards) on the catch...
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    Severe rust removal from a firearm ???

    + 1 on transmission fluid. 1/2 fluid and 1/2 acetone works well for me on rusted car and motorcycle parts.
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