1911 Failure to Lock on Last Round

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Fuff said:

I think ....... (something that I seldom do) ....... that if the link/barrel were binding the slide stop in the way Tuner described, none of the magazines would work, and as I understand it some lock back the slide and some

Howdy Fuff...

You're probably spot on there, but it's worth a check. The unknown
factor in the equation is the amount of binding, if any...and the magazine
spring tension. if some springs could overcome the bind, they might lock it...A mag with a weaker spring might not.

And you do your thinkin' quite well...:cool:

Standin' by...

Tuner
 
Got the pistol back from Illinois today at my office, 1:00 p.m. EST via FedEx.

Les sez that he replaced the slide stop and cleaned up the burrs along the barrel leg where Ray Coffman at TR had filed down. The slide stop definitely looks new, and different than my other TRS slide stops.

I have 90 minutes open on Friday, around noon. Giving up on a sushi lunch date, but I'll head over to the new indoor range here in my fair city, test it out and report back!:)
 
So I get to keep both halves of the 'stache now? Hope the dousin' bucket ain't got any holes in it.

:D

Les got to change the slide stop on one of my TRS's also.
 
Geez, what's the story with that, Kruz? Does Les not make his own parts???
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The original barrel in one of my TRS's was springing and broke one of the feet. I sent it back and they refit a new barrel but the slide stop pin was undersized (diameter) and the frame and barrel were showing signs of being battered. I sent it back again and they refit the barrel and replaced the slide stop with one that fit the link. No problems since.
 
Every time I see one of these threads about some semi custom maker's 1911 going craps, it makes me nervous about buying one. I know there's a lot of people who swear by them, but if I slapped down that much cash and ended up with issues, I don't know if I could stand the language coming out of my own mouth!

Art's Grammaw would be chasing me with a bar of Lava!

El T......quit eating the bait:neener:
 
El Ts Les Baer pistol

El T,

I'm slow to learn, but my mis-adventures with my Colt/Tompkins Officers Model has taught me a thing or two.

If it doesn't function as advertised/implied, send it back. If it still don't work, send it back again. And so on...

When you start jackin' around with it and trying various fixes here and there, your warranty is voided and you may be in for a long expensive road to reliability.

The worst thing for me is that, no matter what happens now with my OM from Hell, I don't think that I will ever have a level of confidence that I would bet the farm and all of its occupants on.

salty..
 
salty, I'm with you there! Over the years I've had custom pistols of all sorts from various custom gunsmiths. None ran and I lost all confidence in them and sold or donated them away.

When the TRS came out, I jumped on them. At last a good gun that's "ready from the box"!

The first three were, this one:uhoh:. It will take a few classes before I carry this one, if I ever do, may never carry this one, just use it as skul gun.
 
Salty ...

We all live and learn.

One thing I've learned long before now is:

To be safe you must be sure. If you're not sure you aren't safe.

If you don't know, ask questions.
 
ElTs Les Baer ACP

I read somewhere last night on one of these forums about the definition of a 'retrosexual'.

It was kinda interesting reading.

It would be nice if someone could/would make a 'retro' 1911. No one would have to re-design the thing. Thats allready been done. Just build one that works. With parts that work.

You would think with the added momentum of Clint Smiths endorsement, the Thunder Ranch logo, and a healthy price tag, that your pistol would work right out of the box without someone having to use a Leatherman Tool to get you through the day.

I don't think I will ever get rid of my Jim Clark guns or my Commander. Especially now. My OM from Hell might be a different matter though. Just as soon as it gets de-greminlized, we'll see.

Ahh well, I'll climb down off my soap-box now before someone gets offended and kicks it out from under me.

salty..
 
Salty:

I knew Jimmie Clark, and shot with him a few times at Camp Perry. I don't believe anyone ever had cause to question his work - at least I never did. But the base guns he started with were a far cry from what we get now.

In my experience a Commander length gun is as short as you want to go and still have a reliable pistol. Of coure there are exceptions, but they are exactly that - exceptions.

Even before World War Two, Colt experimented with shortened Government Model pistols. After the war they did a lot more of it because the Army was interested. After a lot of prototype testing they settled on going down 3/4" and not more. If you MUST have something shorter you will be far better off with something that isn't based on the 1911 design.

Oh, and a big-name endorsement usually means a generous price tag, but as you learned - the name doesn't necessarily mean a reliable gun. Reliable guns are built by people like Tuner, and their name - as such - doesn't mean zip to anyone except those who know him.
 
El T,

The last time I sat down for a real serious thinkin' session ( I have to sit to think), I beleive I detected the odor of a slipping clutch.

Or maybe, the odor was a by product of just where I was sittin' to do my thjinkin'.

salty.
 
Clark

Fluff,

You're right about what Jim had to work with. My wad gun is a 1935 'Argentine' Colt. I don't compete anymore, but I understand Jim Jr. and Kay maintain the same pride in their workmanship that their Daddy did.

salty..
 
I was out in Chino Valley the other day and a guy brought in a Colt 1911 with a last round failure to lock open. I tried it and indicated to Don that it was a broken COLT slide stop. Don pulled it out and replaced it with a new aftermarket one which won't break. They had a bad run of these some years ago. I have seen a dozen or more and used to send them back. Took about 6 to 8 weeks and one would show up in the mailbox. One time I send two. They sent one back. Now they aren't worth the postage. I just use them to fit barrels.
 
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