1911 Grip safety stuck!

[saltydog452]

Hello Fuff,

Indeed he does. As do you both.

I guess I just missed out on some stuff. Couldn't figure out what the problem was..what was causing it..or what the fix was.

I guess 'occasional problems' would be more difficult to follow than 'repeatable problems'.

If wraping the slide of an assembled 1911 in a towel and smacking it up against a tree makes a problem go away, even if done by Jim Clark Sr., I'd still like to know what caused the difficulty and what can be done to prevent it in the future.

Just trying to understand the problem, the cause, and the fix.

salty.

 

[1911Tuner]

Cause and Cure

Howdy salty,

The original problem was the thumb safety crosspin binding in the grip safety hole that the crosspin goes through. Sizing/tolerance stacking, and probably a spec of rust or grit was the likely problem.

 

[Old Fuff]

If wraping the slide of an assembled 1911 in a towel and smacking it up against a tree...

Ah............ You've been spying on me again...

 

[1911Tuner]

Spy

Ah............ You've been spying on me again...

Whew! I thought he was talkin' about ME!

 

[saltydog452]

Nope, Jim Sr...It happened at the Dallas Pistol and Revolver Club..about 68-69.

salty.

 

[1911Tuner]

re:

Nope, Jim Sr...It happened at the Dallas Pistol and Revolver Club..about 68-69.

salty.

Too early to have been an Officer's Model....Hmmmm