a manual to strip the 1911 don't need one now

[lonewolf5347]

I just got done started about 7PM let see 12.44 am a manual you say(who needs a manual)
I started step by step to strip the frame on the 1911 things were going smooth had a military and a newer version I printed out.
I went page by page all went well:Hay I even installed a Wilson combat trigger and a new sear spring .
I had installed a new 23lbs main-spring in the MSH upgraded to a wolf 16lb slide and a heavy duty firing pin spring also from wolf.
I went to the range yesterday and with spring improvement got the trigger pull down around 4 1/2 from 5lbs. excellent no problems.
O.k. back to the manual thing I got the wilson trigger in a little sanding and polishing no problem.I took the new sear out of the box installed it but it all back together and the trigger won't stay cocked(now what_ o.k. stip it down again let see what up hear?
I look at played with the sear seem it is in right looks like the sharp end will engage with the hammer edges.I look and look and finally tried to set the sear spring again and found it has to lay on top of an edge of the dis connector;I now cock the hammer and here the click got it but it all back together check the trigger pull still 4 1/2 pounds not what I want.
You got it strip it again don't need a manual now played with the sear spring and again back together now 3 1/4 pounds man that it gun is finished back up clean up happy as a pig in s--t. WRONG
I found a small problem the safety seem sometime if depressed and the trigger pulled a tad and you remove the hand from the palm safety the trigger will drop the hammer seem the safety if touch seem to set a hair trigger,take it a part again.I was ready to quit and reinstall the factory sear spring and call it quits, one more time reset the sear spring prongs reassembled trigger scale shows 60oz pull safety works perfect like I said who needs a manual.
I give it a rage trial and see if it all works o.k. and a safety test

 

[Big Az Al]

AFTER the first two or three times

Yep I did that thing 3,4,5 times or more with the manual. Now it's in my head.

For the most part I won't need to refer to the manual again, even for really odd ball firearms.

But flip thru 3, 4, 10 calendars or more, then pick up that odd ball that you once knew pretty good, I run back to manual just to see what I might forget, I have to many guns, proceedures and/or techniques, rattling around in there to take it for granted that I will remember everything that I need to.

The manual for the 1911 is at the bottom of a dusty stack of manuals, either it or the S&W revolvers is at the very bottom, but it is still around!

The 88 Win manual, is only as far down the stack, as the last one I worked on and will be at the top after the next.