RNB65
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Last week my company announced fiscal year-end bonuses, so on the way home tonight I stopped and bought my first 1911 -- a parkerized Springfield Full-Size 1911-A1 (PX9109L). It's sweet! Nice wooden grips that contrast nicely with the dark finish and 3 dot night sights. It looks exactly like the one on the SA website except mine has the SA logo carved into the grip and lube coming out every nook and cranny.
The first challenge was taking it apart to clean. Getting the guide rod out was easy enough, but it took me 15 minutes to figure out how to depress the spring and rotate the barrel bushing. I'll say one thing about the good folks in Brazil who put it together, they lubed it WELL during assembly. I spent most of an hour wiping that puppy down and there was still lube coming of it. I finally gave up, wiped everything down with Break Free, put a little lithium grease on the framerails, and put it back together.
I'm used to shooting an XD40 and lightweight 9mm's. The weight of the 1911 take a little getting used to. But it feels good in my hand. I wasn't sure about the wood grip panels, but after holding it a bit they had a nice solid feel to them.
Tomorrow night I'm off to the range to see if it will shoot. Anything I should be on the lookout for? Brazilian lube flying through the air? Grip panels coming loose? Sights falling off?
The first challenge was taking it apart to clean. Getting the guide rod out was easy enough, but it took me 15 minutes to figure out how to depress the spring and rotate the barrel bushing. I'll say one thing about the good folks in Brazil who put it together, they lubed it WELL during assembly. I spent most of an hour wiping that puppy down and there was still lube coming of it. I finally gave up, wiped everything down with Break Free, put a little lithium grease on the framerails, and put it back together.
I'm used to shooting an XD40 and lightweight 9mm's. The weight of the 1911 take a little getting used to. But it feels good in my hand. I wasn't sure about the wood grip panels, but after holding it a bit they had a nice solid feel to them.
Tomorrow night I'm off to the range to see if it will shoot. Anything I should be on the lookout for? Brazilian lube flying through the air? Grip panels coming loose? Sights falling off?