I became very tired of pacing the floor so decided this morning around 11AM that I'd clean the Taurus PT1911 9mm and the Kahr CW .45 pistol. Gathered all supplies including pistols on work bench in wash room. Poured mineral spirits (low odor) into Leigh's best baking dish so I could soak all the parts. Began to take 1911 apart by depressing the recoil spring and turned the barrel bushing to the right so could remove recoil and spring guide rod. Actually it then removed itself since it was under a lot of tension, the spring and I thought the barrel bushing lug bounced off the ceiling and fell to the floor, barely missing my forehead as it sped by at just below the velocity of sound.. I knew better than this and was very irritated with myself so proclaimed in a very loud voice "GOLLEEEEEE". Found the spring immediately near my foot. Spent 30 minutes looking for the barrel bushing but to no avail. Finally gave up and thought I'd call Taurus Monday morning to order a replacement. Decided to go ahead and clean the gun anyway since I had it dismantled. When I picked up the barrel assembly to clean, lo and behold, the barrel bushing was still right where it always had been, in the end of the slide assembly, it hadn't gone anywhere so the 30 minute search was in vain. Uttered another expletive a little louder this time since I had the house to myself. Cleaned, oiled and began reassembly. At this point I discovered that the other piece that went airborne two hours earlier was the recoil spring lug since it was no where to be found. Spent another very enjoyable 30 minutes looking under and behind the washing machine, dryer, water heater and anything else that Leigh had found room to place in wash room so it would be smartly decorated but to no avail. Was about to give up, then got smart. Looked in front of where I was standing when everything began going south and there the spring lug was, neatly rolled right up against a very decorative and I might add, well designed exquisite throw rug which greatly enhances the appearance of the washroom. This time the "GOLLEEEEEEEEEEE" was considerably longer and louder. Approximately 2 1/2 hours later, the gun was back in almost it's original condition, I'm still not sure about one of the parts that may or may not be placed in backwards. This is not good if indeed it's not correctly assembled since a 9mm shell generates considerable ballistics and/or velocity. To explain it in Redneck verbiage, it generates quite a BANG!! When I get rested up and calmed down a bit, I'm going over and make friends with the neighbor......plan on inviting him to go with me to the gun range next week and not to worry about taking his gun, I have one that I will loan him..........
Did I originally say that I had two pistols that I planned to clean? Well, after cleaning the 1911, I scrutinized the CW45 very closely and decided that it was already spotless and well oiled so cleaning it wasn't necessary after all..
If we ever build a house, instead of having a safe room for tornado protection, I'm including a gun cleaning room. The only decor will be a work bench, stool and a peg to hang a helmet and face guard. It will be painted bright white and the ceiling will be magnetized. This added high visibility with special ceiling should greatly reduce the wasted time looking for wayward parts........and in time I'm sure my neighbor will appreciate it.
Did I originally say that I had two pistols that I planned to clean? Well, after cleaning the 1911, I scrutinized the CW45 very closely and decided that it was already spotless and well oiled so cleaning it wasn't necessary after all..
If we ever build a house, instead of having a safe room for tornado protection, I'm including a gun cleaning room. The only decor will be a work bench, stool and a peg to hang a helmet and face guard. It will be painted bright white and the ceiling will be magnetized. This added high visibility with special ceiling should greatly reduce the wasted time looking for wayward parts........and in time I'm sure my neighbor will appreciate it.
