Dogmush, it was the left safety. Like I said, I got it mostly back in place, but I think I need more force than I am able to muster by squeezing my thumbs together to get the right and left safeties to link up. I think once I get it back together (if I get it back together) and take it out again if anything happens I'll contact RIA. It's only a range toy, not a life-saving device, so it just needs to function.
Stupid easy for you isn't necessarily so for someone else. Pretty much any time you have to use tools on small parts, I'm not very good at it. If there's filing involved to fit something, I'd rather leave that up to a professional. When I got a drop-in trigger kit for my M&P that I was told "if you can put together a computer, you can do this", I ended up breaking the trigger and had to have a professional fix it and install it for me.
I have many skills, none of which are suitable for gunsmithing.
Pablo, in reference to other 1911s this is cheap, but in reference to most other handguns this is still pretty pricey. I don't expect it to be the best, but I expect it to function and not fall apart if I'm spending this much on it.
Stupid easy for you isn't necessarily so for someone else. Pretty much any time you have to use tools on small parts, I'm not very good at it. If there's filing involved to fit something, I'd rather leave that up to a professional. When I got a drop-in trigger kit for my M&P that I was told "if you can put together a computer, you can do this", I ended up breaking the trigger and had to have a professional fix it and install it for me.
I have many skills, none of which are suitable for gunsmithing.
Pablo, in reference to other 1911s this is cheap, but in reference to most other handguns this is still pretty pricey. I don't expect it to be the best, but I expect it to function and not fall apart if I'm spending this much on it.