futurerider103
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My son and I went to the public outdoor range today since I had cattle on our land where my range is and we were set up at the 50yd and my son was shooting his 22 and I was sighting in my SKS and we were spotting each others shots through the spotting scope. The guy next to us was shooting a Rock Island 1911 and it was jamming about ever other shot. So I started talking to him about it. Turns out he's had it two weeks and this is the second time shooting it.
I let him know I'm very familiar with the 1911 being I've owned one have torn it down plenty.
I asked him if he wanted me to look at it for him and he said "sure".
He was looking over me like it was the first time it's ever been apart. I found the recoil spring was put on backwards and there was no lube at all on the gun.
He said he had his friend clean it the first time because he didn't know how to take it apart or anything (I could tell someone not real familiar with 1911'a had because the take down pin had scratched the frame)
I pulled out my lube and lubed it for him showing him where all to lube and showed him how it disassembled and reassembled.
First shots out jamb. He was limp wristing it and had a horrible grip period.
I gave him some pointers on how to hold it I shot a full mag not a jamb. He used my advise on grip and it only jammed once.
This guy was so happy now he knew how to care for the gun and that it would shoot without jamming he was all smiles.
Btw I was stacking shots on the SKS iron sighted at 50yds too
I let him know I'm very familiar with the 1911 being I've owned one have torn it down plenty.
I asked him if he wanted me to look at it for him and he said "sure".
He was looking over me like it was the first time it's ever been apart. I found the recoil spring was put on backwards and there was no lube at all on the gun.
He said he had his friend clean it the first time because he didn't know how to take it apart or anything (I could tell someone not real familiar with 1911'a had because the take down pin had scratched the frame)
I pulled out my lube and lubed it for him showing him where all to lube and showed him how it disassembled and reassembled.
First shots out jamb. He was limp wristing it and had a horrible grip period.
I gave him some pointers on how to hold it I shot a full mag not a jamb. He used my advise on grip and it only jammed once.
This guy was so happy now he knew how to care for the gun and that it would shoot without jamming he was all smiles.
Btw I was stacking shots on the SKS iron sighted at 50yds too