Question about a 1911

[mhounit]

I appreciate everybody's help . Apparently there's something else going on besides the spring issue . I figured that out with ya'lls help but there are other issues . It's going to a gunsmith .

[Bulldogdad]

Originally Posted by mhounit

I appreciate everybody's help . Apparently there's something else going on besides the spring issue . I figured that out with ya'lls help but there are other issues . It's going to a gunsmith .

Kinda figured that, get back to us with the outcome of this little drama.

[mhounit]

It'll be a week before my schedule will allow a trip to the gunsmith , but I'll follow up here . Thanks again .

[Mac_Muz]

What is the problem now?

Who took the gun apart? This is basic field stripping stuff anyone would do to just clean the gun after a shoot.

Can you assemble everything except the spring?

I have seen people miss the very small notch on the slide and mis-mate the key, and that won't work....

If ya got a week then maybe there is still time to save you a labor rate of 80 bucks an hour.

[Bulldogdad]

Originally Posted by Mac_Muz

What is the problem now?

Who took the gun apart? This is basic field stripping stuff anyone would do to just clean the gun after a shoot.

Can you assemble everything except the spring?

I have seen people miss the very small notch on the slide and mis-mate the key, and that won't work....

If ya got a week then maybe there is still time to save you a labor rate of 80 bucks an hour.

Agreed especially with all the You Tube instruction available. Heck there is probably free training at local gun ranges and clubs. Lord knows many gun owners are know it alls and willing to share that knowledge at a moments notice.

[Mac_Muz]

Originally Posted by Bulldogdad

Agreed especially with all the You Tube instruction available. Heck there is probably free training at local gun ranges and clubs. Lord knows many gun owners are know it alls and willing to share that knowledge at a moments notice.

I fear a gun that is used and never properly cleaned because people fear a common field stripping. I hacve no idea about the OP, of course and wish to help.

The help is based on him understanding the issue and saving cash.

The fear i read from a buddy of mine who buys guns as investments and never shoots them. He took apart his Les Baer 1911's (2 of them) and then called me in a panic...

It didn't help I took along the old WW-2 vintage Rand and dropped it in pieces in with his parts either

Worse i took down my head rag (long hair country boy thang) and began to pick up pieces one by one blind and set each one of a kind in it's location, and then not hearing (there was a lot of protesting going on) assembled one complete gun and then another until all 3 were assembled but blind

Of course there were parts of all 3 guns on each frame! How could that not happen I was working blind!
At that point I did my best to try and claim all 3 guns as MINE, since of course some parts on all 3 guns were mine!

After while i put each gun back as they should be and then offered some for free ammo

I thought my buddy was gonna have a heart attack! he was like WHAT! SHOOT THESE Investments? No WAY!

In my world i got no use of closet queens.. if a gun isn't a shooter I have no need of it.

[mhounit]

Well , I said I would be back . This whole drama started with a broken slide stop . A friend took it apart and was going to replace it . Brought it to me in pieces . After figuring out where I was going wrong with the reassembly , there was an issue with the slide stop itself . It needed some minor fitting to make it work correctly . A local gunsmith took care of it while I waited and didn't charge me anything .

[Mac_Muz]

So it works and the owner can field strip it to clean it? That's all I am in for..... I hate broken stuff.

Probably why i fix broken stuff...

[mhounit]

I made him aware of the videos and that problem shouldn't arise again . I hope .