Yes, for fun and frolic at the range or for a pleasant afternoon plinking, a full sized 1911 gun in 9mm Luger is well worth it.
For more "starch" from a cartridge of the same bore diameter as the 9mm Luger the .38 Super well serves.
I am unable to tell the difference in recoil between these two and I make use of some pretty "starchy" .38 Super loads.
So, you're dually afflicted with hobbies. Might as well tell us about it.
Pics or it didn't happen....馃槜
C chicaneLooks like they pulled it from this forum as well.
I'm going to sound like a curmudgeon here, but a 1911 is incredibly easy to field strip for maintenance. You only need to detail strip it once in a blue moom.
1) Depress the plunger and rotate the barrel bushing clockwise (if it is a tight bushing you may need a bushing wrench but 95% of them you can rotate by hand).
2) Remove the plunger, and rotate the barrel bushing counter clockwise, then remove the barrel bushing.
3) Move the slide rearward until you line up the disassembly mark with the slide stop.
4) Remove the slide stop and move the slide assembly forward and off of the frame.
Easy peasy, and can be done in thirty seconds or thereabouts. If it would be helpful I can post photos.
I'm going to sound like a curmudgeon here, but a 1911 is incredibly easy to field strip for maintenance. You only need to detail strip it once in a blue moom.
1) Depress the plunger and rotate the barrel bushing clockwise (if it is a tight bushing you may need a bushing wrench but 95% of them you can rotate by hand).
2) Remove the plunger, and rotate the barrel bushing counter clockwise, then remove the barrel bushing.
3) Move the slide rearward until you line up the disassembly mark with the slide stop.
4) Remove the slide stop and move the slide assembly forward and off of the frame.
Easy peasy, and can be done in thirty seconds or thereabouts. If it would be helpful I can post photos.
Yeap my thoughts exactly, in fact it was often done blindfolded as a training aid to build the confidence of the user.
Nope. Bull Barrel design is what I think it鈥檚 called. Super fiddly.
1) Gotta move slide to removal notch, pop out the slide stop,
2) move slide forward and off.
3) Then there is this odd hex key. You compress recoil spring (ouch) along guide rod till a pinhole appears, short end of key goes into pin hole. Long end lays against guide rod which locks the spring and allows you to carefully ease the spring and guide rod though frame and off barrel.
4) Remove barrel
5) Clean and reverse.
Putting the slide stop back is a pain as well. There is a detent to deal with. I saw the procedure you described, I wish.
That's ok Larry. Your pistol is quite nice. I'd own it. I'd shoot it.
Seven seconds to field strip, including the time it took to use the Speedmaster as timer.
Of course it's helpful to use an old loosey-goosey, worn, military contract Colt 1911 from 1918 for the speed timing specimen.
Nope. Bull Barrel design is what I think it鈥檚 called. Super fiddly.
1) Gotta move slide to removal notch, pop out the slide stop,
2) move slide forward and off.
3) Then there is this odd hex key. You compress recoil spring (ouch) along guide rod till a pinhole appears, short end of key goes into pin hole. Long end lays against guide rod which locks the spring and allows you to carefully ease the spring and guide rod though frame and off barrel.
4) Remove barrel
5) Clean and reverse.
Putting the slide stop back is a pain as well. There is a detent to deal with. I saw the procedure you described, I wish.
So, a bull barrel is another kettle of fish entirely. You can still take it down without tools, though.
1) Line your slide up with the disassembly mark, and while holding the slide in place with one hand remove the slide stop with the other.
2) Move the slide assembly forward ofc the frame.
Now, reassembly I find goes much easier with a specialized tool, as shown in the following two photos. This special tool grabs hold of the guide and secures it in place so that there is no spring tension on the barrel lug during reassembly.
No home should be without a drawer full of clothespins. Versatile invention. My guide rod and sleeve unfortunately has no flange to grab, just the pin hole. Gonna buy another couple of the wrenches/pins from Springfield. Gonna need another tool box soon.
