OMG - First Cleaning of 1911

[twitchyfinger]

Yes it can be intimidating at first but like most things the more you do it and practice the easier it becomes. I went a bought a Rock Island armory 1911 for just that purpose. With the RIA I learned to completely disassemble/reassemble then learn how to modify it. Some people complain about the Schwartz safety thingy on the newer Kimbers but even that is not difficult once you learn how it works and understand it. I would never own a 1911 without know how to completely disassemble and reassemble it either! Lots of good how disassemble and reassemble all kinds of 1911's videos on you tube also!

[ColoWyo]

Check out youtube.com. I know there are video's on there on how to assemble/disassemble a 1911.

[Hoosier]

This thread is not helping my desire to own a 1911.

H.

[BigBear]

It hasn't been said yet?

















"That's why I own Glock...."





HAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHA. I had a Kimber 1911 once... Fantastic firearm, but had to sell for some $$...

[wyzardd]

The first time it seemed to take forever, and I had to replace that one thing that sproinged and I never found, but after doing it a couple of times it really is quick and easy.
There are online and hardcopy manuals that take you through the process step by step, the correct way. I didn't want anyone to bubba my toy, so I started with the Army manual and The Big Book of the .45 (or something like that).
Then I handed one to an idiot gunsmith, but that's a different thread.

Take what you learned last time and try again.

[bimmer]

I want to detail strip my M&P like that, and just let everything soak in a bucket for a few hours.

if its the one i sold to you, thats why it has the "idiot scratch" on it. it took me a while, and i didnt want to mark it up anymore, so i took it to the gunsmith, and had him show me. after that it was a piece of cake.

[rondog]

It ain't that hard. I hadn't owned a handgun for many, many years when I bought a RIA 1911A1 on sale. I'd NEVER owned a 1911 before, never even held one, but I figured out how to field strip it in minutes. Only later did I find some instructions on the 'net, which made it even easier. Never idiot-scratched one yet.

[wyzardd]

Oh yeah, taking it apart is easy.

[SNAFU]

First Colt .45 acp ,I ever shot was my Grandfather's.
It's now mine,,stripped and rebuilt several times,by me.

[BPTactical]

Slide stops DO NOT ROTATE INTO PLACE. They should snap straight in. Occasionally with some colorful adjectives.