you'll shoot your eye out .... yep a funny at my expense

[ray1970]

Stored energy... ain't it a hoot when it cuts loose?

Glad you still have your eye.

[Elhuero]

so what happened?

[kwando]

so what happened?

yeah i'm a 1911 virgin... what happened?

[Irving]

In order to disassemble a 1911, you have to take the recoil spring out from the front of the dust cover. You essentially rotate a retaining ring on the front of the dust cover, and if you aren't ready for it, the spring shoots out, along with the metal retainer on the end of it. It's been a while since I've done it, but that is essentially how I remember it.

[Graves]

Sorry Alex, but I've never had the muzzle pointed at my face during break down.

[alxone]

Sorry Alex, but I've never had the muzzle pointed at my face during break down.

its not like that i had it turned away and as i was trying to put it back together....lets just say i had a bit of a hand fail and my stupid fingers were not working very well .so i tried to use the plastic tool it came with and thats when it happened .

[Lex_Luthor]

How's the Meridian helping your hands out? Still using it?

[mcantar18c]

yeah i'm a 1911 virgin... what happened?

Part #24 is under pressure from part #25 and is held in place by part #2.
To disassemble, remove part #2 while maintaining pressure on part #24.
He forgot that last bit.

[Sharpienads]

yeah i'm a 1911 virgin... what happened?

I don't know the technical names for the parts, but there's a doodad that holds the thingee on the end of the spring. When you rotate the doodad, you have to maintain compression on the thingee at the end of the spring and let it up slowly. If you don't, then the spring projects the thingee. And if you're looking down the barrel, then the thingee hits you in the face.

[mcantar18c]

When you rotate the doodad... the thingee hits you in the face.