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

[tmleadr03]

There is a similar situation with the SAW. You can get tapped HARD if you do that wrong.

[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.

[bryjcom]

Has anyone launched a cleaning rod out of a M14/m1a??

When cleaning one with the bolt locked back if you hit the bolt with the rod it will disengage the bolt lock causing the bolt to slam home while at the same time launching your cleaning rod out like an arrow.

You quickly learn to stick a stripper clip in the clip guide after that

[WETWRKS]

I was in grade school (severely into anything weapon related) and my grandfather took me to an Army recruiting booth they set up in town. I promptly picked up a 1911 and put my left hand on top of the slide and tried to rack it. Being a young kid I didn't quite have enough strength so I got the slide partially back and had to let it go back forwards. Now the left hand (still on top of the slide) managed to get the web of the thumb between the slide and the hammer (which wasn't locked back) so that the hammer pinched the web right painful like. I literally was standing there with the 1911 hanging by the web of my thumb.

Not uttering a word I managed to get the hammer back the second try. I suspect adrenalin probably played a part in this. I very quickly replaced said pistol on the table and didn't mention it to anyone till today.

On the other hand I did impress the recruiters with my knowledge of military weapons and thus got a tour and instruction in the use of all the gear there including an M-60 and a LAW.

For a kid less than 10 years old and big time into weapons I was in heaven.

[MrPrena]

Ouch!
I remember when I first got my 1911.
I wanted to make sure, so I watched YouTube video to assemble/dissemble.

i did this

[SideShow Bob]

Ouch!
I remember when I first got my 1911.
I wanted to make sure, so I watched YouTube video to assemble/dissemble.

YouTube ? When I got my first 1911, Al Gore hadn't invented the Internet yet and he thought Global warming was going to Miami during the winter.
But I did try the revolver two handed grip the first time I shot it... OUCH !

[alxone]

yep number 24 got me , here is a pic of the offender

[Byte Stryke]

yep number 24 got me , here is a pic of the offender

Niiiice,
so when we going shootin'?