1911 School: Series 70
Almost as soon as Colt introduced the Series 80 pistols, they began to be denigrated by the purists, and all the pre-Series 80s…whether they were built in 1912 or 1982…were…
1911 School, Feeding Part 3 of 3.
The next critical dimension is the cartridge OAL itself. Too short or too long and you’ll have problems. The issues that so many people ascribed to the 1911’s failure to…
Old 1911s and old springs
In the spring of 1991, when I lived in Rural Hall, NC I got a call from my stepfather. His aunt had died at the ripe, old age of 96,…
Evolution of the 1911 in Pictures
Evolution of the 1911 in Pictures The evolution of the 1911 started in 1898 with the pistol that became the Colt Model 1900. Chambered in .38 Auto, it was a…
How did John Browning intend the 1911 to be carried?
1911 School. Subject: Cocked and locked and ready to rock…the way that JMB intended! Right? Well, no. Not really. John Browning didn’t have a free hand with the 1911 and…
Hybrid vs Wadcutter 1911 magazine
Hybrid vs Wadcutter 1911 magazine BY now, most have read of the difference the “Hybrid” magazine has made in the feed reliability in the 1911, in spite of some damage…
1911 vs the Glock
It seems that the debate/argument/flame war re the 1911 vs the Glock shows up almost every day…with the Glock fans insisting that their toy is the far superior design. But,…
How to detail strip a 1911
How to detail strip a 1911 Hunter and I decided to do a slower detail strip tutorial after complaints of the no-tool strip demo being a little too fast to…
Recoil Operated vs Blowback on a Government Model
This question pops up from time to time, and the explanations are as varied as both types of guns. For a long time, I stuck to the technical aspects, but…
Lessening recoil with Reduced Radius Firing Pin Stop for 1911
Lessening recoil with Reduced Radius Firing Pin Stop for 1911 A few years back, I addressed a problem that a guy on on a gun forum was having with an…