Lowering the hammer on a 1911
Lowering the hammer on a 1911 and the press check. It is not hard as long as you know the correct method. Be sure your pistol is unloaded before you try, safety first.
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Ballistic test .45 Auto pistol vs carbine.
Ballistic test .45 Auto pistol vs carbine. A few years ago I published the differences in 9mm Luger ammunition performance when fired from a pistol and carbine. You can read that article by following this link. Now I have finished the Hi-Point carbine in .45 Auto review and the new Ruger ARX defensive ammunition I thought…
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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 follow. I opted to use an original/correct 1918 Black Army Colt for the honors…because I thought it’d be cool to use one that old…and because…
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Don’t forget the fundamentals.
I was teaching a pistol class the other night and we were going over flash sight picture, double taps, target transition, and some more intermediate skills and drills. It was a great class and we all learned a lot. The thing about instructing a class, if you listen to your students, you as well can…
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Colt Mfg 2016 previews new firearms at Gunsite.
Colt Mfg 2016 previews new firearms at Gunsite. It was October 2015 and I got a phone call from my friends at Colt. They were doing something a little different and I was invited. Colt was bringing their new 2016 line to Gunsite in Paulden, AZ. The proposal was to spend a few days with…
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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 not long ago…I spoke the simple truth…and a barroom brawl erupted almost immediately. They’re ALL recoil operated. There are mechanical differences in the way they…
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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 unstable extractor. It was clocking…or rotating…and causing him a few issues. The cure was to closely fit an oversized firing pin stop, and the only…
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1911 Magazine Design
Just recently, a flurry of sudden interest has emerged due to my sending a test magazine to a member in hopes of addressing his recurrent 3-Point Jam/Failure to go to battery headaches. It’s a specific type of magazine, that…although is only a slight modification of hundred year-old technology…is largely unnoticed by the large percentage of…
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1911 Observations: Then and Now
1911 Observations: Then and Now There are two basic problems with the 1911 pistol. One is that it’s been around for so long, a lot has been lost in the translation. I hear the pundits speak of it being “finicky” or “Picky about ammo” and that it requires constant attention to keep it running. One…
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1911Headspace
1911Headspace Over the years, I’ve had more than a few heated discussions over headspace in the 1911 and other autopistols that headspace on the case mouth…but since this is a 1911 discussion, we’ll focus on that platform. Headspace is determined by the linear measurement from the breechface to the chamber shoulder. This is known as…
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