1911 Troubleshooting: Feed Failures
1911 Troubleshooting: Feed Failures Fully 95% of all feed-related failures are can be traced straight back to the magazine. The remaining few causes are due to the extractor and/or the…
Firing the 1911 without a recoil spring, nothing broke
Firing the 1911 without a recoil spring, nothing broke The long-awaited demo, brought to you by our own Hunter Lee Elliott. First, a little background on the pistol. The slide…
No Tool Detail Strip of the 1911
No Tool Detail Strip of the 1911 During the US Army trials, the two competitors came down to the Colt 1911 and Savage 1907. The Savage 1907 had several strong…
The Myth of Firing Out of Battery et al
The Myth of Firing Out of Battery We occasionally hear about somebody blowing up a 1911…usually with reloads, and usually loaded on a progressive press…but sometimes on a single-stage press.…
The 1911: Then and Now
The 1911: 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…
1911 Trivia
The pistol has a long and distinguished history with the US Armed Forces. Designed by John M. Browning in cooperation with Colt, it was adopted in the spring of 1911…
Recoil and the 1911
Recoil and the 1911 Recoil…action and reaction…is really no more than acceleration brought about by a force applied. The force generated by burning powder and expanding gases create pressure and…
Why polishing the feed ramp on a Government Model is a bad idea.
Why polishing the feed ramp on a Government Model is a bad idea. The first thing to understand is that the angles of the frame and barrel ramp…aka “Feed Ramp…
Colt Model 01918, an old warhorse is revisited
An Old Warhorse is Revived. The pistol itself is intended to be a reproduction of the 1918 Colt 1911. The 1911 finish began to change at the request of the…
Techwell, magazine well for your Government Model
Techwell, magazine well for your Government Model Though I am by no means on the level of many competition shooters, I have an understanding of the fundamentals of the sport.…