Are ALL 1911 owners nuts?

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Lavan

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Finish shooting. Lock back slide. Wipe chamber throat with flannel. Toothbrush slide face. Brush bore. Mop bore. Drop of oil on slide rails. Another drop on barrel bushing juncture. Drop slide. Drop hammer. wipe with oily rag.

That's it! It's clean.

Why do we ALL hafta f i e l d - s t r i p the silly things? Me included.
 
My Colt likes a little foreplay. It gets hinky if I just lube it and run a few hundreds rounds through her. :p
 
Apparently you never experienced the joys and educational benifits of a Southern bred Drill SGT, explaining the finer points of weapon maintenance.

"You ain't even close to having that piece clean boy! Take it apart and do it all over again, after you drop and give me twenty!" SSGT Williams, USA, Ft Dix, NJ 1967.
 
Am I the only one who derives a certain pleasure from cleaning my hanguns to like new condition after a trip to the range?

To me it doesn't matter if its a 1911 or an H&K, it gets squeaky clean after I shoot it.

Shake
 
I took great enjoyment in stripping my 1911s and examining every working part.It's the only handgun I've owned that I can completely strip blind folded.No joke, I used to practice taking it apart and putting it back together blind folded.It's odd I love the 1911 more than any other gun but have never felt comfortable with condition one carry.
 
I can detail strip a 1911 blindfolded (except for stripping the mainspring housing-too dangerous) but so what? I agree with Lavan that what he describes is enough for normal maintenance after a shooting session. I would add, though, that every couple of months you should give the gun a good cleaning.

Jim
 
It's not so much that I enjoy cleaning my guns, it's just that I can't stand to put them away dirty. And the 1911 is mucho easier to clean than a revolver or long gun.
 
I personnally took as much enjoyment in cleaning and taking my 1911s apart as much as I did shooting them. One thing about 1911s owners, they know the workings of their pistol in and out.
How many Glock or Sig or Beretta owners do you know that on a regular basis detail strip their pistols to inspect the inner workings. I'm not knocking those pistols at all I'm just saying it how I see it. :rolleyes:
 
tranders said:

"How many Glock or Sig or Beretta owners do you know that on a regular basis detail strip their pistols to inspect the inner workings."

Most neuro-surgeons would think their scalpels to be filthy compared to the pristine and sanitary interior of my 92FS after a good scrubbing. You 1911 owners are apathetic compared to me. :)

But come now, we're talking handguns here. Cleaning a pistol or revolver is drone work compared to the nearly religious experience of cleaning a fine, old side by side shotgun after dropping a brace of ducks or pheasant. :rolleyes:
 
A friend called me from Fargo ND one night....

and he had just bought a 1911. He didn't know how to take it apart and was amazed that I could get it apart using his hands with a telephone call.
Then we put it back together.
I wonder if maybe I shudda told my drill Sgt. to .....call....me when he wanted the damn guns cleaned. heh.

We useta clean Garands sittin in freezing sandstorms in Fort Ord. Secret to cleaning an M1 is to not bring it up for inspection either first or last. Wait until 10-12 guys have been sent back and you could bring one up with french fries in the action and they would pass it.

Drill Sgts get cold too. Ya ha hahhhahahaaaa

Also a #2 pencil covers M1 rust just fine.

I think the reason basic training lasts 8 weeks is because in 9 weeks you have figured it out.
 
Oh ....one last note on 1911

Do NOT take the sear out of a series 70 Gold Cup unless you watch carefully where the little sheet metal clippy thing goes.

aaaaargh
 
Who you calling nuts? HeHe, no one's supposed to know here. CAREful, they're watching us now, No they ARE!


I've also noticed that 1911 types really know guns as a general rule. Case in point: I had one buddy purchase a HK USP40 and couldn't figure out how to detail strip the slide so he brought it to me at work. A few quick pins popped out and man was it nice that the slide was stainless. Course the firing pin spring wasn't, hence it was a red mass stuck to the pin. 4 month old gun. Seems he had been cleaning it in the dishwasher which is fine as long as you get it dry. And yes I like to detail strip my 1911's for the same reason, dirt gets in the strangest places. I never touch the trigger group though, just brakekleen, CLP and air dry and everything works spiffy.
 
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