Popped on a 1911 . . . .

Just measured (didn't need to) my 2 rock .45 full size barrels and they are 5" as should be. The mid size is 4.25" and the compact is 3.5". I believe you excluded the end of the chamber. Just drop a long pencil down the barrel of your fully assembled pistol, mark the pistol with your thumbnail, hold it to a ruler. It'll be very close to 5".
 
Prof Young said:
The correct barrel length is 4.75 inches. I field striped the gun today and measured the barrel.
I've never heard of a 1911 with a 4-3/4" barrel. Rock Island says their full-size pistols have 5-inch barrels. I have two of their slides and barrels, sitting on other receivers. Both are the standard 5-inch length.

Measure again. My guess is that you didn't include the barrel hood (that little overhang above the chamber mouth). Try the pencil method, as described by Ibmikey.
 
Aguila is right . . .

Aguila is right. I didn't measure the overhang. Didn't realize it was part of the barrel length. So yes the barrel is 5 inches.

Hammer bite. I get it and I got it. Couldn't figure out here that "wound" on my right hand thumb web came from.

Learn something new every day.

Live well, be safe
Prof Young
 
Wilson Combat makes a "drop-in" beavertail that doesn't require any machining or filing of the receiver. I've put them on Rock Island pistols, so it should fit. It doesn't look as pretty as the custom fitted beavertails, but it gets the job done.

You need the one for a Government model, the Commander version won't fit your frame. I buy them from Brownells.
 
i absolutely love my 3.5 Officers RI. just went to the range last week with at least 6-8 handguns and it's always by far the funnest, most accurate, quickest follow up shot gun for me....

I was actually cleaning this guy last night. I'd love to see what youtube you're referring to for cleaning. I think the procedure may vary by model.

Paperclip in the guiderod???
 
Dug out the shooting gloves . . .

So far I've "solved" the hammer bite issue with a pair of seldom used shooter's gloves. Put another100 rounds down range and think I am guilty of "lazy trigger finger." I get decent groups but they are off to the left a bit until I really concentrate on a straight back trigger pull and then they tend to center better.

Live well, be safe
Prof Young
 
Gun in Locked Case

As to having the gun in a locked case, that's Federal Law:

18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(2)(A) states:


It shall be unlawful for any individual knowingly to possess a firearm that has moved in or that otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone.

18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(3)(A) states:


Except as provided in subparagraph (B), it shall be unlawful for any person, knowingly or with reckless disregard for the safety of another, to discharge or attempt to discharge a firearm that has moved in or that otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce at a place that the person knows is a school zone.

Exceptions[edit]

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(2)(B):


[18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(2)(A)] does not apply to the possession of a firearm—

(i) on private property not part of school grounds;

(ii) if the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do so by the State in which the school zone is located or a political subdivision of the State, and the law of the State or political subdivision requires that, before an individual obtains such a license, the law enforcement authorities of the State or political subdivision verify that the individual is qualified under law to receive the license;

(iii) that is—

(I) not loaded; and

(II) in a locked container, or a locked firearms rack that is on a motor vehicle;
 
Thanks for clearing that up.

Jnichols- thanks for clearing that up. They clerk at the store said it was a federal law and, having dealt with him before, he seems to know what he is talking about. In this instance there is a school right behind the store.

Live well, be safe
Prof Young
 
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