Unloaded, but still dangerous

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gizmo688

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My 1911 bushing and guide rod were being stubborn and i lost hold of the spring plug. Off it shot, and now I have a cracked laptop screen...
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Too bad you didn't buy the laptop with your American Express card. You could call them about the extended warranty they offer and say it's just shot... :D

Tony
 
You can more than likely replace the screen and it will still work, but I guess that is for a different forum.
 
Let's see . . . the first rule of gun safety is? Oh, yea . . always point the muzzle in a safe direction. Well, maybe thaqt's the second rule? :D Not making fun of you . . just sorry you had the bad luck. I can relate . . I had a 1911A1 and had the same problem. I didn't hit the laptop but it sure took some hunting on my hands and knees to find what I had "shot into space"! :D
 
The one I launched ricocheted off the ceiling and went right in the open dryer. I was tempted to try again and see if I could repeat it, but thought better of it.
 
Many years ago, I launched a pistol part that hit the floor joists, wall, and landed somewhere toward the laundry area of the basement. I looked for the darned thing for hours but didn't find it. I put the project away expecting to look for a replacement part at the next gunshow. Three weeks later I pulled a pair of jeans on and felt a lump in one pocket. Sure enough there was the part which had fallen in the pocket of the jeans in a laundry basket. I'd taken everything out of that basket but didn't shake out the pockets-oops on me.
 
Everyone with a 1911 or clone has launched the spring at least once. I was lucky the last time I did it a few months ago it just shot across the basement and was easy to find.
 
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Took four years to find the plug I launched in my shop.

This issue is why I advocate wearing safety glasses when touching anything other than paper.
 
Whenever I am fooling around with a spring (on a revolver, 1911, or O/U ejector springs) - I have a nice big cardboard box I take things apart in...
 
Boing!

Yep, I brought my brand new Les Baer Premier II long slide home from Gil Hebard's gun shop and the first thing I did is to take it apart to clean and lube it. However, as soon as I got to where the spring plug comes out, so it did with great abandon.....
So here I am, with a brand new Baer and I can't find the plug in my area. I'm thinking "Jeez, will I never hear the end of this":barf:. Plus, I can't shoot my brand new, you know, at all.

Happy ending. I eventually found the plug after much ongoing and creative profanity and wearing out my knees, and yes I wear safety glasses to this day when cleaning my guns amongst other things.

Have a great one! It's off to the range this afternoon if the rain holds off.

Hobie
 
Launched the plug on mine when I was showing a friend how to break it down.
Thumb slipped, and now I have a black half moon mark on my ceiling. :o
 
I've launched a couple. I couldn't find the last one I launched for the life of me. I had given up and was about ready to order a new one. Three weeks after the event, it reappeared in a different part of the room behind a computer stand. I found it when checking cables.
 
I clean my guns at my desk. One took off one day and I couldn't find it. Searched on top of the book cases and under the desks. Finally gave up and took a spare plug from my box of 1911 goodies.

Several weeks later, I launched another plug and while searching for it, found the first one right next to that one.
 
Several weeks later, I launched another plug and while searching for it, found the first one right next to that one.
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So...is a plug in the hand (from your box of goodies) truly worth two in the bush? (Or, wherever you found them...:D)

I am proud to say that I have never sent a spring into orbit.....YET!
 
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