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  1. Hammer problems
  2. squashed firing pin
  3. Oversize FPS OK to use in aluminum frame gun?
  4. Extractor Fitting Question...
  5. Radiusing Front Strap/Dust Cover
  6. Questions for George about EGW E-treat...
  7. To secure the ejector
  8. Melonite Vs Black T
  9. Strange jam
  10. FTF and/or RTB problem on last round in mag
  11. How to replace mag catch??
  12. My 80% Frame Build complete!
  13. Is there a FIELD GAUGE for the 45 ACP ?
  14. Kobra Carry and Cobra Mag Issue
  15. Old Style Recoil Spring & Plug
  16. Recoil Springs And Points Of Impact?
  17. 1st 1911 Build Parts list?
  18. How do you measure actual recoil spring weight?
  19. stainless refinishing question?
  20. Ambi-safety
  21. Front sight suggestions for a Baer TRS?
  22. Good literature?
  23. Expected cost for rebuild?
  24. wannabe backyard 'smith...LONG w/pics
  25. How can you tell if you have too much extractor tension?
  26. melt and extreme melt pics please
  27. Sight options for older eyes...
  28. Out of spec slide
  29. Harbor Freight Compressor for Duracoat
  30. norinco and kart ez fit barrel???
  31. Amateur mess up or a good job????
  32. Brush polishing stainless steel
  33. tuning an ejector
  34. where to find best grip checkering fixture??
  35. Trigger replacement
  36. Ejection Port struck by shell casings ?
  37. Extended mag wells
  38. dehorn
  39. What color Loc-Tite?
  40. Files needed to fit beavertail to stainless frame
  41. Wear question - abnormal?
  42. Tripp Ends Refinishing
  43. Springfield Loaded MC Operator Malfunctions - Advice Appreciated
  44. Question on .250 radius
  45. Slide releasing when magazine is inserted
  46. Any info on this slide?
  47. Happy 1911 Camper
  48. I Need A Nice, Hot Torch
  49. Cross Pin Question
  50. Weigand Scope Mount on Kimber
  51. First Time 1911 Build; Need Advice on Kits
  52. Hammer strut Springfield 2002 1911 broken carry gun.
  53. UNfinishing question
  54. .575x40 Compensator thread tap
  55. missing firing pin lock plunger
  56. Which Gunsmith?
  57. 45 Super
  58. Mini welding torch for steel search...
  59. grip bushing removal bit
  60. Reassembly from field strip
  61. charlotte, nc gunsmith?
  62. Sights to Para
  63. Empty Chamber
  64. Slide jams
  65. compatabillity ?'s
  66. To Coat, Or Not To Coat....
  67. Installing new FO rod
  68. Commander Slide and Officer Frame Question
  69. Achieving that new gun look
  70. Questions on adding weld to grip safety
  71. Half cock hammer help
  72. what sight type
  73. to weld or not to weld?
  74. Work on a nickle plated gun
  75. 9 mm to .45
  76. no magazine bullet
  77. Creased Cartridge
  78. Stainless polish
  79. Any recommendationd for competent m1911 gunsmith in Wisconsin?
  80. Ejector Question
  81. Slide won't lock open on STI Escort
  82. 3 point jam problem
  83. 1911 barrels
  84. Looking to buy quality set of stoning tools
  85. Installed new thumb safety - minor trouble
  86. PICS of problem lower lug
  87. Schuemann Timing Test Question..
  88. Hard Chrome
  89. Failure to Lock Open
  90. Questions - NEED Help
  91. Replacing rear sight questions?
  92. Flat Trigger any testimonials
  93. What could cause????
  94. Combat Commander
  95. Blending the frame for an arched Main Spring Housing
  96. Wide or narrow front sight tenon?
  97. stripping for refinishing
  98. Thumb safety not functional
  99. Bushing notch in slide oversized ???
  100. Slide to Frame options............
  101. POLISHING SLIDE FLATS, How much can I remove?
  102. Thumb safety not functional (part 2)
  103. New FS sheared off
  104. benefits of going to a new barrel
  105. Parkerize 1969 Vintage Colt Government Model
  106. Upside down shooting as a test of the extractor
  107. 1911 disconnector is sticky...
  108. Getting wedgies
  109. Mag problem with sa loaded
  110. Firing Pin Stop
  111. Mag release problem..Help
  112. Recoil spring question
  113. Loose Rear Sight
  114. 16lbs spring to 14
  115. Good replacement barrel?
  116. Building my own 1911
  117. Possible trigger problem
  118. Grips safety not working after reassembly
  119. Odd barrel bushings...
  120. Barrel Parkerizing
  121. ? for Dogmush
  122. Frame dings
  123. Hammer Identification
  124. XSE ambi safety removal?
  125. Odd/Uncommon finishes?
  126. Defender frame finish and beavertail
  127. Hard Chrome Removal Question...
  128. Extractor, Ejector or both?
  129. Help identifying if this is a cast or forged frame
  130. Slight push on grip saftey when trigger is pulled.
  131. Officers frame-Commander slide
  132. SA Loaded Trigger
  133. Issues with my Sistema Rebuild
  134. Can I fix what my "smith" did?
  135. Question about Novak sight cut and fitting
  136. Confused about 1911 Sear dimensions
  137. New to 1911 Question
  138. Front Sight Problems
  139. Recoil Spring for a
  140. Extractor clocking
  141. Silver solder or red locktite ?
  142. Looking for a Custom Gunsmith in Virginia
  143. How to remove rust
  144. Other's experience
  145. Brownells Action Lube Report
  146. barrel crown
  147. A too thin dust cover??
  148. Thanks 1911tuner
  149. Ejecting brass from Springfield GI
  150. tools to fit a barrel
  151. My first build
  152. Bent bushing
  153. Color to paint pistol
  154. Barrel Link Pin Removal
  155. Hard Chrome and rust?
  156. Grip safety not working properly...thoughts?
  157. Fitting My Norinco Barrel
  158. Lugs showing wear, time to send back to Colt?
  159. taurus pt1911 mainspring housing removal question
  160. Grip Safety Install Problem
  161. Fusion 1911 Kits
  162. Fitting a new disconnect...need help
  163. re-blued the slide last night
  164. commander hammer installed
  165. Loose Rear Sight
  166. Loose trigger
  167. Smart Flix
  168. FWIW: Kimber FLGR is no more!
  169. Front sight hieght question?
  170. MSH pin hole drilled out of spec
  171. Steel peel.. pics..
  172. Out of roundness at barrel bushing
  173. New hammer now safeties don't work
  174. Barrel bushing on old colt 9mm
  175. Disconnector spotty
  176. Barrel link and timing
  177. barrel to slide measurements...
  178. Barrel bushing vs. Bull barrel
  179. 1991A1 refinish question
  180. Missfeed
  181. St. Louis MO Gunsmith
  182. New Bushing..How to reduce O.D.?
  183. Fitting a firing pin stop
  184. Dimensions
  185. Overtravel Screw Question
  186. Kimber/Bul
  187. Rear of slide checkering/serration
  188. Striped grip bushing hole in frame...
  189. Grip safety side-to-slop
  190. GI sights and Ted Yost sights
  191. slide stop tweek or mag tweek?
  192. LSWC feed failures
  193. 38 Super/9mm conversion
  194. 1911 Mechanic in KC?
  195. Should I replace the firing pin?
  196. FTF on Top Round
  197. Types of Blasting for Matte Finish
  198. Two issues with pics
  199. PIC'S of my PARA commander build
  200. Durability of LB finishes ?
  201. question on drop in grip safties
  202. Converting 45 to 38 super.
  203. Powder Coating Caspian Receiver
  204. Storm Lake bbl. upper lug specs
  205. Front Sight finishing...
  206. Need Help - Loctiting rear sight
  207. New Kobra Carry/help with FTF/FTRB
  208. best paint for the white dot?
  209. Refinishing Stainless Colt
  210. Why are my Wilson mags hanging up rounds in my UC II?
  211. Good 1911 Smith in Central PA (Harrisburg)
  212. Need advise on 1911sc upgrade.
  213. Gunsmith in Northeast Ohio
  214. Need Tools
  215. Beavertail grip safety for standard hammer available?
  216. Hammer only goes to half cock?
  217. Barrel Link Pin Tool
  218. Ejecting straight up
  219. Some assembly required (my 1911 build)
  220. EGW match barrel
  221. Can an ejector be loose? Tuner?
  222. What Colt XSE front slide serration mods are possible?
  223. Minor issue with a Wolff spring.
  224. EGW Firing pin stop question
  225. reoil spring and egw FPS
  226. Sight adjustment tool
  227. Need advice on barrel bushing.
  228. mainspring question
  229. S&W Gunsite PD ejection
  230. Failure to go to Battery on Top Round with Slide Relase
  231. Best shop to revamp a 1911.
  232. Gun-Kote Durability?
  233. Hello. My first post. My first problem. I come bearing pictures!
  234. Triger Bow Channels
  235. Yobo Cut Rear Sights
  236. Colt Combat Commander Disassembly Need Help!!!!!!
  237. Still confused about recoil spring choices.
  238. So... I'm an idiot...
  239. Duracoat Colors (Blacks)
  240. Type of File Pattern
  241. Need Help!!!
  242. Kimber Custom CDPII Mods?
  243. two-tone refinishing (picture request)
  244. Colt with dustcover rubbing
  245. Para P18 triger improvement
  246. looking for Blue touch up product
  247. Ambi Safety
  248. Fire Control Group recommendations
  249. EGW FPS in a 460 Rowland?
  250. Major wear on low round C3! Help!