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  1. The Logical Approach
  2. What causes a slide to sit slightly forward on the frame?
  3. Titanium firing pin in leiu of Swartz safety
  4. FPS for +P
  5. What is Normal Barrel Hood Wear?
  6. proper ejector installation
  7. Ejected brass marking slide - problem???
  8. Loose barrel link pin
  9. Looking for a Gunsmith near Panama City FL
  10. Controlled feed & Slide velocity
  11. Best shops for Gunsmith work and Custom Parts
  12. Help assembling 1911 / Gunsmith needed in New Jersey
  13. Resources for fitting parts; mainly a barrel bushing and saftey
  14. Weld on Magwells
  15. Little damage on a frame
  16. Stupid Is As Stupid Does?
  17. Colt Gold Cup Commander
  18. Para Meltdown Project
  19. Long steel trigger
  20. 1911 Front sight stake tool directions
  21. High Standard Problems
  22. Angled Breechface: Part Deux
  23. Colt’s “Teflon” coating on Lightweight Commanders.
  24. Tips for more consistent ejection?
  25. Stake plunger tube before or after parkerizing?
  26. Ok, I'm stumped, Slide stop?
  27. Stuck thumb safety
  28. Ignition parts kit installation
  29. Trigger replacement. Fitting required?
  30. Does this look right??
  31. Colt NM slide...
  32. Need alittle more help with this Essex arms build
  33. Plunger Tube Staking
  34. Stoopid questions?
  35. Sight Height Question
  36. Series 80 Gives 1.5lbs additional trigger pull ?
  37. trouble on the breech face!!
  38. First time ever--wire embedded in chamber?
  39. Trigger channel: are those mold lines supposed to be there?
  40. Another Broken Myth
  41. New 9mm and 38 Super barrels shoot left...
  42. Dan Wesson CBob- FTF
  43. slide release scratch
  44. I need input on 1911 build
  45. Switch Barrel Pistol?
  46. Last Round Not Feeding
  47. recoil spring affects trigger pull??
  48. Bullet-proof Slide Lock
  49. mainspring length?
  50. SA 1911A1 Feed Questions
  51. Barrel Insult and Injury
  52. Refinishing question
  53. Compact / officers mainspring housing?
  54. Magna Porting
  55. Hard chrome questions
  56. Gunsmiths in Portland, Oregon area?
  57. lowering and flaring the ejection port?
  58. Bluing a Kart Barrel.
  59. Stuck plunger tube
  60. Need help installing Heinie sights
  61. Magazine release pin / spring problem
  62. Mainspring housing
  63. Stainless new build - parts
  64. The good old fps
  65. Frozen Williams chamber
  66. Availability of Colt Sear Springs ?
  67. Government frame and Commander frame differences
  68. new hot rod triggers
  69. Fitting the FPS
  70. Adjusting triger take up
  71. Mag binding from trigger bow
  72. "Bluing an aluminum trigger"
  73. Eliminating scuff on jewled barrel?
  74. 1911 Variant Question
  75. Budget trigger parts, Nowlin or McCormick?
  76. Feet or Lugs
  77. Bronze Chroming
  78. Several Build Questions
  79. Problem with firing pin stop radius
  80. Slide stop fit
  81. Stainless like coating?
  82. Any articles or tips for smoothing Series 80 safety parts
  83. Respected gunsmith in Southern California?
  84. Building a 1911
  85. Last round doesn't ignite?
  86. Feasibility Study
  87. 1911 and Series 70 ignition systems
  88. FTE with my RIA
  89. Slide Lock/Magazine Problem
  90. hammer strut pin
  91. flat spot
  92. the left handed curse,slise stop issues
  93. Troubleshoot Sunday!
  94. Mag Catch question?
  95. Gunsmiths in Atlanta, Ga.
  96. Melonization
  97. EGW oversize firing pin stop
  98. thumb safety question
  99. So I installed a new safety...
  100. New to site w/ Kimber Jams
  101. Controlled Feed Study
  102. Good deal on 1911 gunsmithing tools?
  103. new match barrel and bushing
  104. Tuner..Help..Bottom Hole of Barrel Link Eggshaping...
  105. FPS Play
  106. Para LDA lock-up
  107. C&S vs Greider trigger?
  108. "Odd Colt" Thread
  109. Kimber tactical ultra II
  110. EGW FPS and springfield firing pin
  111. Why use a lower # recoil spring?
  112. Kydex effect on Hard Chrome
  113. I finally built and tested my 1911.
  114. Recommendations for checkering
  115. Flattening rollmarks
  116. Front sight 1911
  117. Why you should strip a used 1911 before buying
  118. Bevel on Lower Breechface?
  119. 1911 Build - Parts and Tools Recommendations
  120. What is the differance between a .45 and 9mm build?
  121. Instructional manual for trigger group work?
  122. Looking for a thread re:mills
  123. Modifying a 1911 to fit someone with small hands
  124. Colt Question for 1911tuner
  125. what to use for polishing breechface?
  126. My first Post: Switching Slide Fixes Last Round FTF
  127. S and A magazine well.
  128. Choosing a trigger group brand in a non-arbitrary manner?
  129. Leaving the empties behind
  130. checkering
  131. grips safety disabled
  132. What is the purpose of the "Other:" magazine dimple?
  133. Ejection failure
  134. Why can't the hood lock the barrel to the slide?
  135. Reduced recoil
  136. Dimpled cases
  137. Sear battering
  138. Front sight dovetailing jig for file
  139. My 1st 1911 build pics
  140. Kuhnhausen question
  141. Looking at bbls for a build. Shuemann?
  142. Good digital calipers that won't break the bank
  143. Indentations on Front of Barrel Lugs
  144. Gun-kote question
  145. Seeking feedback on Caspian's machine work...
  146. Gap in GS Frame fit
  147. Time to build another 1911
  148. Today's Dumb Question
  149. drinks on me
  150. WWII 1911-Use it or Put it up on Blocks
  151. slide closure problem
  152. recoil buffer in a LW SS .45 Commander???
  153. 1911 Thumb Safety overtravel
  154. Target sight removal question
  155. Who Makes The Better Parts?
  156. Compromise ejector length and shape?
  157. Replacing 5 " barrel w/ 6 " barrel
  158. Loose trigger
  159. No hole on my FLGR, cant fieldstrip
  160. Most reliable 1911?
  161. cure that stovepipe
  162. Trigger reset issues
  163. Hammer & Beavertail questions
  164. Looking for a Frame
  165. "Stickiness" going out of battery: Barrel hood too long?
  166. Converting .45 to .40???
  167. Hammer strut pin ??
  168. 1911 Frame / slide gap + finish?
  169. Should extractor fit into slide tightly or loosely or does it matter?
  170. Anyone use Advanced Tactical Beavertails in their RIA?
  171. Colt Grip Fasteners
  172. FPS - wow!
  173. red dot sight vs. recoil spring
  174. Barrel Bushing importance in accuracy???
  175. Follower jumping the slide stop
  176. Build your own 1911A1
  177. Can't remove slide
  178. Help Major Screwup
  179. thumb safety question - am I being paraniod?
  180. Slide Is Sticking
  181. Gold Cup For Carry Gun?
  182. what causes this mis-alignment?
  183. Wheres Waldo the Gunsmith?
  184. Can a longer barrel link improve accuracy?
  185. 9m/m to 38 SUPER
  186. Supported & ramped barrels
  187. What's wrong with the 1911?
  188. Stem Bind
  189. Detroit-area gunsmiths
  190. commander slide serrations?
  191. Wilson Comp Kit Which Gun to Fit it To
  192. Essex has just produced frames with integral light rails
  193. Extra click in trigger take up
  194. flat spot on fired brass?
  195. Riddle me this, Batman
  196. Is this normal?? - wear on chamber face. Help a newbie!
  197. slide drag
  198. S&W 1911 breaking barrel link pins
  199. New to 1911 and Handguns in general
  200. Stripping nickle plating?
  201. Series 80 safety reassembly question
  202. Schuemann Barrels and Chamber reamers
  203. Peening in sldie
  204. Updated Essex targets from 1/9/07 range trip
  205. Swartz FPS Removal
  206. Fitting a slide stop
  207. going off half-cocked
  208. Looking for gunsmith in San Fernando Valley
  209. ebay slide identity?
  210. Timing
  211. Idea for accuracy
  212. Question re disassembly
  213. Demonstrations
  214. Problem Magazines?? OR??
  215. Should this issue be addressed or let it go
  216. Ejection Problems with Springfield 1911
  217. Slide racking effort and the 9mm 1911
  218. Safety install questions
  219. I want to improve my knowledge
  220. BoMar Rear Sight?
  221. Wilson Combat FPS and Extractor help
  222. Trigger rubs on magazine
  223. kimber trigger install
  224. Colt series 80
  225. Gold cup reassemble question
  226. Slide Stop Issues?
  227. Mainspring & Recoil Spring Recommendations please
  228. New thumb safety stuck..won't come out!
  229. Saftey check
  230. hammer does not cock
  231. How many members think 1911 Tuner should write the "Book"
  232. Nighthawk full length guide rod/spring problem
  233. Funny-looking 9mm barrel lugs
  234. Trigger wobble: side to side movement.
  235. Recoil springs for a 9mm 1911
  236. switch top gun
  237. Clocking extractor
  238. SA Firing Pin Size
  239. Oh no! Is this a bad Barrel?!
  240. Grip Safety: Commander Hammer on GOVT Model
  241. ambi safety installation
  242. What's the holdup?
  243. occasional stovepipe
  244. barrel and bushing fitting question
  245. star 9mm modelo
  246. Les Baer Frame and Slide
  247. Bead blasting questions
  248. Roto4M barrels
  249. Question re Manual and Grip safety's.
  250. Cutting a 5" 9mm barrel to 4 1/4"