Whew....
I was wondering what the heck a "barrel lug wrench" was....
No issues with my Commander - standard short recoil spring guide, but my Para came with some instructions covering one and two piece recoil spring guides, solid, and short too....
The first time I was going to pull it apart, I read the instructions, and realized that I had no idea what they were talking about. I'd had a couple of 1911's apart over the years, but never ran into anything but the standard short spring guide. We're talking "should have been in Urdu"....
I noticed, with great trepidation, that the plunger was oddly shaped, and appeared hollow, although I wasn't sure what was in the hole. Help....
Well, being slightly adventurous, I grabbed the (supplied, nice touch) bushing wrench and pressed on the plunger. The bushing moved as it should have, and the plunger came up as it should have too. It definitely was hollow, and kinda sharp. (Now we know why there was a plastic wrench in the box.)
End of panic.... Full length guide rod, but otherwise quite ordinary stripdown. Toss the instructions into the drawer and begin cleaning....
I kinda like the full length guide rod idea, but I'm not religious about it.
For what I paid for that Para, though, I think it should have come with a more specific instruction book.
Stu.
(Why write a quick note when you can write a novel?)
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