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This is the proper forum to use for troubleshooting, gunsmithing and refinishing questions.
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We have collected several interesting articles in there, which can probably answer a lot of your questions.

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Forum: Gunsmithing, Troubleshooting & Refinishing

How to improve (or maybe destroy) your M1911 pistol, by pretending to be a gunsmith. Technical questions. Problem-solving issues. How to build your own pistol questions. This is the forum to use. 1911 content only.

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  1. Here you will find the Gunsmithing sticky threads, the culmination of knowledge about how to cure your 1911 problems.

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    • Threads: 50
    • Posts: 1,741
  1.   Sticky Threads  

  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: The M1911 Inspection Check List

    Started by John, 25th May 2007 08:15
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 15,488
    25th May 2007, 08:15 Go to last post
  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: STI's "How the 1911 works" animation

    Started by John, 26th February 2007 07:34
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 14,072
    26th February 2007, 07:34 Go to last post
  4.   Normal Threads  

  1. Fitting a 1911 sear spring

    Started by Steve in Allentown, 22nd April 2023 17:14
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 115
    16th May 2023, 09:07 Go to last post
  2. Colt government model frame crack

    Started by Lt. Moreau, 20th March 2023 11:38
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 167
    20th March 2023, 13:31 Go to last post
  3. Question Fitting a Commander SLIDE to a Government frame

    Started by MuayThaiJJ, 16th March 2023 15:57
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 173
    17th March 2023, 15:18 Go to last post
  4. 1911 - how to secure a staked plunger tube

    Started by Steve in Allentown, 26th February 2023 12:49
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 217
    15th March 2023, 03:12 Go to last post
  5. Military Issued Headspace Gauges .45 ACP for M1911

    Started by rainer308, 21st November 2022 15:51
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 354
    23rd November 2022, 02:24 Go to last post
  6. Opinions on Colt M1911A1 Slide Locking Lugs

    Started by Dnewsom89, 29th October 2022 21:27
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 541
    10th November 2022, 02:11 Go to last post
  7. Feedback through grip safety

    Started by scattershot, 22nd October 2022 20:48
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 192
    23rd October 2022, 19:25 Go to last post
  8. Intermittent "bounce" after return to battery

    Started by Murray, 2nd February 2022 17:39
    2 Pages
    1 2
    bounce, recoil
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 720
    22nd October 2022, 04:35 Go to last post
  9. Crusty Colt .22 Conversion Kit Issue

    Started by pwcosol, 16th September 2022 11:57
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 304
    18th September 2022, 03:35 Go to last post
  10. Looking for a gunsmith

    Started by scattershot, 11th July 2022 21:18
    4 Pages
    1 2 3 ... 4
    • Replies: 31
    • Views: 1,390
    10th September 2022, 11:34 Go to last post
  11. Trigger doesn't reset

    Started by johngalt, 31st July 2022 20:23
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 407
    10th August 2022, 20:07 Go to last post
  12. Question Name that malfunction - had to field strip to fix

    Started by Murray, 25th April 2022 15:54
    2 Pages
    1 2
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 837
    11th May 2022, 02:14 Go to last post
  13. 1911 Build Part 2

    Started by BrettID, 23rd November 2021 19:40
    4 Pages
    1 2 3 ... 4
    • Replies: 30
    • Views: 2,694
    10th May 2022, 06:22 Go to last post
  14. Front sight replacement Springfield Armory 1911-A1

    Started by BrettID, 19th March 2022 09:42
    2 Pages
    1 2
    • Replies: 17
    • Views: 925
    3rd April 2022, 18:53 Go to last post
  15. Grip Safety failure, interchangeable

    Started by MikeSUI, 4th January 2022 14:21
    2 Pages
    1 2
    • Replies: 11
    • Views: 994
    6th January 2022, 09:06 Go to last post
  16. Feeding Failures: Shooters Or Magazines At Fault?

    Started by mr alexander, 20th December 2021 13:32
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 731
    22nd December 2021, 14:47 Go to last post
  17. Cracked Extractor?

    Started by Story, 29th November 2021 17:06
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 549
    30th November 2021, 14:27 Go to last post
  18. Kart barrel installation

    Started by leam, 24th September 2021 16:46
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 1,045
    8th October 2021, 08:31 Go to last post

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