Tim I just joined here and noticed gold cup problem. No I did not read all of the replys and I am a Gold Cup Owner of 14 years. Few things I do know that will...
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Jack F
oldvoyeur
Sep 21, 2009 12:51 pm
I have several pages written on the 1911 covering these subjects. Click on the link below my signature line. You are welcome to read them and perhaps improve...
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TRB
TRB@...
Sep 21, 2009 3:53 pm
I can't agree with your second suggestion. Putting a longer link in a 1911 without refitting the barrel, can, if the link ends up too long, cause any or all...
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andreww
striderjj
Sep 21, 2009 4:51 pm
TRB If I may, Ill explain myself little more in depth. Having this piece of steel for 10 plus years, I have ran approx. 30,000+ rounds through her. And shes...
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Jack F
oldvoyeur
Sep 21, 2009 5:57 pm
This is an interesting letter, and all I can say about it is that it shows how pervasive is the mistaken theory that the link is what holds up the barrel while...
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John Caradimas
sv1cec
Sep 21, 2009 6:30 pm
Well, it all depends on the pistol. Most mass produced pistols use the link to lock the barrel. To check it out, with the slide in battery (i.e. forward) press...
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Jack F
oldvoyeur
Sep 21, 2009 8:19 pm
Yes, John, the pistol will work that way. No argument there, except that a solid engagement with the top lugs is better when the barrel is held up by the...
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John Caradimas
sv1cec
Sep 21, 2009 8:37 pm
Jack, that's what I said, isn't it? But I have to admit you lost me towards the end. Whom are you referring to with the last paragraph, shown below? ... John...
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TRB
TRB@...
Sep 21, 2009 9:11 pm
What John just said is exactly what I meant when I said almost all mass produced pistols have wrong lower lug geometry. And Jack F even gave the link too much...
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Jack F
oldvoyeur
Sep 22, 2009 1:11 am
Sorry, I wasn't referring to anyone in particular, John, certainly not you because you had already stated your case. Earlier the idea was inferred that the...
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Jack F
oldvoyeur
Sep 22, 2009 2:05 am
I wouldn't go quite that far myself, TRB. I do think that the link helps to lift the barrel to slide up on the cross shaft, but it should not be what...
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John Caradimas
sv1cec
Sep 22, 2009 5:48 am
... Let me clarify one thing: The barrel starts moving the same moment the bullet starts moving. So it has moved a little before the bullet exits, but that...
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David Hoobler
dhoobler76
Sep 22, 2009 12:29 pm
John's point can be shown by the law of conservation of momentum. Before the gun fires. it has a velocity of zero, and hence, zero momentum. The momentum of...
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Jack F
oldvoyeur
Sep 23, 2009 12:21 am
John, sorry, I may have not been clear about just what initially moves. Rearward movement of the barrel in the slide towards unlocking can NEVER begin until...
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David Hoobler
dhoobler76
Sep 23, 2009 3:41 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5PHkv3f-9U Regards, David Hoobler “Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.” - Benjamin Franklin...
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John Caradimas
sv1cec
Sep 23, 2009 4:34 am
This is one of Tripp videos. We have all these in our sites. ... John Caradimas sv1cec@......
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Jack F
oldvoyeur
Sep 23, 2009 12:24 pm
Thanks David. That's a great little movie, and the first youtube video that I thought was worth a damn.<G> That should settle any argument about when the...
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Curt
giveadurn
Feb 27, 2011 8:11 pm
Based on the concept that one can never own too many 1911's I've decided it's time to find a modestly priced (under $700) gun to build a new one just the way I...
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R Curtiss
wolyram
Feb 27, 2011 8:41 pm
Hi, I own 3 Kimbers, 1 colt and one Taurus 1911's, and have owned many colts in the past. From the reviews I have read and the Company reputation, I think I...
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TRB
TRB@...
Feb 27, 2011 11:21 pm
When you own an out of the box 1911, letting the slide slam home on an empty chamber will do no noteworthy immediate harm. However if you have a fine trigger...
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Phil White
pwhite777
Feb 27, 2011 11:56 pm
Armscorp Rock Island are crap. Not hardly. I know several well known custom gun makers who have no problem using them as a base gun. You might check the RIA...
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gunsmith
oldvoyeur
Feb 28, 2011 12:39 pm
Hello Curt, You'll hear a lot of them like hat, as if the metal is soft and easily deformed, or as fragile as glass. best regards. Jack F ... Is it right...
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gunsmith
oldvoyeur
Feb 28, 2011 1:04 pm
Hello Tony, Can you explain the mechanism by which the sear/trigger engagement is damaged? Explain why going into battery on an empty chamber is any...
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gunsmith
oldvoyeur
Feb 28, 2011 1:33 pm
Hello Phil, Armscor are one of the very few besides Colt still making a mikl spec 1911 in which all the parts are interchangeable.. best regards. Jack F ... ...
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Curt Givens
giveadurn
Mar 1, 2011 12:30 am
My thanks to all of you who replied. Between us the wife and I have a Rock Island, a Springfield and 2 Kimbers. Both the RI and the Springfield have been to a...
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Phil White
pwhite777
Mar 1, 2011 1:18 am
I'm not fond of the series 80 setup either and avoid when I can and remove it otherwise.. At least Rock Island and others still make them all series 70! -- "I...
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wjohnson4566@...
wjohnson4566
Mar 1, 2011 1:22 am
Do we have any creditable reviews on the Sig Sauer 1911 22? ... From: "Phil White" <philwhite777@...> To: M-1911@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February...
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Mark
mbodell.geo
Mar 4, 2011 7:48 pm
Hey Don't s'pose you've considered a Norinco... Mine is a pretty good gun! I was told it would wreck the trigger by letting the slide slam home on an empty...
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RobertNelson651@...
Mar 4, 2011 9:17 pm
Colt's M1991-A1 is still around $500 to $600. Accurate and reliable. Interestingly, in their owners manual, they suggest dry fire practice. I called the...
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Phil White
pwhite777
Mar 4, 2011 9:56 pm
Mark, We could get them back in the 80's and then with the trade feud with China they stopped import. Canada gets them but they can't be purchased there and ...
