Method for stripping 1911 without extra tools.

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Before the dreaded FLG became the fad that you had to have in a 1911 that info was well known by most 1911 owners.
 
I learned about that before I learned about girls. (A matter of priorities.) Probably why I have had the same 1911 for 40 plus years now, whereas various women have come and gone.

Try doing that with the much vaunted SIG 220.
 
Yep, ditch that stupid full-length guide rod and you don't need anything to field strip a 1911. In fact, you can take the slide off the frame without even removing the plug and bushing with either set up.

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I don't see how a one piece FLGR makes disassembly more difficult; if your fingers hurt, use the base of a mag to depress the plunger.

I don't care for the things, though.
 
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The thumbsafety pin pushes out the mainspring housing pin and the hammer pin. Use the slide for a hammer.(That's the reason that the originals had the flat behind the pad) The hammer strut pushes out the sear pin...and depresses the firing pin for firing pin stop removal. Firing pin levers the extractor out.
Sear spring turns the mag catch lock. Case rim turn the grip screws.

Hammer strut aligns sear and disconnect and reinstalls the firing pin and stop.
Hammer aligned with thumb safety pin...A cakewalk.
Mainspring housing pin can be knocked back in with the slide. Barrel bushing depresses the plunger pin for thumb safety installation. (Play with it a little. You'll figure it out.)

Of course, it the parts mentioned don't adhere to original specs, all bets are off. In that case, an AR-15/M-16 firing pin is a perfect armorer's tool.
 
How many need tools to take down their 1911's?
I was always taught a 1911 is it's own toolbox, and never had to use tools to take mine down. Then again, are we talking field strip or detail strip? I never needed any tools for field stripping, but then again I have a GI model. Are the race-gun plinker types really that different?
 
How many need tools to take down their 1911's?
I was always taught a 1911 is it's own toolbox, and never had to use tools to take mine down. Then again, are we talking field strip or detail strip? I never needed any tools for field stripping, but then again I have a GI model. Are the race-gun plinker types really that different?
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The link I posted shows how to detail strip without tools. I've never went any farther than the MSH, and that was when I changed from a flat plastic to a metal arched one. I seem to have trouble getting the barrel bushing out without using the wrench that came with the gun though. :eek:
 
I used that site to strip my 1911 down the frame. If you are paying attention when you take it a part, you can get it back together quite easily.
 
AnthonyRSS said:
I don't see how a one piece FLGR makes disassembly more difficult; if your fingers hurt, use the base of a mag to depress the plunger.

I don't care for the things, though.
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The one pieces are not the problem, it's those worthless screw together 2 part things that require tools.

I have one piece FLGRs in all my 1911's and they cause no more trouble than JMBs original plug.

2 piece FLGRs are worthless.
 
How many need tools to take down their 1911's?
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Well, it depends on what you consider a "tool." I use an old, old, old firing pin to drift out the mainspring housing pin, drift out the sear and hammer pins, and then to depress the plunger back down so I can get the thumb safety back on. It's not original to my gun (and won't work in it anyway), but it is a 1911 part :) I don't use the slide for a hammer, but rather the handle of an old stubby screwdriver. I use a small flat head to remove the mag catch, but that's more about not messing up the spear spring than anything else.
 
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