Springfield loaded 9mm 1911 disassembly

[Constrictor]

I wanted another 1911 9 mm like i used to have, used to have a colt. I love kimbers but have recently been reading about the swartz safety so i bought a springfield loaded 1911 9 mm and am very disapointed.

Well not in the shooting but in the disassembly area.
The only way i found to remove the slide is to use the allen
Wrench and take out the spring rod so the bushing would swivel.
Really? Do i have to take tools to get the gun apart? Thats the
Craziest thing ive ever heard of. Also dont like the spring being all
Scruntched up unsupported trying to fish the rod back through the
Spring to reassemble.

 

[918v]

So get a one piece guide rod.

 

[Constrictor]

Is that posible? There must be a reason the rod need to stick out farther on this gun.

 

[PabloJ]

I wanted another 1911 9 mm like i used to have, used to have a colt. I love kimbers but have recently been reading about the swartz safety so i bought a springfield loaded 1911 9 mm and am very disapointed.

Well not in the shooting but in the disassembly area.
The only way i found to remove the slide is to use the allen
Wrench and take out the spring rod so the bushing would swivel.
Really? Do i have to take tools to get the gun apart? Thats the
Craziest thing ive ever heard of. Also dont like the spring being all
Scruntched up unsupported trying to fish the rod back through the
Spring to reassemble.

If you buy iron jacketed RWS 9x19 ammo made in Switzerland you will hardly ever need to clean your gun.

 

[Zach S]

You can get a one-piece FLGR, which is a tad shorter so that you can push the recoil spring plug in enough to rotate the bushing. I don't know how much they cost, as I've never bought one.

Or you can get the GI length guide rod and recoil spring plug for about $25 (or less, if you have a local gunsmith you can buy take-out parts from). I do this to all of my 1911s, although not all of them get matching plugs as they are not available. I even go as far to keep a GI guide rod and spring plug in my spare parts, in case another 1911 follows me home...

I'm assuming you have a 5" 1911, and not the EMP, correct?

 

[gschoelles]

The "LOADED" version came with that particular guide rod as a feature. So in my humble opinion you did not research the purchase. However, the bonus of a 1911 is the number of choices you have in this area.

Personally I think you have a wonderful gun and will enjoy it a great deal over-looking this inconvenience.

 

[Constrictor]

Your right i didnt research the purchase. But then again i didnt claim to have done so
I have been wanting another 9 mm 1911, seen it at the gunshop. Looked at it about 60 seconds and walked out with it $900 and five minutes later. Forward ahead another 45 minutes and i was at the range knocking out the bullseye. It shoots great, but i wanna change the rod. No tools should be required to strip a 1911. It should be able to be done half asleep and in the dark.

 

[semperfi63]

I have a loaded in 45, the 2 piece full length guide rod was a pain. Once disassembled, it worked itself loose after firing. I replaced it with a GI guide rod and plug from midway usa. Also may be unrelated, but had several FTF before I replaced guide rod and none since

 

[Jim Watson]

A two piece guide rod is a pain in the neck... or somewhere.
One piece or GI, take your pick.

You will curse some more if you want to take the mainspring housing off because you will find that the ILS deletes the mainspring cap retaining pin. They include a little L shaped takedown pin in the baggie in the box, but those are soon lost.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

A two-piece guide rod has trouble written all over it. Any time something is screwed together, there is a chance of it coming loose or even breaking. I suggest replacing it with a one-piece, or, better yet an original design plug, spring (of the correct "weight" for 9mm) and short guide. (I assume the latter parts are interchangeable in a 9mm version.)

 

[Constrictor]

A two-piece guide rod has trouble written all over it. Any time something is screwed together, there is a chance of it coming loose or even breaking. I suggest replacing it with a one-piece, or, better yet an original design plug, spring (of the correct "weight" for 9mm) and short guide. (I assume the latter parts are interchangeable in a 9mm version.)

jim im lost here. do i just have to rep-lace the rod and plug?

 

[Zach S]

Yes. The GI guide rod and matching spring plug are the only parts you need.

No fitting required.