Posted: 2/13/2011 7:29:48 PM EDT
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I posted this in the tech forums but got no reply and the longer this goes the less chance of getting it solved I have so. . . I got my first 1911 from a guy yesterday. I was field stripping in today and realized that the barrel link is missing! Why would he have removed it? I am VERY new to 1911's but this seems like an essential piece.
is there a good reason for him to have taken this off or should I contact him and ask him to make it right? This is a springfield g.I btw |
| It's not a part you casually leave out, either. He might have deliberately done so. Look hard for the part, press the seller for the part, but ultimately you'll want a decent smith to fit a link in the proper length, or buy the 3-4 link sizes (standard and those adjacent to it) and swap them in yourself. It isn't rocket science. If they are too long, they'll bind and the gun won't cycle properly. Start with the standard and see how things fit. Plenty of info available online to help. |
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ok maybe im the only one here that knows the slide stop goes thrugh the barrel link, the pistol would not have stayed together without the link. you would not have gotten the pistol with the link missing. its impossible to keep it assembled without it. whoops |
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ok maybe im the only one here that knows the slide stop goes thrugh the barrel link, the pistol would not have stayed together without the link. you would not have gotten the pistol with the link missing. its impossible to keep it assembled without it. whoops The link causes the barrel to tilt down during cycling. Forward motion is stopped by the bottom lugs on the barrel. It is possible to assemble the pistol without the barrel link, but it will not function, as nothing will tilt the barrel during cycling. The barrel will stay locked to the slide, and when the bottom lugs contact the frame, the slide travel will come to an abrupt stop. |
