Posted: 5/17/2011 5:03:24 PM EDT
So i bought this 1911. Didnt take it apart (stupidly) but everything looked good, and tight. I know there are a few scratches under the grips but its a shooter not a collector. Anyway i get home and take it apart and find two issues. 1: the bushing is fucked up. 
2: i believe there is supposed to be a small "lever" on the barrel. 
So how do i go about fixing these issues? 
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pin oversized bushings The barrel link and pin an easy fix. The bushings may be easy if they arent stripped, just because they back out with screws doesn't mean they are stripped. If they aren't stripped you can loctite them in (blue) then remove screws using a tiny! drop of loctite on threads of frame only. Leave them set overnight and the next day you should be able to remove grip screws with bushings in frame. If they are stripped still no biggie just a simple tap and os bushings and your good to go. What are you going to do with her? Man I wish I could run into a deal on a commercial Commander like that. It's hard to tell from this angle but except for the sights and maybe thumb safety she looks stock. Nice grab can you give us an idea of what you paid for her? ETA: what are all those scratches under grip panel? |
| I had the bushings do the same thing on my 1911, it was an easy fix with new ones from Brownells, the barrel link should not be much of a problem either. It really looks like a nice older Commander, I would be happy with the purchase assuming you did not overpay. |
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link pin oversized bushings The barrel link and pin an easy fix. The bushings may be easy if they arent stripped, just because they back out with screws doesn't mean they are stripped. If they aren't stripped you can loctite them in (blue) then remove screws using a tiny! drop of loctite on threads of frame only. Leave them set overnight and the next day you should be able to remove grip screws with bushings in frame. If they are stripped still no biggie just a simple tap and os bushings and your good to go. What are you going to do with her? Man I wish I could run into a deal on a commercial Commander like that. It's hard to tell from this angle but except for the sights and maybe thumb safety she looks stock. Nice grab can you give us an idea of what you paid for her? ETA: what are all those scratches under grip panel? Who knows the rest of the gun is in pretty good shape. And the one bushing is stripped . Tell me what you think its worth and ill tell you if i over paid or not. 
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link pin oversized bushings The barrel link and pin an easy fix. The bushings may be easy if they arent stripped, just because they back out with screws doesn't mean they are stripped. If they aren't stripped you can loctite them in (blue) then remove screws using a tiny! drop of loctite on threads of frame only. Leave them set overnight and the next day you should be able to remove grip screws with bushings in frame. If they are stripped still no biggie just a simple tap and os bushings and your good to go. What are you going to do with her? Man I wish I could run into a deal on a commercial Commander like that. It's hard to tell from this angle but except for the sights and maybe thumb safety she looks stock. Nice grab can you give us an idea of what you paid for her? ETA: what are all those scratches under grip panel? Who knows the rest of the gun is in pretty good shape. And the one bushing is stripped . Tell me what you think its worth and ill tell you if i over paid or not. ETA: Thats a pre-70 anything less than a $1000 is a good buy. |