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Its all good tho. You live and learn. I mean I am here in Detroit. And I will say this. These companies wonder why they go under when they produce sub standard products. Look how for so long the Japanese were blowing the big 3 out the water in the auto industry...reason: quality standards. They...

Didnt want a nice 1911. Wanted something that I didn't care if it got wear or scratched. Just wanted functional. Everyday carry. Only thing I did was change 3 things: 1. Wilson Combat. Bulletproof sear spring. Due to me questioning the integrity of the stock spring 2 Changed the trigger to a...

Thats all fine and dandy. Look I have worked around cars my whole life. In my late 20's and early 30's built supercharged streetracing engines. Heck I am prolley one of the last people here in Metro Detroit who car rebuild carburetors...now. But believe me I am fittin to find out once and for...

The marring happned cause the hammer wont stay cocked when trying to put back in the thumb safety. What my marring to hell and someone elses is...I think less is alot... I also will be taking both sear springs from the Springfield and putting them into different 1911's Basically this...

I meant marring by the plunger to put the thumb safety back in. I am walking away from this gun for a few days. I mean its been a month with multiple attempts. This weekend I have plans with a couple of friends who are 1911 people themselves to compare their Colt Government(basic edition like...

I mean as in the grip safety just flops around. No tension, no function. When I go to put the thumb safety in...the hammer wont stay back to get it in. Yeah basically even took apart the main spring housing about a dozen times and put that back together...nothing. Did nothing to either sear...

Yep and nope

Just stating what I have found. Took mine to my buddys factory who manufactures parts here in Detroit for Detroit Diesel. We micrometered the whole pistol. I should add I did changed out the trigger to a metal one. The stock one was plastic. Plastic...plastic I m just saying what my issue is...

It worked fine prior...simply put a Wilson Combat Sear Spring in it...that is all I did. First time it has ever been apart. I own 2 other 1911's and never had a problem. And yes, I did find multiple issues with the gun in manufacturing tolerances. Take a micrometer to one of these Mil Specs...

Bought a Mil Spec Defender Took it totally apart tp put in a new Wilson Combat sear spring. Go to put it back together like I have done with 1911's before. After MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO ASSEMBLE THE GUN, like as in dozens upon dozens I still...as in I have been working on this for over a month now...