Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled How To Disassemble and Clean Your 1911 and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/how-to-disassemble-and-clean-your-1911/.
That's a good video! I've never used a 1911 with a two-part guide rod before. Why would that be a thing?
The thing that is crazy about that is it is just not hard to disassemble a 1911 with a full length guide rod. I have one in my Ronin and my RO.A two-piece guide rod is easier to disassemble/assemble than a one-piece full-length one.
The military issue M1911A1s I used while in active duty did not require a tool (e.g., bushing wrench) to disassemble.That’s one thing I never really got about the 1911s. Seems they all take some sort of tool to disassemble. I have a Kimber 1911. It’s bushingless, but it takes that forementioned paperclip or something like it to take it down. You’d think after all these years, they’d put out a 1911 that didn’t take a tool to disassemble.
The military issue M1911A1s I used while in active duty did not require a tool (e.g., bushing wrench) to disassemble.
TrueWhen they were as loose as the Government issue you don’t need a bushing wrench.
Good video, should help some folks out, especially those new to 1911’s.
Like an AK, original 1911's were purposely designed that way.That’s one thing I never really got about the 1911s. Seems they all take some sort of tool to disassemble. I have a Kimber 1911. It’s bushingless, but it takes that forementioned paperclip or something like it to take it down. You’d think after all these years, they’d put out a 1911 that didn’t take a tool to disassemble.