Worked on a 1911 today...

[JTROKS]

MV is right about the Log Man slide stop mod. A quick search shows pics and posts from multiple gun forums.

[skosh69]

Great job OP, love the pics. Keep up the great work.

Another vote for the "logman" notch on the slide stop!

No 1911 thread is complete without the two trolls appearing.

And the 2 below are the biggest.

this or a glock?

I'll bite my tongue.

[anonymouscuban]

Hey JTROKS... do not mean to hijack your thread but I need a quick answer and you have helped me in the past.

I am changing out the front sight on my Springfield. How do I remove this front pin?

Use a 1/16 pin punch? Do I tap it out from top down or bottom up?

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[JTROKS]

Hey JTROKS... do not mean to hijack your thread but I need a quick answer and you have helped me in the past.

I am changing out the front sight on my Springfield. How do I remove this front pin?

Use a 1/16 pin punch? Do I tap it out from top down or bottom up?

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I make sure the hole is clean and put a drop of Kroil or your brand of penetrating oil. Using the correct size punch and making sure it's not damaged. I punch it from top to bottom. It doesn't take much energy to punch the roll pin out but pay attention to an off centered pin. Tap it and feel for movement, if it looks/feels like it's moving the other end should start protruding at the bottom.
Once you get the pin out make sure you drop penetrating oil on the front sight dovetail.

[stormvet]

Unfortunately the M245a1 is not mine. I was asked to remedy the wiggly ambi safety, ended up doing a complete detail strip to see her goods and what can be done. I did check how it feeds hollow points out of the box, although no failure the polishing makes feeding smoother. I was surprised how the sear looked like. The trigger bow had a sharp edge that probably happened during production. That was remedied by beveling and polishing which is part of trigger job.

I did see that frame marking inside the MSH channel. I should've taken a picture and compared it to yours.

Copy that, while mine is so far solid. The safety does appear to be a weak link on the gun, not a very sturdy or solid piece.

Nice work you did, I'm sure the owner will be very happy with it.

[anonymouscuban]

Do you mind if I *** some pics of mine to thread. Get your opinion on the fit and finish?

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[deephouse]

Very nice!

[JTROKS]

Do you mind if I *** some pics of mine to thread. Get your opinion on the fit and finish?

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I don't mind at all.

[ElvenSoul]

Beware the razor sharp grip safety!

[JTROKS]

Beware the razor sharp grip safety!

Care to elaborate on what gun has this razor sharp part?

[ElvenSoul]

Care to elaborate on what gun has this razor sharp part?

You got lucky if your gun does not have sharp edges on the grip safety.

[Jimmy's]

Excellent! We need more threads like this one it is very nice to see how things are done and what they are actually doing versus just talking about it.
I did a short one on rifle stock making/customizing a while back in hopes of encouraging others to take on the task themselves.
Thanks for taking time out to do this here.

[stormvet]

Beware the razor sharp grip safety!

Don't know about razor sharp, but Colt has always been known for their sharper then most edges and high points on their 1911s, carry melts have never really been their thing.

[anonymouscuban]

Thanks for the help. Pin popped right out with a 1/16th pin punch. Lost to the abyss that is my garage floor. LOL

After that, the sight was fairly easy to tap out. The new sight went on with just a tiny bit of fitting. I used calipers indexing off of my vise to get it centered.

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[ElvenSoul]

The trigger!

Colt for decades has been trying to pass off the slop, grit, and over travel off as a safety feature.

They claim it is by design.

It is supposed to reduce the chance of accidental discharge.