New 1911

[usctrojan]

Two questions about an SA-A1 Loaded I just picked up.

1. I just picked up a 1911 yesterday and cleaned it completely (re-oiling it). When I put it back together I the barrel link kept giving me hassles and falling out of place (going perpendicular as opposed to horizontal). Is it possible to put the 1911 back together improperly? Gun works fine (I cycled snap caps through it).

2. Anything else I should know before firing?


Thanks!

[jdsons]

Try holding the slide upside down (sights toward the floor.) Then slide frame on. Line up the link before sliding on the frame.

Then read everything after this. I am new at this also.

jdsons

[Synergy]

A bunch of videos on you tube. This might be of some help.

[usctrojan]

Try holding the slide upside down (sights toward the floor.) Then slide frame on. Line up the link before sliding on the frame.

Then read everything after this. I am new at this also.

jdsons

That is what I ended up doing. The instruction also said lightly oil everything... which is also had me scratching my head. (not something you do with polymer pistols).

I also have one more question. When I dry fire I see what appears to be a puff of something coming up from the hammer. Does that mean I used too much oil? It came from the factory doing that... But SA had this gun dripping in oil!

[1911dude]

I just have the slide on it's back on the table and slide the frame on, push it over looking through the hole and just tap the gun until it moves the link into position. Easy peasy.

[jdsons]

That is what I ended up doing. The instruction also said lightly oil everything... which is also had me scratching my head. (not something you do with polymer pistols).

I also have one more question. When I dry fire I see what appears to be a puff of something coming up from the hammer. Does that mean I used too much oil? It came from the factory doing that... But SA had this gun dripping in oil!

It maybe. That is a good place to start. If you are not use to oiling your gun, it is very easy to over oil. The factory may put on gobs of oil, because they don't know how long this thing is going to sit on the shelf. My experience is one drop in the vital areas (slide rail.) and work that part. I put a drop on either side of the slide and that is it. I may put a drop of two to coat the finish, but nothing else. NOW READ EVERYTHING AFTER THIS. WE NEED THE 1911 PRO TO RESPOND. I need advise in this area also. Let us know how this works. You may have debris were your firing pin is. If so, that is also an easy fix.
jdsons

[usctrojan]

Called SA. They said it would be very difficult to put the gun together wrong.

[Black Majik]

That puff you see is most likely splatter from oil. Too much oil and you'll get oil splatters for the first few rounds. It is better to liberally oil the gun than under oiled, after all it gets cleaned after the range trip, right?

Regarding your installation of the slidestop, inserting the slidestop pin into the barrel link usually isn't the problem people run into, it's depressing on the plunger with the slidestop since it is usually pretty tight when new. Ensure that when you are installing the slidestop, put the bottom of the slidestop right over the cutout in the frame, you don't want to drag the slidestop all across your frame and scratching it. You can use a business card to ensure you don't scratch it.

I usually use 6 drops of oil. One on each slide rail, one on the barrel link, one on the barrel hood, one on the barrel where it meets the bushing, and one on the disconnector. I also swipe my finger on the bottle so I can apply it on the frame rails. Most of the time my slide/frame rails will have grease instead of oil, but that is really just personal preference.

Congrats on your SA Loaded, it's a great gun.