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  • #1
    FisterD
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    • Apr 2012
    • 105

    Just got my first 1911

    Can't wait to get out to the range.
    Guns only have two enemies...rust and politicians.
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      Synergy
      I need a LIFE!!
      • May 2008
      • 14303
      Nice, congrats!

      Field strip her, clean the factory lube and lube her up with some fresh grease, I use synthetic cam assembly lube for break in but any ol synthetic grease will work. Then hit the range. Make sure not to give her an idiot mark!
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        • #3
          FisterD
          Member
          CGN Contributor - Lifetime
          • Apr 2012
          • 105
          Originally posted by Synergy
          Nice, congrats!

          Field strip her, clean the factory lube and lube her up with some fresh grease, I use synthetic cam assembly lube for break in but any ol synthetic grease will work. Then hit the range. Make sure not to give her an idiot mark!
          Thanks for the advice. Cam assy lube, hmmm.
          Guns only have two enemies...rust and politicians.

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            • #4
              FLAWLS1
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2011
              • 930
              Nice! Nothing like buying a new gun.

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                • #5
                  Synergy
                  I need a LIFE!!
                  • May 2008
                  • 14303
                  Originally posted by FisterD
                  Thanks for the advice. Cam assy lube, hmmm.
                  I got a jug of it and if it can work for cam break in, it can work for a pistol! I and many others tend to stray from the exotic, expensive gun lubes.

                  BTW are those the factory grips? They look like 10-8 grips. I just put some on my TRP.
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                    • #6
                      INFAMOUS762X39
                      Senior Member
                      • Jan 2012
                      • 1458
                      Nice! Welcome to the Club, now make room for more 1911's. =P
                      Last edited by INFAMOUS762X39; 12-04-2012, 4:54 PM.

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                        • #7
                          daybreak
                          Senior Member
                          • Dec 2010
                          • 1735
                          Congrats

                          my YouTube shooting channel

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                            • #8
                              NorCalXJ
                              Veteran Member
                              • Aug 2012
                              • 3992
                              congrats, and good purchase
                              Terminal Lance

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                                • #9
                                  t0kie
                                  Veteran Member
                                  • Mar 2008
                                  • 3419
                                  Congrats!

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                                    • #10
                                      redcliff
                                      Calguns Addict
                                      • Feb 2008
                                      • 5676
                                      Eclipse Pro II?

                                      Buy a Wolff 32725 xp recoil spring just in case.
                                      "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
                                      "What we get away with isn't usually the same as what's good for us"
                                      "An extended slide stop is the second most useless part you can put on a 1911"
                                      "While Ruger DA revolvers may be built like a tank, they have the aesthetics of one also,
                                      although I suppose there are a few tanks which I owe an apology to for that remark"

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                                        • #11
                                          FisterD
                                          Member
                                          CGN Contributor - Lifetime
                                          • Apr 2012
                                          • 105
                                          Originally posted by Synergy
                                          I got a jug of it and if it can work for cam break in, it can work for a pistol! I and many others tend to stray from the exotic, expensive gun lubes.

                                          BTW are those the factory grips? They look like 10-8 grips. I just put some on my TRP.
                                          They are VZ grips Operator IIs, slimline in Predator Green.
                                          Guns only have two enemies...rust and politicians.

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                                            • #12
                                              FisterD
                                              Member
                                              CGN Contributor - Lifetime
                                              • Apr 2012
                                              • 105
                                              Originally posted by redcliff
                                              Eclipse Pro II?

                                              Buy a Wolff 32725 xp recoil spring just in case.
                                              Yeah, Eclipse Pro II. Is there an issue with the factory recoil spring?
                                              Guns only have two enemies...rust and politicians.

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                                                • #13
                                                  ChaneRZ
                                                  Banned
                                                  • Aug 2011
                                                  • 2041
                                                  Congrats! Looks good!

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                                                    • #14
                                                      redcliff
                                                      Calguns Addict
                                                      • Feb 2008
                                                      • 5676
                                                      Originally posted by FisterD
                                                      Yeah, Eclipse Pro II. Is there an issue with the factory recoil spring?
                                                      On many Pro's yes. The stock recoil spring is too short/weak on many of them causing failure to return to battery issues. Wolff designed a special spring to cure the problem. Why Kimber doesn't use it or something similar is a mystery.
                                                      "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
                                                      "What we get away with isn't usually the same as what's good for us"
                                                      "An extended slide stop is the second most useless part you can put on a 1911"
                                                      "While Ruger DA revolvers may be built like a tank, they have the aesthetics of one also,
                                                      although I suppose there are a few tanks which I owe an apology to for that remark"

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                                                        • #15
                                                          Sunday
                                                          Calguns Addict
                                                          • Jan 2010
                                                          • 5574
                                                          Originally posted by FisterD
                                                          Can't wait to get out to the range.
                                                          I take my new guns to bed with me for the first week or so . The wife hates all the attention the new gun gets .
                                                          California's politicians and unionized government employees are a crime gang that makes the Mexican drug cartels look like a Girl Scout Troop in comparison.

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