1911 Instructional Video
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- This is an instructional video on how to properly take apart, clean, and put back together the 1911 series of handguns.
Developed by Colt under the leadership and main efforts of John Browning, the Model 1911 pistol was adopted by the U.S. Army in the year of its name. The gun was built around Browning's newly-designed .45 ACP cartridge as per request of the War Department for a heavier-hitting round. Several years later, the Marine Corps also adopted the 1911, soon becoming the U.S. Military's standard-issue sidearm. The 1911 served in this role until the later 1980s when its replacement was selected; Beretta's M-9 9mm pistol. Even after the Beretta was adopted, elite U.S. Military units continued using the 1911. Even to this day, the USMC Special Forces (MARSOC) still officially uses the 1911 pistol as their standard-issue sidearm. Colt just recently picked up a new Marine Corps contract to make 1911s for MARSOC, making the 1911 a sidearm that has been in the hands of the U.S. war-fighter for 101 years (and counting). Various law enforcement departments and government agencies use the 1911 even to this day, such as the LAPD SWAT team using the Kimber TLE II. Many spin-offs and improved designs have come from the original design, and the gun and its variants have been and are still being used by agencies and military units all over the globe. Today, many manufacturers make the 1911 and the design in use today is virtually almost unchanged from that of the original.
Taking it apart:
1) Ensure the source of feed is removed from the gun (release the magazine)
2) Lock the slide back and ensure the gun is completely unloaded
3) Slowly and carefully release the slide to the forward position
4) Put the weapon on safe
5) It helps to place the weapon pointing upward, but push down on the recoil spring plunger
6) CAREFUL -PARTS ARE UNDER PRESSURE
With the plunger depressed, slide the barrel bushing to the left to allow for the recoil spring plunger to escape being "trapped" in by the bushing
7) Carefully ease the recoil spring plunger out of the slide and remove the recoil spring from the slide
8) Rotate the barrel bushing now to the right, and then pull the bushing from the slide
9) Now pull the slide back almost to full rear, aligning the slide stop with the take-down notch of the slide
10) With the take-down notch and slide stop aligned, push the slide stop out of the frame from right to left
11) With the slide stop removed, pull the slide and barrel forward and off the frame
12) Remove the recoil spring base from under the barrel
12) Ensure the barrel link of the barrel is turned downward and toward the muzzle, then pull the barrel forward and out of the slide
Putting it back together:
1) Insert the barrel into the slide from the muzzle end and into the breach end of the slide
2) Lay the slide and barrel upside-down on the table and place the recoil spring base on the barrel towards the barrel link (ensuring barrel link is standing up)
3) Push the closed-end of the recoil spring through the front end of the slide and fix it onto the recoil spring base
4) Introduce the upside-down frame onto the rails of the slide, ensuring the recoil spring base, recoil spring, and barrel link are properly fit to the barrel with a snug fit
5) Push in the frame firing pin safety device so it doesn't block or hit against the rear of the slide (80 Series 1911s only)
6) Carefully align the barrel link with the holes in the frame for the slide stop
7) Insert the slide stop into the frame and through the barrel link -test fit by pulling the slide back and forth to ensure proper placement of barrel link
8) Align the slide at the take-down notch and CAREFULLY push down and inwards on the slide stop to "snap" it into the frame -avoid scratching the frame with the slide stop in the process
9) Push the slide in the forward position, then put the weapon on safe
10) Insert the barrel bushing into the slide, slightly canted to the right, then rotate the bushing to full left once secured in the slide
11) CAREFUL -PARTS ARE UNDER PRESSURE
Place the recoil spring plunger onto the open end of the recoil spring and apply pressure
12) Insert the recoil spring plunger into the slide, then carefully rotate the barrel bushing to the right until it clicks and "traps" the recoil spring plunger into the slide
13) Take the weapon off safe and it's now put back together
Particular Mentions:
You should never allow the slide of a 1911 to be released forward without carefully guiding it forward. The slide is meant to be released only with ammo in a magazine helping to cushion and slow the movement of the slide forward, and without a loaded magazine inserted in the gun, the slide has no cushioning and the internal parts can wear and break easily. Occasional and even frequent dry-firing does not hurt the gun at all, but as always, heavy dry-firing drills should be down with dummy rounds or Snap Caps.
Even though this video has a few years since the making, still absolutely top quality instruction presentation! Well done. Thank you.
This is the most clearly illustrated, and articulately explained--and, so, useful--of any such videos. Much appreciated!
Thanks a lot for putting this together. Just ordered a 1911. I wanted one of these for many years and I can't wait to pick it up. Your video will definitely help. Thanks
Definitely the best Video I have viewed to teach the newer and reminding the older 1911 lovers on how to properly Field Strip this War Horse of a Pistol. Good job my friend.
I was trying to find a good video on all the functions of and how to clean a 1911. This video has answered everything perfectly for someone who is not very familiar with guns, and has given me a great understanding for how to clean and use my 1911. Thank you for the great video :)
slide drop w/o round damaging the firearm is a MYTH. the components of the firearm go through FAR MORE force when expansion after cartridge ignition occurs. furthermore, the slide is designed to cycle back and forth in DRY FIRE as this is a common military practice and the 1911 is a military developed firearm.
It's OK on a beater mil gun and once in a while on a new gun bu I'm not doing it very much on my nice, tight guns.Not much at all.
@FlamQ Dbltap LLMFAO!!! As I watched this video and thought how wrong this guy is, Gunblue's video is the first thing that came to my mind. My money's on Gunblue's years of experience.
@@GuyWithAnOpinion2 it really is wrong to drop the slide I used to think the same thing until I saw damage on my slide catch on my Iver Johnson egale XL that's what gets messed up on all new 1911's
@@dragoneye6642 I actually changed my mind about this recently. I watched a video with Ken Hackathorn and Bill Wilson (founder and owner of Wilson Combat)talking about 1911s and they didn't have a good thing to say about empty chamber slide drops. They were talking more about tight, tuned guns but I'm guessing that if its not good for the $2000 Wilsons, Ed Browns and Cabots, its not good for the $500 Remingtons and RIAs either.
@@GuyWithAnOpinion2
Bingo. It's the hammer hooks and sear engagement that get trashed over time if you relentlessly drop the slide on an empty gun. People are free to destroy their 1911 hammer/sear engagement at their own will, expensive lessons are the best to learn the hard way.
Finally a thorough explination of all the details. I've watched several vids showing takedown and cleaning but they left out several details you mention.
The blue rag looks like a surgical towel - the best for gun cleaning as it has minimal lint. These sterile towels are available (otherwise thrown away) once the surgical pack is opened in preparation for surgery and it gets canceled subsequently.
Thanks for the video. Especially the idiot scratch tip. My first 1911 and this video was a huge help!
Great video Victor! You really put the process into lamens terms for us newbies. Thank you!
Very thorough. Very well done. One of the best if not the best I have seen on the 1911.
My only gripe is all the shooting in the background.
Other than that, perfect!
Thanks for the good video, many points I learned.
Very good Instructional Video. Thank you.
my first 1911.video was excellent.thanks.
2021 and this is still helpful !!
Step by Step procedure and Very good Instructions loud and clear.Thanks for Sharing more power to you.
Lube on the slide and frame where they go together. All machines like it, even when they work without it. And barrel link goes forward, which it when you pushed the slide onto the frame.
Your video saved me a ton on time. Thanks for breaking the gun down in steps.. I have the same sig 1911 and I love it
Used to live couple miles from club. Well done take down and cleaning. Your store Ca Gun Gurls has good folks very helpful. A nice place to enjoy the shooting experience. Well Done in SCV
Thanks for sharing this info - I learn some new technique with each video!
Most informative and so easy to follow, safety is paramount.
One of the best instruction videos I've watched in general. Great video thanks!
Excellent video Thanks for sharing!
Excellent video. Thanks.
Wow I learned so much! Thank you.
I didn’t know how to put the Slide Stop back in correctly and unfortunately....I got an idiot scratch..very light but its there. This video was very, very clear on whot to do and most importantly WHICH notch to put the slide stop into.
Wow this REALLY HELPED ME ALOT!!!! I can't thank you enough my friend. Your a great teacher and your photos are sweet.SUBSCRIBED!!!!
great video, but the back ground noice was not very nice !
Great video. I haven't handled a 1911 since my basic training days a hundred years ago. I just picked up a Tisas 1911 so this is an excellent refresher. Thanks again.
How do you like the Tisas 1911? I'm going to buy a 45 acp Rock Island or Tisas soon. Your input would be appreciated.
P.S. I bought a Springfield Ronin 1911 9mm about 4 months ago. It's a real nice peice
I have the Tisas Service model. It is a great gun. Great quality and very accurate. Very well made. Mine came with 2 8 round magazines.
@@savedbygrace5943 thanks for the input
Putting the spring in after you install the bushing is much easier.
Great video helped a lot thank you
Wow this is a REALLY GREAT VIDEO!! It was so good that I subscribed! I really appreciate your time. WELL DONE. You are an excellent instructor!
Cheers Buddy
Doc DAvid
there's a much better and faster way to dis/ass a 1911.
1 take the slide off the gun-it will be under spring tension like a glock-keep your fingers under the slide to keep the guide rod in place so it doesn't go flying
2 take the guide rod, recoil spring, and plug out
3 push the barrel towards the bushing
4 rotate bushing to remove from slide
5 remove bushing and barrel from the gun as 1 piece (i.e. leave the bushing half way down the barrel- this keeps the lockup between the contacting surface of the bushing and barrel tight)
6 you're done. assemble from 6-1..
and dont be like the dude in the vid. you want to lube the contacting surfaces of the bushing and barrel.
Very clear and informative. Thanks.
I agree with Mpro7.. It's a great cleaner and lube for your firearms. My only problem with Mpro7 is it seems to dry out my skin ( I wear gloves). I'm getting great results with Ballistol. This product is the orig CLP used by the Germans during WWI & II. Works great on my 1911s and all other weapons.
Ballistol is great stuff.....if you don’t mind your guns smelling like ass.
Mine does anyway, Love my 1911. ❤
I don't understand all the complaints about the gunfire sounds in the background, it didn't really bother me for some reason. Anyway, nice video.
+gabrocki I barely noticed it!
I rather enjoyed it, it fit the pace of the video quite nicely.
Good instructional video!
Nicely done.
Thank you.
Very good instructional video. By the way,nice Bertucci!
With the slide off of the frame I engage the thumb safety to prevent the hammer slamming forward accidentally!
Great video. I ordered the spray cleaner and BoreSnake you were using. Can you tell us a bit about the brush you're using? Is it nylon? Steel?
I have a concept that if someone only owned or used 1911#but in various caliber, wouldn't that help to be more proficient with shooting in general simply bc they're all identical to hold? Use same textual attachments and holsters and may carriers. Which holster do you use? And other textual stuff for 1911..? And any other suggestions....
Also.. How much depression or travel should there grip safety be to engage during, it's too disengage the safety? Mine seems to be too short which makes me uncomfortable with it. Been thinking of shaving a bit down.
Trainings were that "clearing" the gun simply meant to determine what condition it is in, not unloading it.
What you keep calling the recoil spring plunger is correctly called the PLUG. It made my teeth grind every time you referred to it as the plunger. There is a Plunger tube and Plunger spring. Also a Slide Lock Plunger and a Safety Lock Plunger. Otherwise a very good video on disassembly, cleaning, oiling, and reassembling a 1911.
Drives me crazy, seeing him pull the recoil spring, out the front, like that too. Good way to stretch it out.
I don't understand lubing the outside of the barrel bushing. Doesn't the inside of the bushing run along the barrel during recoil?
Prevents rust. Makes it easier to turn the bushing.
great video you guys, very informative
Use mineral spirits to clean the gun and then it won't be oily when you're done. Oily as in attracts fouling.
Great video and love the Sig!
Great video...subscribed.
-Pistol
i only have 1 issue with your video..... there's no need to stick your finger in the chamber to check if a gun is empty visual inspection is good enough.
that is a good way to injure possibly lose a finger.
other than that i enjoyed the video.
Dakota Duke normally you put your finger in the chamber for checking on low or non light scenarios like during the night. But true o need to stick your finger inside the chamber while sitting or standing inside a well illuminated room.
thanks nice video! help a lot
Dropping the slide on a 1911 will not damage the gun unless it is a poor quality firearm. There are lots of videos out there that debunk this myth. All other information on this video was great.
My desert eagle 1911 Commander is doesn't have one but I would have liked it better then having to use a tool to take all apart
First time I've heard dropping the slide damages the gun, lol, what do you think happens when you fire it, it's under waayyy more stress brother, I mean I wouldn't sit there and rack the gun over and over all day, but I always pick my guns up and rack em and let the slide drop, you have to when you practice with dummy rounds
What kind of skeleton trigger is that? I just purchased a SA 1911 .45 and I want to install a black model of that trigger, cannot seem to find it online.
Great video. But what's that noice in the background?
Good video. The backgroud noise is a distraction
I had trouble with after the gun was fired and empty the empty magazine would not come out of the pistol.
Cool video, but why the popping sounds in the back?
Far too much lube! Lubricants collect dirt and will only create issues in the end.
No lube on the rails? Either way, Great video.
The barrel bushing is not removed until the slide has been removed from the pistol frame. The barrel can become misaligned and jam between the slide and the frame during disassembly and when reassembling the weapon.
yeah, the way he diss/ass the gun in this video is a huge misconception
Excellent Video
The big distractor was the rounds being fired in the background.
What a shame.
Hugely disagree. Those gunshots were way better than the crap music most guys put in their videos. The sound of freedom.
Can somebody tell me up till ww2 were the slides and frames made of cast or forged steel?
Oak Tree ❤️
Sounds like somebody hanging sheetrock. Lmao
I cannot get the bushing out even when using the barrel as a hammer (as was suggest in a different RUclips video). Please help!!!!!
that's a fucking guide rod not a plunger dude..
Does a cartridge with bullets not have any wads?? Or are the wads made up of metal?? Is is the wads totally absent and bullet and gunpowder are located immediately close to eachother??
No wad in a gun that fires cartridges, only shotguns use that system these days.
Jesus, what is the non stop banging sound?
It’s at a gun range
What's with all the hammering in the background? Did you film this over the lunch hour while building a house?
It’s at a gun range
can someone explain me what is holding disconnector down, when 1911 is in it's slide position back. Or I see wrong (1:19)
Is this a full size 1911?
Like such
haha oh man, what rabbit hole did I just go down
Dropping the slide on an empty chamber does not hurt it's bullshit
I enjoyed the video. That being said, you need to make another one identical to this one but this time tell the idiot with the Hammer in the background to go outside and do something QUIET until the filming is over.
I hope you're being sarcastic, and aren't just a complete idiot. Those are gunshots, not a hammer. He's at a gun range.
If you can't handle that sound, why tf are you watching a 1911 cleaning vid?
Jeez! What's with all the banging in the background???
Shooting guns
My 10mm rock island is inaccurate as hell (or at least I am with it)
I wonder if all 1911’s require a firm grip for accuracy or iono
Was ist mit dem beschissenen Lärm im Hintergrund?!!!!!
What is that background noise? I can't stand it! Do you follow me? Big Thumbs Down on this one.
Update: I now have ascertained this was apparently filmed at an indoor shooting range. Still, it is annoying.
Idiot scratch?...well, shit happens,if you use the gun a lot it's going to get some scuffs and scratches.I wouldn't worry about it too much,You can always have it refinished or if it's stainless steel just buff/polish it out or maybe sand blast it.It's going to happen unless you never take it out to shoot and that's just no fun.Something to consider when you buy a gun you intend to actually use at the range a lot.If you go with a more basic finish it's easier to repair.
Exactly. Just carelessly scratch it because fuck it.
@@AtlasJotunThat's right,If it's a gun you actually use it's going to get some.
Holy shit, stop saying “like such”
Noooo u mede the "IDIOT MARK" on your kimber, what a shame O_O
Very poor lightning. No mention of the need to wear safety glasses and gloves. You don't want your skin in contact with solvents and the residue. Not a very good video.
too much banging in the background. im a Vietnam Vet, I don't like background noise, makes me think of Charlie in the trees. knock it off!
Ah, poor baby. He is at a gun range , Dumb Ass, Get over it.
high mrsecondamendment
Like such. Like so*
14:52 I hate this part
Try no to use the word basically.
Why not have a real 1911?
+RapidRrobert It is a real gun
TheWeirdBlueDragon Yes, but a 1911 instruction video should use a real (that would be Colt) 1911. I know, there are many other makers of the Colt patent, but why use a copy, even if it is identical?
dont be a douche
Probably because supply can't meet demand. Quality design and manufacture are what matter.
Don't drop the slide....that's just silly. No common sense but can take apart stuff.
Used by"security (Renta cop)guards TOO"! 👮♂️
This is a joke video right? We are all supposed to take a shot each time he says basically. . right? First off, when you make a video, clean your hands. Second, know what the hell you are talking about. You are dangerous in your regurgitating of bad information.
disassembly is where the 1911 design really shows how outdated it is
I'm assuming you have never broken down countless other modern pistols that are more complicated. The Sig 1911 for example can be completely stripped and reassembled in a flash. Think again... a 1911 is simple if you train with it.
The 1911 will never be outdated. Only you will pass and no one will give a shit
Try a Ruger Mk1-3, then tell me how complicated a 1911 is!
For an instructional vid, you left out the most important step in the process......After you take the clunker apart, clean it, preen it and diaper it, and put it back together, take it to an auto wrecking yard with one of those big-ass shredders that turn old cars into confetti and throw the worthless piece of $%iT in it
Normally comments are used to add value to the video. Not vent your personal opinion.
He probably would, if he could carry you!
First error: The bushing is NOT rotated left ... it's rotated clockwise as viewed from the muzzle. Clockwise is also called "right" rotation. He calls this a "gun" ... and that's as far as I got with this bozo.
The only Bozo here is Harpo Bozo, He is talking about the tab that holds the spring cap in , Dumb Ass
Harpo Marx lighten up, francis.
That’s because it is a gun! It’s not a weapon, because he’s not using it in military service!
damm man. you sure like saying ..like such . lol very annoying