Cleaning of a 1911 online?.... - The Firearms Forum

WildcatFan · 08-24-2009, 05:10 PM

Does anyone out there have a good video on youtube.com of the correct way to disassemble and clean a 1911? I trust you guys, but not some dude with a screwdriver pryin' away at it, so to speak. If you know of one, please provide the address on the web. Also, I've heard of "field stripping." What is this? Say I go bang 150 rounds one day, please inform me of the correct, and effective, way to strip it down and clean it.

Thanks a bud, folks.

Doc1911 · 08-24-2009, 05:31 PM

Look at this one first to get an idea of how the weapon works - it helps to get the BIG picture first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P4XJTKzKEU

Then:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufd6W1a2NHc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iXH1cTlu14

Most of the ones I have looked at on You TUbe are fairly well done.

WildcatFan · 08-24-2009, 05:44 PM

There ya' go, that's what I needed. Much thanks, sir.

woolleyworm · 08-24-2009, 05:58 PM

I would add that when you are ready to disassemble, have a good non marring mat or soft bench surface and a small parts pan or bin. Careful for that recoil spring

As far as field stripping goes, here's a pretty decent "how-to". Much easier to link than type all night !

http://www.m1911.org/stripin1.htm

08-24-2009, 05:10 PM	#1
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08-24-2009, 05:31 PM	#2
Doc1911 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Posts: 874	Re: Cleaning of a 1911 online?.... Look at this one first to get an idea of how the weapon works - it helps to get the BIG picture first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P4XJTKzKEU Then: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufd6W1a2NHc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iXH1cTlu14 Most of the ones I have looked at on You TUbe are fairly well done. __________________ _____ Sincerely, Doc NRA Life Member

08-24-2009, 05:44 PM	#3
WildcatFan V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: St. Louis Posts: 68	Re: Cleaning of a 1911 online?.... There ya' go, that's what I needed. Much thanks, sir. __________________ These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. -Thomas Payne-

08-24-2009, 05:58 PM	#4
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,888	Re: Cleaning of a 1911 online?.... I would add that when you are ready to disassemble, have a good non marring mat or soft bench surface and a small parts pan or bin. Careful for that recoil spring As far as field stripping goes, here's a pretty decent "how-to". Much easier to link than type all night ! http://www.m1911.org/stripin1.htm __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." .