I posted this on a few 1911 forums but I thought I would post it here as this site if so full of knowledgeable, experienced, considerate folks.... I may get lucky
So let me start by saying this design failed for a reason. It is horrible. Horrible to take down, horrible to reassemble, 6 round mag, mickey mouse safety, monstrosity of a slide lock that looks like a 1911 safety, it is no wonder why it failed. Was supposed to improve on the 1911 platform. Really?
Only 150 made. Failed design. Bo Clerke Design apparently.
Info if you are interested:
Mossberg/CAC .45 – Forgotten Weapons
So backstory. Was getting some tint work done by a friend on a vehicle. They know my love for shooting. Start talking 1911's he says his fil's cousin has a cigar box full of 1911 parts in garage. It belonged to his brother who worked at the manufacturer who made this many years ago.
I open cigar box and see this CAC combat model 45 stripped to bare bones with multiple of the same part in box. Sure looks like a small 1911 but parts are strange and non standard. Cousin just wanted to have it assembled maybe shoot one or two rounds through it and put it in shadow box in honor of his Brother. he tried it, others have tried it, he even brought it to local smith who couldn't figure it out or just didn't want to but from what I know about the smith, he couldn't figure it out.
I am kind of a rain man when it comes to mechanical things and putting it together. I like puzzles. I figured out rubix cube in 80's pretty quick worked as a USAF rotorhead crew chief for years and got my 7 level before I got out. Love fixing and tinkering on things. So challenge accepted.
So of course I started fiddling with it on his harley lift while they are tinting my truck windows and got it all put together and functional with one exception. I am also assuming this is a prototype or an employee special as it has no S/N on it.
Exception: The firing pin mechanism seems to be held in by the safety lever. It is a mickey mouse design. There was no firing pin stop in box or that I could see from pictures. I cannot see any other way the firing pin is retained inside the weapon. The weapon is functional but is seems either it is missing a part or it is just horribly out of spec. It seems to get stuck in on occasion when manipulating safety and if I push it forward enough it pops out. Sometimes it stays stuck. I read a few things online how the safety sucks and it can fire even on safe. Yeah, scary no wonder it failed.
There are thee firing pins and a few safety levers so I haven't tried all combos yet.
The external extractor sucks too. But that's a whole different issue.
I know, I know, I shouldn't shoot this thing. But it is a rarity 150 made. i have never seen one before or heard of them. I would love to say I shot such a rare albeit *** it at least once and at least let the guy put a few rounds through it in honor of his brother to say he did and I like to live dangerously. The thing has been stored in a garage cabinet in a cigar box in pieces since the 80's/
Any assistance or help would be appreciated. I fully understand it is a failed design and a hunk of junk paperweight. However......If anyone has any insight or especially parts diagram documentation that would be great. I have searched the net for a few days using multiple search engines and scoured forums with no luck. Only thing i found was some forum posts making fun of it, a few websites talking about it like the one above, and numrich selling barrels for it but no parts diagram. Figured I would punt and start posting on 1911 boards in hopes of getting lucky
Thanks in advance for all comments good and bad....
Photos as evidence this frankenstein of a 1911 *******ization exists. I can provide more specific ones upon request:
So let me start by saying this design failed for a reason. It is horrible. Horrible to take down, horrible to reassemble, 6 round mag, mickey mouse safety, monstrosity of a slide lock that looks like a 1911 safety, it is no wonder why it failed. Was supposed to improve on the 1911 platform. Really?
Only 150 made. Failed design. Bo Clerke Design apparently.
Info if you are interested:
Mossberg/CAC .45 – Forgotten Weapons
So backstory. Was getting some tint work done by a friend on a vehicle. They know my love for shooting. Start talking 1911's he says his fil's cousin has a cigar box full of 1911 parts in garage. It belonged to his brother who worked at the manufacturer who made this many years ago.
I open cigar box and see this CAC combat model 45 stripped to bare bones with multiple of the same part in box. Sure looks like a small 1911 but parts are strange and non standard. Cousin just wanted to have it assembled maybe shoot one or two rounds through it and put it in shadow box in honor of his Brother. he tried it, others have tried it, he even brought it to local smith who couldn't figure it out or just didn't want to but from what I know about the smith, he couldn't figure it out.
I am kind of a rain man when it comes to mechanical things and putting it together. I like puzzles. I figured out rubix cube in 80's pretty quick worked as a USAF rotorhead crew chief for years and got my 7 level before I got out. Love fixing and tinkering on things. So challenge accepted.
So of course I started fiddling with it on his harley lift while they are tinting my truck windows and got it all put together and functional with one exception. I am also assuming this is a prototype or an employee special as it has no S/N on it.
Exception: The firing pin mechanism seems to be held in by the safety lever. It is a mickey mouse design. There was no firing pin stop in box or that I could see from pictures. I cannot see any other way the firing pin is retained inside the weapon. The weapon is functional but is seems either it is missing a part or it is just horribly out of spec. It seems to get stuck in on occasion when manipulating safety and if I push it forward enough it pops out. Sometimes it stays stuck. I read a few things online how the safety sucks and it can fire even on safe. Yeah, scary no wonder it failed.
There are thee firing pins and a few safety levers so I haven't tried all combos yet.
The external extractor sucks too. But that's a whole different issue.
I know, I know, I shouldn't shoot this thing. But it is a rarity 150 made. i have never seen one before or heard of them. I would love to say I shot such a rare albeit *** it at least once and at least let the guy put a few rounds through it in honor of his brother to say he did and I like to live dangerously. The thing has been stored in a garage cabinet in a cigar box in pieces since the 80's/
Any assistance or help would be appreciated. I fully understand it is a failed design and a hunk of junk paperweight. However......If anyone has any insight or especially parts diagram documentation that would be great. I have searched the net for a few days using multiple search engines and scoured forums with no luck. Only thing i found was some forum posts making fun of it, a few websites talking about it like the one above, and numrich selling barrels for it but no parts diagram. Figured I would punt and start posting on 1911 boards in hopes of getting lucky
Thanks in advance for all comments good and bad....
Photos as evidence this frankenstein of a 1911 *******ization exists. I can provide more specific ones upon request:
