Attempting to field strip I can not remove the barrel bushing.
Is a tool required ?
Is a tool required ?
S.A.M. ATI Model 1911 .45acp
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Maddog 521
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Push in the recoil spring plug and turn the barrel bushing. If new it might be finicky. Here's some good info.
http://brlcad.org/design/drafting/M1911-A1_REDUX.pdf
http://brlcad.org/design/drafting/M1911-A1_REDUX.pdf
A plastic bushing wrench makes it easy.Did you try cocking the hammer and holding the slide 1/4" or so to the rear while turning it? That helps sometimes.
RJJ 1971
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My ATI barrel bushing and barrel were almost impossible to get out the first time I broke them down (with no tool). I was cussing up a storm!!!
I'd def say that it got past the QC Dept in the Phillipines.
I'd def say that it got past the QC Dept in the Phillipines.
RJJ 1971
Member
Jimmyj
We need to see the pics of the newly purchased 1911.
Hope you enjoy it
We need to see the pics of the newly purchased 1911.
Hope you enjoy it
It's normal for a bushing to be a snug fit on a new gun, that's why the
bushing removal tool exists. I had to use it to field strip my new ATI
1911. I bought the tool many years ago when I bought my series 70
Colt with the spring collet bushing. The tool is just a simple piece of
sheet metal, probably a stamping. Can't cost very much. Mine has a
tab that holds the recoil spring plug in place while you turn the
bushing. Too handy to try to get by without one.
bushing removal tool exists. I had to use it to field strip my new ATI
1911. I bought the tool many years ago when I bought my series 70
Colt with the spring collet bushing. The tool is just a simple piece of
sheet metal, probably a stamping. Can't cost very much. Mine has a
tab that holds the recoil spring plug in place while you turn the
bushing. Too handy to try to get by without one.
