I did it...

[Lane]

Originally Posted by Dave Waits

Lane, be sure before you take it out to shoot that you tear it all the way down and remove all the shipping preservative. That isn't grease. Clean and lube it good and be sure when you shoot it, to keep your wrist locked.

Thanks, Dave. I'll do it.

ETA: I should note that the first thing I do on every new 1911 is tear it apart to put that first idiot scratch on it. Get that part out of the way early.

[Lane]

Thanks for the tips. It turns out that the place where I buy my blue gun dummy's sells them for $19.95 - with free shipping.

http://www.botachtactical.com/ki11kita.html

Lane

[NAMVET72]

Congrats Lane on your New Rock.......................

[Mike45]

Originally Posted by NormanXDm

Thanks, Dave. I'll do it.

ETA: I should note that the first thing I do on every new 1911 is tear it apart to put that first idiot scratch on it. Get that part out of the way early.

[Big Smoke]

Originally Posted by NormanXDm

Thanks, Dave. I'll do it.

ETA: I should note that the first thing I do on every new 1911 is tear it apart to put that first idiot scratch on it. Get that part out of the way early.

I'm with you on that! The plunger on my RO was so tight, I ended up putting a light scratch on it, even though I was as careful as possible. I still have to use a small pocket screwdriver to push the plunger in. After several times of field stripping, it's still tight.