WalkingWolf
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Why waste a primer, the pencil works just fine.
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Gun safety gun safety gun safety... How many times does it have to be said???
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Rusty Young Man
Regular Member
:lol: How very thoughtful of both of you.
Quick question: Would my 1911 take well to always (except for cleaning/handling) being stored in Condition 1? I guess the springs shouldn't wear since they won't be compressed and relaxed so often anymore, right?
WalkingWolf
Regular Member
I have heard many opinions on this, but my 1911, and Star Super have been stored for years loaded in condition 1. I believe the Star was manufactured somewhere around WW2. Except the recoil spring most of the springs are original. I have had the both of them for 15 years, both function flawlessly. Your mileage may vary though.
I used to keep them in condition 2, but since the wife may use them are started keeping them in condition 1.
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Rusty Young Man
Regular Member
Thanks for letting me know. Switching what is currently a Condition 3-stored 1911 to Condition 1-stored 1911.
Just out of curiosity, about how many rounds have you put through each (I assume you haven't had to replace any besides the recoil spring)?
See, this is one of the reasons I love OCDO. The only other place you can get firsthand experience is gun shows (after coaxing out one guy's opinion on adjustable sights, I decided to follow my instinct and forego buying the Ruger SR1911 and just buy a few more "accessories"
).
davidmcbeth
Banned
you hear it ... pop! and can examine the primer to check penetration easily.
I be allways chken my penetration ... if you know what I mean...lol
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WalkingWolf
Regular Member
I never counted, but on the star I bought 2 boxes of surplus, 1 box of alum cased ammo, and then bought 500 casings from starline. All the brass has been reloaded twice now. I would imagine the 1911 I have gone through well over a thousand. When I carried semi autos for the job they were always loaded, and I shot around 200 rounds a month, 100 for practice and function, 100 to qualify. That is not including the every other month night shoots, which is another 100 rounds 6 times a year.
I think if you ask other LEOs you will find they also always keep their sidearms fully loaded, all the time. If you have any doubt replacing all the springs on a 1911 is not that expensive. Wolff springs has all the springs a 1911 uses.
I think if you ask other LEOs you will find they also always keep their sidearms fully loaded, all the time. If you have any doubt replacing all the springs on a 1911 is not that expensive. Wolff springs has all the springs a 1911 uses.
Never had any of my 1991s malfunction because of any related spring problem.
http://thefiringline.com/forums/archive/index.php?t-267772.html
I do like Wolff springs.
http://www.gunsprings.com/faq
Rusty Young Man
Regular Member
Alright. Thanks for all the comprehensive replies. I've been looking at Wilson springs, but I'll have to look into Wolff.
See, I'd already known about the whole full mag vs empty mag storage debate, but I blanked out when applying it to the 1911 springs. My bad.