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Here are a few from my collection. The Mossberg and Winchester rifles are pretty old. They were my father’s and grandfather’s frm back in the 1930’s/40’s.

Thanks for the advice. Just kidding about the large hammer. :) I’ve enjoyed the whole experience of total disassembly, cleaning and tuning my new 1911 Range Officer. including the learning experiences along the way. Some of the fun was in acquiring new toys/tools needed to do it right including...

Hey, I figure out how to remove the thumb safety lever! It is keyed and has to be aligned properly before it will slide out.

Now if I could trouble you all for another piece of advice... With the mainspring housing successfully removed I’ve moved on to the next steps to the full frame disassembly and I’m now stuck at the thumb and grip safety removal. Removal of the thumb safety pin should be simple, right? Mine...

Thank you all for your responses. I was able to contact Springfield directly and learned the following... The mainspring housing design on my brand new 1911 Range Officer has indeed been changed. A pin is placed in the take down hole at manufacture so there is no need to insert the takedown...

Yes, I am speaking of the main spring housing removal and not the slide stop pin. I’ve already solved a problem with the slide stop pin. The problem I’m having is with removal of the Main spring housing that is mounted on the back of the grip where your palm rests when holding the gun. The...

I’m a brand new SA 1911 9mm Range Officer owner. I’m working through initial total disassembly for cleaning and tuning. in attempting to remove the mainspring housing I’m finding the step of inserting the take down pin into the take down pin hole to be very difficult. I don’t want to damage...