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Broke the 1911
mjrfd99
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1980 series 70 Colt. Broke the collet /finger barrel bushing. I've read about their failure but this pistol shot dead on with it so I never changed it. I have replaced -slide stop/broke - firing pin/peened over by hammer and stuck- extractor/broke.
All before the bushing failure. Maybe 20k rnds on the 1911
Tried an old solid bushing I had but now the accuracy is not where it was. Yeah the barrel rattles a bit in it. Don't carry this much anymore so I think back to a collet bushing.
Thoughts?
BTW how hard to "fit" barrel and solid bushing or are fitted barrel and bushing purchasable and drop in?
All before the bushing failure. Maybe 20k rnds on the 1911
Tried an old solid bushing I had but now the accuracy is not where it was. Yeah the barrel rattles a bit in it. Don't carry this much anymore so I think back to a collet bushing.
Thoughts?
BTW how hard to "fit" barrel and solid bushing or are fitted barrel and bushing purchasable and drop in?
Comments
If you don't use the gun for protection, go back to the collet, but buy two.
Problem is that a gunsmith fit over sized barrel. Would not only be over sized at the bushing. But at the chamber end, hood, locking lugs etc. You don't want to go there, unless you absolutely have to.
That said. I would check your loads, for being way to hot. Been shooting 1911's, since the 60's. Broken slide stop/extractor/peened firing pin. Screams like a steady diet, of red line over pressure hand loads to me.
It's well within the ability of the hobby gunsmith to fit a bushing with the right material and know how.
If you don't use the gun for protection, go back to the collet, but buy two.
It's actually easier to order the correct bushing and install it.
This requires VERY accurate measuring, but no fitting.
http://www.egwguns.com/bushing-faq
EDIT: +1 on the relieving of hard inside corners. It's amazing that 1911/1911A1 run as well as they do, for as long as they do, with all the nice hard intersections (stress risers).
I spent well over 30 years releasing drawings with BASE on each and every one. (Break All Sharp Edges)
All he needs to do is buy another one and stick it in.
They are "self-fitting" to the existing barrel.
Praise the Hard-Ball Gun. AKA 1911 Colt
This Colt has been used and probably abused. I thought 20k rnds but Now looking back it's much more over 37 yrs.
Started reloading shortly after I bought it - maybe I made hot ammo in the past.
Yes I shot/shoot the commie steel in it. When ammo was $$$$$ I bought a bunch.
Bought a new collet - installed - will see if it shoots spot on again.
Again thank you!!!![:)]
Thanks forgemonkey for the info and pics.