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I’m reminded why I prefer the Glock to the 1911 every time I have to clean the 1911.
Remember, I do this to entertain me, not you.
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November 29th, 2010 at 11:11 am
I suppose. But after trying to get a Broomhandle Mauser back together again, the 1911 ain’t half bad. The hipower is even easier, but…
November 29th, 2010 at 11:31 am
See, that’s why prefer to shoot black powder out of my 1911. HOT soapy water, dry, then ballistol, and I’m done.
10mins.
Easier then smokeless.
November 29th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
I hope you aren’t calling your LDA a “1911” a real 1911 (without the FLGR and god knows what runs that stupid trigger) is quite easy to clean.
I find the hardest part in cleaning is how narrow inside the slide is…but that’s kinda its biggest selling point, and why I’m wearing one right now. Damn gun is 0.91″ over all but the safety!
November 29th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
I love my 1911, but I hear you. Maybe that’s why I have one 1911, but five Glocks. The 1911 is really nice, though. ;-0
November 29th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Heretic. John Moses Browning will cut you down.
November 29th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Glocks are for sissies who cant handle ‘ol slabside. 🙂
November 29th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
What is so hard about cleaning a 1911????
If you aren’t dexterous enough to do that, perhaps you need to rethink carrying a firearm.
I can field strip one and reassemble it in 90 seconds. 2 minutes blindfolded .
Detail strip/reassembly is just a few minutes more.
While a GLOCK is a bit simpler, neither is hard, difficult, nor time consuming.
Heretic.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
+1 to SPQR, if I could poot now, I would.
November 29th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
1911s are easy to clean. I can give mine a good cleaning in under 5 minutes.
Easy to take down and reassemble…
Not sure what the issue is?
November 29th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
I don’t understand, what do you mean by “clean guns”. This is an alien action to me.
November 29th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
And every time you shoot the glock, you are reminded as to why you prefer the 1911.
November 29th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Like Jeff said… a 1911 is sane and normal and easy, compared to a Luger or (God help us) a Ruger Mark Anything.
Doubtless the Glock is even easier to do, much like a CZ75 is.
(That said, why even bother cleaning it?
I mean, seriously, unless the ammo is corrosive, you’ve fired a few thousand rounds since the last time, or it’s going into long-term storage (and even then, meh), why even clean it?
It’s not like it’s so finicky it needs to be cleaned after every range session with non-corrosive ammo or it’ll fail…)
November 29th, 2010 at 7:45 pm
That’s what I used to think until I saw a guy put the spring in LAST…boy, was I being stupid…and pulling the trigger on the Glock before disassembling still bothers me…
November 30th, 2010 at 4:46 am
I don’t know why some people like to disassemble their guns. Do they take their TVs apart, too?
There’s a rationale for giving blackpowder firearms a soap bath, but with modern, non-corrosive ammunition a shot of break cleaner and a drop of CLP should be enough.
November 30th, 2010 at 4:47 am
*brake cleaner*
November 30th, 2010 at 11:02 am
I would give a lot to learn how to take mine all the way down and not have to bring it to my gunsmith in a quart-sized baggie.
I have watched the youtube video of the guy taking his down and reassembling it, but the video has music in the background and is hard to follow.
Interestingly, the factory production 1911s (Colt, Kimber, Springfield, etc.) are generally loose enough to be quite easy to field strip and reassemble, but some of the semi-customs (Les Baer, most notoriously) can be quite a challenge as a result of their “hard-fit” design.