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Colt Officers model. 1911a1?
I recently inherited at Colt Officers Model. It's in about 90% condition. I've been using it for a carry gun. I was recently told that there is a possibility of the recoil spring plug failing, allowing the recoil spring to launch out of the gun and making it a high end single shot.
I've checked different places and I cannot find any mention of this defect.
Has anyone hear heard of this failure? I'm about to the point of disregarding it. But I'd hate for it to fail in the middle of a gun fight.
Stupid answers aren't wanted.
Has anyone heard of this failure?
Sorry Laughter.... I shouldn't have responed in so rude a manner. I have a great deal of experiance with firearms and 1911's in particular. I've never heard of a failure like this. I've checked with friends, with gunsmiths, with friends who are gunsmiths. No one has come across it. Has anyone hear ever heard of it?
The odds of me being in a gunfight these days is very low, but since they're not zero I want to know that my carry gun is not going to sucome to some obscure design flaw.
In the mean time I'm bace to carrying a full size 1911.
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- jacksonLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
The reason you have not heard about it is that it is not going to happen. Now of course with any weapon something can go wrong with that say one out of a million but there is a reason why the Colts have been used for so long. You can beat them against a rock (or Iraqi... bad pun I know) and they still work.
I am a weapons expert and I have never heard of this. I inherited the same that had been used in a few wars. Myself when I was in combat was allowed to pack my own weapon. 1911s just don't die. So I would not sweat it thinking about this.
You said you are familiar with weapons. So do proper maintainence and take it to the range. You do practice right?
Personally I would do some research and find a super experienced gunsmith. Not just some guy. It is an heirloom right? Get the spec sheet yourself and give it a look.
If you really wanted to go to it you could ship it to Colt and have them take a look. But that would cost some serious bucks. So all in all find the experienced gunsmith.... not some guy who does rifles for hunting deer only. But again you have nothing to worry about.